Parents who are often asked to scratch their backs by their babies must have such doubts: "There is obviously nothing on the baby's back, why do I always keep scratching?!" ”
And there are many parents who are so troubled:
@ Finally become the person who was once hated
My baby is 20 months old, at night I have to scratch my back, scratch a long time, I have observed smooth on my back without any rashes or anything like that, and I don't sleep much and don't get hot.
Why do you have to scratch your back at night? Sometimes even scratch for an hour or two to solve!
@ Occasional kindness
My daughter is one and a half years old and now tickles every night to fall asleep.
But there is nothing on the body, you have to grasp it, otherwise you will not be able to sleep steadily. But I'm sorry
@ A Daddy
When I was young, I also liked to let my mother scratch my back before going to bed (now I change it to let my wife scratch), and now I have my own children, she also likes to scratch her back before going to bed, and she keeps scratching, and my hands are sore when I am tired.
Why? Finally understand the words of the poor parents in the world, I let my mother suffer at that time, and now let my daughter take it back.
Why does your baby have to scratch his back to sleep? Should this habit be corrected? Is there any benefit to scratching your baby's back regularly? Today, Xiaokangjun will reveal the truth that "babies must scratch their backs before going to bed" to you!
Why does your baby have to scratch his back every night to sleep?
In fact, in most cases, the baby's back is not really itchy, but the baby needs the care of the parents.
Because when the baby has not yet fully understood the meaning of the language expressed by the parents, he judges the parents' emotions through the expressions of the parents and physical contact.
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Acts such as gently patting back, hugging, kissing cheeks, and loving to let parents scratch and touch their backs before going to bed are all to meet the needs of the baby's skin touch and emotional development.
In particular, the mother's loving eyes, warm hugs, and warm touches will bring a great sense of security to the baby and soothe his small emotions of gain and loss.
Therefore, physical contact is simply a "kill" to soothe the baby's emotions ~ and there are studies to confirm that those babies who are often touched by their parents are less likely to cry than babies without these habits, sleep quality and growth and development have also been significantly improved, and the average sleep time is 1 to 1.5 hours more~
In particular, parents scratch the baby's back, touch the back, and tickle the baby before going to bed, which will bring comfort to the baby, promote the secretion of oxytocin in the baby's brain, reduce the level of cortisol in the body, let the baby have a relaxed state and a great sense of security, and greatly improve the baby's sleep speed and quality.
Therefore, some babies will have the magical scene of "not scratching their backs and not falling asleep, scratching their backs for a second".
What are the benefits of scratching and stroking your baby's back?
Whether it is scratching the back, touching the back, scratching the itch, it is actually a way for babies to touch.
Parents give new babies scientific and systematic touch every day, which can effectively promote the physiological and emotional development of babies, and more importantly, babies can feel the love and care from parents. The most obvious benefits for your baby by sticking to this practice are:
01
Stimulates auditory and visual development
When the baby feels the pleasure of touching, he can also concentrate on listening to and observing the parents' expressions and voices, constantly stimulating hearing and vision, which is more conducive to the development of the baby's sensory organs.
02
Enhances sleep quality
Touching your baby can reduce your baby's crying and increase your sleep. Touching can stimulate the increase in the concentration of "melatonin" in the blood, help the baby establish a sleep cycle, and regulate the periodic rhythm of day and night.
03
Promotes digestion and absorption of food
For the common bloating and hiccups after the baby's feeding, the use of scientific baby touch method will be more effective than the traditional way of patting the back (often with the hand patting the back for 20 to 30 minutes to soothe), and it is more conducive to the baby's gastrointestinal peristalsis.
04
Promote growth and development, enhance immunity
Studies have shown that newborns gain an average of about 10% weight after touching, and reduce the chance of congenital anemia, promote their sensory and nerve development, and the sooner they touch, the better.
05
Helps your baby's mood to stabilize
Through touch, not only can stimulate the baby's senses, but also can regulate the baby's emotional response, so that the baby's emotions reach a balanced state. Because touch massage can stimulate the receptors of nerve endings, causing nerve impulses to travel to the brain through the spinal cord, making people feel relaxed and comfortable.
06
Promote parent-child relationships
Touching can enhance the communication between the baby and the parents, help the baby to gain a sense of security, and develop a sense of trust in the parents. For babies over one year old, parents can carry out touch games and physical activities, and can also deepen the feelings between parents and children.
07
Relieves tension, anxiety and pain
Touch stimulates the brain to produce posterior lobe oxytocin, which can help babies and even parents get a sense of peace and quiet. Therefore, even for larger babies, the touch can still play a role in eliminating tension.
What are the precautions for babies to do touch?
The time to give the baby a touch is generally arranged after the bath, choose when the baby is not too hungry or irritable.
The movement should be light at the beginning, and then gradually increase the pressure, the newborn's attention can not be concentrated for a long time, each stroke should not be repeated too much, starting with 5 minutes and then extending to 15-20 minutes.
After a period of time, the baby's physical development will be very significantly improved. So you need to stick to it
Know that touching is not a mechanical movement, but is done by you and the baby together, even if it is a daily change of diaper, feeding is also a disguised touch.
So after reading today's content, what are you waiting for? Don't hurry up to give the baby a loving touch~
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