What is the condition of a baby's neck grip? Is practice necessary? How to check and what to be careful about

A baby grows little by little each day. After a few months, you will reach a time when you "sit down" your neck.
What is the condition of a neck hold and when does it occur? Is my child already holding his head? If you're curious, we'll also show you how to check.

How can I tell if my neck is sitting?

Babies who are born are unable to support their heavy heads themselves due to their undeveloped muscles and skeleton. When holding her, if you don't hold her and support her, your head will wobble.

The fact that your neck becomes firmer as you grow, allowing your baby to keep his head straight and move freely is called "slip your neck."
The period of neck grip varies from person to person, but it is generally 3 to 5 months old.

There are several ways to check whether your neck is sitting.

A commonly used method for health checkups is to "causate" confirmation.
Place the baby on your back and place your hands under both armpits to slowly lift up your upper body. If your upper body is raised to about 45 degrees and your head is still attached, it is likely that your neck is still sitting. When you stand up to 90 degrees, your neck does not fall forward, and it is a checkpoint to see if you can stay facing forward.

Information on the Internet often refers to "pull your arm to wake up," but this is not recommended as there is a risk that the joints such as the elbows and shoulders may be released if you pull a baby's wrist or arm. Take the absenteeism to cause the disease.

 

Other key points to determine whether your neck is sitting is whether you can lift your head while lying face down, or whether you can move your head yourself and turn your head.

It is strictly prohibited to sway a baby's body because you want to see how firm the neck is. Avoid sudden, large head swings, as this can damage your neck and brain.

What steps will it take to hold your neck?

The baby grows every day and gradually becomes able to do various things, but the neck holds gradually progress over a few weeks to months.

At around two months of age, early children will begin to lift their heads when they lie face down, or when they hold them vertically, their necks appear to be stable. This is a sign that you are gradually beginning to sit your neck.
As your body develops as well as emotional growth, you will start to change your face yourself and turn your face to the person you want to see.

After 3-4 months, you will be able to keep your lifted head as is, or keep your head straight without any support while holding it vertically.
If you lie face down and are able to move freely while keeping your head up, you are likely to have completed your neck sitting.
In many cases, your neck will sit between the age of 3 to 5 months, but as the speed of development and development varies from person to person, there is no need to worry too much even if you are not in line with the surrounding children.

During the 3-4-month health checkup conducted by local governments, the baby's development and development will be checked, including how far he is sitting on his neck. This is a period of significant changes in development, so we recommend that you visit the clinic actively.

Do you need to practice sitting on your neck?

Neck-sitting occurs naturally as your body develops, so there is no need to practice, but if you can practice while having fun, it's a good idea to incorporate it as part of your daily communication.

Our recommendation is to play with your face down.
Lieing faces has the advantage of building muscle strength in the neck, shoulders, back, arms and legs, and can also be used as preparation for turning over or crawling.
However, if it is too long, it will put a strain on your body, so try to gradually stretch it out for a short period of time. Start at about 10 seconds at first, and keep it for 2-3 months and 1-2 minutes at a time when you are younger. The maximum limit is 3-5 minutes until you can turn over yourself.

The important thing is to do when your baby is awake and to keep an eye on it. Watch as to whether it is difficult to breathe and is in pain. Especially before you sit on your neck, be careful as your face may be pressed against the bedding or the floor and may cause choking.

Is there any other good practice methods?

It is said that making your body stand up is also stimulated by muscles, and vertical holding is a practice of sitting neck. Of course, your neck hasn't been held in place yet, so don't forget to put your hands and support your head.

There is also a practice method of holding the baby while sitting and tilting the baby.
First, mom and dad sit in a chair or something similar and hold the baby in his lap. Make sure to create a gap of about one or two fists between your mother and father and baby, and hold them in a positive way so that they face each other in the same direction.
Support the baby's body with one hand, and then place the other hand behind the knee, slowly lift the knee and tilt the upper body backwards. If your neck is not seated, your head will slump backwards, but as your muscles and nerves gradually develop, you will start to put strength into the muscles in your neck and back to support your head yourself.
This is a practice of sitting on your neck, but you should not overdo it.

