Everything should be based on prevention. If the mother pays attention to the baby's sleeping posture as soon as the baby is born, it can save a lot of unnecessary troubles and give the baby a perfect head shape.

First, change your sleeping position frequently.

The first 3 months of the baby is a critical period for shaping the head. From the first day of the baby's birth, the mother should get used to lying on the baby's bed frequently in order to keep the stress on both sides of the baby's head uniform. Don't let the baby often take the same sleeping position, especially during the day.

Tip: Sleeping on your stomach can make your baby's head rounder and avoid choking on spilled milk, but when sleeping on your stomach, toys, pillows and bedding around the crib may block your baby's nose and cause suffocation. If you let your baby sleep on his stomach, don't give him a pillow, the bed should not be too soft, and don't put plush toys on it.

Second, put some suitable things under your head.

Because the newborn baby does not need a pillow or a shaping pillow 3 months ago, it is easy to cause the baby's neck to bend and cause difficulty breathing. At this time, the mother can put some soft absorbent cotton or cotton towels with good texture under the baby's head (folded into rectangular blocks) to reduce the pressure on the pillow.

Third, choose a baby mattress.

Baby mattress refers to the mattress used by children under one year old. Because at this stage, the baby's growth and development is particularly rapid, which is the most vigorous stage in a person's life. The baby's body is relatively soft, and it is easy to lead to dysplasia if he is not careful. Therefore, mattresses for babies should have higher standards, which are different from those used by adults. In developed countries such as Europe and America, the concept of baby mattress has been widely known. The biggest function of ghikas baby mattress is to greatly reduce the head deformation of baby with head deviation or flat head six months ago.

Tip: Mom can also make a small pillow, which is only 3-4 cm high. The pillow should not be too soft, it should absorb sweat and breathe. Soft cotton cloth should be used outside, which can be filled with buckwheat skin, tea, reed flowers, kapok and so on.

Third, change positions frequently.

Because of in our nature, babies will turn their heads to their mothers' side when they are breastfeeding, and babies are generally used to facing their mothers when they sleep. In order not to affect the development of the baby's skull, mothers and babies should often change places with their babies or turn over to sleep.

Supplement your baby with calcium and vitamin D regularly.

In order to promote the development of the baby's bones, the mother can appropriately supplement the baby with calcium and vitamin D, so that the baby can get more sunshine.

In addition, parents can put some toys on the left and right sides of the baby's bed. When the baby is lying in bed, mom and dad can chat and talk, and put the baby to sleep alone. If the baby has gradually become accustomed to sleeping in one direction, parents should correct it in time. If the light opposite the baby is bright or there are some small toys on one side, the baby can sleep on either side, so parents don't have to worry about the baby sleeping in a flat head. [ 1]

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Once the baby sleeps on his side, the mother should try to correct it as soon as possible, because the smaller the baby, the easier it is to correct the skull.

1, pad a little higher on one side of the baby's head or buy a styling pillow for the baby on the slightly off side of the baby's head, and pad it with something soft so that its head can't be off to this side at will. Or go to the baby shop to buy a shaping pillow, and the effect is also very good.

2. Talk to the baby in a different posture. When the baby is awake, the mother or family should sit on both sides and talk to the baby instead of just talking to the baby. Especially to the side where the baby sleeps, which is convenient for correction.

3, moderate massage the baby's neck can be based on the direction of the baby's head, often give the baby's neck a moderate massage to reduce the pressure on its neck. Over time, it will have a good effect. For example, if the baby's head is used to leaning to the right, massage his right neck.

4. Fix the baby's sleeping position with a rice bag. If the baby is used to a certain sleeping position, the corrected sleeping position cannot be maintained for a long time, or it is often turned back to the original sleeping position. At this time, it is more difficult. Mom can make a rice bag and put it on the baby's back pillow to fix the baby's head. If the baby is "to the left", let the baby sleep on the right, otherwise let him sleep on the left.

Tip: the rice bag should be made of soft pure cotton cloth, enlarged appropriately, filled with appropriate amount of rice (rice should be fried in a pan), then tied tightly at the mouth of the bag, and then wrapped with two layers of cotton cloth to prevent rice leakage.

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1, pay attention to the sleeping position within two months. The sleeping position of the baby in the first two months is the most important, because when the baby grows up, the hardness of his skull will also increase, the bones will become tight, and the head shape will not change much.

It is too late to adjust within 2 or 3 months. Because the baby's head shape is basically fixed after 3 months, he can sleep in any position. Therefore, if you find that your baby's head sleep is a little off within 3 months, it is not too late to correct it as soon as possible.

3, it is extremely difficult to correct after one and a half years old. Generally speaking, when the baby is one year old to one and a half years old, the fontanel will be closed, which means that the baby's head shape has been set and it is difficult to change. In other words, after one and a half years old, it will be more difficult for a mother to remember to correct her baby's head shape.

4, the baby's head shape is important, but its sleep quality is more worthy of attention. Mom must ensure that the baby sleeps comfortably and stably, adjust the head shape, and don't lose big because of small!