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Will holding a 5-month-old upside down harm him?

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Linda Jonides
Answered by Linda Jonides R.N., C.P.N.P.
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"I have worked as a pediatric nurse practitioner (P.N.P.) for over 30 years," says Linda Jonides. "I continue to thoroughly enjoy forming new relationships with parents and newborns and working with them through infancy, childhood, and adolescence."

Linda Jonides is a pediatric nurse practitioner in a private pediatric practice in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She received her Diploma in Nursing and Certificate as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner from The Johns Hopkins Hospital. She is a past recipient of the Michigan PNP of the Year Award. She has a B.S. in Nursing from Eastern Michigan University. She has published articles and lectured on childhood obesity, infant colic, role of the P.N.P., growth and development issues, and infectious diseases. She was an author of "Clinical Insights Column," published biannually in the Journal of Pediatric Health Care for nine years. Jonides is past president of NAPNAP. Currently, she is a steering group work member of NAPNAP's HEAT (healthy eating and activity together) project. One outcome of this group's work is the clinical practice guideline, "Identifying and Preventing Overweight in Childhood," that was published as a supplement to the March/April '06 issue of the Journal of Pediatric Health Care.

Ms. Jonides has been married to John, a university professor, since 1971.
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Is it dangerous for my husband to keep hanging our 5-month-old baby upside down?

Answer


Parents differ in how they play and interact with their babies, and infants learn from all of their experiences. But safety has to be foremost in all parent-child interactions. Don't swing him upside down and don't hold him in this position for any period of time. Turning your baby upside down in a gentle manner for a few moments should not be dangerous, but doing it repeatedly in a shaking manner could be. Babies often get excited when they are twirled and turned in all possible positions, but doing this repeatedly and vigorously could be unpleasant and harmful. Definitely pick your baby up often—sing, dance, and hug him. But also give him time on the floor to kick, roll, and move his arms and legs. Watch him closely, as he'll be excited to show you what he has learned on his own.
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