The 18 causes of babies waking up at night are usually divided into physiological and pathological factors, including too full, too hungry, temperature, light, noise, too much sleep during the day, too much excitement before bedtime, as well as colic, rickets, fever, respiratory infections, rhinitis and many other factors.
I. Physiological factors.
1, too full: babies eat too much, which may cause gastrointestinal discomfort and cause night waking.
2, too hungry: if the baby is not fed well before going to bed, sometimes waking up at night because of hunger
3, temperature: the ambient temperature is too high or too low, which may cause the baby to sleep restlessly and cause night waking
4, light: too much light in the outside environment can also affect the baby’s sleep, causing night waking.
5, noise: some environmental noise is too strong, which can also make the baby appear to wake up at night
6, much sleep during the day: the baby may sleep too much during the day and be more awake at night, with the phenomenon of reversing the day and night.
7, overexcited before bedtime: baby because of overexcitement, after falling asleep at night may also appear to wake up at night. This general recommendation to try to sleep peacefully before bedtime, do not let the baby too excited.
8, excretion: it is possible for the baby to urinate and defecate, which is not dealt with in time, and night waking may also occur.
9, uncomfortable quilt: the baby’s quilt cover is not comfortable, and some quilts are too thick may cause the baby to sleep restlessly and appear to wake up at night.
Second, pathological factors.
1, colic: the baby will have abdominal pain, which causes crying and night waking.
2, rickets: rickets caused by vitamin D deficiency is also a particularly common cause, the baby does not sleep soundly, easy to wake up at night.
3, fever: fever caused by various causes may cause discomfort and cause night waking.
4, respiratory infections: coughing and breath-holding in the presence of such conditions can also cause night waking.
5. rhinitis: allergic rhinitis or nasal congestion caused by rhinitis, which leads to night waking
6. convulsive diseases: diseases like epilepsy can also cause night waking.
7. inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract: vomiting and diarrhea, which can also occur
8, parasitic infections: some babies with parasitic infections are prone to nocturnal awakenings at night
9, surgical diseases: some babies with acute intestinal entrapment, acute appendicitis, cholecystitis, etc., may have pain that causes night waking.