Conversely, you can practice leaning forward lightly, but unlike a backward tilt, where there is no need to worry about a mom's body becoming a stopper and the head swaying or falling over the body, there is no support in the front, so you need to be careful.
It's not that you should sit head-on as soon as possible, and there's no need to panic compared to the surrounding children or average values. Please be sure to avoid forcing your baby to do anything dangerous or practicing or checking.

What should I do if I'm feeling slow to sit my neck?

According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare's Physical Development Survey (2010), 11.7% of children get stuck by the age of three months, but by the time of four months of age, more than half of children are completed by the time of five months.
This data was investigated to see whether the neck follows when holding both hands and causing the patient to follow him without delay. If the patient is late, the patient will be re-examined, and if he is still late, he will still be unable to do so.

Based on these survey results, it is common belief that most babies will be able to hold their necks after 5 months of age.
Mothers and fathers may be worried if their necks are not held even after that period, but there are also data that children who were born prematurely or with large heads tend to be slower, and there are cases where children with weak muscle tension appear to be soft but are actually developing and have a neck that is still too strong.
First, make sure to check how far you are sitting on your neck, such as whether you don't seem to be putting any strength into it or whether you have time to support it.

If you are not feeling any strain on your neck, such as when you lie down from your back and causing your upper body to slop backwards, when you lift your upper body up vertically, when you lie down, your head will sway backwards, or when you lie down on your stomach, you may want to have your neck checked at a pediatrician.
If you are able to do it once and then you can no longer do it, you may need to have a detailed examination, so please consult your doctor.

What should you be careful about before you sit down?

Swinging the neck refers to the development of the muscles, bone structure and nerves around the neck.
On the other hand, they are not developed enough before you sit on your neck.
Babies still don't have the strength to support their head, so when lifting them up, they need to provide support by placing their hands on their necks and heads.

Even small babies have a heavy head, so if you lift them up without holding them in place, it can put a huge strain on your neck, or your brain can sway inside your skull, causing damage to your cervical vertebrae and brain.
Also, if your jaws continue to be lowered when you hold them vertically, your airways may narrow, making it difficult to breathe properly, and you may run out of oxygen. If the brain is not fully oxygenated for a long period of time, brain damage can occur.

For newborns who are just newborns and babies before they are sitting on their necks, they are generally held sideways with their bodies almost level. Of course, even when you hold it sideways, support around the neck is important. The mother and father hold the baby and hold the baby in a loop, and the baby's elbows rest on the back of the head and under the back of the knee to provide firm support.

Swinging your neck will allow you to hold your baby vertically without worry, but even if it is determined that your baby has been held, the baby's body is still in development. If you suddenly continue to support your head yourself for a long time, you will be able to work too hard and become stiff and tired. If necessary, help your baby to rest.

Can I use a baby carrier before I sit on my neck?

There are many situations where it is convenient to use a baby carrier when going out or when putting your baby to sleep while doing housework. You may be wondering whether it's okay to use a baby carrier before you sit on your neck.

If you use a baby carrier before sitting on your neck, you should choose a baby carrier that is suitable for side-mounting, such as a sling, or a product that has been taken to protect your neck and head, and is clearly stated that it can be used before you sitting on your neck.

BABY&Me's BELK-S first set has a head support that gently wraps around the baby's head, allowing you to hold your baby face-to-face even before you sit on your neck.

It also allows you to switch parts according to your baby's growth and lifestyle, and can be used as a waist belt-type baby carrier or a hip seat carrier.

The hip seat can be used alone, so it can be used for a long time, from breastfeeding during the newborn and putting you to bed, to holding it briefly after you start walking. It's very cost-effective and recommended as it can be used for a long time without having to buy more or replace it.