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Since the birth of her daughter, Wen Wen's father has found that when she sleeps, her hands are always unconsciously raised above her head and showed a "surrender", will your child be like this?
Now my daughter is more than 5 years old, sleeps every night, and almost maintains this position. Sometimes I was worried that she would catch a cold, and now I always sleep with the air conditioner on, but often I wake up to find that her arms are always cold.
Therefore, every night, whenever my wife and I found that her hands were raised, we would take her hands off and force them back into the bed. But in the blink of an eye, the daughter automatically took out her hand and "surrendered".
Sometimes looking at her, although her hands are put into the bed, her body is always turning over, and her hands and feet are always nowhere to be placed, either arching outward or kicking the quilt frequently. It wasn't until the cups were kicked out and the hands automatically "surrendered" that it seemed to sleep more soundly.
Wen Wen's father once sent a "surrender photo" of his daughter when she slept to the parenting group, but unexpectedly triggered a heated discussion among mothers, and it seemed that every family had a "surrender" baby.
Jiejie's mother said: "My son is only more than 1 year old, and he always likes to raise a pair of fleshy hands when he sleeps, it is so cute, surrender is charming";
Lin Lin's mother said: "My girlfriend, she is completely a tomboy, you sleep when you sleep, why do you have to surrender?" Could it be that you are sick? ”
Kiki's mother immediately responded: "My child is the same, his father has been urging to see a doctor?" ”
In the face of the "surrender" posture of children when they sleep, many parents are also very confused, and they have children's protection doctors in the Aite group.
Seeing that everyone is concerned about the child's sleeping posture, the pediatrician also gave a very detailed explanation. Wen Wen Dad's explanation of the child protection doctor, summarized as follows, shared with you in need, interested parents can collect.
01, the reason why the baby sleeps in a "surrendered state" is explained
"A habit I developed in my mother's belly"
When each fetal baby is in the mother's belly, due to the limited space, the fetus cannot move freely, and it is necessary to maintain both arms and legs bent in a curled position.
When the baby is born, the baby still feels safer with his legs and hands bent. When the baby sleeps in a supine position, the arms are naturally raised above the head and placed on the sides of the head.
This is actually a habit that babies develop during the fetal period, so parents don't need to worry.
"This is how I'm growing taller."
The old man in the family, when he saw his daughter sleeping in a "surrender state", always said that the child was "holding the head of the tiger" and "earning long", that is, growing a body and supporting a tall man.
According to the interpretation of the pediatrician, this is indeed the embodiment of the healthy growth of the child. Just like adults who are tired and stretch their waists, babies sometimes feel tired and will also make a move similar to "stretching their waists", that is, raising their hands above their heads to relieve fatigue.
"Mom, I'm so hot, stretch out my hands to cool down"
For children who are growing up, the metabolism in the body is faster than that of adults, and it is particularly easy to sweat if they wear more when sleeping and cover it thickly.
When the child sweats, the hands will be unconsciously raised above the head to achieve the purpose of dissipating heat and providing sleep quality.
Therefore, when mothers find that their children sleep in a "surrendered" state, they can touch the back of their baby's neck to see if there is sweat on the back. If you sweat, you need to put a sweat towel or change clothes on your child in time to sleep more comfortably.
Scientific explanation: symmetrical tonic neck reflex
When the child care doctor said this medical term, many parents in the group were confused, listening to the awkward words, and felt that it was still a "serious disease".
Later, under the explanation of the child care doctor, Wen Wen's father made it clear that the baby's sleeping in a "surrendered" posture is actually one of the common conditioned reflexes, and parents do not need to worry too much.
It is understood that the symmetrical rigid neck reflex is a kind of self-protection that the baby is born with, for young babies, using this sleeping position, to a certain extent, will sleep more peacefully and avoid random flipping.
For slightly older babies, sleeping in a "surrendered" posture is mostly considering habits or some heat dissipation.
Therefore, Wen Wen Dad suggested that as long as the baby sleeps soundly, sleeps steadily, eats normally, and is of normal height, he really does not care too much about what the sleeping position is, let alone forcibly "put down" the baby's hand, otherwise the child will wake up and interrupt his sleep.
02, when the baby sleeps in a "surrender state", pay attention to these
Do not stop your baby frequently
Many parents see their children sleeping in a "surrender state", they can't help but take their children's hands off, in fact, it is not necessary.
If you frequently block the baby, it will affect the quality of the baby's sleep, if the baby sleeps badly for a long time, the growth and development is bound to be unsatisfactory.
Suitable for sleeping environment
The child sleeps in a "surrender state", parents should observe whether the child is hot, the daughter can not sleep steadily several times, because the room temperature is too high, and then the cover is thick, and the wear is also thick, resulting in kicking the quilt all night.
Therefore, if you want your child to sleep soundly, the sleeping environment is very important, and the temperature of the bedroom also needs to be appropriate.
03, the baby sleeps, these positions are dangerous
The American Academy of Pediatrics believes that children under the age of 1 should try to maintain a supine position when sleeping, which is the most comfortable and safest.
However, a detailed number of sleeping positions of the children around them can be described as having their own characteristics, but some postures may be dangerous, and parents should pay attention to:
Sleep on your stomach
For a while, my daughter especially loved to sleep on her stomach, in fact, this sleeping position is particularly dangerous, not only difficult to absorb fresh air, but also easy to occur the risk of "sudden death".
For young babies who can't turn over, if they sleep on their stomachs for a long time and their parents don't find out in time, it is easy to cause poor breathing in the mouth and nose, and even accidents and dangers.
Sleep on your side
Many babies like to take a side-lying sleeping position when sleeping, but the side lying is easy to "roll" into a prone position, if there are softer pillows and plush toys around, parents should pay attention to it, so as not to cause difficulty in mouth and nose breathing when the baby turns over.
According to relevant investigations and studies, the risk of sudden death of babies sleeping on their sides is 8.7 times that of sleeping on their backs, so when babies are sleeping on their sides, mothers should beware of prone sleep.
Sleep with your head only on one side
The elderly in the family have been complaining that their daughter sleeps flat, in fact, this is related to the fact that the daughter always likes to sleep on the right side. If the child sleeps on one side for a long time, it is easy to cause neck muscle spasms, and it is easy to appear crooked neck, thus affecting temperament and image.
Write to the end:
In Wen Wen's father's view, as long as the child sleeps fragrantly, eats well, and grows strong, the sleeping posture is really not so important, and the "surrender style" will surrender.
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