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Every move of a newborn after birth will always attract the mother's special attention, for fear that the baby will be hurt because of her carelessness, but sometimes the mother just doesn't understand A certain behavior of the baby always wants to change, and the result is a joke.
Some time ago, a new mother in the circle of friends posted a message:
I don't understand why my baby always likes to raise his hands when he sleeps, how cold his arms are when he sleeps in this winter, I have been doing it again and again Put your arms under the quilt and they will break free after a while, how strange!
Indeed, careful mothers will find this phenomenon. All newborns seem to have experienced " pre-job training ", and sleeps in the same posture - raise your hands. For this reason, the mother is very puzzled, is the baby tired to sleep with his hands up all the time? In the eyes of the mother, this sleeping position of surrender seems a little abnormal, so there must be something wrong with the baby!
In fact, mothers really worry too much. "Sleep with hands raised" is a normal phenomenon, and it is also the innate self-protection ability of babies. Naturally, there is a certain truth. After seeing the secret of the sleeping position of the baby's head shape, you can rest assured.
"Raise your hand to sleep" is a baby's protection mechanism? The secret of the baby surrendering to the sleeping position, the mother must master
puts his hands up to sleep, in fact, the baby has many factors to consider:
can keep the balance on both sides of the body and avoid the "rollover" caused by the unstable center of gravity of the body, causing the danger of suffocation.
Second, this posture can occupy more territory and expand your safe area, so that you don't have to worry about your parents pressing you.
The third person When we are in danger, we always put our hands on our heads subconsciously. This is the instinctive reaction of human beings. With both hands on the sides of the head, there will be a full sense of security, and these are a kind of self-protection response.
It is important to know that the baby has lived in the mother's belly for 10 months. As the gestational age continues to increase, the baby's activity space will become smaller and smaller, and the baby will grow over time Just curl up. After the birth of
, the baby got rid of the small space he lived in before, and found that his hands could be stretched out. This feeling is simply too wonderful for the baby, They can finally open their hands to embrace this brand new world . Therefore, sleeping with raised hands is also a manifestation of letting go of the self, and they are gradually adapting to the environment in which they live.
) "Raise your hands to sleep" makes the baby feel the most comfortable and at ease.
It is not difficult for mothers to find that when the baby is asleep, the hands will be placed on both sides of the head naturally, which looks very natural. In fact, the human body is in a very relaxed state during sleep. At this time, the brain will send out a signal that allows the human body to sleep in the most natural and comfortable position.
Therefore, this is a subconscious behavior of the baby, and it is also a manifestation of better brain development.On the contrary, if parents repeatedly adjust the baby's sleep, this will interfere with them, but it will also affect the child's sleep quality .
Faced with the baby's surrendered sleeping position, how should the mother cope with it?
Baby sleeping with hands raised is a kind of primitive reflex ability, and it is also a manifestation of the baby's undeveloped nervous system. With the continuous development of the baby's body, surrender The sleeping position will gradually disappear, and slowly change like an adult.
Knowing the secret of the baby's surrender to the sleeping position, mothers can put their hearts in their stomachs, but a new problem has appeared:
Because the baby's hands are far away from the heart, the blood circulation is relatively slow, and this position sleeps for a long time It is easy to catch cold, can you force their hands under the quilt?
In response to this problem, mothers must remember not to forcibly change the baby's sleeping position, which will not only be detrimental to the baby's healthy development, but may also cause unnecessary harm to the baby.
The best way is to put the baby in a sleeping bag or suitable pajamas, so that the baby's hands are in a warm state, which can not only ensure that the baby is not cold, but also let the baby naturally enjoy a comfortable sleeping position, Being able to grow up healthily while sleeping with peace of mind can be said to kill two birds with one stone.
All in all, baby's "surrender to sleep" is not a defect of physical development, but a physiological response that is no longer normal. As long as the baby eats well and sleeps soundly, mothers naturally don't need to worry.
In fact, there are many interesting things in the baby's growth process, all of which need mothers to discover, explore, and gradually accumulate experience in parenting, and gradually become a qualified mother.
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