How can a baby sleep to have a good head shape?

Many mothers may have heard that when a baby is young, the shape of his head has not yet been determined, so if you want your baby to have a beautiful head shape, you can change it through sleeping posture. So how can you sleep to have a good head shape? Mothers, let's learn together with the editor.

How can a baby sleep with a nice head shape?

Two sleeping positions affect head shape

1. The back of the head tends to become flat when lying on your back

Lying on your back is safe and allows for easy breathing, but we know that babies are prone to milk regurgitation. Once milk regurgitation occurs during sleep, lying on your back can easily cause the milk to block the baby's mouth and nose, causing suffocation. At the same time, lying on your back for a long time is also most likely to cause the back of the head to be flat, forming a small flat head.

2. Babies who lie on their side are more likely to have a "tilted and flat head"

When the baby lies on his side, usually the baby turns his face to one side and lies on his side. This way, if the baby has milk regurgitation during sleep, the milk will flow out of the mouth along the corner of the mouth, and the mouth and nose are not easily blocked, which is safer. At the same time, lying on the side will not squeeze the occipital bone (back of the head), and the baby is less likely to have a flat head. However, if the baby sleeps on one side for a long time, it is easy to have a "tilted flat head".

Sleep schedule for a good head shape

1. The most important thing is within 2 months

As the baby grows older, the hardness of the skull increases, the bone sutures close together, and the shape of the head is unlikely to change. At this time, the baby is about 2 months old.

Adjustment within 2 or 3 months is still possible

If you find that your baby's head shape is asymmetrical after 2 months, it is still in time to adjust it within 3 months, so parents don't need to be too anxious. Babies over 3 months old have a basically fixed head shape and can have more freedom in their sleeping positions.

3. Closure of fontanelle determines life

Generally speaking, the baby's anterior fontanelle will close when the baby is one to one and a half years old. After the baby's anterior fontanelle closes, the head shape is fixed and it is difficult to change. (Fontanelle: refers to the two "skylights" without bones on the top of the baby's head when the baby is born.)

How long should a baby sleep?

The recommended sleep time for children aged 4-12 months is 12-16 hours (including lunch break); the recommended sleep time for children aged 1-2 years is 11-14 hours (including lunch break); the recommended sleep time for children aged 3-5 years is 10-13 hours (including lunch break); the recommended sleep time for children aged 6-12 years is 9-12 hours (including lunch break); the recommended sleep time for children aged 13-18 years is 8-10 hours (including lunch break)! Compare the recommended sleep time in the table above, do your children get enough sleep?

Don't sleep like this.

1. Sleep on a soft bed

Harm: Affects bone growth

Mothers who take good care of their babies will prepare a super soft crib for their babies early on, believing that this will allow the baby to fully relax the muscles throughout the body.

The baby's organs are growing rapidly, especially the bones. The spine bones are soft, and the surrounding muscles and ligaments are also weak. Long-term sleeping on a soft bed can easily cause the baby's spine and limb bones to bend or deform. More importantly, it hinders the normal development of internal organs and affects the baby's health. Babies with bent bones are even less likely to grow tall.

How to correct the mistake: When choosing a bed, mothers can use "when the baby lies on his back, the little buttocks will not sink too much" as a reference standard. The coir bed sold on the market is soft and elastic, which can not only relax the baby's muscles during sleep, but also will not affect the baby's physical development.

2. Sleep with the lights on

Hazard: Damage to baby's eyesight

Some mothers want to take care of their babies at night, and some babies are used to seeing the light before they fall asleep. For various reasons, mothers keep the lights on in the room all night. Sleeping with the lights on for a long time will cause continuous stimulation of the baby's eyes, which can easily damage the baby's retina, interfere with the normal development of the baby's vision, and easily cause myopia.

Any artificial light source will produce a subtle light pressure, which will shorten the baby's sleep time and make it easy to wake up. The baby's nervous system is still very weak, and the function of adjusting to environmental changes is also very poor. The biological clock is artificially disrupted, which affects the brain's function of secreting growth hormone, making the growth of height and weight slower than other babies. Imagine that your baby will be short and wear glasses in the future. Mom doesn't want that, right?

How to correct it: After the baby is born, you should start to cultivate the good habit of turning off the lights when sleeping. Except for feeding and changing diapers, do not turn on the lights as soon as the baby cries. If the baby is afraid of the dark, the mother can comfort the baby with a warm embrace, or put a night light away from the sleeping area, and then dim the light every day until it is turned off.

3. Sleeping with an electric blanket

Harm: Affects nerves and makes people stupid

In autumn and winter, when the weather is cold, babies may sleep uneasily. In order to keep babies warm and sleep more peacefully, some mothers like to use electric blankets to keep their babies warm. It has been observed that babies who often sleep on electric blankets tend to be irritable, cry and do not like to eat.

The baby's body temperature regulation function is very poor, and the baby's body water loss increases under high temperature. If the fluid is not replenished in time, it will cause dehydration fever, hypernatremia, hemoconcentration, hyperbilirubinemia, respiratory arrest, and even life-threatening. In addition, if the baby sleeps in the electromagnetic field generated by the electric blanket for a long time, the nervous system will also be damaged. Mothers also know the impact of the nervous system on the baby's intelligence. If it continues for a long time, it will easily make the baby dumber.

How to fix it: It is best not to use an electric blanket. You can turn on an electric heater or use a hot water bottle. If you must use an electric blanket, you should also let the baby turn it on before going to bed to preheat it, and turn off the power after the baby goes to bed.

Introduction: The quality of your baby's sleep determines the health problems during his growth and development. The quality of the bed and artificial environment will lead to problems with your baby's head shape, vision, and bone development. A tall, rich and handsome baby should be healthy, but mothers often make mistakes that damage their baby's sleep health.

4. Sleeping in a bundle

Harm: Affects the baby's legs to grow short

According to folk tradition, the baby's legs are tied straight with a cloth belt, the arms are fixed on both sides of the body, and finally tied up with a belt. It is believed that this will prevent the baby from having bow legs and will not be frightened and sleep soundly.

In fact, after the baby leaves the mother's body, the limbs are always in a state of extension and flexion. Using this "candle bag" to forcibly straighten the baby's limbs restricts the movement of his limbs and lungs, affects the heat dissipation of his skin, and even causes joint dislocation. Once the baby's joints are damaged, the baby's height will also be affected, and the goal of a tall, rich and handsome baby will be far away.

How to correct the error: It is recommended to use a baby sleeping bag, which not only allows the baby's hands and feet to move freely, but also has good warmth retention, will not be kicked away by the baby, and is easy to put on and take off