Position on the back. Pros. This position is quite safe and comfortable for the baby. Thus, it is perfectly possible to pack your child for a long night's sleep, and for a short day's sleep. Minuses. Sometimes there are situations when doctors do not recommend prolonged lying in the position on the back (for example, in case of crumbs of dysplasia of the hip joints). In this case, the doctor will recommend a more suitable for your particular case pose. (For example, when dysplasia specialists recommend as often as possible to put the baby, when he does not sleep, in the position of the frog - when the child lies on the tummy and his legs are widely divorced).
Position on the side. Pros. This situation is just perfect for a little man's daytime sleep, when you have the opportunity to control the baby's position. After all, even a very small crumb can quite self-revolution from a barrel to the tummy. But back - from the tummy to the barrel or backrest, he can not turn over. This skill will come to him later - at the age of about five to six months. On the flank is also recommended to lay cabbage, which plentifully regurgitate after feeding (in such a pose the newborn can not choke). If you are engaged in something, and worry that the baby can turn over, place a roller, rolled up from a bath towel or plaid, under his back. Minuses. If the position on the side is a favorite for your child, be sure to keep the baby sleeping on different barrels every time - alternate between left and right side alternately. Also, one should not be placed in the position on the side of the child, if he has dysplasia of the hip joints and he is not yet three months old.
Position on the abdomen. Pros . This pose is suitable only for periods of wakefulness of the baby, but not for sleeping. And even if the crash himself chose this position and likes to fall asleep, let him do it, but then certainly turn the cub on the back. In a dream, a newborn can not control himself, so he can accidentally bury his nose in a blanket or sheet, so that he may have difficulty breathing. Therefore, it is better not to take risks. But during the wakefulness this situation is just perfect! The baby on the tummy is much more comfortable to consider everything that surrounds him than in any other posture. In addition, in this position, the muscles of the shoulders, back and neck are well trained, because the baby now and then picks up and tries to hold the head. Minuses. A very small man should not lie in the position on the tummy longer than fifteen minutes. In addition, make sure that on the sheet that the child is lying on, there are not large folds and foreign objects that can push the baby into the tummy and cause unpleasant sensations.
In the sling. Pros . In a sling, the crumb is placed in the most natural and approximated to the intrauterine position. Experts argue that even a newborn child wearing a sling for a few hours can not hurt. On the contrary, the constant closeness of the mother provides the baby with a feeling of comfort and security, which has a beneficial effect on the emotional and physical development of crumbs, greatly accelerating it. Cons . When worn in a sling, of course, the back does not get tired so much as when wearing a fagot on your hands. But still the back and. in particular, the spine, should rest.