Why do newborns sleep on their side?

Why do newborns sleep on their side? Parents pay more attention to their body and appearance. As the old saying goes, a child's head shape is related to his sleeping posture. Babies should sleep on their sides. Let's first look at why newborns sleep on their side and related information.

Why do newborns sleep on their side? There are many reasons for neonatal lateral sleep, which need to be analyzed according to the patient's individual situation, as follows:

1, the structure and function of neonatal gastrointestinal tract are immature, for example, the stomach capacity is relatively small, the sphincter of lower esophagus is relatively loose, and the stomach is horizontal, which is prone to physiological gastroesophageal reflux and coughing. Sleeping on the side can reduce the probability of suffocation, which is very beneficial to newborns.

2. Newborns' lateral sleeping is helpful to shape the head shape and reduce the probability of flat head, but it is necessary to change bilateral sleeping and try to avoid long-term unilateral sleeping, so as not to affect the head shape, which is not conducive to psychological development in the future.

3. Sleeping on the newborn's side is also beneficial to eating. When the newborn sleeps on its side, the mother can feed on the bed, avoid picking up the baby, reduce the probability of catching a cold, help the baby fall asleep normally and promote the development of the newborn.

4. Some newborns sleep on their side mainly because of lack of security. Side sleeping can be closer to the mother, which helps the newborn to enter deep sleep and promote development.

Some newborns may sleep on their side because of occipital diseases. Avoiding aggravating local diseases, such as occipital skin infection, can promote disease recovery and avoid aggravating.

6. Some newborns' lateral sleeping is mainly related to abnormal development, especially the abnormal development of neck muscles, such as congenital torticollis.

Neonatal lateral sleeping is mainly to prevent suffocation caused by reflux and vomiting, because the newborn's food is liquid food, and at this time, the physiological curvature of the child's stomach has not yet formed, and the contractile muscles of the stomach and cardia are not fully developed, so the child is prone to reflux. If the child sleeps on his back immediately after nursing.

When there is reflux, it is easy to cause milk to be sucked into the airway by mistake, thus causing suffocation. Therefore, the breast-fed child should lie on his side. Even if there is reflux, the milk will flow out of the mouth along the side wall of the mouth and will not cause suffocation.

However, newborns often lie in the same position, and their heads will sleep a little, which will affect their appearance. Therefore, after feeding, the child will lie on his right side 1 hour, lie on his left side the next hour and lie on his back the third hour. This can not only avoid misleading the child to suffocate, but also avoid the child's head from falling asleep.

The main purpose of neonatal lateral lying is to prevent gastroesophageal reflux or neonatal asphyxia after spitting milk.

Because the stomach of the newborn is horizontal, the cardia of the newborn is relatively loose under normal circumstances, so the newborn is particularly prone to vomiting after breastfeeding. In the process of vomiting, if the newborn is in a normal supine position, it is easy to cause milk to choke into the airway, leading to neonatal asphyxia. When asphyxia lasts for a relatively long time, it can lead to severe brain hypoxia and brain injury in newborns, so newborns generally advocate lateral position.

If you want to lie on your back, you must keep your head high and your feet low, which can prevent gastroesophageal reflux. Therefore, the main purpose of neonatal lateral lying is to prevent neonatal asphyxia.

Why do newborns sleep on their side? First of all, the baby's head shape is mainly influenced by nutrition and genes, and has nothing to do with sleeping posture, so the statement of "sleeping flat head" is not valid. Sleeping on the side will not lead to excessive sleep in the baby's head.

Secondly, it is easy for newborn babies to drink milk when they sleep. If the baby sleeps on his back, when he pours milk from his stomach, he can't flow out of his mouth in time, so he may inhale the trachea and suffocate the baby. If the baby sleeps on his side, it will be safer to pour milk directly from the corner of his mouth.

In addition, the baby's heart function is not yet mature, lying down or sleeping on your stomach will make the baby's heart burden heavier, which is not good for the baby's heart development. Therefore, it is recommended that newborn babies sleep on their side.

