Especially this applies to the unusual for the eldergeneration of things: pampers, car seats, slings ... As a result, slings become in the public consciousness not convenient and safe carrying, which they are, but a kind of fairy-tale subject that can both make happy and hurt. We debunk slingshots together with the expert of the Prognosis Project, a member of the Union of Professional Maternity Support (CPSU) Ekaterina Sokoltseva.
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Myth 1. A child who is taught to wear in a sling will always ask for help.
The human cub, unlikealmost independent from birth calves and foals, the first months of life need to be worn on the hands. This is not a whim and not a whim, but a vital necessity. By refusing the baby in my mother's warmth, we are thereby impoverishing its development. Scientific research has long proved that "hand" children develop faster, adapt faster to the surrounding world, and the work of all systems is more quickly established. From the gastrointestinal tract (yes, it's about the colic!) To the vestibular apparatus. An important bonus for the mother: wearing a baby reduces the risk of postpartum depression, and lactation is more quickly established (and increases). After the end of the "manual" period, the toddler, hands of my mother, I am sure that she is always there. He feels her support and actively learns the world!
Myth 2. Sling excludes the stroller.
A photo: Getty Images Fanatism has never led anyone to the good. Slingshing does not contradict "strolling". Parents can choose any means of transporting an infant, depending on the circumstances. Agree, in a house without an elevator you can do without a sling only at the expense of my mother's heroism and exercises in weightlifting. A trip to the clinic, which does not provide "parking" for strollers, also becomes easier with a sling. And on trips, sling can do a great job! Slings are just a carry, not a way of thinking. Use what you and your baby are comfortable right now!
Myth 3. While the child does not sit, it should be worn only horizontally.
Photo:Getty Images As prudent parents, we don't want to hurt the precious child. Vertical wearing in the traditions of Russia seems to us to be something dangerous. But the horizontal carrying position has a lot of disadvantages: asymmetric load on the spine and muscles of the baby, difficult control over the baby's breathing, shifted center of gravity for the mother - and all this together means that carrying the baby in a “cradle” is not so convenient! have shown that vertical carrying meets all the parameters for safe placement of a child. In a sling, the baby is pulled along the entire length of the spine, from the neck to the tailbone, the pelvis is not overloaded, the hips are physiologically divorced. Even premature babies are worn vertically, this is the basis of the famous "kangaroo method", which has shown excellent results in nursing hurry-up babies. For an ordinary baby, from about two weeks of age, we will see that he insists on wearing a "column" upright, colic in this position is easier, the world is seen better, and it is more comfortable to wear! It is also good to know:
