Many careful mothers will find that when the baby sleeps, the sleeping posture is very strange. They always hold their small hands and feel like "surrender". If you help your baby take back his little hand, he will pucker his mouth and frown and slowly lift it up again.
Why do babies have this strange sleeping posture?
It turns out that this is related to the baby's muscle strength. Li Qiuping, Director of the Super Premature Infant Intensive Care Unit of Bayi Children's Hospital affiliated to the Army General Hospital, said that we have two states of muscle control: "flexor" and "extensor". When Baobao was born, the strength of the flexor muscles was dominant. The muscles liked to "bend", and the arms and legs would bend, showing a sleeping posture of raising hands and bending legs. As the baby develops slowly, for example, the extensor muscle group will become stronger after 2-3 months, and the change of sleeping posture will always alternate between "flexion" and "extension". After one year old, the strength development of the extensor and flexor muscles tends to be consistent, and the two forces are balanced, so the child's sleeping position will be more natural. Therefore, parents do not need to deliberately "correct" the baby and adjust the sleeping position, which is a very normal phenomenon.
Now the spring cold is not over, and the indoor temperature is low, so many mothers worry that this "surrender" sleeping posture will freeze the baby's arms. "At this time, you can choose one-piece clothes or sleeping bags so that the baby can move freely without feeling cold, and parents don't have to worry about the baby moving around during sleep and being accidentally covered by blankets, quilts, etc.", said Li Qiuping, "But it is not recommended to use candle bags, because long-term candle bags will affect the development of the baby's hip joint, which is easy to lead to dislocation of the hip joint".
Li Qiuping reminded that children are recommended to sleep on their back before they are 1 year old, but not on their stomach to avoid suffocation. Because his muscles are not well developed and he cannot roll over, the pressure on his jaw will increase and affect the smooth airway. If the baby lies prone on a soft mattress, there is also a risk of suffocation, so lying prone is generally not recommended when the baby sleeps. Of course, if the baby is unwell, with grunts and stomach discomfort, it will be more comfortable to sleep on his stomach under the care of his parents; Or when your baby is playing, you can let him lie down for a while to exercise his back muscles and prepare him for turning over in the future.
Let the baby lie on his side to avoid the danger of breathing caused by vomiting. however If the baby sleeps at night or lies on its side without parental care for a long time, it is very likely that the baby will roll into a prone position and cause suffocation.
In addition, some sudden infant deaths are related to sleep, so parents should pay special attention. When the baby is sleeping, it is better not to have other things in the cradle, such as plush toys, blankets, towels, etc., to avoid covering the baby's mouth and nose, causing suffocation. The baby's strength is very small. If it is unlucky to be covered, it will not have a great struggle and will soon lose consciousness, causing tragedy. (Reporter Ren Xuan)
