I believe that the mothers have found that for a period of time after the baby was born, his two small hands are tightly clasped. Some mothers will wonder why his little hand does not extend, in fact, this is a normal physiological phenomenon of the baby. Generally speaking, babies within 0-3 months, their brain nervous system is very imperfect, can not control the hand muscles, and the strength of the skeletal contraction muscles is greater than the stretching force, so we will see the phenomenon of their hands clenched. After the baby reaches 3 months of development, the strength between the two tends to be balanced, and at this time they can control the contraction and extension of the hand.
However, if the baby is still clenching his fist after 4 months, it is likely that there is a problem with his brain nervous system, at this time, the parent should often break his small fist, and then massage his palm, which will bring more stimulation to the cerebral cortex and promote better development of his nerves. Otherwise, at 6 months, the baby still clenches his fists, which will affect the fine motor development of the hands in the future, such as the grasp of the hands, and when it is serious, it will also affect the future life, so the mother must pay attention!
How do I help my baby open a small fist?
1. Let the baby try to grasp things
Generally speaking, the baby has a grip reflex in 1-2 months after birth, and if you touch his small hand with your hand, he will grasp it tightly, but this is the baby's unconscious grasp. By the time the baby is about 4 months old, they have formed a conscious grip, at this time, the mother can prepare some colorful toys to attract him to grasp, such as hand grabbing the ball, and then stimulate him to extend the small hand. However, the weight of the hand grab ball is lighter, so that the baby can easily grasp it, even if it falls on the face will not feel pain. It should also be noted that babies like to bite things, and the material of the hand grab ball is best to choose bottle-grade soft glue, which does not contain harmful ingredients such as BPA, is non-toxic and tasteless, so that the baby is safer to bite.
2. Draw a circle in the palm of your baby's hand
Usually, the mother can gently open the baby's small palm, and then use the thumb to draw a circle in the palm of the hand, and then massage and knead each of his fingers from the base of the finger to the fingertip, so that the baby's hand muscles will gradually relax, and slowly he will open the small hand by himself.
What are the benefits of helping your baby open his fists early?
1. Better recognize new things
After the baby's small hand is opened, he can use his small hand to touch and touch things, and better explore and recognize the new things around him.
2. It helps the development of the brain
Baby's hand movements need to rely on the regulation of brain nerves, after opening their hands, they can better grasp things, so that the cerebral cortex will be exposed to more external stimuli, and the brain will develop better.
Opening the baby's small hand in time is of great help to his cognition of new things and the development of the brain, so the mother must pay more attention.
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