The posture of holding the baby at all stages, after the child is born, parents need to do some research on how to take care of the baby, especially the posture of holding the baby. There are suitable baby-hugging postures at different stages. Let's tell you the baby-hugging postures at various stages.
Baby-holding posture at all stages 1 7 correct baby-holding posture
It is safest for a baby within 3 months to hug like this.
Babies within 3 months, no matter what posture they hold, holding their heads is the key.
Because the 3-month-old baby can't support the weight of the head for a long time because the neck and back muscles are still well developed, the key to holding the baby within 3 months is to hold the baby's head.
The first posture: cradle hug (horizontal hug)
The cradle-holding method is most suitable for babies within 3 months to sleep and nurse. It is a simple and convenient posture.
Unlock posture: first hold the baby's neck with one hand, hold the baby's ass with the other hand, hold the baby with both hands, and then adjust it so that the baby's head and neck just lie in your arms, so that the baby is very comfortable.
The second posture: face to face.
Mother and baby face to face, this posture can maintain good communication with the baby, and you can also gently shake the baby in front of you to make the baby more relaxed and happy.
Posture unlock: hold the baby's head and neck with one hand and the baby's ass with the other. You can gently shake the baby. This is a necessary trick to put the baby to sleep.
The third way: airplane hug (also called belly hug)
This kind of hug is most suitable for babies who have just drunk milk and have flatulence.
Detailed explanation of posture: turn the baby over to the arm, hold the baby's head and neck with the palm of your hand, clamp your legs in your arm and burp gently, which can effectively relieve the baby's colic and flatulence.
However, this posture requires arm strength. At this time, dad finally has a place to use, but we must pay attention to the safety of the baby.
The baby after 3 months can hold it like this.
After 3 months, when the baby can't sit alone, it is still necessary to protect the head and neck. Babies can sit still independently and need to protect their backs.
The fourth posture: vertical hug
Many people are wondering if a 3-month-old baby can hold it upright. Actually, you can, as long as you protect your baby's cervical spine.
First, let the baby lie on his chest, hold his head with one hand, and make sure his eyes are higher than the shoulders of adults with the other hand.
Finally, pay attention to protect the baby's head and neck, and observe not to block the baby's nose.
Generally, the vertical hug time should not be too long, just ten minutes.
The fifth way: hello to hug.
Curious baby wants him to know what is happening around him, so this kind of hug is the most appropriate.
Posture unlock: Let your baby lean back on your chest, hold your baby's ass with one hand and wrap the other hand around your baby's chest to prevent your baby from leaning forward.
The sixth way: knee style
This way, as far as I know, is the best way to sit and hold the baby, and it is also suitable for the baby to eat with a bottle.
Unlocking posture: First, make sure the sitting posture is comfortable, hold the baby's head and neck with both hands, lie flat or at a certain angle, and swing gently.
The seventh way: air guitar hug
This kind of hug is very suitable for the emotional communication between father and son, so that the baby can lie in his father's broad arms and be full of happiness.
Unlocking posture: put your baby's back on your chest, and the baby will lie on his side, with his arms bent to protect his head and neck.
Three wrong ways to hold a newborn.
1, pick up the baby directly from the baby's ribs:
The newborn baby's neck is still very fragile, and it has not developed to the point where it can stand up. This kind of hug will definitely cause great damage to the neck, and the baby will involuntarily look back.
2. Shake the baby hard:
Shake the baby dizzy, and the baby will develop the habit of not shaking and not sleeping. It is ok to walk around with your baby in your arms, which is equivalent to exercise.
3, holding the baby for too long:
Except when feeding, holding the baby for less than 10 minutes will affect the baby's sleep and rest, and it will also cause the mother's hand to get "mother's hand". This is a kind of wrist tendinitis, which has been experienced by mothers in some communities, and it took a long time to be cured by acupuncture.
In fact, among so many methods, the most important thing is not to hurt the baby's delicate head and neck. Be sure to remember, don't just hold a baby under two months. It is best to hold the baby horizontally for the first 2-3 months after birth, and control the time according to the actual situation of the baby. Generally, after half a year old, the baby can hold it casually, but it is still necessary to master the strength and pay attention to safety.
Baby hugs at different stages 2 Babies at different months have different hugs.
When you are a newborn, hold your baby in your arms. Because the baby is weak, the small neck can't stand up. The baby's upper body should be at a certain angle with his mother's legs, but not too upright.
2 ~ 3 months old baby, horizontal hug, semi-recumbent position (head high and feet low)
At this time, it is necessary to give priority to the way of holding. Because the baby's neck muscle function has not developed well at this time, the mother can hold the baby's head and neck with one hand and put the other hand between his back and buttocks to make the baby feel safe, comfortable and secure. In order to protect your baby's back and neck, you can put your baby's head on an adult's shoulder or chest.
Vertical hug for adults: Because the newborn's head accounts for a quarter of the whole body, its neck can't support the weight of the head when choosing vertical hug, so hold the baby's head and back when holding vertically.
4 ~ 5 months old baby, from semi-lying position to vertical hug.
At this point, the baby's head can be initially upright, but the support of the neck and back muscles is not enough, and it can gradually change from a horizontal hug dominated by the waist to a vertical hug. This can provide the baby with space for his body, hands and head to rotate freely, so that he can have a broader vision and the possibility of independent activities.
When holding vertically, the child can face the adult, sit on one forearm of the adult, rest his back and head on the adult's chest, and hold the child's hips forward with the other hand.
When the baby can hold vertically, there are many ways to hold.
Babies over 6 months can try all kinds of hugs.
When the baby is sleepy, he lies in his mother's arms. When he is awake, he can hold it upright outside, and when he is in a bad mood, he can hold it upright inside.
