Patient's question:
God is good, but he closes his eyes and cries for no reason at night. After drinking milk, he falls asleep for less than two minutes and then starts to fuss. This has been the case for the past week. Previous treatment and effectiveness: Taking Longmu Zhuanggu Granules and Kangpolixing Chewable Tablets. What kind of assistance is needed...Doctor's answer:
Crying can be divided into two types: pathological and non-pathological. Non-pathological crying can include responses to "cold, heat, hunger, wetness, defecation, fatigue, and fear." Pathological crying refers to abnormal crying, such as that caused by infections or pain.Response to cold: The baby may cry softly, appear weak, develop skin mottling or cyanosis, and in severe cases, become pale, dry, and curl up. Their movements may increase.
Response to heat: The baby may cry loudly and powerfully, have flushed skin, and show mild sweating on their forehead and face. Their limbs may become more active. In severe cases, they may develop mild fever.
Response to hunger or thirst: The baby's stomach capacity is small, and they need frequent diaper changes. Two to three hours after the last diaper change, they are likely to feel hungry. At this time, their crying will be loud, high-pitched, and rhythmic, with rapid head movements, sucking motions, and actions like sticking out their tongue and dry swallowing.
Response to wetness or defecation: The baby may suddenly start crying, sometimes urgently, with more leg movements than arm movements. Before defecation, they may appear flushed and strained.
Response to fatigue: If the baby is tired but unable to fall asleep, they may cry loudly, rub their face with both hands, especially their nose and eyes.
Response to fear: The baby may react to sudden noises, changes in position, or other external stimuli by first showing signs of being startled, such as flailing their arms, making kissing motions, or trembling. Their crying will then immediately follow, with loud, red-faced crying. The baby may also cry while feeding.
Additional non-pathological crying: This may also occur before defecation, due to bloating, tight clothing, insect bites, foreign objects trapped in clothing, or positional discomfort. Parents can carefully observe and adjust to alleviate the crying.
Pathological crying: This is often persistent and severe. Any infection can cause discomfort and lead to crying, such as oral thrush, otitis media, pneumonia, sepsis, peritonitis, abdominal pain, enteritis, and urinary tract infections.
Fever-related crying: The baby's crying may differ from usual, appearing low-pitched, flushed, intermittent, and with longer intervals between cries. When the temperature is high, newborns may suck, but their crying may become less intense than initially. Their cries may also be interspersed with groans.
Pain-related crying: This often manifests as sudden screams, such as from intestinal cramps, intestinal obstruction, inguinal hernia strangulation, diaper rash, or trauma. Other skin conditions like eczema, which cause itching, can also lead to crying.
Conclusion: Based on the above, identify the cause of the crying and address it accordingly.
The above advice is for the question "Why is the baby crying so much at night?" I hope it helps. Wishing you good health!