Newborn baby sticks out tongue and blows bubbles

Newborns are the objects of great pity for their parents, especially the cuteness expressed on their tiny faces that instantly melt the parents' hearts. Most newborns will make some cute movements during their growth process. For example, sticking out the tongue is quite common. However, for first-time mothers, they need to have a preliminary understanding of various movements. Let’s take a look at why newborns stick out their tongues and blow bubbles.

Tongue sticking out means baby is healthy

If the baby's frenulum is too short, his tongue will not be able to stick out of his lips, and he will have a "big tongue" when he speaks in the future. Therefore, when parents see your baby can stick out his tongue frequently with you, it means that in addition to his ability to explore the world with his tongue, his tongue is also well developed and is smart, agile and healthy enough. In fact, the baby is showing his parents: I will never have a "big tongue" when I speak in the future!

So, normally mom and dad don't need to worry about their baby. Maybe he is getting familiar with his body organs, maybe he is exploring the world, maybe he is sucking saliva, maybe he is showing off his dexterity. In short, don't worry about him, he will be fine when he grows up.

If your baby sticks out his tongue after 1 year old, it may be zinc deficiency

If your baby still sticks out his tongue frequently after he is one year old, it may be a sign of zinc deficiency.

Children frequently stick out their tongues because of their parents

If the baby still sticks out his tongue frequently when he is 2-3 years old, it is very likely that he learned it from his parents. Parents should first review whether they often stick out their tongue in front of their baby.

If your baby still can't control his tongue and keeps sticking it out after he is three years old, parents should pay attention, as this may be a precursor to tics in their child.

Tics are generally divided into two types based on clinical manifestations: motor tics and vocal tics. 1. Vocal tics: In fact, it is a twitch involving the respiratory muscles, pharyngeal muscles, laryngeal muscles, oral muscles, and nasal muscles. When the muscles in these parts contract and twitch, sounds are made, such as simple "oh, oh, ah", etc., or they can be manifested as clearing the throat, coughing, sniffing the nose, spitting, barking, etc.; complex vocal tics are composed of meaningful words, phrases or sentences, and are manifested as involuntary repetition of meaningless words and phrases that are inconsistent with the environment or swearing for no reason. 2. Motor tics: refers to the involuntary, sudden and rapid contraction of the muscles of the face, neck, shoulders, trunk and limbs, which manifests itself in actions such as blinking, frowning, pursing the lips, shrinking the nose, sticking out the tongue, opening the mouth, shaking the head, nodding, stretching the neck, shrugging the shoulders and sticking out the chest.