Can a newborn baby be rocked?

When a newborn is crying, parents like to hold the baby and rock him back and forth, but this method is actually not a good one. Because such shaking will have a certain impact on the child's brain. At this time, the child's brain bones are relatively soft, especially the fontanelle has not completely closed. If the shaking is a little bit violent, it may cause substantial harm to the child. We must pay attention to this aspect.

Can a newborn baby be rocked?

Most parents like to hold and rock their children to sleep. In fact, this causes great damage to the baby's brain. During infancy, the baby's brain is immature, just like a half-full bottle of water. They cannot be held and rocked to sleep. Parents, please pay attention. Jaundice should be taken seriously by parents. They should let their children get more sun exposure. If the jaundice does not go away, they should seek medical attention in time. If the jaundice does not go away and medical treatment is not sought in time, it is likely to develop into kernicterus, causing permanent damage to the baby's brain.

When the baby is just born, he should be fed some glucose water to speed up the excretion of jaundice. Now, as a parent of two children, I sincerely hope to help some parents take good care of their babies. If the baby is not healthy, three generations of the family will be uneasy. I hope some young parents with babies can read more parenting books when they are free. This will be helpful to the parents and also good for the children.

How to hold a newborn

1. Hand support method: Use your left hand to support the baby's back, neck, and head, and your right hand to support his little butt and waist. This method is often used to pick up and put down the baby from the bed.

2. Wrist holding method: Place the baby's head in the crook of your left arm, protect the baby's head with your elbow, protect the back and waist with your left wrist and left hand, extend your right forearm over the baby to protect the baby's legs, and support the baby's buttocks and waist with your right hand. This method is a more commonly used posture.

3. Don’t hold your baby vertically: a newborn’s head accounts for 1/4 of its total length. When holding the baby upright, the weight of the baby's head is entirely on the cervical spine. When the baby is 1-2 months old, the neck muscles are not fully developed and are weak. This incorrect holding posture should be used to prevent damage to the baby's spine. These injuries are not easy to detect at the time, but may affect the child's future growth and development. Therefore, it is not advisable to hold the baby in a straight vertical position.

4. Don’t hold the child for too long: People’s love for their children has reached an unparalleled level. They don’t kiss or love their children enough, so they start holding the child just a few days after the child is born. Little do people know that this practice violates the natural laws of infant growth and development and is harmful rather than beneficial to the child.