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Breathing and the spine\",\"inLanguage\":\"en\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":\"https:\/\/babywearing.gr\/en\/articles-for-babywearing-babies-and-pouches\/newborns-in-a-cradle-carrier-breathing-and-spine\/\"}<\/script>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;100px||30px||false|false&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; header_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;36px&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;1.3em&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||5px||false|false&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Newborn babies in a cradle carrier \u2014 Breathing and&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>Newborn babies in a cradle carrier \u2014 Breathing and the spine<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=&#8221;#5f9989&#8243; divider_weight=&#8221;3px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; width=&#8221;80px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||25px||false|false&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;20px||40px||false|false&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;The spine isn&#8217;t straight \u2014 it has curves&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"bw-art\">\n<div class=\"bw-lead\">Why is a baby&#8217;s back <strong>not \u2014 and should not be \u2014 straight<\/strong>? How does being carried upright relate to <strong>breathing<\/strong> and the healthy development of the spine? And why should a good baby carrier <strong>adapt to the baby<\/strong> \u2014 not the baby to the carrier.<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;color:#6d978b;font-size:13px;margin:-14px 0 22px;font-style:italic\">Article from the Babywearing blog, published on 25\/05\/2011<\/p>\n<h2>The spine isn&#8217;t straight \u2014 it has curves<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"bw-fig float-l\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/babywearing.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/sponduliki_stili_enilikes.jpg\" alt=\"Curves of the adult spine\"><figcaption>The curves of the adult spine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As you know, our spine (seen from the side) isn&#8217;t a straight line \u2014 it has <strong>curves<\/strong> that help us move flexibly, keep our balance and withstand the pressure our daily activities, running and walking put on the body. (<strong>*<\/strong>)<\/p>\n<p>These curves, however, <strong>are not there from birth<\/strong>. Our babies are born with a naturally rounded back (a C shape) and build the curves of their spine as they grow and adapt their body to their environment. When they strengthen their neck muscles and learn to support their head on their own, the <strong>cervical<\/strong> lordosis forms. Later, as they learn to sit, crawl and bear weight on their legs, the <strong>thoracic<\/strong> kyphosis and the <strong>lumbar<\/strong> lordosis develop.<\/p>\n<p>In other words, a baby&#8217;s back <strong>is not straight<\/strong>, and we shouldn&#8217;t <strong>force<\/strong> it to be straight. A carrier with a hard, rigid, straight &#8220;back&#8221; isn&#8217;t what our baby needs. Wouldn&#8217;t it be better for the carrier to adapt to the baby, rather than the baby to the carrier?<\/p>\n<div class=\"bw-clear\"><\/div>\n<h2>Why the embrace and the upright position help<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"bw-fig float-r\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/babywearing.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/epipedo_kefali_mwrou.jpg\" alt=\"Flat head shape from long hours lying down\"><figcaption>Long hours lying flat may affect the shape of the head<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Staying for many hours lying on a flat surface can increase the chances of <strong>plagiocephaly<\/strong> or <strong>brachycephaly<\/strong>, where the baby&#8217;s soft, malleable head takes on a <strong>flat<\/strong> shape wherever it rests on the bed or cot.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"bw-fig float-l\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/babywearing.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/mwro_3aplwmeno.jpg\" alt=\"Baby strapped in a lying position\"><figcaption>Long hours lying down deprive the baby of &#8220;exercise&#8221; against gravity<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And yet it would be equally &#8220;restrictive&#8221; for the baby to spend most of the day lying in special infant cushions or car seats. Their back may be well supported, but without the chance to &#8220;take on gravity&#8221; babies may find it harder <strong>to build the muscle strength<\/strong> they need to support their head. According to the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association, spending long hours in such seats\/bouncers can affect the healthy development of the spine.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t get us wrong: this in no way means that a few walks with the pram or some hours in the bouncer will cause any harm! The truth, though, is that babies <strong>are greatly helped by our arms<\/strong> and by spending <strong>time upright<\/strong>. As mum walks, stops or changes direction, the baby&#8217;s body naturally works <strong>against gravity<\/strong>. Gravity <strong>exercises<\/strong> its muscles and helps it <strong>grow stronger<\/strong>, learn to support its head and control its body.