The healthy growth of the child is a great concern, many people are also very concerned about the care of the child, for the child’s embrace method is not to be ignored, the following introduction to hold the newborn baby to know the skills. The newborn’s head accounts for 1/4 of the whole body length. breastfeeding camp, breast milk preservation time, breastfeeding considerations, breastfeeding knowledge. When holding a baby vertically, the weight of the baby’s head is all pressed against the cervical spine. When the baby is 1 to 2 months old, the cervical muscles are not fully developed and the neck muscles are weak, so you should prevent damage to the baby’s spine from this incorrect embrace position. Five tips for holding your newborn baby! Do not hold the baby vertically prenatal preparation, postnatal recovery. Newborn baby’s head accounts for 1/4 of the whole body length. when holding the baby vertically, the weight of the baby’s head is all pressed on the cervical spine. Baby in 1 to 2 to hold horizontally, should not be held vertically. When the baby is 1 to 2 months old, the cervical muscles are not fully developed and the neck muscles are weak, so this incorrect embrace position should be prevented from damaging the baby’s spine. More communication with the baby Parents should talk and sing with the baby, gently gaze at the baby with their eyes, gently touch the baby, and have physical contact with the baby. This kind of emotional exchange can make the baby’s vision more open, more stimulated by the surrounding environment, the child’s brain development, mental development and physical growth have great benefits. The first step in parent-child interaction to build affection is to hold your baby close to you, which is very important for your baby’s physical and mental development. Hold the newborn baby the right way When you want to pick up the baby, you can first tease with a look or voice, so that his attention, while teasing, while reaching out to him slowly hold up. There are two ways to hold a newborn baby: wrist hold method: refers to the baby’s head in the bend of the left arm, elbow protection baby’s head, the left wrist and left hand to protect the back and waist, the right small arm from the baby’s body to protect the baby’s legs, the right hand to hold the baby’s buttocks and waist. This method is the more commonly used posture. Hand support method: use the left hand to support the baby’s back, neck and head, and the right hand to support his small buttocks and waist. This method is more often used to pick up and put down the baby from the bed. Keep your baby close to your mother’s left breast When holding your baby, you should place his head on your mother’s left side and intentionally keep your baby’s ear close to your parent’s heartbeat so that he can hear the rhythm of the heartbeat. There have been experiments done abroad: when babies cry, parents pick them up, a group of babies in their arms, parents gently pat them with their hands; another group of babies listening to their parents’ heartbeat, the results found that the latter group of babies than the former group of babies more easily quiet down. This is because the fetus is used to hearing the mother’s heartbeat in the mother’s body, after birth, let him hear such a familiar sound will produce a sense of affection, it is easy to adapt to this situation, and make the emotions calm down. Baby crying is not necessarily a bad thing If there is no abnormal phenomenon, the newborn baby crying is good for the body, is a way of newborn baby movement, so do not hear the newborn baby crying to pick up or breastfeeding. Parents should pay attention to the baby’s crying pattern, correctly determine the reasons for the baby’s crying and give appropriate responses. As soon as the baby cries, hold it in your arms, the baby will develop the bad habit of not holding and not sleeping, waking up and crying as soon as it is in bed. In fact, lying in the hands of adults to sleep is not good for the normal development of the baby’s spine. Good sleep habits should be cultivated from the newborn, with the cradle, or rocking, humming a tune to rush the baby to sleep, are bad sleep habits.