Do newborns need to wrap candles?

Newborns are susceptible to infection and need wrapping and care. So do newborns need candle bags? What harm does the candle bag do to the baby? What are the precautions for newborn packages? Let me give you a detailed introduction.

Do newborns need to wrap candles?

When taking care of the baby, the older generation likes to tie the baby tightly into the shape of a zongzi, on the grounds that it can prevent the baby's small hands from touching and shaking and reduce the chance of disease infection. Naturally, this kind of wrapping method, commonly known as "candle bag", can really protect the baby from bacterial infection. But after all, it is a packaging method that does more harm than good.

The disadvantages of candle bag to baby

Lead to baby's skeletal deformity: the older generation will tell novice parents that if the baby's leg is not wrapped straight, the baby will become a "0" leg in the future. Is that really the case? In fact, there is no scientific basis for this. The baby will become a "0" leg, which is caused by calcium deficiency. If you forcibly straighten and wrap your baby's legs, it is easy to dislocate your baby's hip. If it is not found in time, it will lead to skeletal deformity of the baby.

Restrict chest activity and affect baby's breathing: Tight package will directly affect baby's breathing, and also affect the development of baby's lungs and chest, which will reduce lung resistance and increase the chance of lung infection. Pressing the abdomen affects the appetite: the baby's abdomen is squeezed, which affects the gastrointestinal peristalsis and slows down, thus reducing the baby's appetite and increasing the chance of constipation. Affect the baby's intellectual development: the baby's kicking and waving actions can be directly fed back to the brain, and the brain will feel this "dynamic" and promote its development process. Therefore, letting the baby move more is undoubtedly the earliest and cheapest intellectual investment for the baby.

Precautions for neonatal packaging

1, make sure the baby lies on his back with his feet at one end of the crib, not his head.

2. Make sure that the baby's wrap is lower than the neck and avoid covering the baby's face.

Don't cover your face when your baby sleeps.

4, the package can not be too tight, hips, legs, chest must be free to move.

Make sure that the baby in the package doesn't wear too much. Wear only diapers in hot weather and sleeping bags in cold weather.

6. Provide a safe sleeping environment, make the bed reasonably, put nothing on the bed, only put the wrapped baby.

Neonatal sleep schedule

Ma Bao knows that sleep is very important for the baby's development, so many Ma Bao will be very concerned about the baby's sleep time, especially the newborn. Now, let me tell you the newborn's sleep schedule.

Sleep is an indispensable part of everyone's normal life. Good sleep can regulate physical condition, eliminate fatigue, be beneficial to the body's metabolism and promote growth and development. However, at each age stage, the time requirements for sleep are different. Newborns sleep more than twice as long as adults, and they sleep about 18-22 hours a day. Newborn babies have no concept of day and night. He needs 24-hour sleep and breastfeeding to develop and grow normally. Generally speaking, newborns usually sleep for 2-4 hours in one breath and then wake up hungry.

Generally speaking, newborns sleep 16~20 hours a day. The sleeping time of the baby is about 16~ 18 hours when it is 3 weeks old, and 15~ 16 hours when it is 6 weeks old. After the full moon, for example, a two-month-old baby has less sleep time than a newborn, with an average of 15 ~ 16 hours per day, and most of the sleep time will be at night. After the baby is one year old, it will sleep less than before, about 12~ 15 hours. When the baby is 4~5 years old, it needs at least 10~ 12 hours of sleep every day.