Precautions and recommended items for hugging babies during newborns

A newborn baby, small and unreliable. You may feel uneasy to hug before you get used to it.
However, there are many benefits for hugging, such as the baby feeling of the body temperature and heart sound of mama daddy. Remember the precautions and how to hold them correctly, and actively hug them.

What are the characteristics of newborns?

A newborn is a "newly born child" as the letters show. It refers to a baby 28 days, that is, up to about one month.

You can see the light and darkness of the light and the blurred contours, but the clear eyes are not yet visible. Hearing and smell are relatively developed, you may be surprised by the loud noise when you sleep, or if you speak gently, you may stop crying. As you can see the smell of breast milk, it may react when your mom comes near.

The skeleton and muscles are underdeveloped and the body is fluffy, so when you hold them up, you have to handle them carefully so that they do not put too much load in an unnatural position.

What kind of way is there?

The hugging of the body is called "vertical holding" so that the baby's body is close to the ground. On the other hand, how to hold your body as a horizontal to the ground is "horizontal hugging".

About 4 months after birth, the neck is sitting and you can support your head, but before that, your head will be wobbly due to lack of muscle strength on your neck. Therefore, in the neonatal period, a more stable horizontal hug.

If you support your neck firmly, it is of course OK for vertical holding.
For example, you have the opportunity to hug vertically even during the newborn, such as when burp after breastfeeding. Perhaps because the heart sound is transmitted in close contact with the mom's body, it may be better to try it when you have trouble sleeping.

What is the procedure when hugging?

If you are hugging sideways, approach from the side of the sleeping baby.
Lift your baby's head a little with the hand on the baby's feet, and insert the other arm under your head. Set the inside of the elbow under your neck and gently attach your arms along the baby's body.
Insert the remaining hand into the back of the baby's knee and scoop up.

The point is to make your body closer and bring up your body in your body.

When hugging vertically, go around the baby's foot and stand by facing from the front.
If one hand is inserted into the back of the head to support the neck and head, insert the other hand under the buttocks and pull it to the chest to raise the baby's body.
Linking on your chest, the hand on your head and neck remains the same, slide your hand on the buttocks and support the buttocks with your whole arm.
It is important to be in close contact, but be careful not to block your baby's mouth and nose.

What are the precautions when hugging a newborn?

When hugging a baby in front of your neck, the most important thing to keep in mind is to support your neck firmly. Since the baby's head is heavy, it is essential to put your hands on the back of the head and neck and support them not to wobble.

In addition, it is natural that the baby's arm is w -shaped and the legs are M -shaped lightly. Be careful if it is too stretched or bent.

It is also important that the back is lightly rounded and curved in a loose C shape. Be careful not to warp or be asymmetrical to be overkill or twisted left and right.

Hugging in a stable posture is important not only for the baby's sense of security and security, but also for reducing the burden on mama dad. Try to keep your elbows from your body so that your body is in close contact, and to embrace your upper body moderately and relax.

Is it true that hip seats can be used from newborns?

A hip sheet used for hugging the child on a waist pouch type pedestal. It may be relatively large and the image of using it after weight becomes heavy, but it has been a big success since the newborn.

Even newborn babies have 3-4 kg, so hugs during lactation and sleeping will be a burden every day. Holding a hip seat on the hip seat and hugging sideways can reduce the burden by weight.

Baby & Me's Belk-S First set includes a hip seat, a career parts that wraps the baby's body, and a type of waist belt (FIRST parts) that gently wraps around the baby's waist. Hip sheet can be used alone, so it is convenient for horizontal support during the newborn.

Carrier parts have a structure that supports the neck, so if you combine it with a first part, it can be used as a hug from the neck. After the neck is sipped, you can switch the first parts to a hip seat and use it as a hip seat carrier.
Since it can be used for a long time from the newborn to about 4 years old, there is no need to buy or buy. It is also recommended for cospa as well as functionality.