Whether the baby sleeps on his stomach should be corrected

Babies like to sleep on their stomachs, and most babies will insist on such a sleeping position, many mothers will have questions because of such a sleeping position, afraid that the baby will sleep on his stomach because of the habit, resulting in the baby's physical dysplasia. So, how to correct the baby sleeping on his stomach?

1.Massage before bedtime. The baby likes to sleep on his stomach, which may make the baby eat indigestible food during the day, resulting in stomach discomfort, therefore, the mother should give the baby an appropriate amount of lower abdominal massage, the baby will be relieved a lot, fall asleep faster, and sleep peacefully.

2.Sleep next to your baby. The reason why many babies sleep on their stomachs is because of a lack of security, sleeping with the baby against the skin, the baby will find a sense of security in the mother, and the baby will choose to be closer to the mother, such as the side lying position.

3.Place your baby between two adults. This method is relatively simple, but it is a very effective method.

The baby is in the middle of two adults, the range of motion will be reduced, the baby sleeps on his stomach, the mother will have a feeling, correct the baby sleeping in time, the baby because of the small range of motion, will maintain the sleeping position chosen by the mother.

4.Use a sleeping bag to correct. In the process of using the sleeping bag, the baby will often maintain a flat lying position, and it is not easy to turn over and want to sleep on the stomach.

In fact, if the baby is not unwell, the baby can sleep on his stomach, and sleeping on his stomach has certain benefits for the baby's health. For example:

1. Improve the baby's breathing power and let the baby adapt to the natural law faster;

2. The baby is in the mother's belly in a curled up position of "belly inward, back outward", sleeping on the stomach can give the baby a sense of security and improve sleep quality;

3. Indirect exercise of the baby's neck, chest, back and limbs to ensure that its muscle tone is exercised;

4. Avoid suffocation caused by spitting up milk and blocking the airway;

5. Promote gastric digestion, so that the stomach contents move into the small intestine instead of the esophagus, avoiding vomiting, choking and other conditions;

6. It is conducive to the baby's practice of raising the head, turning over, crawling, etc.

Although there are many benefits to sleeping on your baby, parents need to be careful if your baby is sleeping on his stomach because he is not feeling well.

1. Accumulation of food. Children's diseases, food accumulation first", the baby's food is accumulated in the stomach after the accumulation of food, and there is no way to completely digest it, resulting in the child sleeping will repeatedly turn over, love to sleep on the stomach, and also accompanied by drooling, which will cause malnutrition over time. At this time, mothers need to help their children regulate their stomach as soon as possible, customize a reasonable diet plan, eat sugar-fried hawthorn, yam rice porridge and other accumulated foods, eat less meat, fried food, and if it is serious, it needs to be treated with medication.

2. Spleen and stomach deficiency and coldness.

Sleeping on the stomach is an "instinctive reaction" of spleen and stomach deficiency, mothers can observe whether the baby has bad breath, mouth sores, small red spots on the tongue coating, dry stool and other symptoms, if these symptoms appear, the spleen and stomach need to be regulated. You can cook lotus seed yam porridge, red dates and millet porridge to eat, eat more fresh vegetables and fruits, avoid cold and damp, cold food, and avoid drinking cold water.

3. Stomach pain.

If mothers find that the baby's face is ugly when sleeping on the stomach, humming and chirping, and even sweat beads on the forehead, then they should see a doctor in time and not delay. There are many causes of baby stomach pain, such as mesenteric lymph node reactive hyperplasia, appendicitis, gastritis, etc., which need to be examined and prescribed.

Fourth, hot and cold should not be.

The temperature of the baby's quilt is not suitable is also the reason for the baby's sleep, if the baby kicks the quilt, the body is open when sleeping on the stomach, it means that it is too hot, mothers can touch the baby's back and the back of the neck to see if there is sweat, and reduce the cover appropriately. If your baby's hands and feet are curled up together when he sleeps on his stomach, the temperature is too low and a quilt needs to be added.

In addition, not all babies can sleep on their stomachs, and mothers must correct their baby's sleeping position when the baby has the following conditions:

congenital heart disease;

1 pneumonia; 2. Cough with phlegm;

3 Pathological bloating;

4 Cerebral palsy (also known as cerebral palsy).

In short, the reason for the baby's tummy sleep is divided into physiological tummy sleep and pathological tummy sleep, physiological tummy sleep is the baby's habits and preferences, but there is no need to deliberately correct, how comfortable the baby sleeps. Pathological tummy sleep is harmful to the baby's health, and mothers need to distinguish it by carefully observing the baby's mental condition and behavior. In addition, when the baby is sleeping on his stomach normally, mothers also need to pay attention to removing obstacles around the baby, and do not let pillows, plush toys, clothes, etc. touch the baby's head, especially the nose and mouth, to prevent suffocation.

First of all, the baby's stomach sleep must be corrected, because the baby's various organs have not yet fully developed, sleeping on the stomach can easily lead to organs being deformed, displaced, etc., so from an early age to develop the baby's good habits, left and right side sleep, back sleep rotation, so that the baby's head sleep round and beautiful!

When the baby sleeps on his stomach, parents must pay attention to ensure that the baby's breathing is smooth and avoid suffocation.

1. Why does the baby like to sleep on his stomach?

Most babies will also habitually curl themselves up after birth, which is also a habit that babies maintain when they are in their mother's womb. For babies under one year old, lack of security in life, so they will choose a defensive sleeping position, as parents must care about their babies in a timely manner, you can choose to pat the baby with your own hands when the baby is sleeping, so that the baby can fall asleep faster.

2. Babies like to sleep on their stomachs, what are the things that parents need to pay attention to?

Sleeping on the baby's stomach is actually a normal physiological phenomenon, which will not affect the development of the baby's lungs and chest, and can better help the baby exercise the neck muscles, which has great benefits for the baby's head growth, and the baby has a certain risk of suffocation when sleeping on the stomach, so parents must observe it in time, if sleeping on the stomach for a long time will also have a certain negative impact.

3. How should parents better protect their baby's health?

When the baby sleeps on his stomach, he must avoid placing toys, blankets and other things that are easy to produce suffocation problems next to his mouth and nose, and I hope that every parent can learn to take care of their babies in life.

The baby can sleep on his stomach, which is conducive to the development of the baby's lungs, and it is better for the baby with gastroesophageal reflux to sleep like this, which can avoid the baby vomiting. If the baby is used to sleeping like this, there is no need for special correction, but it should be noted that when the baby is lying on his stomach, he must pay attention to the mouth and nose not to be blocked by the bedding, which affects breathing, and adults must pay attention to observation.

Not all babies are suitable for sleeping on their stomachs. Parents should pay attention to the fact that although the baby sleeps on his stomach has certain benefits, it does not mean that all babies are suitable for sleeping on his stomach.

Pay attention to the baby's mouth and nose, the baby's sleeping position, age, air temperature, sleeping environment, and have a good sleeping environment, so that the baby will sleep more soundly.