Correct holding of the baby in your arms will not only help to protect him, but will also contribute to the correct physical development. There are certain rules from pediatricians on how to properly hold a child in your arms.
Instructions
Step 1
An infant needs not only to be able to hold it correctly, but also to know how to lift it correctly from a prone position. If the child is lying on his back, put one hand under the neck and head, the other under his lower back. Lift the baby with your body towards him so that the distance between you and the baby and his hovering in the air are minimal for a feeling of comfort. From a lying position on the stomach, the child is raised by placing one hand under his chest, the other under his tummy.
Step 2
While holding the baby in your arms, provide support for the neck and head in any position. Pay special attention to this moment for the first three months of a child's life, until his neck muscles get stronger. Avoid tipping the baby's head back!
Step 3
In no case should you raise or lower the baby quickly and abruptly. You also cannot take a child with one hand. Do not pull on the handles when you are about to pick it up.
Step 4
There are many correct positions of the child in the arms of the parents. One of them, stop at those that are convenient for you and comfortable for the child. Hold the baby in an upright position with one hand, supporting his head turned towards your shoulder, with the other under the buttocks. Hold the baby in the same position for some time after eating.
Step 5
Hold the baby in the "hip" position, supporting your hand under the breast, sitting his little body on your thigh; facing forward when you hold it with one hand under the chest, the other under the buttocks; on the hands facing you (the child's head lies on your elbow, the second hand supports him under the buttocks); on the hands, face down (with the elbow bend support the child's neck and chest, the second hand is between the legs and supports him under the stomach).
Step 6
When your baby’s neck muscles have become stronger, starting at the age of three months, you can hold him in a "gypsy" position, that is, face down, with the baby's body horizontally on your hip. Moreover, holding the baby in this way, supporting it under the breast with your hand, should be on one of your thighs, then on the other. This position helps to form the baby's hip joints and is a good prevention of muscle dysplasia.