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bw-clear\"><\/div>\n<figure class=\"bw-fig float-l\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/babywearing.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/newborn-on-his-back.jpg\" alt=\"Newborn folding legs onto tummy, fetal position\"><figcaption>On its back, the newborn draws its legs up into a fetal position<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Think of very small, newborn babies. When we lay a newborn on its back, it draws its legs up toward its tummy in a &#8220;<strong>fetal position<\/strong>&#8220;. It&#8217;s the position that calms it and helps it most, both with digestion and with regulating its body temperature.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"bw-fig float-r\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/babywearing.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/embruikh_stash-2.jpg\" alt=\"Baby drawing up its knees, wanting its tummy covered\"><figcaption>Babies draw up their knees and like their tummy covered<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Exactly the same happens when we take a newborn in our arms, against our chest. The baby lifts its little knees and <strong>rests its tummy against ours<\/strong>. It&#8217;s the position that comes naturally to it \u2014 the position where it feels protected, comfortable and warm.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bw-clear\"><\/div>\n<h2>&#8220;So why does my pediatrician say no to carriers?&#8221;<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"bw-fig float-l\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/babywearing.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/steno_tmima_marsipou_ston_kavalo.jpg\" alt=\"Narrow part of a conventional carrier between the legs\"><figcaption>In conventional carriers a narrow piece between the legs holds all the weight<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There are a great many pediatricians who warmly support ergonomic carriers. But there are also some who, although they support the embrace, have little experience with carriers. When they think &#8220;carrier&#8221;, they may have in mind the <strong>conventional carriers<\/strong> of the &#8217;80s and &#8217;90s, which don&#8217;t offer adequate head support, have holes for the legs to hang through, and leave the baby dangling from the crotch with its legs falling down unsupported.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"bw-fig float-r\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/babywearing.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/anapodi_kurtwsi_sponduliki1.jpg\" alt=\"Reversed curve in the baby's spine\"><figcaption>A reversed curve (hyperextension) in the spine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Especially when the baby faces outward, its centre of gravity shifts, the shoulders are pushed back, and because babies don&#8217;t have developed abdominal muscle tone, their back goes into <strong>hyperextension<\/strong> \u2014 the curve is the reverse of the natural one. All the weight is held by a <strong>narrow strip of carrier between the legs<\/strong>, and the baby is literally hanging.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bw-clear\"><\/div>\n<figure class=\"bw-fig full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/babywearing.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/mwrakia_kremasmena_ap_ton_kavalo.jpg\" alt=\"Babies dangling from the crotch in conventional carriers\"><figcaption>Babies dangling from the crotch in conventional carriers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The photos above show the kind of carriers some doctors have in mind. Unlike ergonomic carriers (slings, mei tais, wraps, pouches or soft-structured carriers), in conventional carriers we often see the <strong>reversed curve of the back<\/strong> (hyperextension), the <strong>dangling legs<\/strong> and the unnatural <strong>tilt of the pelvis<\/strong>. Even though the baby enjoys being close to mum, <strong>the pediatricians who disagree with using such carriers are right<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<h2>In an ergonomic carrier, however<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"bw-fig float-l\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/babywearing.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/newborn-in-sling_2.jpg\" alt=\"Newborn upright in a sling carrier\"><figcaption>A newborn upright in an ergonomic sling<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In an ergonomic carrier the baby is just as it is in our arms, with the fabric reaching <strong>to the back of the knee<\/strong>, supporting the legs properly. This helps the correct positioning of the pelvis and the spine. The position is perfectly natural.<\/p>\n<p>According to Dr. Maria Blois and her research on premature babies placed <strong>upright<\/strong> in their mother&#8217;s arms, their <strong>breathing<\/strong> was better and steadier than in an incubator, episodes of apnea and bradycardia were clearly fewer, and oxygen uptake was exactly the same.<\/p>\n<p>More generally, for all babies, the upright position in the arms has many advantages: babies like it more, it helps with reflux problems and with their sense of balance.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bw-clear\"><\/div>\n<h2>So why do we care so much about &#8220;not slouching&#8221;?