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Baby's sleeping position: supine, lateral, prone, which is the best?
As new mothers and novice parents, we will always encounter many tangled problems in parenting. For example, the baby's sleeping position: Do you sleep on your stomach? Is it better to lie on your side? Or sleep on your back? Every child has his own ideas and favorite sleeping position. Let's analyze it.

1, sleep on your stomach. For the baby, sleeping on his stomach is a safe sleeping position, which can imitate the posture of the fetus in the womb, feel the feeling of sleeping on his stomach, and feel the contact surface between his limbs and the bed, and feel very safe. So many babies like to sleep on their stomachs. But sleeping on your stomach has a worry. Parents will think that it may hinder the baby's breathing.

The answer is that it is not recommended for babies within three months to sleep on their stomach. Because at this time, the baby's limbs have not developed well, and the ability to look up is also very poor. Sleeping on your stomach can easily block the breathing passage and cause suffocation. So to be on the safe side, don't choose to sleep on your stomach when your baby sleeps independently. You can sleep on your stomach for a while when someone is watching.

2. Sleep on your back. When sleeping on your back, your baby's limbs are the most relaxed, and you can move freely without being hindered by pressure, and the pressure on internal organs is the least. It is also convenient for parents to take care of their babies and clearly observe their breathing and sleep.

Therefore, it is recommended that newborns sleep on their backs. From the head shape, the head shape of sleeping on their backs is more round.

3. Sleep on your side. The biggest advantage of sleeping on your side is to prevent spitting and choking. The baby feels safer sleeping on his side, so the baby who will turn over likes sleeping on his side and his muscles are relaxed. Even if you spit milk a little, you won't be choked and will flow out along the corners of your mouth.

But sleeping on the side will cause the baby's head shape to be incomplete, because the baby's head shape is still very soft. Sleeping on your side for a long time will cause your baby's head to be unsightly, skewed, asymmetrical and so on, so don't sleep on your side for a long time.

4. Suggestions on sleeping position.

It is suggested that the baby can sleep alternately in three sleeping positions. Except for sleeping on your stomach three months ago, others can sleep alternately, such as sleeping on your side, trying twice, and sleeping with a small face.