There are many benefits for babies to lie prone

The growth and development of babies has its own natural laws. Many parents hope that their babies can learn to roll over, crawl, and walk as soon as possible. What are the techniques for scientific parenting? Prone lying is an important part of promoting babies to get exercise. Parents can let their babies start practicing as early as possible.

What are the benefits of prone position? Promoting motor development. Prone position allows babies to practice raising their heads and turning their heads, and exercise large muscle groups such as the neck, chest, back and limbs, which is beneficial to the development of whole body muscle coordination. It promotes the development of anti-gravity stretching and develops the activities of the hands and upper limbs.

Promoting the development of upper limbs. Prone position increases the chances of upper limb support, exercises upper limb strength, promotes the development of upper limb function, and creates conditions for subsequent crawling.

Promote the development of vision and sensation. Lying on your stomach expands the baby's visual tracking range, helps the baby explore the world around him, and promotes the development of sensory and visual information.

It is helpful to shape the perfect head shape. If the baby lies down all day, the back of the head will gradually become flat. Prone position can prevent the back of the baby's head from being too flat and partially tilted, making the baby's head shape look more perfect.

Exercise physical fitness. Prone lying increases the baby's range and activity, exercises the baby's cardiopulmonary function, and the baby grows faster and stronger, and is easier to fall asleep after exercise.

Correct prone posture There are many benefits of prone posture, but the prerequisite is that the baby is lying in the right position!

When the baby is prone, the little hands should be placed on the chest for support; the little hands should not be clenched into fists, and the palms should be opened as much as possible; the little feet should not be raised, as the "airplane" shape is not conducive to crawling and walking later;

At 3 months old, the baby's upper limbs can support the entire chest and raise the head 45 degrees;

At 4 months, the patient can support himself with his elbows, lift his chest off the bed, raise his head 45° to 90°, stretch his lower limbs, and keep his head higher than his hips.

6 months: With hands support, head raised to more than 90°, limbs stretched freely, and able to roll over in bed;

At 8 months old, the baby crawls with the support of hands or elbows, with the chest off the bed but the abdomen not off the bed, which is called abdominal crawling.

9-10 months old, crawling on hands and knees, four-point crawling appears;

At 11 months, children use their hands and feet to move forward, which is called bear crawling or high crawling.

0 to 6 months is the golden tummy time for babies. After 6 months, try not to miss any opportunity to let your baby tummy time.

Is there any way to make your baby like prone position?

1. Lying on your mother's chest

Let the baby lie on the mother's chest, look at the mother's face, listen to the mother talking, singing, and feel the mother's heartbeat. After the baby is born, he can lie on the mother's chest and slowly lift his head up.

2. Lie down and look in the mirror

When the baby lies prone on a soft cushion or a small pillow, parents can place a small mirror in front of the baby, which will greatly increase the fun of prone position. Parents can also use some interesting objects to make the baby look up. If the baby is tired, let him lie on the small pillow to rest for a while, being careful not to cover his mouth and nose.

3. Lie on the ball

Let the baby lie on the ball, support the baby's trunk and shake it slightly. Remember not to shake it too much. When the baby lies on the ball, be sure to protect the baby to prevent him from falling or sliding.

4. Aircraft hug

Many babies don't like to lie prone because of the perspective. The airplane hold can replace the prone position to a certain extent. This position can meet the baby's visual stimulation needs.

5. Lying on your stomach and playing with various toys

When letting the baby lie prone, place some colorful toys, bells, musical instruments, flying balloons, running cars, etc. in front of him to attract his attention and interest, and let him play freely while lying prone. Or place some toys that can walk or run in front of him, which can not only train the baby to lift his head, but also help expand the baby's visual tracking range.

6. Play on your tummy with your baby

When parents are lying down, their eyes should be level with the baby, and they should interact and play games with the baby to help the baby relax his body, strengthen the parent-child relationship, and give the baby a better sense of security.

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7. Lie on the roller

Lying on the roller allows the baby to practice crawling forward while lying on his stomach. It is suitable for babies who are 7 or 8 months old and are in the crawling learning stage. Parents must be nearby to protect the baby and avoid accidents.

There are many benefits to putting your baby prone, so take action now!