{"id":26,"date":"2025-12-29T15:22:54","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T15:22:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lsinglemom.com\/?p=26"},"modified":"2025-12-29T15:22:54","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T15:22:54","slug":"always-support-the-babys-head-and-neck-when-holding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lsinglemom.com\/?p=26","title":{"rendered":"Always support the baby\u2019s head and neck when holding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Always support the baby\u2019s head and neck when holding<br \/>\n\u201cNewborns have weak neck muscles, so always cradle their head when lifting or holding.\u201d<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zeDfku7ImgQ?si=HdI_PzMBXc6DpXk5\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlace one hand under the head and neck and the other under the bottom for full support.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen picking up your baby from a crib, slide your hand under their head first.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAvoid sudden movements that could strain your baby\u2019s neck.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven when carrying your baby in a carrier, make sure their head is properly supported.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile burping, support the head to prevent it from flopping backward.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlways keep the baby\u2019s head aligned with their body to protect their spine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSupporting the head helps your baby feel secure and reduces discomfort.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTeach older siblings or caregivers to always support the head and neck too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRemember: proper head and neck support is essential until your baby can hold their head up independently, usually around 3\u20134 months.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Always support the baby\u2019s head and neck when holding \u201cNewborns have weak neck muscles, so always cradle their head when lifting or holding.\u201d \u201cPlace one hand under the head and &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":27,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lsinglemom.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lsinglemom.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lsinglemom.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lsinglemom.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lsinglemom.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=26"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lsinglemom.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28,"href":"https:\/\/lsinglemom.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26\/revisions\/28"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lsinglemom.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/27"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lsinglemom.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=26"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lsinglemom.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=26"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lsinglemom.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=26"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}