Baby crying in a dream: reasons

Motherhood is the best time in a woman's life. When your baby is nearby, time stops, you forget about everything, you just want to see his smile and hear his happy laughter. Any mother is happy when her child is happy. Many problems in childhood are solved simply by hugging the mother. The topic of this article is children crying in their sleep. Why do children cry when they sleep, how to deal with it.

Why does a child cry in his sleep?

Probably every child has screamed in their sleep at some point. Why is this happening? What scares a child during sleep?

Everyone knows that children under one year old have their own sleep patterns.   And during the first year of life, this regime will change regularly. Getting smaller. Until the sleep pattern becomes stable, the child will not learn to distinguish between day and night; whining in sleep, without waking up, will be a constant night companion. But if the cry is loud, constant and without interruption from sleep, then this is a reason to pay attention to the baby’s health.

The main causes of night crying in children:

• Physiological - wet diaper, numb leg, dry nose, want to eat.
• Overexcitation, you should not deliberately try to exhaust the child before bedtime, the nervous system is quickly excited, but calms down slowly. And instead of a tired child, you may get overexcited and refuse to sleep at all.
• Lots of information. For example, during the day the baby visited a new place for him, saw a bunch of strangers, and at night his brain tries to sort out the information received.
• Instincts. All children subconsciously want to be near their mother, to have close physical contact. Even in their sleep they notice that their mother is gone.
• Bad dream. Yes, babies dream too.
• Malaise. Pain in the stomach or head, annoying diaper rash on the butt, etc.

Be sure to consult with your pediatrician to rule out possible health problems for your baby.

The child wakes up and cries

If you suddenly wake up at night from a loud and prolonged cry of a child, you need to calm him down immediately. To do this, pick it up, rock it, kiss it. Let him know that mom is nearby and there is nothing more to be afraid of. As a rule, children immediately calm down when they feel their mother’s warmth. Provided that there are no problems in the form of a sore tummy.

If the child does not calm down, does not recognize his parents, arches and pushes away his mother’s hands, then the phenomenon of night terror may be occurring.   This process is natural and is associated with age-related changes in the children's brain. This is how the baby’s consciousness matures. This will go away on its own as soon as the child’s brain is strong enough.

The essence of this phenomenon is that the child experiences a sudden awakening at night. The baby is no longer sleeping so soundly, but has not woken up yet. And the fragile brain reacts to such stress with emissions of negative emotions. A mixture of rage and panic.

At such moments, older children may talk and even walk around the room. But there is no adequate reaction to parents or their words. And the best thing you can do is do nothing. Strange as it may sound, it’s impossible to help here, but it’s easy to scare you more.

As soon as the baby can coherently answer what scared him, or the next morning, help him cope with his fear. The words “it was just a dream” have no effect on him yet. He needs to open the door and drive away what scared him so much.

A child cries in his sleep - what to do?

1. Carry out all the necessary examinations and make sure that the baby is not bothered by pain.
2. Set clear sleep mode, put your baby to bed and wake him up at the same time.
3. Be sure to perform water procedures using relaxing agents before bed. For example, essential oil lavender.
4. Ensure normal temperature conditions in your child's bedroom. If the air is too dry and the temperature is too low or high, you will not be comfortable sleeping there.
5. An hour before bedtime, go to calm games, inducing sleep. Read a book, sing a song.
6. Do not sort things out in the family in front of the baby. They feel everything and suffer.
7. Make sure your baby is fed and not overfed.
8. Children sleep best next to their mother. If it is not possible to take your baby with you, place the crib close to your sleeping place and remove the bars from one side.
9. Try not turning off the lights in the bedroom completely. Leave a small, dim night light.

The best thing a mother can do for her child is to love him with endless maternal love. But remember that everything is good in moderation.