<\/h2>\n<p>We care for the baby&#8217;s <strong>breathing<\/strong>! Imagine yourself in a very curled-up position: rest <strong>your chin on your chest<\/strong> and lean forward \u2014 you&#8217;ll find it hard to breathe. Especially for newborns who can&#8217;t support their little body well, it&#8217;s important to help them keep their airways open, <strong>keep their head from falling forward<\/strong> and not be folded onto their tummy.<\/p>\n<p>Be sure to watch (with sound) the video below, which shows <strong>how a newborn&#8217;s back should be supported so it can breathe comfortably:<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"bw-fig full\">\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;border-radius:10px\"><div class=\"lyte-wrapper fourthree\" title=\"neogennito_mwro_se_marsipo.wmv\" style=\"width:420px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_uh4vxgnvT2U\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/uh4vxgnvT2U\/hqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uh4vxgnvT2U\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M4S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2011-05-21T19:37:47Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_uh4vxgnvT2U\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/uh4vxgnvT2U\/hqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">neogennito_mwro_se_marsipo.wmv<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/uh4vxgnvT2U\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/uh4vxgnvT2U\/0.jpg\" alt=\"neogennito_mwro_se_marsipo.wmv\" width=\"420\" height=\"295\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"\u0393\u03b9\u03b1\u03c4\u03af \u03ad\u03bd\u03b1\u03c2 \u03bc\u03ac\u03c1\u03c3\u03b9\u03c0\u03bf\u03c2 \u03b1\u03b3\u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03b9\u03ac\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03ba\u03c1\u03af\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 (\u03b4\u03b1\u03c7\u03c4\u03c5\u03bb\u03af\u03b4\u03b9\u03b1) \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b1\u03bd\u03bf\u03b9\u03c7\u03c4\u03ae \u03bf\u03c5\u03c1\u03ac \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b7 \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03cd\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03b7 \u03b5\u03c0\u03b9\u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u03ae \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03bd\u03b5\u03bf\u03b3\u03ad\u03bd\u03bd\u03b7\u03c4\u03b1 \u03bc\u03c9\u03c1\u03ac\u03ba\u03b9\u03b1. \u0394\u03b9\u03b1\u03b2\u03ac\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5 \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c3\u03cc\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03b1 \u03b5\u03b4\u03ce: http:\/\/asterakislings.blogspot.com\/2009\/05\/blog-post_07.html\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:420px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Here&#8217;s another reason why an ergonomic carrier should have an <strong>open tail<\/strong> and adjust freely \u2014 and one of the reasons a good ring sling is preferable for newborns over a pouch.<\/p>\n<h2>What the experts advise<\/h2>\n<p>The images below are translated from the <strong>International Hip Dysplasia Institute<\/strong> and show right and wrong, recommending carriers that support the leg <strong>up to the knee<\/strong> (like Asteraki Slings) for the correct hip position in babies.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:14px;margin:16px 0 26px\">\n<figure class=\"bw-fig\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/babywearing.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/lathos_marsipos_gia_isxia.jpg\" alt=\"Wrong carrier for the hips\"><figcaption>Wrong support<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"bw-fig\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/babywearing.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/swstos_marsipos_gia_isxia.jpg\" alt=\"Correct carrier for the hips\"><figcaption>Correct support up to the knee<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"bw-fig\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/babywearing.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/asteraki_sling_gia_swsti_stasi_mwrou.jpg\" alt=\"Asteraki sling for correct baby position\"><figcaption>Asteraki Sling \u2014 correct position<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Read more about the correct hip position in the article <a href=\"https:\/\/babywearing.gr\/en\/articles-for-babywearing-babies-and-pouches\/open-hips-in-babies\/\"><strong>&#8220;Legs apart in babies&#8221;<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bw-warn\" style=\"background:#eef4f1;border-left-color:#5f9989;color:#3d665d\"><strong>(*)<\/strong> The spine has four natural curves: two curve forward (cervical and lumbar) and two curve backward (thoracic and sacrococcygeal).<\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size:14px;color:#6d978b;margin-top:18px\"><strong>Sources &amp; further reading:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.paidiatros.com\/children\/Plagiocephaly\/\"  rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">paidiatros.com \u2014 Plagiocephaly<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.iatrikionline.gr\/Ortho_51\/1.pdf\"  rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">iatrikionline.gr \u2014 Ortho 51 (PDF)<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Blois, M. (2005). Babywearing. 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How does being carried upright relate to breathing and the healthy development of the spine? 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