Babies are so active by nature that they don’t stop sleeping, and the quilt they just covered will be turned under them and stirred under their feet in a few moments. If you catch up with the parents who have a good night’s sleep, the baby will sleep naked all night, and then you will be anxious because of the cold and flu. Even if the parents are alert to sleep, it is not possible to stay on night duty all night and cover the baby with a quilt at all times. Why do babies like to kick the covers in their sleep? Is it just a matter of being active? What is the best way to solve this problem? If you are experiencing the deadly cycle of “cover after kick, kick after cover”, you may want to find the right cause and the right below. The reason why baby kicks the quilt in bed The quilt is too thick The baby sleeps in a thick and heavy quilt, easily feeling stuffy and inflexible, so naturally he will stir the quilt away, hoping to let a little more cool air into the quilt. If you wear too many clothes, your baby will easily get hot and sweaty and kick the covers. Bad sleeping habits If you sleep with your head under the covers or with your hands on your chest, your baby will kick the covers because you can’t breathe. Drinking too much water before going to bed This is often the case with babies who are used to urinating. Although the baby’s body gives the signal to urinate, the baby does not get up by himself/herself like an adult, but instead he/she sleeps restlessly and tosses and kicks the blanket. In this case, the baby is almost always hit, and after urinating, the baby naturally goes back to sleep. The baby is in the process of development, the nervous system is still not fully developed, if the nerves are disturbed before bedtime, it is easy to produce generalization, so that individual areas of the cerebral cortex still maintain a state of excitement, it is easy to kick the quilt phenomenon. If your baby is having fun before going to bed and is in a state of extreme emotional excitement, it is not easy to fall asleep right away. When they are tired of playing and fall asleep, parents will find that the baby has long stirred up the blanket. The baby ate too much protein before bedtime, the food is too greasy and oily, it will increase the burden on the stomach and intestines, making the baby feel uncomfortable, the baby naturally sleep unstable, will constantly turn over. In some cases, the child is disturbed by a certain disease and kicks the quilt, for example, when suffering from pinworm disease, the child will be disturbed by anal itching and stirring the quilt; children suffering from rickets may kick the quilt because of night terrors and sleep disturbance. There are also fever, pediatric pneumonia, measles, etc., which can disturb the baby’s sleep. Sensory integration disorder The normal human cerebral cortex will summarize and analyze the sensory information received, including visual, auditory, olfactory, touch, taste, skin sensation, body sensation, etc., and then make an appropriate response, and this process is sensory integration. The correct information sent by the cerebral cortex, the body’s coordination is good. On the contrary, if the baby can not make appropriate responses to the various sensory information received, that is, sensory integration disorder, the body’s coordination will be poor. Some of the babies who kick the quilt have sensory integration disorder, which is manifested when the body is in the sleeping position, the sleep command signal in the brain is not smooth, the excitability of the cerebral cortex still can not be reduced, the baby often also has hyperactivity, bad temper, poor adaptability and irregular life, so the sleeping position and the quilt on the body can not become a signal to sleep peacefully, especially the quilt on the body is very uncomfortable when it is slightly hot. So the sleeping position and the quilt on the body can not be a signal for a peaceful sleep, especially when the quilt on the body is a little hot, it is very uncomfortable, and then the quilt is stirred to ease. Uncomfortable sleeping environment The light is too bright, the weather is too hot, there are noisy sounds around, etc., will make the baby feel impatient and uncomfortable. Between sleeping and not sleeping, they will dance their limbs restlessly. Too much sleeping space The baby’s bed is too wide and there is room for kicking the quilt. What should a mother do for a baby who kicks the covers? Open the air conditioner to sleep at night, the house is warm, even if the baby kicks the quilt is not afraid. However, turning on the air conditioner will make the air in the house too dry, so that the baby’s skin becomes very dry. You can open a humidifier again, usually pay attention to give the baby more water, eat more vegetables and fruits. Show your baby’s feet When the baby is just sleeping, cover the quilt with a thin layer, and then add another layer when the baby is asleep or in the second half of the night, you can also replace the thin quilt with a thick one. When you cover your baby, show your baby’s arms and feet, so that your baby feels more comfortable and the number of times he or she kicks the covers will be greatly reduced. Mothers might as well just let their babies’ little feet show outside the quilt and put on thick socks when they sleep, so they won’t be too cold. Don’t tease your baby too much before bedtime, don’t play exciting games, don’t scare your baby, and don’t let your baby watch exciting cartoons. Don’t let your baby play too much during the day either. Reduce the burden of sleep First of all, give your baby to sleep in breathable, sweat-absorbing cotton underwear, do not cover too thick, soft, loose, do not wear too much clothing. Secondly, pay attention to the bedroom environment to be quiet and dimly lit. In addition, do not let your baby eat too much before bedtime. To make your baby develop good sleep habits from a young age. The mother has to work hard and pay attention to the baby’s sleeping position from time to time at night, and it is best to let the baby develop the habit of sleeping on his or her side. Regular checkups It is important to deworm your baby and give him/her a medical checkup regularly. Strengthen sensory training Every night before going to bed, guide your baby to crawl and push the ball for 15-20 minutes, then let your baby do alternate training of walking in various ways such as alternating bipedal, single-footed jumping, bipedal straight forward jumping, bipedal horizontal jumping, etc. for more than 20 minutes, which can be done with the help of special foot trainers. If you insist on guiding your baby to do it, you will have unexpectedly big gains. Mothers will find that not only will their babies stop kicking, but their hyperactivity, bad temper, poor adaptability and irregularity will also gradually disappear. If the baby still kicks the quilt even after eliminating the unfavorable factors, mothers should think of some tricks: clip to fix the quilt After the baby sleeps, use the usual clothes drying clip to clip the four corners of the quilt, and clip them together with the mattress or towel of the baby’s pad, the quilt will not be kicked away. When using the clip to fix the comforter, leave enough space for the baby to turn over, otherwise the baby will sleep uncomfortably. Big comforter over small comforter Let the baby sleep next to the mother, to avoid unhygienic, use a small thin comforter to prepare a small comforter for the baby, and then cover the mother’s big comforter. When you sleep with your mother, you will be able to know immediately when your baby moves, and it is very convenient to take care of it. The crib side stuffed with pillows The baby’s crib side stuffed with 1-2 pillows, one baby can not turn around in bed, not easy to kick off the quilt, the second even if kicked the quilt, there is a layer of protection, not too cold. For safety reasons, the baby’s crib is best close to the mother. (Not applicable to babies who are too small) Hang a towel to prevent wind Hang a large towel on the fence of the crib to prevent the wind in the fence gap, the baby is warm and will sleep peacefully. Put the baby in a sleeping bag Put the baby in a sleeping bag and you don’t have to worry about kicking the covers. It is recommended that moms buy the kind of sleeping bag with removable sleeves, which can be readily converted into an undershirt sleeping bag to accommodate a variety of sleeping habits of the baby to use. Moms who are worried about buying a sleeping bag baby sleep uncomfortable, you can also sew their own sleeping bags.