Baby night crying seems to be a common thing, but in fact, it can have a long-term impact on a child's health. Therefore, parents should pay attention to and seek timely medical treatment for their child's night crying. Massage therapy for night crying mainly focuses on warming the middle, clearing heat, calming the mind, and soothing the nerves. The massage can be performed twice a day, and continue for 3 days after the night crying is relieved. Let's take a look at how to massage a baby for night crying.
Causes and Mechanisms of Baby Night Crying
Spleen and stomach deficiency and coldness: Night crying caused by spleen and stomach deficiency and coldness mostly occurs in the second half of the night. The causes of spleen and stomach deficiency and coldness may be that the mother herself has a cold constitution, or she ate too many cold foods during pregnancy, or improper feeding and care for the baby causing the baby to catch a cold.
Internal heat: Baby crying in the first half of the night is mostly caused by heat. It may be due to the mother consuming too much spicy and grilled food during pregnancy, which causes the fetus to be heated. It can also be caused by improper care after birth, such as dressing the baby too warmly and tightly, which leads to the accumulation of internal heat in the heart and spleen, causing restlessness and crying.
Dietary injury: Night crying caused by dietary injury is mainly due to improper feeding or indigestion causing the baby to cry at night.
Frightened: If the baby is weak and easily frightened, sudden exposure to unfamiliar objects or hearing strange sounds can startle them, leading to restlessness and night crying.
Massage Techniques for Night Crying Caused by Coldness
Main symptoms: Pale complexion, cold hands and feet, prone to lying face down, cool abdomen, poor appetite and loose stools.
Rub Baihui, rub Yintang, nourish the spleen meridian, massage the abdomen counterclockwise for 2 minutes each, perform the inner Bagua exercise, push San Guan, rub Wai Lao Gong, rub the navel, rub Xiaotianxin for 1 minute each.
Massage explanation: Nourishing the spleen meridian, performing the inner Bagua exercise, pushing San Guan, massaging Zhongwan, and massaging the abdomen can warm the middle, invigorate the spleen, and regulate qi. Rubbing Wai Lao Gong and the navel can strengthen warming and dispelling coldness, and alleviate abdominal pain. Rubbing Baihui, Yintang, and Xiaotianxin can calm the mind and promote sleep.
Massage Techniques for Night Crying Caused by Internal Heat
Main symptoms: Crying at night, red complexion and lips, hot breath from the mouth and nose, crying intensifies when seeing light, dry stools, and dark urine.
Clear the heart meridian, clear the small intestine meridian, perform the inner Labor Palace exercise, rub the Zong Jin, clear the Tianhe water, pound Xiaotianxin, rub Shangma, rub Yongquan for 1 minute each.
Massage explanation: Clearing the heart meridian, clearing the small intestine meridian, performing the inner Labor Palace exercise, rubbing the Zong Jin, clearing the Tianhe water, and rubbing Yongquan can help clear heat and relieve restlessness. Pounding Xiaotianxin can calm the mind.
Massage Techniques for Night Crying Caused by Dietary Injury
Main symptoms: Sudden sharp crying, accompanied by kicking the blanket, preferring to sleep on the stomach. Frequent spitting up during the day, mild constipation, sour and foul-smelling stools, hot hands and abdomen.
Rub Baihui, rub Yintang for 1 minute each, clear and nourish the spleen meridian (clear before nourishing), clear the large intestine meridian, clockwise massage the abdomen for 2 minutes each, rub Banmen, perform the inner Bagua exercise, rub Tianshu, push Xia Qijie Gu for 1 minute each.
Massage explanation: Clearing and nourishing the spleen meridian can invigorate the spleen and eliminate food stagnation. Clearing the large intestine, pushing Xia Qijie Gu can help promote bowel movements. Performing the inner Bagua exercise, rubbing Banmen, massaging the abdomen, and rubbing Tianshu can regulate qi, aid digestion, and relieve stagnation.
Massage Techniques for Night Crying Caused by Fright
Main symptoms: Loud crying without rhythm, sudden changes in intensity, lips turning white or blue at times.
Open Tianmen, massage Baihui, clear the heart meridian, clear the liver meridian, pinch and rub the finger joints, pinch and rub Xiaotianxin, massage Taichong for 1 minute each; gently rub the back, clockwise massage the abdomen for 2 minutes each.
Massage explanation: The above techniques mainly help calm the mind and soothe the nerves.
