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For many newborn mothers, getting pregnant in October may not be the most difficult challenge, the difficulty is due to the lack of nursing experience, sometimes do not know how to "tinker" with this little guy.
For example, the question of how to hold a child.
Many mothers have reflected that the baby will cry when hugging horizontally, but a vertical hug is instantly well-behaved, but when can the baby be held normally?
01. How old is the baby to hold?
I also encountered this problem when I was giving birth to a big treasure.
At that time, Dabao was more naughty, he loved to cry every day, crying as soon as he put it on the bed, he liked to hold it in his arms, and it had to be held vertically.
Once my mother-in-law saw it, she said to me, "I don't dare to hold the child like this, what should I do if I hurt my neck?"
That was the first time I realized about the curvature and development of the child's cervical spine, and later I consulted a pediatrician to have a general understanding of this.
For newborn babies, the back muscles and neck are not yet fully developed, and the muscle strength cannot bear the weight of the head, so it cannot be held vertically.
At about 3 months old, the baby's cervical spine appears to be convex and curved, and in the case of a more stable head, adults can be allowed to hold it upright.
That is to say, whether it can be held vertically, mainly depends on the child's head-up, if the head-up is good, then you can take the way of vertical hugging.
02. 2 keys and 3 points of attention to holding your baby upright
Vertical hugging is actually a very test of skill methods of holding the baby, if the posture of holding the child is not very accurate, it may also damage the baby's physical development.
◆ 2 key ways to hold your baby vertically
Let's take a look at the 2 correct key positions for holding your baby upright.
Hand support
This method is probably more commonly used and more practical, so that the baby lies on his shoulders, followed by covering the child's neck with his hand, and the other hand protecting the baby's hips and waist and abdomen.
This position can keep the baby's spine in a line, which is conducive to the growth and development of the baby.
If we feel tired, then we can switch on the left and right sides.
Hug on your back
This method may be more skillful, and if the mother can't master it, use the first one as much as possible.
It is to let the baby turn his back to you, that is, face outward, one hand supports the baby's hips, bearing the weight of the baby's body, and the other hand is wrapped around the baby's chest cavity to protect the baby's upper body.
This method also keeps the baby's spine in the same straight line, and the child will know more about the external environment, but for parents, it is necessary to maintain a certain stability.
◆ 3 precautions for holding your baby vertically
Many babies like to be held vertically, because in the case of vertical hugging, the baby's field of vision is relatively the broadest, but for small babies, when the mother is holding vertically, she should pay attention to the following problems.
First, the posture must be correct
The baby's spine is curved and gradually formed and perfected with development, so the correct posture has to pay attention to the baby's spinal development and health.
Under normal circumstances, the mother herself to take care of the baby for a day is particularly tired, then in the vertical holding of the baby, pay attention to do not form an angle, in the case of the mother standing vertically hold the baby, must keep the baby spine in a straight line.
In this way, the mother will not be tired, and more importantly, it is conducive to the development of the baby's spine.
Second, the time should not be too long
In the process of baby growth, if we use vertical hugging for too long, then the baby is bound to develop such a habit, and eventually become a state of crying as soon as you put it, and not crying when you hold it.
Therefore, although the vertical hug is a very enjoyable position for the baby to some extent, the time should not be too long.
Third, the number of times cannot be too much
The curvature of the baby's spine, there are a variety of bending ways, if we use the vertical posture to hold the baby every day, one may make the baby develop bad sleep habits, and the other is not conducive to the baby's spinal development.
Therefore, even if the baby is held vertically, the number of times should be controlled, and it should be combined with the positions of horizontal hugging and lying hugging.
03. Vertical hugging can not be too late, otherwise there are 2 hazards
We all know that vertical hugging should not be too early, so that there may be damage to the baby's spine, but if it is too late, it is also harmful to the baby.
First of all, it affects the baby's muscle development and big motor development.
Some babies, maybe by three or four months old, the muscle development is very good, and the bones are relatively stiff, vertical hugging, the head can also turn freely.
But some babies may be older by July or August, and their neck strength is relatively weak, which is why there are too few vertical hugs.
Therefore, in the case of the baby's head to maintain stability, we can reasonably exercise the baby's back and neck muscles through the way of vertical hugging, if it is always lying down, it is not good.
Second, holding it too late may affect your baby's intellectual development.
Just mentioned to you, if you hold it vertically, the baby's field of vision is relatively wide, you can observe the people or things around you very well, this kind of exploration, the baby's vision development has great benefits.
Secondly, through the processing of images or sounds of the external environment, it will form an effective stimulus for the baby, which can promote the baby's brain development.
Therefore, if the vertical hug is too late, the baby will not be able to receive more brain stimulation because of limited vision, which may affect the baby's brain development.
Mother Themi's message:
From a novice mother to a super mom, although the process is difficult, it is precisely because we as mothers have been constantly learning to maximize the healthy growth of the baby.
Therefore, learning more about parenting and always ensuring a scientific parenting method is a compulsory course for us on the road to raising children.