Not exact matches
You should only do it when your
baby is well - awake and alert, and it should only be done
on a
hard surface.
Babies under three months cry for many reasons: They're hungry, they're uncomfortable, they're in pain, they're too warm or too chilly, they want more or less stimulation, they're wet, they're transitioning from being asleep to being awake, they don't like a
hard surface or a scratchy fabric, and the list goes
on.
To me the problem was obvious, we expect
babies to sleep
on sweaty, rock
hard surfaces that we would never be comfortable
on.
It has both
hard and soft
surfaces for your
baby to chew
on, the latter being a water - filled tail that you can optionally chill in the icebox.
In the first 2 months of life, if
babies are held in a standing position
on a
hard surface, they'll reflexively move their legs in a stepping motion.
When placed
on a
hard surface, the wood stacking toy can be rocked
on its round base to provide even more stimulation for your
baby.
Platycephally (flattening) of the head is not necessarily if at all caused by infant sleeping
on their backs but by how long
babies lean their heads against
hard objects or, what I call, «transformer
baby furniture, or furniture that can change into many different pieces (like those transformer toys in the eighties and nineties) making it easy to keep
babies heads against
hard surfaces for an excessive amounts of time therein reshaping the infant's head.
I'm talking about the Boppy Noggin Nest, which supports your
baby's head when he or she is laying
on a
hard surface.
Another position I like to try is having the
baby sit up, either
on your lap or
on a
hard surface.
Toy and Table Top Cleaner is great for cleaning tough messes
on hard surfaces in
baby's nursery.
It stays still
on hard surfaces and does not slide away while you are changing the messy diaper of your
baby.
Baby changing pad provides a cushion
on a
hard surface.
Some
surfaces of your home are bound to be
hard surfaces — wood or tile, perhaps, and children (especially
babies) can injure themselves playing
on them.
Babies that are very mobile may also try to climb out of the swing, so place it
on a
hard, solid
surface — not
on a bed — and use the safety harness.
Pros: Good size, quite long so should last the
baby for a while Looks quite well built but will see with longer term use Integrates with the Mountain Buggy Nano V2 Stroller (2016) version Carry handles useful, removable from buggy Light construction Simple 2 clip attach to buggy / pram / stroller Has a hood to cover
baby Bottom has a
hard wooden board backing, so that the
baby can lay
on a flat
surface, rest of the product is foldable / collapsible into a flat structure for easy storage and transport (this is also how the product was boxed when it arrived) Cons: There is an plastic smell with this when new, not a big issue, just put it out in the sun to air out before use with
baby.
For the first few weeks, and only when your
baby is awake and alert, try placing your him
on his stomach
on a
hard surface, such as the floor, for just two to three minutes at a time, several times a day.
If you put shoes
on a
baby, his or her feet will develop one way; if the
baby walks barefoot
on sand, the feet develop another way; if
on harder or softer
surfaces, yet another.
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
babies begin to voluntarily push down with their legs when their feet are
on a
hard surface around 4 months of age; they may also be able to roll over from their tummy to their back at this time.