As you know, the favorite occupation of each newborn during 2 months of life is a dream. At first, its duration can be up to 20 hours per day. That is why the baby during wakefulness for normal development needs a special charge for newborns.
Why do I need to charge the kids?
It should be noted that in children during the first 4 months of life, the so-called hypertension of flexor muscles is observed. This explains the fact that at this age, all crumbs of limbs are in a half-bent state. In order to lower the tone of these muscles, it is necessary to start charging the newborn baby.
And then many mothers have a question: "And how to properly charge a newborn baby, so as not to harm and when to start?". Here everything depends on the child's age. Charging for newborn babies up to a month is not carried out.
Charging in the first month of life
Charging for newborns, who are only 1 month old, should be carried out with great care. All movements of the mother should be smooth, without sharp jerks.
First, put the crumb on your back so that your legs are pointed at you. Raise one of the legs of the baby and make slow, smooth strokes, first the back, and then the front surface of the lower limb. In this case, they are all performed in the direction from the foot to the hip. It will be enough to perform 7-8 such strokes of each leg.
There is also one more technique. In this case, as it were, circular strokes are performed, that is, the brush is located from the rear surface, and the thumb thus performs stroking of the lateral surface of the leg.
The child is in a supine position. Mom with both hands clasps the legs of the baby, holding them in the ankle joint. Then, alternately, without pressure and extra effort, bend the legs in the knees, touching the abdomen with the abdomen.
Do not forget about charging and upper limbs. First you need to take a crumb handle, and put your thumb in his brush, - the baby will clench it into a fist. After that, the handles are stroked, like the movements that were done on the legs.
Charging in 2 months
Charging for newborns at 2 months is slightly different from the one that is done on the first. When it is carried out, the handles and legs are also used, however, the movements are already different.
So, starting from 2 months, it is possible to do the so-called divorces of the lower extremities. For this, the baby is laid on the back. Mom grabs his legs in the lap. In this case, the index finger should lie outside the hip, but large on the inner surface. Then begin to conduct the dilution of the legs in the hip joint. At the same time, one should not apply force and try to breed the legs as much as possible. Movements must be circular.
At this age, the crumb already makes first attempts to raise his head. Therefore, it is not superfluous to spread it on your tummy (for about 10 minutes). This only helps to strengthen the muscles of the neck, and closer to 3-4 months the child will independently hold his head.
In the same position, lying on the stomach, also spend stroking the back. With the back of the hand lead from the buttocks to the head, and then in the opposite direction with the palm. Carry out such stroking need 5-7 times.
Thus, charging for newborns differs from the usual for everyone. In this case, it is more like a massage , since sharp excess movements to such a crumb are contraindicated categorically. It is best if the first charge of the mother will perform under the supervision of a doctor.