There are many things that babies need to pay attention to in the process of growth, and parents need to be patiently taught and cared for. For example, the process of a baby learning to walk is a very important stage. There are many areas that require the attention of babies and parents. Let's take a look at what babies should pay attention to at different learning stages. What should mothers be aware of?
Precautions for babies at different stages:
Parents know that a month after birth, babies generally have a strong desire to try to walk. This is the golden time for babies to learn to walk. Parents should take good care of this time and help the baby learn to walk smoothly.
But it should be noted that it is normal for a baby to learn to walk from 10 months to 1.5 years old, and the learning time of each baby will be individual differences sooner or later. So, don't worry too much about what age your child will start walking.
Let's take a look at the five stages of baby toddlers and what parents should pay attention to at different stages.
1. The first stage (ten to eleven months)
This stage is the first stage when your baby begins to learn to walk. When your baby can grab something, he can start trying to walk. At this time, parents should encourage the baby more and prepare suitable shoes and socks for the baby. Every little progress your baby makes is a big improvement.
2. The second stage (12 months)
Squatting is an important developmental process at this stage. Parents should pay attention to training the baby's stand-squat-stand coherent movements. This can improve the strength of the baby's legs and train the coordination of the body. Of course, the energy consumption of the body is huge for the baby at this time, so the nutrition of the baby should also keep up with the diet.
3. The third stage (more than 12 months)
At this time, the baby can walk on the support. Next, let the baby learn to walk two or three steps without holding onto something. At this stage, it is necessary to strengthen the training of the baby's balance ability. I believe that many parents will like to walk with their baby's armpits in their arms. In fact, this is not only detrimental to the development of the baby, but also makes parents sore back. It is enough to start with a practical stroller.
4. The fourth stage (about thirteen months)
At this time, in addition to continuing to train the strength of the legs and the coordination between the body and the eyes, it is also necessary to focus on training the baby's ability to adapt to different surfaces. So at this time, parents should remember to take the baby out often, so that the baby can accept and adapt to different ground faster and better.
5. The fifth stage (thirteen to fifteen months)
If the baby has been able to walk well and gradually explore the things around him, parents should satisfy his curiosity and let him walk normally and independently. Don't forget to encourage your baby and keep him safe.
What should mothers pay attention to:
1. Pay attention to posture
When learning to walk, due to the incomplete development of the lower limbs, it is easy to have incorrect walking postures, but most of them are normal. As babies get older, most of them get used to a normal walking position.
The inclined introductory pose is arguably the most common. In addition, some babies may also have the center of gravity of the foot inward and the outer side of the foot raised. This is because your baby's tendons are very soft and don't fully control the muscles of the foot, so they put pressure on the inside of the foot, causing the outside to lift slightly. Parents don't have to worry too much about it.
When babies are born, their calves tend to bend inward. Additionally, early in human development, the femur tends to rotate inward, causing the baby's legs and knees to move outward, creating an O-leg, also known medically as "knee varus." When first learning to stand or learn to walk, the baby's O-shaped legs will be more obvious, but it will gradually improve and adjust back on its own. It will be back to normal after a year and a half. If the baby's O-shaped legs have not improved after the age of 2, you need to consult a doctor for diagnosis and treatment.
Some babies often fall when they are learning to walk, which makes parents very worried. In fact, this is because the baby's sense of balance and muscle movement coordination has not yet fully developed, and the center of gravity is easily unstable, which is a normal phenomenon. Please observe more. As long as the baby's falling situation is gradually improving, or the number of falls is decreasing, it means that the baby has been making progress, so don't be too nervous.
2. Pay attention to exceptions
Most O-legs are physiological and will return to normal as your baby grows. However, there are still a small number of babies who must be treated for abnormal leg development. If you still have O-shaped legs over the age of 2, or you find other abnormal symptoms, such as poor stability of the knee joint when the baby walks, pain when walking, etc., you should seek medical attention as soon as possible. If necessary, please go to the pediatric orthopaedic department for more detailed examination and treatment.
When the baby is learning to walk, parents can find out the abnormal situation of the baby's leg development through some simple observation principles. The most basic thing is to observe the baby's legs (the entire lower limbs) to see if there is any abnormality in appearance, such as unilateral hypertrophy, the size of the limbs, the length of the feet, etc. Once it is found that the skin of the line baby's legs is asymmetrical, it is likely that there are long and short feet. In addition, pay attention to whether the baby's hip joints can open smoothly and whether there is any noise when walking. If so, it may be a congenital problem, such as congenital hip dislocation.
After examination and diagnosis, if the baby's leg development is indeed abnormal, the doctor will choose the most appropriate treatment method according to the degree of bone abnormality and age. Generally, treatment modalities include medication, wearing orthodontic braces, and surgical correction. Conditions that require surgical correction are mostly caused by disease and are uncommon.
There are many precautions in your baby's toddler journey. Parents must be extra careful because babies have different precautions during the toddler years. The baby walks too early and walks too late, which is not conducive to the baby's physical development. Of course, for parents who have wrong or abnormal baby's walking posture, they must find out and correct it as soon as possible, otherwise it will affect the baby's life-long walking posture, especially mothers must take it as a major event!