"Stepping on birth" is a custom in many places, when a child is born in a certain family, the person who just arrives in the family is the child's "stepping on birth" person.
The meaning is that if the visitor is a "distinguished guest", such as a learned person, then the child is rich. If the visitor is a "pariah", then the child's future will be poor, which is why many places do not allow miscellaneous people to enter the door when giving birth.
What is "stepping on life"? Is it superstition?
According to the customs of some places, when the baby landed, who happened to accidentally step into the threshold and heard the child's first cry, who is the child's "stepping on the child".
If the identity of the stepping on the birth person is more noble, then it also indicates that the child will be rich and noble in the future, if the occupation of the stepping person is ordinary, then the child may also do nothing in the future, which is also about the "stepping on the birth"!
However, with the advancement of science, many small areas with closed news can correctly understand the meaning of "stepping on life", that is, everyone understands that stepping on the child, the person who steps on the baby, will not really decide the fate of the child's life, but will affect the child's current health.
Here comes the scientific explanation: for a simple example, if the person who stepped on the birth had a cold at the time, but insisted on being the first to hold the baby. Then, he is easy to transmit germs to the baby, which may cause the baby with weak resistance to suddenly suffer from a cold. Therefore, the first person to hold the baby is indeed very important.
After the baby is born, the first person to hold the baby is very important, it is best not to be these four people to hold
The first type of people: the elderly (those over 70 years old)
For families with many generations, the arrival of a new life is undoubtedly a happy event for the family, in order to show respect for the elders, many people will choose to let the older people of higher generations hold the child first, but such behavior may do more harm than good to the newborn.
For the elderly over 70 years old, they will inevitably have leg and foot inconvenience, physical weakness and other problems, if you are too excited or careless when holding the child, it is very likely that there will be bumps, falls, there is a greater potential risk, so it is not recommended that the elderly take the child first.
The second type of person: the sick person
Patients try not to contact the newborn, I believe everyone can understand this. Because the newborn's physical functions are not fully developed, its body's resistance is relatively weak, if the patient with cold and fever has too much contact with the newborn, the virus or bacteria it carries may be transmitted to the newborn through saliva, leaving a safety hazard.
Therefore, parents and friends who are sick should avoid contact between newborns and sick people, let alone hold children.
The third type of people: people who do not pay attention to hygiene
Originally, when it was in the mother's belly, the child had some liquid protection, but it was suddenly exposed to the outside air, losing protection, and the child's skin was easily damaged.
If you let some people who do not pay attention to hygiene to hold the child, their own bacteria are likely to stain the child's skin, so that the child is infected, adults can resist, the child's immunity is relatively poor, parents have to prevent.
The fourth type of people: people who are too active in personality
Some people have a very cheerful personality, a very high voice, are very active in dealing with people, and like to jump up and down when they have nothing to do, such people may pick up the baby in circles when they are happy, or put it in their arms and yell loudly, joking with the baby. The baby has just been born, can not stand such a large amount of shock and exercise, it is not recommended that people with active personalities hold the baby first.
If you want to be the first to hold a child, don't ignore the three
First, pay attention to supporting the baby's head
Babies born soon after, with a large head and a small body, immature neck muscles, and no strength to support the weight of the entire head. So when holding the baby, be sure to hold his head so as not to hurt the neck, and when holding, you can hold the baby a little tighter, which can enhance the baby's sense of security.
2. Maintain hygiene
Before holding your baby, wash your hands, remove the rings from your hands to avoid scratching your baby's delicate skin, and wait for your hands to warm before holding your baby.
When holding a newborn, avoid getting your mouth and nose too close to the newborn, because the baby's skin is very delicate, and the respiratory system is not fully developed, and it is easy to transmit some germs to the newborn.
Third, be careful not to hug vertically
When the baby is upright, the weight of the baby's head will all be pressed on the cervical spine, the newborn's head accounts for 1/4 of the length of the whole body, and the cervical spine is not enough to support the entire head, which will hurt the baby's spine.
These injuries are not easy to detect at the time, but they may affect the child's later growth and development. Therefore, when the baby is 1~2 months old, when the neck muscles have not yet fully developed, it is necessary to prevent this incorrect posture.
It can be seen that stepping on life is not superstition, there is a certain truth and simple concept of life, the first person to hold the newborn should be selected, and the follow-up must ensure that the child grows up healthy and strong.