Babies are overloaded with cuteness and all you want to do is keep looking at your baby. You’ll think ‘’I’m a father!’’ much more than before delivery. However, you’ll get engulfed by uncertainty about raising your baby.
The mother has learned quite a lot during the pregnancy about baby care but it might not be the same for you understandably. There are still things you can do to help her out and take care of the baby as a father. Just do your best and enjoy caring for your baby along with your wife.
Primitive reflexes are involuntary movements by babies. Babies are born with these reflexes and they disappear gradually as the baby grows. Different babies stop these at different stages.
1. Rooting reflex
Rooting reflex is the baby’s reflex to close her lips as soon as something touches her mouth. Moreover, the baby will suck your finger if you put it in her mouth. This is called the sucking reflex. All the babies are born with these and these stay until the baby is around 4-5 months old.
Try it by touching your baby’s lips.
2. Exploratory reflex
When you touch your baby’s cheek, she will turn her head in the direction of the stimulus. This is called the exploratory reflex.
Try it by touching your baby’s cheeks
3. Palmar grasp reflex
The baby will grab your finger if you put it on her palm. This is called the Palmar grasp reflex and it lasts until the baby is six months old.
Try it by placing your finger on the baby’s palm.
