When and at what months can girls sit on their butts?

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It is not for nothing that the age question of when it is possible to put girls on their butts worries a woman who is ready to become the mother of a daughter. If a girl is imprisoned early, it can greatly affect her mental and physical health.

The further development of her genitals depends on how many months the baby first sits on her butt.

Experts differ in time periods, citing different age norms: to understand, it is recommended to find out the features of this process.

When can girls be imprisoned?

With the birth of a child, many questions arise related to caring for him and concerns about proper development. Children were raised by our grandparents, we ourselves were raised by mothers and fathers, and each parent who raised a child formed their own personal opinion about exactly how to deal with the baby. However, now we not only have many years of experience of our ancestors, but also have free access to knowledge and research in the field of pediatrics. This is a huge plus and advantage over the older generation and you need to use this knowledge and not rely on the advice of grandmothers.

Everyone has heard and repeats from mouth to mouth that girls should not be imprisoned too early. That supposedly this is fraught with bending of the uterus. Is it really? What does it mean to plant? What about must-have items like a car seat and modern gadgets like baby carriers, bouncers and bouncers? And when is it not “too early”? Perhaps you are looking for a specific answer, for example, that at 6 months it is already possible, but it is better to understand why exactly it is not possible.

Boys and girls: are the myths true?

Experts do not believe that either gender has a physical advantage for early sitting. However, debates and publications of personally identified statistics on the topic of how many months a child begins to sit do not subside on parent forums.

Boys, according to their observations, lag behind girls in the manifestation of physical skills by about a month, since their nervous system develops more slowly. According to general observations, male babies sit up at the age of 6-7 months, while girls can do this at 5.

In fact, there has been no scientific research on this topic, since any child with a developed musculoskeletal system can get ahead of his peers by sitting or standing up before them.

Also, many ordinary people express the opinion that boys can be seated earlier without harm to their health. This is not true; early sitting down is harmful for any gender, although for girls the consequences are more obvious:

• displacement of the pelvic bones is fraught with many problems during pregnancy and childbirth;
• bends of the uterus and curvature of the spine.

For a boy, this will not bring problems in the reproductive system, but deformation in the hip joints will subsequently be reflected in inexplicable pain and improper development of bones in the lumbar region and spine, up to their visible curvature, which will certainly limit his capabilities.

Stages of baby development!!!

The baby is born with a very thin spine, elongated in a slight arc, which is not at all intended for any movements or position other than lying down. But gradually it changes its shape, this happens both naturally and thanks to the child’s efforts from holding the head to lifting it independently. Physiological curves are formed: physiological cervical lordosis, thoracic physiological kyphosis, lumbar lordosis, which will ultimately allow a new person to rise to his feet. This does not happen immediately and does not depend in any way on how early you begin to specifically set the child to a vertical position. This includes hanging on the arm of an adult, sitting down early and forcibly standing on weak legs. It is very important that the spine is formed correctly, because the health of your child will depend on it throughout his life.

Attention!!! Please note that the spine develops equally in boys and girls, which means that the issue of early sitting and development is relevant for all children.

Parents' misconceptions about early planting

Some parents believe that if:

• The baby is six months old, then she can be planted. This is not true, because artificially seating a child can harm his health in the future. So, in this case, a lag in physical development, poor posture, etc. may occur;

• sit down girls too early - a posterior bend of the uterus may form. This theory has been refuted by medicine, since this factor has either a genetic predisposition or is a consequence of a previous infectious-inflammatory process.
• The baby is in the jumpers, it is safe for the child and they do not pose any threat to the health of the baby. This opinion is incorrect, since the child’s spine experiences an enormous load, being in an upright position with a poorly formed muscular frame and a fragile spinal column;

• The baby begins to stand and walk in a walker, then she will walk faster. This theory is erroneous because, firstly, when walking independently, a different group of muscles is used, so after this such children often move on their toes. Secondly, in this device, strengthening of the back occurs in an unnatural way (this process best occurs while crawling). Thirdly, the child does not develop the awareness that without them he will fall. And when trying to stand without support, he may get injured or begin to be afraid to move independently.

