What is the reason why the newborn's tongue always sticks out?

The baby develops rapidly after birth, and it grows like this every few days when it is young. I often give my parents all kinds of "growth accidents", such as suddenly smiling at people, turning over, sitting, climbing, making faces and sticking out my tongue. ...

Many parents will think that "the baby is cute" when they see the baby sticking out his tongue (the tongue has been sticking out), which is selling cute and teasing parents, but sometimes it is a signal that the baby is "abnormal" and parents should correctly distinguish it.

What is the reason why the newborn's tongue always sticks out? "Newborn" refers to a baby who is born for one month and is called a baby after two months. Most babies within one month will not spit out their tongues. Next, let's talk about several possible reasons why babies always stick out their tongues:

Reason 1, exploration of new things

We all know that the baby's earliest understanding of the world comes from his own exploration, such as what parents often see? Stretch your arms, kick your legs, kick the bed, chew something? By analogy, sticking out your tongue (sticking out your tongue) is also a way for your baby to explore the world and perceive things around you.

Because the nervous system is not well developed and the activities are not very flexible, the baby may stick out his tongue to seek comfort or exploration, which is the same as the later "bite".

(1) this is also? Parents don't have to worry about normal development. When the baby is older and his hands are flexible, he may put something in his mouth to chew.

② Usually? Talking to the baby, Doby baby, holding the baby around the house and talking are all helpful to promote the baby's development.

Reason 2: Saliva secretion

When the baby is two and a half months old, all the functions of the body have basically separated from the neonatal period, the brain nerve has developed rapidly, and the baby's parotid gland has developed and started to secrete saliva.

When the baby's parotid gland is stimulated by the outside world, the saliva will increase and the baby's mouth will be smaller. If there is too much saliva in the mouth, it will flow out along the corners of the mouth. At this time, the baby will unconsciously lick with his tongue, and there will be a "tongue sticking out" action.

It's better when the baby lies on his back. When lying down or sitting, more saliva will flow out.

(1) what is this? Normal phenomenon, parents don't have to worry too much;

2 If the baby drools a lot, should parents pay attention? Correct care, help the baby scrub frequently, and avoid saliva rash and neck flooding.

Reason 3: Unconscious imitation

It is said that "parents are children's first teachers", which means that parents' words and deeds have a great influence on children.

When the baby is several months old, is it ok? Imitate parents' behavior. If parents often make faces and stick out their tongues at the baby, the baby may follow suit. If the baby's imitation ability appears earlier, it also indirectly shows that the baby's brain is developing well.

①? Parents should take care of their babies carefully and correctly, understand the developmental characteristics of babies of different months, and correctly guide and promote their development according to their developmental characteristics;

②? When the baby reaches the stage of always imitating adults, parents should pay attention to their own behavior and avoid bad behavior from having a bad influence on the baby.

Reason 4, pathological condition

Although this possibility is not great, it does exist, and there are two possibilities for pathological conditions:

① Mental retardation

As the baby grows up, there will be some babies? Stick out your tongue often? Phenomenon, at the same time? Frequent mouth opening, increased saliva, indifferent expression and decreased sensitivity to external stimuli? Wait, these manifestations suggest that the baby may? Parents with mental retardation, 2 1- trisomy syndrome, cerebral palsy and other diseases should take their babies for examination as soon as possible.

② Oral ulcer, herpes, etc.

When the baby's mouth is uncomfortable, he may always stick out his tongue, but this may be mostly an older baby, and the baby rarely appears, but parents should not be careless. It's best to check the baby's mouth and rule out this situation.

③ Chinese medicine: gastrointestinal fever.

Generally, babies spit out their tongues, and babies who are about 3 months old spit out their tongues. Is it called in Chinese medicine? "Tongue spitting" is the manifestation of gastrointestinal fever. If the baby is always like this in recent days, then the mother should pay attention to her diet and baby feeding.

Try to eat as much as possible? Eat light and digestible food and don't feed your baby too much milk? Wait a minute.