In addition, when the baby sleeps on his side, his breathing will be smoother and his sleep quality will be improved. When the baby sleeps on his side, it should be noted that the baby should pad a children's pillow, otherwise the head and shoulders are not on a horizontal plane, which will lead to greater pressure on the baby's shoulders, which is not conducive to the development of cervical vertebrae.

Newborns are in special physical condition. From the perspective of sleeping posture, people usually lie on their backs, especially on their sides, which can make their heads sleep better and reduce the occurrence of head deviation. But it is forbidden to let your baby sleep on his stomach, which is easy to suffocate.

Judging from the sleeping posture of newborns, they are actually similar to adults, mainly lying on their backs, lying on their sides and prone. Under normal circumstances, try not to lie prone, because it is easy to cause neonatal asphyxia. It is best to lie on your side and supine alternately, especially on your left side and right side, which is also helpful for sleeping a good head shape. Parents can help their children fall asleep in a certain sleeping position according to their actual situation.

For newborns, supine is beneficial to the development of the baby's five senses, which is more correct and symmetrical, and can relax muscles, while not oppressing some internal organs. Parents can also directly observe the baby's face when sleeping through supine.

However, for newborns who have just finished feeding, it is not recommended to lie on your back, because it is easy to cause the baby to spit milk, let the milk flow into the ear along the cheek, and induce otitis media. It is best to pick up the baby and pat it every time after feeding, and then let him sleep on his side.

There are two kinds of sleeping positions on the side: lying on the left and lying on the right. Lying on the right side of the newborn increases the swallowing action when sleeping, and it is easy to discharge mucus from the middle ear, which reduces the chance of bacterial residue, reduces the risk of infection and easily induces otitis media. For babies with short arms and legs, this posture is not recommended for a long time. Left lateral position is harmless to the baby, but it can't be left lateral position for a long time. It is best to alternate left and right.

However, this posture is conducive to shaping the contour of the head and face, but it is easy to block the baby's mouth and nose and cause suffocation. This is the most direct cause of sudden infant death syndrome. Parents are not advised to let their baby sleep on his stomach.

For newborns, it is best to adopt lateral position, left lateral position and right lateral position, which can not only limit the overgrowth of the baby's mandible, prevent the two sides from being too large, but also prevent the back of the head and forehead from being squeezed. The left lateral position is very good. Let the baby sleep often. The left or right lateral position and supine position alternate.

Why do newborns sleep on their side? There are many reasons for neonatal lateral sleeping, which need to be analyzed according to the individual situation of the patient.

The structure and function of neonatal gastrointestinal tract are immature, for example, the stomach capacity is relatively small, the sphincter of lower esophagus is relatively loose, and the stomach is horizontal, which is prone to physiological gastroesophageal reflux and milk choking. Sleeping on the side can reduce the probability of choking on milk.

Sleeping on the newborn's side is helpful to shape the head shape and reduce the probability of flat head, but sleeping on both sides and avoiding sleeping on one side for a long time as far as possible, so as not to affect the head shape and is not conducive to the future mental health development.

Sleeping on the newborn's side is also beneficial to eating. When the newborn sleeps on its side, the mother can feed on the bed, avoid picking up the baby, reduce the probability of catching a cold, help the baby fall asleep normally and promote the development of the newborn.

It is a normal physiological phenomenon that babies like to sleep on their side, because everyone likes different sleeping positions. Some children like to sleep on their sides, while others like to sleep on their backs. These are all physiological phenomena, and we don't need to be too entangled.

Sleeping on the side also has the advantages of sleeping on the side. For example, sleeping on the side can effectively prevent children from being choked by milk, and children will feel tired when lying flat for a long time. Changing posture can relieve fatigue and coordinate the movement of limbs, which is beneficial to the healthy development of children.

However, when sleeping on your side, you should also pay attention. Try not to let the child always sleep on one side, it is best to alternate left and right, so as not to always lean to one side, resulting in asymmetric development of the child's face and head, uneven sides, big face, small face or partial head.

In case of other special circumstances, parents are advised to lead the newborn to the hospital in time.