Frequent use of rocking chairs by infants is not recommended and is likely to have adverse effects on infant development.
Although the use of rocking chair can achieve the purpose of making infants quickly enter the sleep state, but long-term use may damage brain tissue, affect bone development or other effects, etc., is not conducive to the growth and development of infants.
1. Damage to brain tissue: because the infant brain tissue in the half blood supply state, and brain tissue contains more water, long time or intense use of rocking chair, will make the brain shaking, causing shaking syndrome, can be manifested as obvious drowsiness, fatigue, vomiting and other symptoms, there will be obvious intracranial pressure increase and intracranial edema, may be serious when the situation of brain hemorrhage.
2. Influence the development of bones: the spine and bones of infants are not yet mature, and lack of strong muscle support, easy to be damaged by external forces. Putting the baby into the electric rocking chair for a long time will not correct the baby’s lying posture, and keeping a lying posture for a long time will easily affect the development of the bones, which will easily cause scoliosis and other situations.
3. Other effects: Because the digestive function of infants is not yet well developed, the stomach is horizontal, if the rocking chair is often used or shaken violently, it may cause gastrointestinal disorders in infants, manifested as nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite and other symptoms.
If you need to use a rocking chair, it is recommended that you choose whether to use it under the guidance of a doctor, and pay attention not to use it for a long time and do not shake it violently.