What kind of sitting postures will cause your baby to be hunched over and bow-legged? 1. There is no need to sit on your knees.
Babies under 3 years old should never sit on their knees. In the kneeling state, the legs are bent and the whole body is pressed against the thighs. Over time, the upper body will be involuntarily bent, causing the cervical spine to bend and turn into a hunched back. In addition, sitting on your knees for a long time is also very harmful to the knee joint, which will aggravate the knee valgus and affect the shape of the legs, resulting in "O" shaped legs in the long run. 2. There is no need to sit in the "W" position. Is this the "W" sitting position, that is to say, sitting in the shape of the English letter "W".
If you sit in this way, the roots of your baby's thighs will turn inward, the kneecaps will turn inward, and the soles of the feet will unconsciously buckle inward. If this kind of sitting position lasts for a long time, the baby will easily develop pigeon-toed, and the calves will turn outward. Curved legs are the most typical "X" leg shape, and they can also produce flat feet, which affects sports competitions. 3. Don’t sleep on your stomach.
It feels safer to sleep on your stomach, but this sleeping position is completely undesirable. Just think about it, sleeping on the stomach means that the baby's face has to be buried in the quilt and squeezed by the pillow core. This will cause difficulty in breathing, and in serious cases, it may even lead to asphyxia. All habits are good habits developed in childhood. Once you find that your baby likes to sleep on his stomach, correct it as soon as possible. 4. Do not sleep with your head raised or always with your head on one side.
As the saying goes, people should not sleep with their arms and legs spread out. According to modern science, sleeping like this is good for heart disease. Generally speaking, sleeping on the right side is very good as it does not put pressure on the cardiovascular system. However, you cannot always sleep with your head to one side. Over time, it will affect the growth and development of the baby's cervical vertebrae and cause torticollis. Mothers usually have to pay attention to the baby's sleeping position and help the baby change the sleeping position every once in a while.
The mattress for your baby to sleep on should not be too soft. The spine of babies under 1 year old is growing and developing. A mattress that is too soft may be comfortable to sleep on, but it is not conducive to the growth and development of the baby's spine. For example, soft sponge, soft rubber and other mattresses do not need to be used for babies. You can use palm tree mattresses, which are not only mildew-proof and waterproof, but also contain pure natural ingredients.
However, babies often fall asleep in the same place on the mattress. Over time, the mattress is very easy to dent slightly. You can help the baby move the mattress every time you clean the baby's sheets, or simply remove it. Turn the mattress over. Secondly, no matter how your baby likes to sit, don't let him stay in the same sitting position for a long time. No matter what the position is, it will cause adverse effects over time. You should change the baby's sitting position more often. If you are worried, just do some tests.
① Let the baby lie flat, gently brush the roots of the baby's thighs with your hands, and pull them to both sides. If the two sides are the same size, there will be no problem; ② Let the baby lie flat and support the baby with both hands. Knee joints, if the knee joints on both sides are more or less consistent, there will be no problem in the baby's bone growth. If we do detect that there is a problem with the baby's bone growth, we need to see a doctor as soon as possible to make corrections and correct the posture.