Every time it comes to the baby’s sleeping posture and head shape, young parents are always deadlocked with the older generation.
Old people take children and like to sleep flat heads for newborns. In their view, this shape is the best to look at. However, the times have changed and the aesthetics has also changed. There are even some rumors that children’s flat heads will have other bad effects. Is this really the case?
Today, let’s listen to a mother’s struggle with [flat head].
My mother slept me flat-headed, and she was very proud of it.
The back of my head is very flat, as if it were as practical as a chopping board.
I ran to ask my mother, who has many years of experience in sleeping flat heads, why do you want to do this to me, who is young and beautiful?
Whether mahjong is not good to play or melon seeds are not good to eat, I have to sleep my successfully evolved head back before liberation!
I saw my mother stand out her chest and raise her head, her complexion was ruddy, and her eyes flashed to tell me:
The head is flat like a rattle, how beautiful!
Sure enough, is the aesthetics of the older generation easily experienced by our mortal-eyed fairies with 36D?
Now the girl can not only tie a pair of braided hair, but also tie a ponytail and shoulder-length hair. At this moment, the round head obviously looks better!
Why don’t you give Eva a flat head?
Many Ma Ma Ma have asked me very anxiously:
Why can’t you give your child a flat head? Is it because flat head affects brain development? Is it because flat head will affect eyesight?
Many newborns have irregular heads, and their parents are very nervous. In fact, there is no need.
Why does the baby have an irregular head shape? There is the influence of natural labor canal squeezing and the baby sleeps on his back in one posture for a long time, resulting in changes in head shape.
Postural head shape abnormalities will not affect the baby’s intelligence. Although the baby’s head is flat in some places, it will not damage the brain substance.
There is only one reason why I don’t want to sleep flat for Eva, and that is: ugly!
If you don’t want your baby to sleep like a flat head, you can usually use manual intervention:
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Supine is the most recommended sleeping posture, but parents can change the orientation of the baby’s face from time to time.
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Occasionally adjust the crib to change the rest position of the baby.
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Holding the baby when he is awake can also reduce the pressure on the head.
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Use sound and toys to attract the baby to move his head.
Can I use a styled pillow? Not recommended.
Do not put pillows and especially soft items under your head, and do not recommend using shaping helmets.
Avoid sleeping flat head, the big trick is-Tummy Time!
Tummy Time
Ladies, folks? Tummy Time can be trained from birth.
The following picture shows the fat sister for more than a month? ? (Don’t bow your head, the crown will fall)
There are many benefits of lying prone. Now let’s introduce Tummy Time ceremoniously.
1. What is Tummy Time?
Tummy Time is simply the time to let the baby lie prone.
It must be carried out under the condition that the baby is awake and adults monitor the whole process.
The baby’s arms are bent under his chest, which helps the baby’s elbow push hard to the mat below to lift his upper body.
Flying for more than three months? ? (A real warrior dares to look up and face the bleak life).
2. Why Tummy Time?
It is a common understanding that babies should lie down and sleep, which can reduce the probability of sudden infant death.
But it is also gray to let the baby have a certain amount of time to lie prone! Chang! Heavy! Yes! Yes!
Lie prone can exercise the muscles of the baby’s neck and upper body, preparing for the next step of turning over, sitting up, crawling, standing and other development.
In addition, lying prone can ease the baby’s flat head when lying down and sleeping, reduce the flat area of the head, and help shape the perfect head shape.
Another attractive advantage for the baby-basking fanatic is that babies look better when they take photos on their stomach.
When lying prone, the child’s whole little face will appear very three-dimensional and vivid, and his eyes will be completely open, making him brighter and more vivid.
On the road to basking in children, there are hidden unknown scheming knowledge points everywhere. Learn well!
3. Tummy Time Tips
The baby’s Tummy Time is best carried out on a relatively flat and hard plane, or on an adult’s chest, so that it can face the baby’s four eyes and forcibly increase intimacy.
Tummy Time can chat and sing with the baby, or use toys to attract her attention and make her look up. When she looks up safely, encourage her to practice turning her head and look at the scenery around.
When starting Tummy Time, you can help the baby by holding her shoulder with both hands to fix her arm, or by pressing her little ass to tilt her head like a seesaw.
You can buy such a small cushion to put under your baby.
Feifei and his sister usually have Tummy Time on our hard sofa and his game mat. The big bed is relatively soft and cannot be used. It is not recommended.
In the first three months of Feifei, he often lay prone on his father’s chest, looked up and could see his father’s face and interact with him.
Dad’s chest is broad and hard, but it doesn’t matter. What matters is that dad’s chest is a Ma Pingchuan.
4. Time and frequency of Tummy Time
Babies should start Tummy Time from the first day they leave the hospital and return home.
10 ~ 15 times a day, each time for a few minutes, and when the baby gets older and the head gets stronger, the time can be gradually increased.
After the baby is full, don’t let the baby lie prone immediately, so as not to increase stomach pressure and cause vomiting.
I am a staunch supporter of Tummy Time. Feifei and Fat Sister have very good head shapes. Both of them crawl for more than five months and crawl for more than six months.
Ladies, folks, pay attention, pay attention!
When the baby cannot turn over, the side sleep must be carried out under the supervision of adults. Otherwise, the child is easy to cover his nose and mouth face down, or simply lie flat on his back and his head on his side.
I wish babies all over the world a good head shape, refuse to rattle and return my round head!