The harm of 5-year-old children sleeping on their stomachs

The harm of sleeping on your stomach lies in three common sleeping positions: lying on your side, lying on your back and lying on your stomach. Prone position is a bad sleeping position, which will affect the development of baby's teeth. Inducing nocturnal molars According to the recent findings of experts, improper sleeping posture at night can also cause molars. If you sleep on your stomach, the child's jaw is under pressure from the head, and the whole body muscles are relaxed at this time. In order to get rid of the pressure, the mandible moves to form molars.

Another reason is that prone children will unconsciously put their faces on the pillow, which will cause the nostrils and mouth to be squeezed, hinder breathing, hinder thoracic expansion and affect vital capacity. In this way, the oxygen in the body will be insufficient, which will affect the function of the cerebral cortex and subcortical center, produce local excitement, cause facial masseter spasm, and lead to molars. If it is not corrected in time, it will not only make teeth wear loose, gum lesions, cause periodontal disease, affect the normal development of the face, but also make the brain not get enough rest, mental fatigue and inattention the next day.

Children like to sleep on their stomachs for the following reasons:

1, from a psychological point of view, sleeping on your stomach and letting your baby cling to the bed is the best way to eliminate anxiety.

The children feel very comfortable. When the baby can turn over freely, he will choose a comfortable position to sleep.

Most children sleep on their stomachs, so many babies still choose to sleep on their stomachs after birth, which means self-protection.

Children may feel comfortable sleeping on their stomachs, but as parents of children, they should be disciplined. Don't let the child sleep on his stomach, which will affect his development and is not very good for his health. If the child has been like this, you should consider taking the child to the hospital to ask a doctor to see how his situation can be solved. In short, parents should be more patient to take good care of their children.