Can't babies choke when swimming?

In fact, because there is a special valve in the throat of a baby under half a year old, when it is thrown into the water, the valve will automatically close the airway, and the child can float in the water for a while without choking, but this time will not be too long, less than one minute. When they are in the water, they don't breathe, they don't spit bubbles, and of course they don't actively hold their breath like adults. This is more like an instinctive survival response. After half a year, the valve gradually degenerated and basically disappeared after one year. Another function of this valve is to prevent the baby from choking when the milk is sucked into the trachea. There are some underwater photography works of babies, which are completed by using the characteristics of babies under half a year old.

Some people think that babies are born to swim, but this is actually a wrong understanding. The density of human body is slightly less than that of water. Anyone who is not afraid of water and relaxes his muscles can float in the water without swimming. Babies, on the other hand, are not afraid of water, so they can relax easily in the water, so they are easier to float than adults who can't swim.

Benefits of baby swimming:

1 to make the baby smarter.

Swimming can effectively promote the development of baby's brain and nervous system, stimulate baby's potential, and lay a good foundation for improving children's emotional intelligence and IQ. Because the infant's swimming action is complicated, swimming exercise can improve the infant's brain function and promote the brain's ability to respond to the external environment and intellectual development.

2. Make your baby's heart stronger

Because of the buoyancy of water and the flapping effect of water waves and water pressure on children's skin, peripheral blood vessels play a massage role, which will make children's hearts get a good exercise. Swimming increases the oxygen consumption of children's whole body muscles, and the pressure of water on peripheral veins effectively promotes blood circulation and improves children's heart function.

3, improve the baby's vital capacity

Swimming has a good effect on the development of children's breasts. Swimming is a safe and natural sport for children. After a period of persistence, mothers will find that their children's thoracic development and lung capacity are significantly better than their peers.

4. The baby has grown taller.

Baby swimming can effectively stimulate the development of baby's bones, joints, ligaments and muscles, promote the growth of baby's height and make the baby more robust. Swimming is a systemic exercise, and children can move their limbs freely in the water, which is conducive to the development of flexibility and flexibility of the skeletal system. In addition, when swimming, the child's body is in a horizontal state in the water, and the limbs and spine will not be directly impacted by the reaction force from the ground during exercise, so swimming is a good opportunity to correct the bad posture caused by various reasons.