Shaking of the head occurs at different times of a baby’s development. “Baby, do you want to eat an apple?” “Can I tell you a joke?” No matter how attentively you ask your baby, the answer is always “shake your head”. Some babies even shake their heads when they are sleeping. Why do babies like to shake their heads, is it because they are sick? If your baby has a calcium deficiency, some of them will also show up as shaking their heads. Because the baby lack of calcium, it will be manifested as sweating, especially after sleeping head sweat, so that its head constantly rubbing the pillow, that is, we see the baby shaking his head phenomenon. This phenomenon, if it lasts for a long time, will also lead to less hair at the back of the baby’s head, which is what we usually call “pillow baldness”. The baby is easily frightened, sweats a lot, sleeps restlessly, has a poor mental state, and cries a lot at night; the physical characteristics are delayed teething, pillow baldness, lower limb deformities, and “O” or “X” shaped legs. If the baby often shakes his head, mothers should pay attention to observe whether the baby has these symptoms, if so, it is best to go to the hospital to do the relevant examination, and pay attention to the child more calcium supplement. 2, the baby has eczema If the baby in the case of check brain development are normal, but still shaking head frequently, crying during sleep, this may be due to skin diseases caused. Eczema is also one of the causes of baby’s shaking head. Babies with eczema will not scratch themselves with their hands, so they have to shake their heads to rub the itch. Eczema is a skin condition caused by a perverted reaction. When you have eczema, you will experience flaking, flushing, blisters, vesicles and crusting, which can spread to the skin inside the ear canal, outer ear and behind the ear. Tips for moms: If your baby has eczema, you should not let your baby scratch the skin of the eczema area with your hands, as this can cause a bacterial infection of the skin. In addition, you should not use soap or hot water to wash the affected skin. Because soap and hot water will wash away the oil on the surface of the skin, making the skin more dry. These situations baby shaking head, parents do not have to worry 1, newborn baby like shaking head newborn baby will often appear to tremble, force to make the face red, head shaking around, this is due to the baby’s nervous system development is not perfect, as the baby grows older, the nervous system is becoming more perfect will slowly disappear, so new parents do not have to worry. The baby’s head is mostly shaking when the baby is sleeping alone, and this phenomenon is not so obvious when the baby is being held by the mother, so if your baby’s body is developing normally, it is not a disease. If you are still worried, you can consult your doctor during your health checkup. 2, uncomfortable sleep leads to baby shaking his head According to a survey, at least one out of every five babies will shake his head violently while sleeping, and some babies around 6 to 7 months old will also hit their heads to the corner of the bed by themselves. The baby keeps shaking his head when he sleeps, probably because the room temperature is too high, or the quilt cover is too much, causing the baby to be too hot. In addition, if the baby’s pillow is too hard or too high, the head cushion is uncomfortable, and the little one will also protest against it. This kind of situation should pay attention to the baby to choose a fluffy pillow, sleeping environment temperature should also be appropriate, not too hot. 3, the food is not accepted 6 months of this stage to add supplementary food to the baby, the baby does not accept the new food, there will be resistance with a shake of the head, hands push away that do not eat. This situation is not a concern for parents, just slowly let the baby try it several times. 4, imitation behavior seven or eight months, the baby is very interested in imitation at this time, sometimes adults teach the baby “do not” will use the shaking head to indicate that the baby just learned this action will be happy to repeat imitation. Tips for moms: Do more demonstrations for your baby. Babies like to imitate, you should always give your baby a demonstration in life, nod your head for “yes” or “yes” and shake your head for “no” or “no”. “. 5, baby shaking his head may just be naughty baby shaking his head may just be deliberately “teasing” you play it. As long as you exclude pathological problems, if your baby keeps shaking his head, it may be to attract the attention of adults. Your baby may feel that his head shaking attracts your attention, and he may think that his mother will be extra attentive and curious about “head shaking”, which is why your baby is always eager to “shake his head”. Mom’s tip: If you are sure that your baby is not physically abnormal and that he is just shaking his head to attract your attention, you can ignore his head shaking for now. Let your baby think that the “shaking your head to get your attention” trick is no longer working, and he will naturally stop being enthusiastic about shaking his head. Babies in different stages of growth will appear baby head shaking phenomenon, as parents must treat this phenomenon differently, neither blindly careless, and do not be a grass, to carefully analyze the reasons for baby head shaking, if it is caused by disease, should be timely medical treatment.