How to help my baby crawl

Crawling is a phase in the physical development of the baby that usually appears after 9 months, although in some babies it may appear sooner and therefore, there is no need to worry. Nor do you have to worry if your baby does not crawl, because there is a possibility that your baby will move to the stage of walking directly, without going through the crawling. It is good to stimulate them but never force babies and, of course, respect their own pace and development. In we explain how to help your baby to crawl.

Steps to follow:

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To help your baby crawl it is important that this activity is acquired as a game. For example, you can put him face down, on all fours, and hold him by the waist. Another person can help you by standing in front of him and showing him a toy that he likes. You will see how automatically, your baby tries to catch it. Little by little, you will have to put toys a little further away so that she tries to move to him, and you always, holding her waist and helping him, especially at the beginning, to move his legs.

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Another way to help your baby crawl is to strengthen his arms . The arms and the legs are fundamental to develop the crawling, and to many babies what happens to them is that they do not have too much force in the arms and for that reason they fall down. To strengthen your arms, you can also put it upside down so that the weight is distributed between the legs and arms and little by little, catch your legs in suspense, the posture is called "the wheelbarrow" and he will have to maintain balance with the help of his little arms.

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Another exercise you can do is put a pillow under your petite and put your baby on the pillow and face down. In front, you can put a toy that you like a lot and if it is sound better so that your baby is getting used to being in that position. With the toy, it will cost much less to get it because it will be more entertaining and will not cry. With this exercise, it will also strengthen the neck a lot, something fundamental for crawling.

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Continue playing! You can place your baby in an upside down position and when you see that he is already holding in this position and that he keeps his balance perfectly, you can stimulate him by placing obstacles like a pillow or cushions in his step to see how he raffles them. At the beginning, it is likely that you can not do much and that you run into them, but you will see how, little by little, you are able to avoid them and leave them aside. You will see what an incredible advance!

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You can also play the "pilla pilla", this game is very appropriate when your baby is already starting in the crawling although not yet fully dominate. It consists in that your father or mother also gets on all fours and hides, in such a way that your baby will have to look for you and move around the house alone to find you and you will also move in the same position as him. When I find you, you must express joy for the effort your baby has just made. Another alternative of this same game is to run also crawling, to catch your baby. You will see how the laughs are assured!