What babies need for healthy motor, cognitive and sensory development is active awake time - time to look around, turn towards sounds they hear, kick their legs, reach their arms, stretch and strengthen
out of their womb positions and feel their weight shifting on a firm surface beneath them as they move.
Not exact matches
Tummy Time also helps your baby strengthen neck muscles and work
out of normal asymmetries from their
womb position or mild Torticollis.
Mobiles are a great way to challenge them to look at objects that are very slowly moving and to capitalize on their «quiet alert» state - all while your baby gets the tremendous benefits
of stretching and strengthening
out of their curled up
womb position (did you know that's one
of their first motor tasks?!).
Even when he's not lifting his head, this early Tummy Time is very important for helping baby stretch
out of his curled up fetal
position from the
womb.
When it comes to giving birth, whatever
position mom is in definitely has an affect on how easily baby comes
out of the
womb.
You can stay here in a
womb - like
position, while lifting
out of the shoulders and pressing the elbows down or, you can lift the knees upward bringing the heels towards the buttocks so as to minimize creases at the front
of the body.