Question
If an infant wakes up crying at night without any other symptoms, what medication should be used for treatment?
Answer
Hello: Newborns have not yet fully developed their central nervous systems, so they are unable to establish a clear day-night sleep pattern. If infants sleep too much during the day, they may resist sleep more at night and require comforting from adults to stop crying. Moreover, after a day’s work, adults may be too tired to be sensitive to the infant’s hunger or need to urinate or defecate, which could also lead to night crying issues. If infants have rickets due to calcium deficiency, they may be more prone to being startled, especially at night. Similarly, children with chronic diseases such as tuberculosis or malnutrition may also cry at night. When infants experience night crying, it is important to first analyze the cause and consciously train them to change their reversed day-night habits. For example, activities such as changing diapers, giving cod liver oil and calcium tablets should be concentrated during the day, and their food intake should be reduced during the day with a method of small meals more frequently to help them wake up due to hunger. Additionally, in