How to determine that a girl’s body is ready?

Many mothers with great joy and pride encourage the baby’s desire to sit up at 3-4 months. It is enough for them that the child pulls his shoulders up to declare that their child sat up on his own. This is wrong. A child will never sit up on his own at this age precisely because his spine has not yet formed. Children are imprisoned by impatient parents. This can be seen if only because the child is sitting in a half-bent position.

Attention!!! The whole secret is that you don’t need to think and determine by any special signs whether your child is ready to sit down. The child will sit up on his own. And exactly when he is ready for it.

Pediatricians generally believe that if a child (no matter whether it is a boy or a girl) can sit independently for several minutes without any support, then his spine is ready for this. This usually happens by 6-7 months. It often happens that a baby first masters crawling, and then sits independently. Pediatricians and orthopedists say unequivocally: it is strictly forbidden to sit a child until he sits up on his own.

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How to help your child learn to sit

Quite often situations arise when a child reaches the required age, but cannot master a certain skill. Sometimes parents even note the lack of desire and attempts to master it. This is quite an alarming signal; parents should immediately seek advice from specialists: a pediatrician, neurologist and orthopedist. If the risk of any pathology or disease is excluded, then attention should be paid to the physical development of the child, creating situations for active motor activity. For this purpose, today there are a number of auxiliary procedures.

One option is a restorative massage. Its implementation should be entrusted to a professional who is well versed in the peculiarities of the structure and development of the muscles of a baby of this age period. This will completely eliminate the possibility of injury to the baby and guarantee positive dynamics.

Swimming is the next option to help you learn to sit. It is believed that you can start practicing this sport from the very first months of life. Being in the water requires physical activity from the baby, thereby involving many muscle groups. According to statistics, children who visit the pool from an early age develop faster and get sick much less often.

Exercising is another great way to help your child develop muscle development, which is essential for learning skills like sitting and walking. Physical exercise has a beneficial effect on muscles and promotes the development of coordination.

At what months can girls be put in walkers?

Children don't need walkers!
A child will be able to stand on his feet and learn to walk without this special device. Walkers make life easier for mothers who no longer know what to do with their little ones. After the first six months of life, the child begins to change rapidly, he becomes more active and curious, and the floor may not always be safe. Walkers very often help out mothers: active children happily walk around the apartment in them, a new vertical world opens up for them. Almost everyone knows what a walker looks like: it is a device on wheels with a seat inside and a limiting side. When the baby is wearing them, it frees up the hands of the mother, who can calmly go about her household chores, and the baby is happy to explore new territories.

So what's wrong with them? It may seem that a child using a walker will learn to walk and use his legs earlier. But in practice, everything is quite the opposite. This type of movement uses different muscles than real walking. The necessary formation of the spine does not occur, the stage of active crawling, which is so necessary to strengthen the back, is missed, plus children with increased/decreased tone may not fully stand on their feet, which will lead to the habit of walking on tiptoes.

Important!!! Walkers do not teach walking, and feeling safe with support, the child may subsequently be afraid to move independently.

Walkers are contraindicated for children suffering from rickets. If your baby insists on walking, and you are an ardent opponent of unnatural positions, then a walker cart may be a good alternative. This is a fairly heavy, stable toy that your baby can roll without assistance, while walking correctly on his own.

In any case, you can put a child in a walker (both girls and boys) only after he can independently hold his back straight without support and stand up on his feet in the crib!

What should precede sitting down?

Is it possible to force a child to sit down? In adults, the spine has natural curves. But babies are born with a straight spinal column; their curves develop later. The muscles of a child's back are not able to support the spine. This means the spine is vulnerable. Therefore, until a certain age, you cannot sit down your baby.

