shaken baby syndrome
When the baby's crying never subsided, Mama tried to try every way to calm her down. One of them by carrying and swinging baby. It's okay. Even so, Mama should not swing the baby too hard? This is the reason.
The size of the baby's head tends to be larger than the body and has a weak neck that can not withstand the pressure from shock. The baby's brain is also very fragile, when the brain swings to the skull bones and cause bruising, swelling, to bleeding in the brain or the retina of the eye.
Swinging baby is one of the causes or triggers of shaken baby syndrome. What is shaken baby syndrome? According to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, the form of head trauma (abusive head trauma) and traumatic injury to the brain are caused by others intentionally (inflicted traumatic brain injury). The consequences of shaken baby syndrome are bleeding in the brain, blindness, injury to the neck and spine, and retinal damage.
Shaken baby syndrome is most common in infants younger than 1 year because they cry more often. However, shaken baby syndrome can occur in any child of any age.
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However, usually most of the consequences are sometimes not visible. For that, Mama must be very clever to recognize the symptoms of shaken baby syndrome are:
There was a crying shrill on the baby, because he felt a terrible pain in his head.
Baby convulsions.
The color of the baby's skin becomes pale.
The weakening of the baby's suction power to food or breast milk.
Shortness of breath and shivering long enough,
Therefore, avoid swinging your baby too hard so the baby is spared from shocks that result in brain hemorrhage.
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HOW TO BUY A SAFE BABY
There are some safe tips when Mama wants to swing the baby in between:
If you want to swing, consider the baby's position, should not be curved position.
Considering the material used for swing, it is better to use material made of fabric is still safer than the swing made of wood because a swing made of wood material can cause the baby to roll over and fall.
The baby's swing movement needs to be noticed, swinging slowly
To be safe while on a swing: avoid leaving the baby too long in the swing, do not let the little boy or sister of the baby swing without the knowledge of both parents, avoid hard objects near the baby swing, in fear when swung banged and exposed to the baby.
In addition, as per all the babies cry. Crying is the way babies express their feelings and desires to you. If you can find out why babies cry, then they will stop crying. Babies usually cry from hunger, fatigue, wet diapers, fear, pain, or need attention.
It is normal for healthy babies to cry every 2-3 hours. If Mama has tried to give attention, feeding, changing diapers, but the baby is still crying, remember: no matter how tired, angry, and frustrated Mama, do not ever rock or shake the baby's body! All they need is attention and affection.