Why does the baby's head sway?
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In life, many parents find that their babies sometimes like to shake their heads when they are taking care of their babies, and sometimes they are still shaking when they fall asleep. So what's the matter with this phenomenon?
Why does the baby's head sway?
During the neonatal period, the baby will often have convulsions, force to make the little face red, and shake the head left and right. This is because the baby's nervous system development is not perfect, the myelination of the nerve is not completed, and its excitement is easy to spread. With the growth of the baby's age, the improvement of the nervous system will slowly disappear. However, if the baby has a high fever, convulsions may occur, At this time, you must go to the hospital immediately.
The baby always shakes his head when he goes to bed. Maybe the temperature in the room is too high, or the quilt is too much. The baby is too hot and itchy and shakes his head. In this case, we should pay attention to the baby's sleeping environment temperature should be appropriate, not overheating. Eczema is a very special performance, that is, there is obvious itching, the baby often use hands to scratch. If the baby can't grasp with his hands, he will shake his head to scratch the itch. Therefore, we should treat eczema in time.
If the baby has calcium deficiency, some will also show shaking their heads, pay attention to observe whether the baby has sweating, night crying, restless sleep, pillow baldness and other conditions, if there is, it is best to go to the hospital for an examination, to eliminate the possibility of calcium deficiency. 4-6 months at this stage to add complementary food to the baby, the baby does not accept new food, there will be resistance, shake your head, hand push away that do not eat. In addition, at the age of seven or eight months, the baby's imitation ability is very strong. Sometimes when adults teach the baby not to shake his head, the baby will be happy to repeat the imitation when he has just learned this action.
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About 6 to 10 months of age, babies will have rhythmic body swing (20%), head bump or shake their head (6%), or rhythmic tapping or even beating themselves. Rhythm can make them feel happy or relieve their unpleasant emotions. Most babies are conscious and happy when they appear these phenomena. These phenomena are also developing phenomena, which are related to the development of nervous system. They are also self comforting behaviors and are usually normal. With the increase of age, this kind of phenomenon gradually disappears.
