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The article was professionally consulted by Doctor of Pediatrics - Neonatology - Vinmec Nha Trang International General Hospital.Newborn startling sleep is a phenomenon that worries many parents because poor sleep quality will affect the baby's physical and intellectual development. To completely solve this problem, parents need to determine the cause and have an appropriate treatment.
1. Reasons why babies startle when they sleep
Before trying to treat infant sleep jitters, parents need to understand what causes this condition. They are:Physiological reflexes: In the first month, babies are not used to the outside environment, so they often startle when sleeping. This condition should improve as the baby gets older; Psychological insecurity: The baby is often startled when nervous, worried, afraid, has a feeling of insecurity; Noise: Newborn babies are easily startled during sleep by loud outside noises such as phone ringing, music, door opening,...; Unexpectedly put down: When being held and put down unexpectedly, the baby is often startled because the height change is too fast, creating the feeling of falling; Gastroesophageal reflux: It is a common cause of startling babies; Calcium deficiency: When there is a calcium deficiency, children often lean over and startle; Damage to the central nervous system: Congenital neurological disorders, damaged nerves are the cause of the baby's startling sleep;
Trắc nghiệm: Thế nào là trẻ sơ sinh đủ tháng?
Đặc điểm bên ngoài của trẻ sơ sinh đủ tháng được thể hiện qua các tiêu chuẩn như: Cân nặng, chiều dài và hình thể. Theo dõi bài trắc nghiệm dưới đây sẽ giúp các bậc cha mẹ hiểu thế nào là trẻ sơ sinh đủ tháng, qua đó có thể đánh giá tổng trạng sức khỏe và sự phát triển của bé yêu nhà mình.The following content is prepared under supervision of Thạc sĩ, Bác sĩ y khoa, Ma Văn Thấm , Nhi , Phòng khám Đa khoa Quốc tế Vinmec Dương Đông(Phú Quốc)
2. How to stop the baby startling when sleeping?
When the baby is startled during sleep, parents should hug and comfort the baby. Babies will hear the familiar sounds of their parents, thereby dispelling fear and feeling safe and sleeping better. This is a countermeasure when the baby is startled while sleeping.In babies who often startle when sleeping, parents need to monitor to find out the cause. If there are medical causes, parents need to take the child to a pediatric specialist for appropriate treatment. In cases of startling due to natural reflexes and impacts from the outside environment, parents can apply the following ways to make the child stop startling while sleeping:
Create an ideal sleeping space for the baby: Sound Loud movement, uncomfortable bedroom is one of the reasons why children often startle when sleeping. Therefore, parents should arrange the baby's bedroom quiet, no noise, appropriate room temperature, neither too hot nor too cold. At the same time, the light should be minimized when the baby sleeps; Create a sense of security for the baby: Use a pillow to hug the child, a light pillow to block the body or use the mother's clean shirt to stay close so that the child feels closer to the mother, feels more secure; Put the baby down on the bed when the baby falls asleep: When lulling the baby to sleep, parents should limit letting the baby sleep in their arms because it will create bad habits for the baby. Instead, the mother should put the baby down on the bed when the baby falls asleep, patting the baby to sleep more deeply and not startling the baby; Breastfeeding your baby fully: Breast milk is the optimal source of nutrients, providing the baby with all the necessary nutrients, helping the baby develop comprehensively and strengthen the resistance. Therefore, the mother should give the baby enough breast milk to keep the baby healthy, not deficient in substances, to stop the startling state of sleep due to calcium deficiency; Vitamin D supplements: Vitamin D3 supplements for babies 400 UII/day under the guidance of a doctor to prevent vitamin D deficiency.
Để giúp bé không bị thiếu canxi, mẹ nên cho bé tắm nắng thường xuyên
In Vietnam today, 7 out of 10 children under 5 years old have zinc deficiency and 8 pregnant women have zinc deficiency. The prevalence of zinc deficiency in pregnant women is 80.3%, women of childbearing age 63.6% and children under 5 years old is 69.4%. The most common manifestations of zinc deficiency in children are growth retardation, mild and moderate malnutrition, delayed growth in height, and some observable symptoms such as anorexia or decreased appetite, decreased suckling, and no meat. fish, slow digestion, mild constipation, persistent nausea and vomiting in children. In addition to reasonable zinc supplementation, parents also need to provide their children with other important vitamins and minerals such as lysine, chromium, B vitamins,... resistance to less minor illnesses and less digestive problems.
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