At 2-3 months, the baby begins to raise his head while lying on his tummy, thus the cervical curvature of the spine begins to form. When the baby masters independent attempts to sit up, the thoracic spine is formed. Well, when a child learns to stand on his feet and walk, the spine takes on the shape that is familiar to us. Therefore, correct posture will be formed in the baby only when he masters all the stages on his own.

If you start sitting down prematurely, the load on the spine increases. The muscular frame does not yet work and does not support the spinal column. The consequences of illiterate actions by adults can lead to disorders of the musculoskeletal system. The negative impact affects the condition of internal organs and respiratory organs.

The back muscles are strengthened during the baby's motor activity: holding the head, turning over, moving the arms and legs. These seemingly insignificant actions help strengthen your back muscles. And strengthening these muscles prepares the baby to sit down.

From how many months can girls be put into jumping jacks?

Jumpers are another popular thing that makes life easier for parents and distracts the child. This is an elastic band that is attached to the doorway with a soft frame in which the baby sits. Pushing off the floor with his feet, the baby jumps up and has fun. And here doctors are unanimous in their opinion: there is a huge premature load on the back, which is fraught with curvature and other “joys”. In addition, there is compression of the perineum. If you have already decided to put your child in a jumper, then this should be done only after the baby learns to sit and stand up independently, and this is approximately 7-8 months.

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Tips for parents

So that the baby can quickly acquire this skill, the parents’ goal is to help her as much as possible, and not harm her. That's why:

• You can’t forcibly imprison children yourself;

• be sure to undergo monthly preventive examinations at the clinic;
• when a doctor prescribes any general strengthening exercises, do them;
• It is not recommended to use various jumpers, walkers, etc. at least until the baby learns to sit.

When can you put a child: a girl in a high chair?

Again: a child who cannot sit independently cannot be placed in a high chair with a straight back. This is not only harmful, but also unsafe (since the child cannot take a stable position, which can lead to a fall). There are also high chairs on sale that can be used not only in a sitting position, but also in a reclining position, suitable for children who cannot sit.

Girls' sitting skills

The table below shows the sitting skills that most girls have, according to age:

At what months can girls be put in a stroller?

The walking blocks of the stroller, as a rule, have several positions that allow you to accommodate even a child who cannot sit without causing harm to him. However, it will be more beneficial to walk with the baby, placing him on his tummy. This will give him a new view and will train his back muscles. It happens that children do not like to lie on their tummy until they learn to roll over themselves.

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General strengthening exercises for the back muscles of an infant

To help the child master this skill, the mother can:

• take the baby by the arms (he should grab your finger) lying on a hard surface on his back and begin to pull him towards you. This procedure can be started from the age of three months, after the child has learned to hold his head. Gradually it is necessary to increase the angle at which you lift his body and the duration of this procedure. Thanks to this exercise, the abdominal muscles develop;
• rock the baby on the fitball and at the same time bend and unbend his legs;
• make him turn over as follows : lay the baby on his stomach - he will begin to raise his head, then gradually learn to roll over from his stomach to his back;
• put a bright and interesting toy near him so that he has a desire to reach for it. Thanks to these procedures, the muscular system is strengthened;
• Give him a daily massage yourself. By rubbing the skin, blood flow to the baby’s muscular system will increase, which will help relax his muscles and improve tactile perception;
• put the child on all fours and rock back and forth;
• put him on his stomach, and rest his legs against himself. Then begin to gradually lift the child, while holding the baby’s legs and chest. You need to hold it in this position for a few seconds, and then you can lower it.

All these and a lot of other exercises help strengthen the abdominal muscles and spine and acquire the skill of sitting.

At what age can girls be placed in a car seat?

A car seat is a necessary device for transporting a baby. In an effort to take into account the physiology of children and make movement comfortable, manufacturers have developed chairs of different categories, suitable for transporting even newborns. In category 0+ you can find a chair with an orthopedic insert, which will provide a relatively recumbent position by raising the lumbar region. However, there are no absolutely folding seats, since this would no longer meet the safety standards for transporting children.