When the baby can hold vertically, there are many ways to hold.
Different ways to hold a baby.
1, standing posture keeping method
The baby's head has not been fixed in the neonatal period, so it is not recommended to use standing posture often. But after the full moon to three months, there are many advantages to adopting this posture:
Train your baby's head and neck function.
Let the baby's vision be broader.
Can enhance the interaction between mom and dad and the baby.
If the baby has just finished nursing, this hug can make the baby exhausted. Using this method, it should be noted that the mother's hands should hold the baby's buttocks and the back of the head and neck for not too long, so as not to make the baby tremble and fear.
2. Sitting in Buddha's arms
Let the baby face forward and turn his back to his mother. Put one hand between his legs and the other hand on his chest. At this point, he no longer needs someone to hold his head. The 3-month-old baby is very smart. The advantages of this method are:
It allows the baby to see what is in front of him, instead of looking at his parents' faces all the time.
Expand your baby's vision and look straight at what's in front of you.
Protect the baby's head and neck, it is not strong enough.
3. Leaping method
If a 3-month-old baby feels uncomfortable sitting, let him ride on your crotch and he will adjust his position himself. When the baby feels unsafe, he will hold you tightly. The advantages of the straddle-type pole-holding method are:
Exercise your baby's sitting ability and strengthen your waist strength.
Can protect the baby, so that the baby has a solid dependence.
4. Swing grip
The mother holds the baby in her hands, and the baby swings back and forth with her face up. If he likes, he can swing him higher and higher. The advantages of holding a child like this:
Exercise your baby's sense of balance.
This swing is also a good way to coax the baby.
5. Aircraft maintenance method
The baby's face is down, and mom and dad hold the baby's abdomen with their hands and let the baby swing back and forth like an airplane. The advantages of this method are:
Strengthen the baby's sense of balance, so that he will not be too afraid of hanging and other behaviors.
Let the baby look at the world from another angle and look down at the objects under him.
6. Riding grip method
/kloc-A 0/2-month-old baby can sit on his parents' shoulders, make him taller than you, and see everything around him from a height, and he will feel very excited. The advantages of this retention method are:
Let the baby observe things from a height and further expand his horizons.
Increase parent-child interaction and let the baby feel the support of mom and dad.
Baby-holding posture at each stage 3 Common misunderstandings of novice parents
1, don't hold the baby's head and neck.
Many parents will take extra care to hold their baby's ass or waist when holding their baby, but ignore the fragile neck.
The newborn's head accounts for 1/4 of the whole body, and their neck muscles are not fully developed and weak.
When picking up the baby, the weight of the small head will all be pressed on the cervical vertebra. If the adult's hand is not given good auxiliary support, it may cause damage to the baby's spine.
These injuries were not easy to find at that time, but they may affect the child's future growth and development.
2. Shake and sleep while holding the baby.
Many parents like to hold their babies and gently shake them to sleep. Even crying babies can fall asleep quickly under this "rhythm".
In fact, this way of "holding and shaking" is not suitable for sleeping. It seems that the baby falls asleep quickly, but most of them wake up as soon as they are put on the bed, which is not good for developing good sleep habits.
When the baby is awake, it is a good opportunity for parent-child interaction to hold and shake it gently. If the baby likes this way, be sure to pay attention to the degree of shaking.
3. Holding the baby in one posture for a long time
The baby is soft and sticky, and when it is held up, it will lean against the arms of adults. Although this scene is very sweet, it should not be too long.
Holding for a long time will limit the baby's activities, which will affect the normal development in the long run. If you use the incorrect posture of holding your baby, it will even hurt your baby's delicate bones.
For example, when holding a baby horizontally, the baby's thigh will naturally face the inside of the adult's arm, and then the baby's hip joint will not be in its original position, which may cause the problem of hip dysplasia in the long run.
In fact, there are many correct ways to hold a baby, and adults can try several more.
Three correct baby-holding postures are most recommended.
1, cradle hug
Cradle hug is very common and suitable for babies. It can make the baby's body basically on a plane, and the head will be slightly higher than the body, which will not affect the baby's breathing.
Parents bend one arm first, let the baby rest his head on the elbow of this arm, then hold the baby's back with the small arm, and the other hand helps hold the baby's ass from below.
2. airplane hug
Aircraft hug is very suitable for helping the baby to relieve discomfort such as colic, but because this posture is to hold the baby in turn, it needs someone with stronger arms, such as dad.
Let the baby lie on his father's forearm and his limbs droop naturally. Then his father holds the baby's back from above with his other hand to help fix it.
3, vertical hug
This method is mostly used for babies with strong spinal strength after 2 ~ 3 months. When the baby has finished breastfeeding, or when the baby is crying, you can hold the baby vertically to appease it.
When holding a baby vertically, parents usually stand, put one hand around the baby, hold his waist and back, and let the baby's whole body lean against the adult for support. Then put the other hand on the baby's shoulder and hold the baby's neck.
Will vertical hug hurt the spine? Rumors!
Seeing this, some parents may wonder: vertical hug is not a misunderstanding of holding the baby, won't it hurt the spine?
In fact, as long as the vertical posture is correct, it will not hurt the baby's spine.
There is no mention of "no vertical hugs" or "harmful vertical hugs" in the relevant domestic guidelines, and many authoritative medical institutions in the world have not criticized or opposed the vertical hugs of newborns or even babies.
On the contrary, the American Academy of Pediatrics Parenting Encyclopedia also encourages burping children by holding them vertically, which effectively reduces children's milk spilling and spitting.
In addition, in addition to vertical hugs, it is also recommended to "let the baby sit, pat and burp". If the vertical hug will hurt the spine, wouldn't it be more unreasonable to let the child sit?