Regarding the waist stool, I talked about a lot of wrong postures that are not conducive to the development of the baby, but forgot the harm to the mother

To be honest, having kids is really exhausting.

Let's talk about holding a child, and many women who were weak before marriage have developed into "female men". The weight of the child will increase with the age of the month. It is okay to hug in the confinement, but the more difficult it is to the back.

What's more, there are still a lot of things to be busy in life, and it is impossible to hold the child in your arms all the time.

Therefore, tools such as baby carriers, strollers, and waist stools have become the saviors of the majority of mothers.

However, the quality of baby products on the market today is uneven, including baby waist stools. After a search on the Internet, I found that even the poses displayed in the advertisement pictures are wrong. This is simply misleading for new mothers!

01About the use of waist stool

First of all, a premise to emphasize is that it is best not to use a waist stool for babies before 4 months.

As we all know, newborns are curled up in the womb. During the period of their birth, they will always maintain a curled position when sleeping, with a C-shaped back and two legs separated like a frog.

It also makes sense for babies to do this position. At this time, their neck muscles are not strong enough, so their head control is unstable, which can relieve the pressure on the spine.

Although we all say that holding your chest up is more energetic, it is not suitable for babies whose spines are not fully developed.

If you use tools such as a lumbar stool that put external pressure on your baby's spine, it can cause injury.

It is really inconvenient, and it is also recommended that you choose a sling or a strap that can fit the baby's body curve.

Once your baby is able to raise his head and stabilize, you can choose a waist stool.

Today's lumbar stools have developed more and more styles, some of which are multifunctional. But as I mentioned in the previous article, many manufacturers and stores have not even mastered the correct way to use the waist stool. This is not only reflected in the misleading of the propaganda picture, but also the improper design is also a problem that we should consider.

02 Precautions for using waist stool

The design of the waist stool directly affects the posture of the baby, and these wrong postures will also adversely affect the growth and development of the child. There are two main points to pay attention to:

1. Hip joints - does the baby's legs have a standard M shape?

As mentioned above, the natural shape of the newborn's two legs is the M-shaped shape of a frog. This is to ensure the development of the hip joint and make the baby feel safe.

If the waist stool cannot give enough support, the baby's legs will sag naturally, and the stress points are concentrated in the hip joint area, which will easily cause dislocation.

There are many such cases every year in the United States, and parents must pay attention to them.

2. Spine - Is the baby's back adequately supported?

In the traditional way of carrying a baby, everyone is used to having the baby face inward. Out of the instinctive sense of danger, parents will hold the baby's back with their hands. This actually makes sense. It can give the baby's lumbar spine a support point.

However, now more parents like to let their children face out with themselves and enjoy the scenery of the outside world together, but this is not necessarily appropriate.

Let's not talk about the problem that facing outward is too irritating to the baby, only the spine.

Because the baby is leaning against our body, parents will subconsciously think that the baby feels safe, but this is not the case. If the waist stool tends to slide down, the baby will be like sitting on a slope. At this time, his back and the parent's body will form a hollow area, and the spine will naturally not be supported.

After talking about these common problems, I would like to talk about the problem that has been ignored by everyone for a long time, that is, Bao Ma's waist.

In fact, on the issue of waist stools, we have talked about a lot of wrong postures that are not conducive to the development of babies, but we have forgotten the harm to the mother.

03 Risks of using a waist stool for mothers

It must be admitted that the waist stool can liberate the mother's hands to a certain extent. After all, holding the child in the traditional way for too long will easily cause back pain and numbness in the arms.

And, with the child sideways, mothers' spines may also be skewed over time.

But at the same time, there is a more important problem that has been overlooked by everyone. When using the waist stool, most of the mothers will show such a curve on the side, that is, the waist is pulled forward and the buttocks are pouted.

This is actually similar to the pressure on the mother's lumbar spine when the belly gradually grows during pregnancy. Although the intervertebral disc has a certain elasticity, if it is bent too much, it will lead to the herniation of the lumbar disc.

The sacrifice of being a mother is really big. During pregnancy, the lumbar spine is already very painful and difficult. As a result, if I haven’t rested enough, I will be injured again because I use the waist stool to hold the baby.

Many mothers complain of postpartum back pain, which is caused by caesarean section, painless childbirth injections, or "confinement disease" due to poor confinement. In fact, the truth is not necessarily the case. The thing that hurts the waist, mothers do it every day.

And the problem of lumbar disc herniation or low back pain will further make the pelvis tilt forward, and the fat on the buttocks and the lower abdomen will appear. In fact, in addition to affecting the appearance, the damage of the pelvic anterior tilt to the mother is still quite large.

04 The dangers of anterior pelvic tilt

As the name suggests, anterior pelvic tilt is a pathological phenomenon in which the position of the pelvis is shifted forward.

It will put a serious burden on the mother's lower back and neck, so in addition to back pain, there will also be soreness in the shoulder and neck.

If the degree is serious and persists for a long time, the proportion of the human body will be unbalanced, the internal organs will sag, the bones and joints will be distorted due to the overburden, and the leg shape of the internal and external characters will become more serious.

What is even more frightening is that the forward tilt of the pelvis causes the body's center of gravity to tilt, and the activities of various parts are restricted to a certain extent, which will lead to muscle decline and fat accumulation.

As for the external problems, there are probably these types: dysmenorrhea, constipation, shoulder, neck and low back pain, body cold...

Talking too much brings tears. It takes too much to be an old mother!

05While ensuring the development of the child, how to reduce the harm of the waist stool to the mother?

One thing to say, the waist stool is really convenient, but it is still recommended not to use it for a long time, and pay attention to the following problems when using it.

1. Strengthen exercise

Although men have a beer belly, they almost never have the problem of anterior pelvic tilt. This is because they have a lot of strength. Even if the child sits on the waist stool, they do not need to push their buttocks hard.

Therefore, mothers should strengthen exercise at ordinary times, especially the core part of the upper body, waist and abdomen.

Only when the muscles here are strong enough, can the body and limbs become more coordinated, even with children, it can be strong.

2. Tie as tight as possible

Before putting the baby on the waist stool, the mother must adjust the position of the waist stool so that the straps are tighter and close to the body.

This can greatly reduce the impact damage caused by friction to the body tissue of the waist and abdomen, and also make the mother and baby feel more comfortable.

3. Straighten your body

As mentioned above, the mistakes that may cause the pelvis to tilt forward must not be repeated by mothers. Although the baby's weight is difficult to bear, it can't cause chronic harm to itself.

On the issue of the waist stool, many mothers have shared that the pain in the lower back and back pain after holding the baby for less than half an hour is actually caused by improper posture.

Be sure to keep your body as straight as possible when holding your baby, don't lean back or pinch your butt, and don't concentrate all your strength on your waist.

So, how to distribute the force of holding the baby evenly throughout the body? Need to do the following:

abdomen;

clamp the buttocks;

Keep the head, shoulders, spine, pelvis, and heels in a vertical plane, perpendicular to the ground;

If the child is more lively and likes to kick his legs, it is even more important to choose the M-type standard waist stool. After the two legs are separated, even if the baby kicks randomly, it will not bring so much impact to the mother's waist.

4. Provide strength with both hands

If the mother has nothing else to do, and only changes to the waist stool because of the tiredness of holding the baby, then I suggest that it is best to support the baby's back with both hands.

This not only protects the baby's spine, but also reduces the force of the baby's downward pressure, making the waist easier.

At present, there are many articles and suggestions on how to raise children and reduce the harm to the baby. Relatively speaking, Bao Ma has become a neglected group.

But at the same time with the baby, we must also take care of ourselves, the body is the capital.