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Possible complications of early disembarkation of a girl

According to medical data, if untimely disembarkation, the baby may experience not only spinal disorders in the form of lordosis, scoliosis, osteochondrosis, but also deformation of the pelvic bones. And this factor can play an important role during childbirth, since due to these changes the birth canal can be deformed and this process will be even longer and more painful.

In addition, when a girl adopts such a position early, her psycho-emotional state may be disturbed and she may be overcome by a feeling of fear.

Doctor Komarovsky: when can a girl be imprisoned?

Evgeniy Olegovich Komarovsky is a Ukrainian practicing pediatrician who has written more than one book on how to keep a child healthy. He has earned deep respect among moms who turn to him for advice again and again. Komarovsky is a supporter of the natural development of the child and an opponent of forced sitting. He also gave an explanation of the general misconception that early placement of girls leads to uterine bending: uterine bending is often observed in almost all nulliparous young women, which is a normal physiological condition.

Let's watch a video with recommendations from Dr. Komarovsky!

https://youtu.be/Bsk1WUy-KFs

General recommendations:

• To strengthen the child's back and properly form the spine, you can do a professional massage. It is done according to indications, or as a general tonic and gives visible results. This massage should not be done too often, preferably once every 3 months.
• A mother can do daily exercises for her baby. By performing simple exercises, you will benefit your child and give yourself pleasure from communicating with the baby. Don’t be upset if your baby reacts poorly to gymnastics in infancy. At the age of up to 3 months, he adapts to the outside world, and he may also be bothered by something, for example, his tummy. Do not insist or force it, just postpone the massage until the baby is in a good mood.
• Encouraging active crawling naturally strengthens the back, because the baby uses all the muscles when moving. But even if you have a sedentary child, you should not give up and follow the lead of a child who demands to give him a toy. Do everything possible to make the baby crawl as much as possible: play with him, place objects that arouse interest from a distance, call him to you.
• Limit the time you spend in additional devices (walkers, jumpers, swings, car seats) - no more than an hour per day. Of course, in addition to raising a child, the mother is also responsible for household chores, and sometimes it is simply necessary to keep the child occupied with something for a while. Just be careful about such things.
• Place your baby on his tummy as often as possible. At the age of up to 1 month, this forms the cervical curve, and then strengthens the back muscles.
• Hold your baby correctly. Avoid hanging from your arm; be sure to hold the child by the legs to take the load off the spine.

Babies are adorable and defenseless. The development and preservation of health lies on the conscience of their parents. You shouldn’t let the situation take its course or listen to those who supposedly gave birth to a child at 4 months and have no problems. The spine is the foundation of health. The spine is the basis of the human body. And mistakes made through ignorance or carelessness can be very costly in a child’s adult life.

Why is it undesirable to place newborns prematurely?

Experts agree that it is not recommended to place newborn girls on their butts prematurely.

Early development threatens the incorrect formation of the hip region, as well as the genital organs of the baby.

Let's take a closer look at the dangers of early sitting down of a girl:

1. research has led to the conclusion that early development of this skill leads to deformation of the pelvic bones. The problem will greatly harm the girl during childbirth.
2. Doctors claim that girls who sit down earlier than others subsequently have a tilted uterus: this statement is widespread without official proof.
3. A large load on the spinal column when sitting down early will greatly affect the girl’s posture. The problem is an unsightly defect in the back, a serious disease - scoliosis.
4. Parents should understand the difference when a baby at a young age tries to sit on her butt, as if on a chair, while the spine presses on the pelvic bones. The second case is when the girl sits in her mother’s arms – this position does not pose any danger.

Timely sitting of girls on their butts guarantees the norms of development of most organs of the pelvis, reproductive system, legs and spine.

You shouldn’t chase early development, because nature itself will tell your baby when it’s time to sit down.

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