Patient's question:
Tianjing symptom description: Does not sleep all day, loves to cry, sometimes closes eyes for a few minutes or sleeps for 20-30 minutes and then wakes up. In addition, sleep at night, the baby sleeps about 14 hours a day.History of treatment and effectiveness: The baby's body was examined carefully, and there were no redness, swelling, or other symptoms.
What help is needed: Please ask what is the cause of this and what should be done.
Doctor's answer:
The baby crying in the evening is known as the "fading out crying syndrome," and there is currently no solution for it. Babies under three months old are the most sensitive to fading anxiety, which is also the most worrying and frustrating time for mothers. Because babies don't yet have the ability to distinguish between day and night, in the evening, it is the moment when they are most unable to relax and find it difficult to fall asleep. However, sleep is exactly what they need most at this moment. Therefore, being tired yet unable to sleep leads to fading anxiety in babies, which manifests as difficulty eating peacefully and refusal to sleep obediently. They often express their discomfort the most through crying, with some babies crying for nearly two hours straight.