Restful and healthy sleep is important at any age. No wonder they say that children grow up in a dream. Indeed, it is during this period that the growth hormone is more actively produced in the child. Any changes or sleep disturbances are of concern to parents.
Sleep disturbance
Often, a child's restless sleep is alarming for dads and mothers, especially if the baby also twitches at the same time. Many children flinch during sleep. Most often, this phenomenon can be observed in the first year of life. Any pediatrician will reassure you by explaining that this is a completely natural and normal condition. In medicine, it is referred to as "myoclonus of falling asleep." To make sure that this is indeed a normal physiological state, you should understand the phases of children's sleep.
The sleep of a newborn baby is divided into the same phases as that of an adult. However, it has fundamental differences. Any dream begins with a period of falling asleep. After this, there is an alternation of deep and shallow sleep. Then comes the period of complete awakening. It is in the alternation of sleep that there are cardinal differences between children's and adult sleep.
The adult goes into a deeper phase most of the time. His shallow sleep usually lasts no more than 2 hours a night. In small children, the opposite is true. Their deep phase is replaced in places by prolonged superficial sleep.
It is during this period that shudders, partial awakenings, changes in facial expressions occur.
It was laid down by nature. It is worth noting that the baby's superficial sleep contributes to the full maturation of his brain. It occupies a special place in the correct development of the child.
Causes
Sleep, when the child periodically flinches, can last up to 5 years, and in some cases even longer. Perhaps at this moment your baby is having some kind of restless dream. The cause may also be increased excitability during wakefulness. If you are really worried about this condition, try to analyze in what conditions your child sleeps.
Every evening, before going to bed, the room must be ventilated. The room should not be cold or hot. The optimum temperature in the room is 18-21 ° C. For babies before going to bed, experts recommend bathing. By the way, older children will also like relaxing baths. Do not forget that too emotional and active games are excluded before bedtime.
Also, the child should not be overfed or hungry.
If, following all the proposed recommendations, the twitching in sleep does not stop, seek help from a doctor (pediatrician or neurologist). A qualified specialist, having studied the condition of your child, will give valuable advice and, possibly, prescribe the necessary treatment.
