How to support newborns

The physical health of newborns is an issue that parents are most concerned about. Once a newborn shows any abnormal condition, parents will definitely be very worried. Therefore, we recommend that parents learn more about how to care for newborns in their daily lives. Once a newborn shows any abnormal condition, they should pay attention to it and deal with it in a timely manner. Newborn support and touch is a very good method of infant care. Let’s take a look at the introduction below.

The basic techniques of neonatal massage commonly used in my country are:

The order of touching is first leaning forward and then leaning back, that is, back - forehead - jaw - head - chest - abdomen - upper limbs - lower limbs.

①Back. Place the person being touched in the left side lying position with a small cushion under the chest. The toucher supports the person being touched with his right hand, and pinches both sides of the spine with the thumb and index finger of the left hand, from the buttocks to the neck, in order from top to bottom 12 to 15 times. Place the person in the right side lying position, and then have the person being touched lie prone with the head tilted to one side and both hands flat on the back, massaging from the neck down to the buttocks, and then from the buttocks upward in a circuitous manner, repeating 4 to 6 times.

②Head and face. Use the thumbs of both hands to push from the center of the forehead to both sides - use the thumbs of both hands to slide from the center of the forehead to the outside and upper sides to the earlobes - use the palms of both hands to stroke from the hairline of the forehead to the back of the pillow, and the middle fingers of both hands stop at the mastoid behind the ears.

③Chest. Slide your hands from the upper outside of your chest to your shoulders.

④Abdomen. The toucher uses both hands to draw semicircles in a clockwise direction from the right lower abdomen, upper abdomen, and left lower abdomen of the person being touched. Use the right hand to draw an "L" from the top of the left abdomen of the person being touched, and then draw an inverted "L" from left to right. Use the pads of the index finger, middle finger, and ring finger to slide in a circular motion from the inside to the outside of the two buttocks.

⑤Limbs. The person who is touching grabs one arm of the person being touched with both hands, and gently squeezes it from the upper arm to the wrist alternately, and then rubs and rolls it from top to bottom. The same process is performed on the opposite side and both lower limbs.

⑥Hands and feet. The person who is touching uses the tip of his thumb to push diagonally from the palm of the person being touched, and pinch and pull the joints of the fingers and toes.

In the above article, we introduced something that everyone is very concerned about, that is, the physical health of newborns. We suggest that parents should do more to care for newborns. Newborn support and touching is a scientific method of raising babies. The above article introduces the method of newborn support and touching in detail.