Parents mistakenly bring their babies to cause spinal abnormalities in 5-month-old babies?
Recently, netizens said in a private message that the baby was diagnosed with spinal abnormalities by doctors only more than 5 months ago. In fact, this is not uncommon, parents should pay attention.
Because the spine plays a supporting and protective role in our body, if there is a problem early, it will affect the development of the body.
Common spinal abnormalities are those that are curvature beyond the normal physiological curvature, including scoliosis and abnormal anteroposterior curvature of the spine.
This type of problem is more common among students and office workers.
So why do babies over 5 months old also have spinal abnormalities? In fact, it is mostly related to the wrong way parents bring up babies every day!
Wrong baby-holding posture
Do not support the baby's head and neck
New parents may hold their baby on the buttocks or around the waist, but neglect the head and neck.
In particular, the head and neck of the newborn are not fully developed, the neck muscles are weak, and the weight of the head will be pressed on the cervical spine when being picked up, so the neck should be supported when holding the baby to prevent cervical spine injury.
Shake while holding the baby
Some parents like to shake while holding the baby to sleep, which seems to make the baby fall asleep faster, but it is easy to develop the sleep habit of "waking up", and long-term need to hold and coax sleep.
Hold the baby in one position for a long time
Holding the baby in one position for a long time will limit the baby's activities, thereby affecting normal physical development, and even incorrect holding posture will cause damage to the baby's bones.
Especially the spine of young babies is relatively soft and not yet mature, and when holding the baby every day, new parents should adopt the correct posture of holding the baby.
Correct baby-holding posture
Vertical hugs
The "vertical hug" method is suitable for babies after 2-3 months, at this stage their spinal strength continues to become stronger, at this time we have to wrap one hand around the baby, support his back, let the baby's whole body lean on the adult to get support. With the other hand, we are going to put it on the baby's shoulder while holding the baby's neck.
Cradle hug
"Cradle hug" requires parents to bend one arm and let the baby rest his head on the elbow of this arm, the baby's entire back is placed on the arm, and the other supports the baby's buttocks. The cradle hug should keep the baby's body on a flat surface as much as possible, and the head is slightly higher than the body to avoid affecting the baby's breathing.
Airplane hug
For babies with colic, an airplane hold is perfect.
However, pay attention to this posture requires supporting the baby with one hand, so mothers with little strength should not try it easily, so as not to fall and hurt the baby.
The correct position is for your baby to lie on one of our lower arms, with his limbs naturally drooping, and then hold his baby's back with the other hand to immobilize.
There are 3 critical periods of spinal development in your baby
2-3 months
At this stage, the baby gradually begins to learn to raise his head, the neck and back muscles will be exercised, and he still needs to pay attention to the posture when holding the baby.
6 months
The 6-month-old baby begins to learn to sit, and during the process of learning to sit, we need to support the baby's back, and then withdraw the back support after the baby sits firmly.
About 1 year old
At about 1 year old, the baby slowly learns to walk, the lower limbs and spine are not fully developed, the standing posture should not be too long, you can gradually extend the toddler time.
Bringing baby utensils should be standardized
pram
Babies of different ages are suitable for different strollers, generally 0-8 months, the baby's lumbar strength is not enough, try to choose a flat stroller; After 8-14 months, you can choose a stroller that sits up or reclins.
Lumbar stool
The lumbar stool is a "parenting artifact" for our parents to free their hands, but pay attention to the lumbar stool cushion should not be too narrow, so as not to make the baby's hip joint not supported.
In addition, pay attention to the safety protection design of the lumbar stool, and pay attention to strengthening the protection of the neck and back of the young baby, so as not to affect the development of the spine and lumbar spine.