The baby's legs are tight and the whole body is strong

Before the baby is one year old, many parents tie the baby's legs together with a cloth bag when the baby sleeps in order to give the baby a pair of straight legs. This practice is not recommended scientifically, because if the force is not used properly, it will cause blood flow and cause the baby to be disabled. Some babies will have tight legs and exert force all over their bodies when they sleep. What is going on? Let me introduce it to you below.

It is more common in infants and young children, with a peak incidence period of 1-3 years old. During an attack, the child is conscious, with both lower limbs stretched out, crossed or clamped, and hands clenched into fists or grasping things. Girls also like to sit on hard objects, with their hands on their legs or lower limbs, and some also clamp objects between their legs. Boys often lie prone on the bed and rub back and forth. During an attack, the child's penis has an erection and the urethra cavity is edematous. Girls have increased vaginal secretions, accompanied by red face, sweating, heavy breathing, and perineal muscle contraction. Each attack lasts for several minutes or longer, and in severe cases it continues. If the child is stopped halfway, he or she will often cry and be restless, and have to return to the original state.

Mothers don’t need to be too anxious when encountering this problem. In fact, it is a bad habit of young children, similar to masturbation, but without sexual consciousness and only brings a certain pleasure. Due to some accidental reasons, there is a stimulation such as friction or squeezing of the genitals, and a sense of pleasure is experienced, which will lead to the desire to continue this behavior. Then, it will gradually become a habitual behavior. Some young children may experience similar feelings when playing games that involve rubbing their crotches, and they may repeat the movements. Such children's physical and mental development, especially their urinary and reproductive systems and nervous systems, are normal, so there is no need to worry about whether the child has any illness. Therefore, except for a few extremely serious cases that require specialist treatment, most children do not need to go to the hospital for treatment.

It is recommended that mothers help their children adjust from the following aspects:

1. Enrich children's lives and guide them to participate in various interesting activities. A rich and interesting life will inadvertently dilute the desire to repeat the leg-clenching action.

2. Children’s lives should be regular. The schedule is tightly arranged, and children are not allowed to stay in bed alone for too long before going to bed or after waking up.

3. Guide your child to relax mentally before going to bed. Listen to music with your child or tell him or her stories with music, so that your child can fall asleep in a relaxing and pleasant atmosphere.

4. In general, it is best to ignore children’s behavioral habits. With the help of the previous measures, the result of neglect is often that the child unknowingly bids farewell to the habitual behavior.

5. Only when the problem is serious is it necessary to talk to children in a language that they can understand about the possible adverse effects of this behavior on their genitals and their bodies. It should be noted that once the child has downplayed the behavior, parents do not need to mention it again to avoid unintentional reinforcement. It is best to use the ignoring method to distract their attention.

6. Pay attention to the cultivation of children’s healthy character. Based on the causes of your child's behavior, your family should pay attention to cultivating your child's lively and cheerful personality and interpersonal skills in daily life.