How to lay a newborn baby on his tummy

Newborns know nothing right after they are born, and their language and movement abilities need guidance from their parents so that they can learn to do some activities. For example, the first words a baby learns to say are usually "daddy" or "mom", which has a lot to do with the guidance of his parents in his ears every day. Similarly, it is a learning process for the baby to roll over, lie on his stomach, sit, stand up, etc. First, let's understand how to let the newborn lie on his stomach.

1. Babies can lie on their stomachs. However, newborn babies have large heads, which makes it difficult for them to turn their heads flexibly. Therefore, when the baby is lying on his stomach, there must be a family member to look after him. When the baby is feeding, milk often enters the stomach mixed with air, and the baby's intestines move quickly. After feeding, the baby should rest for about an hour. If he can lie on his stomach, some air can float up with the gentle pressure and squeeze out of the intestine, which can effectively reduce intestinal pressure and eliminate flatulence.

2. Lying on your stomach can also exercise the muscles and coordination of the entire neck, back, thighs, and calves, which is beneficial for turning over and crawling training. When lying on their tummy, babies will have a completely different perspective to explore the world. Accepting more external stimulation is beneficial to the baby's intellectual development.

3. Place the baby's arms in front of his chest, closer to his neck. You can relax your hands a little and slowly adjust them to a comfortable position for him. You can also let him lie on your legs first and then let him lie on the bed by himself, take your time.

4. Use objects to assist training. We can use some bedding to assist children's training, for example, we can put a pillow under the baby's arms. Then, bend the baby's arms and place them on the baby's chest so that the baby can lie comfortably.

5. When the baby is training to lie on his stomach, you must pay attention to safety, because the baby is not very good at turning his head. Therefore, we should actively tilt the baby's head to the sides instead of turning the head from bottom to prevent the baby's nose from being blocked and causing danger. For young babies, it is very beneficial to massage them frequently. If conditions permit, we can massage the baby every day. In this way, the baby's physical sensitivity will be greatly improved. Moreover, it is also a good idea to train the baby to lie on his stomach while being massaged.

6. When we train the baby to lie on his stomach, we can generally start from the time the baby is one month old and let the baby play on his stomach, but there is no need to deliberately let the baby do some difficult movements, because the baby's body's natural development is not enough.

7. Starting from the second month of your baby's life, you can let her lie on the bed and practice lifting her head. This can help train the strength of this part of her muscles. However, don't do it for too long. You can do it one hour after the baby drinks milk to prevent her from spitting up milk.