Four and a half month old baby has unstable head holding?

Bones are very important when the baby is growing. Generally, the baby can lift his head when he is three months old. Some babies may still not be able to hold their heads upright at four and a half months old. In this case, it is best to take the child to the hospital for examination. It may be that the baby's development is slow, or it may be caused by disease. If it is developmental delay, you must strengthen feeding, insist on supplementing the baby with cod liver oil, and take the baby to outdoor sports.

The manifestations of growth retardation are often multifaceted, with physical, motor and intellectual development being delayed, but one aspect may be prominent. If the measured values ​​of height, weight and head circumference are all low, it means that the child has a comprehensive developmental delay and you should consult a pediatrician in detail to confirm whether further examination is needed.

1. Physical development is backward

Some children with congenital developmental delay have abnormal facial and body appearance. For example, children with congenital idiocy have eyes that are too wide apart, slanted eyes, flat noses, tongues that often hang outside the mouth, and drooling, which is what people often call an international face. Children with hydrocephalus have particularly large head circumference, while children with microcephaly have particularly small heads. Children with hypothyroidism are particularly short, children with phenylketonuria have abnormally white skin and very light hair, etc.

2. Motor development is delayed

Children with developmental delays have significantly slower motor development than normal children. The starting age for movements such as raising the head while lying on the stomach, sitting, standing, and walking is later than that of normal children of the same age. This is especially obvious in walking. It is often not until the age of 3-4 or 4-5 that the child can walk independently, and the walking is unstable.

3. Language development is delayed

Normal babies will imitate sounds at 7-8 months old, call mom and dad at around one year old, can say a dozen words at one and a half years old and understand simple instructions, can ask simple questions at around 2 years old, and can basically express their thoughts at around 3 years old. If these symptoms appear only after a child is four to five months behind or even one to two years behind, they should be regarded as a sign of intellectual disability.

4. Intellectual development retardation

The earliest symptoms shown by babies with developmental delay are often difficulty in feeding, inability to suck, and being particularly prone to spitting up, which means that the nervous system is damaged and their intelligence will be affected in the future.

5. Delayed psychological development, etc.

If only one of the indicators of height, weight or head circumference is low, it means that the child may have partial developmental delay. Further examination of brain nerves or endocrine system etc. may be required to understand whether the child's physical development has been affected.

16 specific manifestations of infant developmental delay

1. Newborns or babies under 3 months old are easily frightened and cry incessantly.

2. The crying is sharp or screaming.

3. The crying is weak and there is no change in tone.

4. Aversion to milk and difficulty sleeping.

5. Difficulty in feeding in the early stage and drooling.

6. Easily frightened by noise, with increased hugging reflex and crying.

7. Those who have no standing signs or steps at 3 months old.

8. Make a fist, with the thumb still retracted and the hand not open.

9. In April and May, the head still sways when the waist is straightened.

10. After 5 months, the baby still will not reach out to grab objects.

11. 4-6 weeks after birth, the baby still cannot smile, does not recognize people, and has slow reactions.

12. Muscles are loose and unable to turn over, movements are slow and stiff.

13. He doesn’t like to take a bath, tends to stiffen easily, and has asymmetrical limb movements on both sides.

14. Premature development, turning over is reflexive rather than segmental.

15. Poor crawling awareness, crawling without hand support, and no separation movements.

16. Sleeping too much, moving too much without any purpose, and having short attention span.