How to prevent newborns from tilting their heads when sleeping

You may always see that many people have different head shapes in life. Some people have a flat back of their head, while others have a slightly tilted head. All of these are closely related to sleeping in childhood. Many parents realize this and want to ask how to prevent newborns from tilting their heads when sleeping. This is very useful. Let me introduce it to you below. I hope my introduction can help you.

1. Change your sleeping position frequently

The first three months of a baby's life is a critical period for shaping its head. From the first day the baby is born, the mother should get used to changing the baby's sleeping position frequently to keep the force on both sides of the baby's head evenly distributed. Avoid keeping your baby in the same sleeping position often, especially during the day.

Tip: Sleeping on the baby's stomach can make the baby's head rounder and prevent the baby from choking on spilled milk. However, when sleeping on the baby's stomach, the toys, pillows, and bedding around the crib may block the baby's nose and cause suffocation. If you let your baby sleep on his stomach, do not use a pillow for him, the bed should not be too soft, and do not put stuffed toys on the bed.

2. Put some suitable items under your head

Newborn babies do not need pillows or shaping pillows before 3 months old, as this can easily cause the baby's neck to bend and cause breathing difficulties. At this time, the mother can put some soft cotton wool or a pure cotton towel (folded into a rectangular block) under the baby's head to relieve the pressure on the head.

3. Choose a baby mattress

A baby mattress is a mattress used by children under one year old. Because babies grow and develop particularly rapidly at this stage, which is the most vigorous stage of growth and development in a person's life, and babies' bodies are relatively soft, so if you are not careful, it can easily lead to developmental problems. Therefore, the mattresses used by babies should have higher standards and be different from those used by adults. In developed countries such as Europe and the United States, the concept of baby mattresses is already widely known. Its biggest function is to greatly reduce the skull deformation of babies with tilted or flat heads before 6 months old.

Tip: Mom can also make a small pillow by herself, the height only needs to be 3-4cm. The pillow should not be too soft, it should be sweat-absorbent and breathable. The outside should be made of pure cotton soft cloth, and the inside can be filled with buckwheat husks, tea leaves, reed catkins, kapok, etc.

3. Change positions frequently

Due to their nature, babies will turn their heads towards their mother when she is feeding them, and they are generally accustomed to facing their mother when they sleep. In order not to affect the development of the baby's skull, the mother should frequently change positions or turn around when sleeping with the baby.

Give your baby proper calcium and vitamin D supplements

In order to promote the baby's bone development, the mother can give the baby appropriate supplements of calcium and vitamin D, let the baby get more sun, etc.

In addition, mom and dad can place some toys on the left and right sides of the baby's bed. When the baby is lying on the bed, mom and dad can chat, talk and coax the baby to sleep on one side. If the baby has gradually gotten used to sleeping on one side, parents should correct it in time, such as by making the light brighter on the side opposite to where the baby sleeps or by putting some small toys on one side. The baby will then be able to sleep on any side, and parents don't have to worry about the baby getting a flat head.

It is believed that a newborn baby is not fully developed in all aspects of its body, and its head shape is also developed slowly in life. Therefore, parents’ care for their children plays a great role in life. The above article introduces in detail how to prevent newborns from tilting their heads when sleeping. This is the only way to be responsible for the health of your children.