The identity of crying at night from 6 months old? Baby's "iron savings" error where the "soundproof wall" of the brain becomes thin

"My child wakes up many times in the middle of the night and cries bitterly..."

"Is it wrong for me to sleep or spend my lunch?"

When crying at night continues, Mom herself can not sleep and her mind and body will be really exhausted.

In fact, recent research has revealed that the cause of not stopping crying even if you hold it or tap it, not the mother's fault, but the [lack of iron] in the baby's body may be related.

This time, I will talk about the "unexpected relationship between crying at night and iron" that tends to occur from around 6 months of age.

🏺 Iron savings run out around 6 months old?!

When a baby is born, it gets plenty of "iron savings" from its mother and comes out of its stomach.

However, since babies grow rapidly after birth, they need a lot of iron to build blood and muscles.

Furthermore, there is also a characteristic that it is difficult to supplement sufficient iron with only infant milk and early foods.

As a result, [Around 6 months old, the iron savings in the body that I got from my mother and saved are likely to run out].

🧠 What happens to your baby s brain and sleep when you don t have enough iron?

When iron in the body is insufficient, it is pointed out that the following effects are likely to occur on the nerves of the baby's body and brain.

It becomes difficult to make "heart stabilizing hormone"

Sleep and wake rhythms are easily disrupted

Crying intensely and temporarily holding your breath makes it easier for "crying and pulling" to occur

Feeling uncomfortable as if my legs are itching

According to a research report of a follow-up survey, when children who had sleep disorders due to iron deficiency in infancy were examined, [Sleep abnormalities such as shortening the time of deep sleep even at the age of 4 continued] There is also data that iron is considered to be an important factor at this time.

🚧 A state where the "soundproof wall" for sleeping soundly is thin

When iron is insufficient and the rhythm of sleep is disturbed, it is easy to increase "mid-awakening" that wakes up in the middle of the night and crying at night.

This is because the number of "soundproof walls" that the brain creates for itself, like high-performance earplugs, is insufficient.

If it takes a long time to build a soundproof wall, you will wake up immediately with a little rolling over or a small noise in the room, and it will be easy to lead to severe night crying.

In other words, it may be a state where the barrier to keep sleeping deeply is thin and fragile.

👋 Don't worry alone, take a positive step

When you realize that my child might cry a lot at night, you never have to be alone and say, "I'm not doing my best."

First of all, it is a big step to look at the mechanism of the baby's body, "Is it a sign that iron savings are decreasing?"

If you have been crying too much at night, or if you feel anxious because of the signs that bother you, feel free to talk to a pediatrician or specialist.

Let's work positively with parents and children, such as devising ways to proceed with baby food and supplementing nutrition appropriately as necessary, while having a doctor look at the baby's condition!

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