Stimulate the Sucking Reflex
This helps stimulate your baby's reflexes. To complete this activity, place a pacifier or a feeding bottle on your baby’s lips so that he tries to suck on it. This reflex is crucial because it enables your baby to feed. This exercise will help
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What you'll need
This helps stimulate your baby's reflexes.
How it works
- 1~30s
Alright, let's get started! To complete this activity, lace a pacifier or a feeding bottle on your baby's lips, so that he or she tries to suck on it. you, watch your child closely — I'd love to hear what you notice about how they responds.
Watch for: Baby turn their head towards the hand after a cheek stroke.
- 2~30s
Great, now let's try the next part. This exercise will help you verify that his sucking reflex is present. Tell me what your child does — any reaction counts!
Watch for: Baby display the Sucking Reflex by sucking when something touches the roof of their mouth.
- 3~30s
One more thing to try. Indicative of a healthy nervous system. How does your child handle this? What do you see?
Watch for: Baby smile instinctively; this usually happens randomly, especially while sleeping.