You probably already know that sleep position is best and safe for your baby is on your back or side. However, if your baby was sleeping supine position is not constant either too.
Why?
Your baby’s skull is still very soft and very easy to change shapes. If you let your baby sleep with continuous supine position, then over time will form the head dented and the rear will look flat.
Therefore, try to occasionally put your baby in your stomach!
Whenever Can Start and How Long?
These activities can you begin when your baby age 2-3 months, when he was starting to control the motion of his head.
Some experts recommend that you do to your baby about 30 minutes each day. No need to direct-to … for only a few times a day. Notice also the condition of your baby before you start lying on his stomach, make sure he was in a state of calm and if he was upset not forced.
What advantage?
Some advantages occasionally lay your baby on his stomach with the position include:
- Provide an opportunity for the back of the baby’s head to “rest”.
- Help strengthen the baby’s neck muscles, in preparation for crawling.
- Helps develop gross motor skills … Just see, when you lay your baby face down position, then he will kicking legs and moving his hands, right?
- Helps develop fine motor skills … When your stomach, your baby will usually try to grasp and pulling your shirt or blanket that was around.
How To Do It?
There are several ways to do this activity:
- When you’re lying down or sitting back, trying to put your baby on your stomach.
- Spread a thick blanket or canvas on the floor mat and place your baby on it.
- Hold your baby and let him face down on your arm.
Make this activity fun. Get her talking and joking with him when he was on his stomach. If he fell asleep on her stomach, then do not leave him alone and turn to the supine position when he was asleep.
