How is the baby's "neck sitting"? Do you need practice? How to check and what you need to be careful about
A baby grows little by little every day. After a few months, we will reach the "neck sitting".
What is the state of sitting with the neck, and when does it happen? Is my child already sitting down? If you are worried, I will also introduce how to check it.
Do you know if your neck is sitting?
The baby immediately after birth cannot support the heavy head by themselves because of the underdeveloped muscles and skeletons. If you do not support it with your hands when hugging, your head will wobble.
The fact that the neck is solid as the neck grows, and that the baby can keep the head straight or move it freely is "the neck sitting."
When the neck is sitting, there are individual differences, but 3-5 months old is common.
There are several ways to check if your neck is sitting.
What is often used in medical examinations is the confirmation method of "causing".
Lay your baby on your back, insert your hand under both sides and raise your upper body slowly. When the upper body is caused to about 45 degrees, if the head is along, it is thought that the neck is sitting. If you wake up to 90 degrees, your neck will not fall forward and you can still turn forward.
Another point is that you can lift your head in a prone state, or you can move your neck yourself to change your head.
It is strictly forbidden to shake your baby's body, just because you want to see how well your neck is. If your head shakes rapidly, you may damage your neck and brain, so be sure to avoid it.
What is the step until your neck is sitting?
The baby grows every day and can do various things little by little, but the neck sitting is gradually progressing over a few weeks to several months.
Around two months, early children begin to lift their heads up and their necks are stable when hugging vertically. It is a sign that the neck sitting has begun little by little.
As you grow in emotional as well as the development of your body, you will change your face yourself and turn your face to the person you want to see.
In 3-4 months, the time to keep the head lifted as it is, or keep your head straight even if you do not support it in a vertical hug.
If you can move your head freely with your head lift, your neck sitting will be completed.
In many cases, the neck is sitting between 3 to 5 months after birth, but there are individual differences in the speed of growth and development, so it is necessary to be overly worried even if you are not always on parallel with your surrounding children. there is no.
The three -month medical examination conducted by the local government confirms the development and growth of the baby, including how much the neck sitting is progressing. It is a great time to change remarkably, so it is recommended that you actively consult.
Do you need to practice your neck?
You do not need to practice because the neck sitting is naturally proceeding with the growth of the body, but if you can enjoy it while having fun, it is a good idea to incorporate it as part of your daily communication.
The recommendation is prone play.
Cleeping has the advantage of strengthening the muscles of the neck, shoulders, back, arms and legs, and preparations for turning over and hi -hi.
However, if it is too long, it will put a burden on the body, so please stretch it gradually from a short time. Start about 10 seconds at first, and keep it in 1-2 minutes at a time, 2-3 months, and when you are young. Until you can turn over by yourself, at most 3-5 minutes.
The important thing is to do it when your baby is awake and keep an eye on it. Let's take a look at whether it's hard to breathe and it's hard. Be careful, especially before the neck is pressed on your bedding and the floor, so you may have to worry about suffocation.
Is there any other good practice?
It is said that vertical hugs are practicing the neck, as it is to make the body wake up and stimulate muscles. Of course, don't forget to support your head with your hands because your neck hasn't been sitting yet.
There is also a practice method to hug while sitting and tilt the baby's body.
First, Mama Dad sits on a chair and hugs her baby on her knees. Make a fist between the mama daddy and the baby's body so that you can make a gap of about one or two, and hug each other positively so that each other is facing the same way.
Support your baby's body with one hand, put the other hand in the back of your knee, slowly lift your knees and lean your upper body backwards. If your neck is not sitting, your head will fall backwards, but as your muscles and nerves gradually develop, you will try to support your head yourself with force on your neck and back muscles. I will.
That is the practice of sitting on the neck, but it is forbidden.
Conversely, it is possible to practice lean forward lightly, but it is important to note that there is no need to worry about the body of Mama Daddy's body and the head shakes and the whole body falls down.
The neck sitting is not good as soon as possible, and there is no need to be impatient compared to the surrounding children and average. Don't force your baby to force, practice or confirm.
What should I do if my neck is slow?
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare's Infant Body Training Survey (2010), 11.7%of the children are sitting by three months after birth, but by 4 months, more than half, more than half, 93.8%of children. Completed by 5 months.
This data is a basis for examining "whether the neck will come without delay when it is caused by holding both hands", and if it is delayed, it will be re -examined and if it is still delayed, it will not be possible.
According to these surveys, it is commonplace that most babies are sitting after five months after birth.
Even after that time, Mama Dad may be worried if your neck is not sitting, but there are data that children who are premature birth or large heads tend to be late, so children with weak muscle tension. In some cases, it seemed to be fluffy, and in fact, the development was progressing and the neck was sitting.
First of all, let's first check how much the neck sitting is progressing, such as whether there is no power at all or whether there is a little support time.
If you cause your upper body from your back, your head will fall back, if your upper body is raised vertically, your head will fall forward, you will not be able to raise your chin at all even if you lean down, so you don't have any strength on your neck. If so, you may want to check it out once in pediatrics.
If you can do it once but you can no longer do it, you may need to do a detailed examination, so please consult a doctor.
What should I be careful about before sitting on my neck?
Singing the neck refers to the development of muscles, skeletons, and nerves around the neck.
In other words, they are inadequate their development before the neck.
The baby still has no power to support her head, so when hugging it, it is necessary to support it with his neck and head.
Even a small baby has a heavy head, so hugging it without putting it on your hand may cause a heavy burden on your neck or your brain shakes in the skull, causing the cervical spine or brain to damage.
Also, when hugging vertically, if the chin continues to go down, the airway will be narrowed and breathing may not be possible, which may cause lack of oxygen. If the state where sufficient oxygen is not sent to the brain lasts for a long time, brain damage will occur.
For newborns and babies in front of the neck, and the baby in front of the neck are basically horizontal hugging. Of course, support around the neck is important even if you hold it sideways. The mama dad to hold is made with both arms and supports both elbows under the back of the baby and the back of the knee.
If your neck is sitting, you will be able to hold a vertical hold without worry, but even if your neck is judged to be sitting, your baby's body is still developing. Suddenly, if you continue to support your head for a long time, you will work too hard and your body will be stiff and tired. If necessary, help your baby rest.
Can I use a hug string before my neck?
There are many useful situations where you can use a hug string, such as when you go out or do housework while sleeping. I'm curious if I can use a hug before sitting down.
If you use a hug string before the neck, select a product that is suitable for sideways, such as a sling, or a product that can be used before the neck is considered to protect your neck and head. You need it.
Baby & Me's Belk-S First set allows the head support that gently wraps the baby's head to support the neck, so you can hold face-to-face even before the neck.
In addition, you can switch parts according to your baby's growth and lifestyle, and can be used as a waist belt type hug or a hip seat carrier.
Hip seats can be used alone, so they can be used all the time, from breastfeeding in the newborn and sleeping to a little hug after starting walking. Cospa is good because it can be used for a long time without buying or replacement.
