Regarding the baby's growth and development, the old people often say that there is a formula of "three turns, six sitting, seven rolling and eight crawling", which has certain scientific basis, but three months ago, the first skill that the baby learned was "looking up".
In life, we often see such a scene: when the baby is just full moon, anxious parents let the baby lie on the bed, holding something in front of the baby to tease the baby and make the baby look up, but it is very dangerous.
So when do you start training your baby to look up? Next, let's learn the secret about the baby's head.
Regularity of looking up: Is it normal for the baby to look up? Just like a small tree growing up, a baby's development is a natural process, and so is "looking up". Only when the cervical vertebrae, ligaments and muscles develop to a certain extent will the baby "look up".
However, you can't train your baby to look up too early, which will easily cause damage to your baby's muscles and ligaments, which is not conducive to your baby's health. Generally speaking, the development of the baby's ability to "look up" has such a law:
? 1.5-2 months: I have a sense of looking up and will look up at things.
At this stage, the baby will consciously look up, and most babies can look up when they are prone.
? 3 months: Most babies can look up 45 degrees when they are prone.
By this month, the physiological curvature of the baby's cervical vertebra is gradually formed, and you will find that the baby can touch the bed surface with his elbow to support him and keep his body balanced. The head can also be raised well, forming a large angle with the bed surface, and can be kept for a long time, and can also be rotated left and right.
At this time, if parents tease their baby with toys, the baby will turn to look at you, and it will be cute with interaction.
? 4 months: Most babies look up 90 degrees when they are prone.
At this age, the baby's head can basically be lifted for a long time, and the angle with the bed surface can also be fixed at 90 degrees. If the baby's head was still wobbly before, it would be very stable by four months.
Abnormal situation: the baby looks up "too early" or too late, which may be abnormal signals. Earlier, I introduced the law of baby's head-up and the development of "baby's head-up ability" under normal circumstances, but some babies do not belong to these situations and look up too early or too late.
1. Look up early
As parents, everyone wants their baby to be better than other babies. For "baby development", the sooner the better. It is often heard that some old people say that their babies will look up in a month, and even hold the ability to sit and stand, which is smarter than other children. But is this really smart?
Not exactly. On the contrary, there are potential health risks.
If the baby looks up too early, it is likely that the nervous system is abnormal, even children with cerebral palsy, because the muscle tension of such a baby is often higher than that of ordinary people.
Ma Jing suggested:
In this case, parents must carefully observe whether the baby has other abnormalities in daily life, such as clenching fists, holding thumbs in fists, stiff limbs and unnatural expressions. If you have these manifestations, you must take your baby to see a doctor to avoid delaying your baby's treatment because you are self-righteous.
Look up too late
Under normal circumstances, when the baby is 3-4 months old, the head is relatively stable, but some babies are more than 4 months old and the angle between the head and the bed is still very small. Some babies will swing from side to side for a short time. At this time, we should consider these special circumstances to help the baby check.
The baby is overweight.
Six months ago, the baby's food was mainly breast milk and milk powder. Some treasure moms think that the baby is cute when it is fat, regardless of the baby's absorption or even overfeeding, which is actually very unfavorable to the baby's health.
As parents, we must put a correct attitude and understanding, as long as the baby's weight and height are within the normal range, overfeeding is not allowed; At the same time, the baby's obesity will also make it difficult for the baby to look up, so pay special attention.
2 The baby is calcium deficient.
Some babies, because of calcium deficiency, affect bone development and lead to "looking up late".
Generally speaking, babies within 6 months don't need special calcium supplementation, but vitamin D should be supplemented, because the lack of vitamin D will directly affect the absorption of calcium.
In addition to vitamin D supplementation every day, it's spring, and you can take your baby out to bask in the sun when the weather is better.
③ dysplasia
In addition to the first two cases, the baby looks up late, which may also be caused by "abnormal development", so we should also pay attention to excluding whether there is a problem with the baby's development.
Training method: In life, how do parents train their babies to look up? Although the baby's head-up is a natural development process, it also needs the scientific guidance and training of parents. In life, parents can train their babies to look up through these two methods.
1, prone method
Before the baby is 2 months old, you can let the baby lie prone, that is, train the baby to look up.
Method 1: Let the baby lie on the bed, pay attention to put his hands under his body, and parents tease him with his favorite toys in front of the baby;
Method 2: Parents can also put one palm up and put it under the baby's chin, then slowly pull it out and repeat it several times, and the baby will slowly look up.
Ma Jing warns:
No matter which method you use to train your baby, you should pay attention to the fact that the training time should not be too long; After the training, let the baby turn over and lie flat, and then massage the baby's back properly, which can relieve the tension in the back. The second method, vertical grip.
After the baby is 2 months old, you can also help the baby train to look up by holding the baby vertically every time you feed.
Be sure to hold your baby's head when you burp, so as to avoid the baby's head shaking back and forth due to insufficient neck strength; The mother's face can be attached to the baby's head, which is not only safe, but also can better convey the love for the baby.
When helping your baby train to look up, no matter which method you choose, you should do it when your baby is not hungry, sleepy and in good mental state, and pay attention to the interaction with your baby. And parents should not be too "eager for success", patiently help their baby train, and the baby will give you unexpected surprises.