Myths about babies!

Myths about how parents behave with babies:

• You will spoil a baby if you hold them all the time – this is not true. You will never spoil a baby when you hold them. They will grow stronger and feel safer at all times. They will develop a sense of security and be confident within themselves.

• When they cry, and you do not pick them up, they will fall asleep by themselves and stop crying. – This is not true. They will stop crying, but with that, they will learn that nobody will come if I cry or ask for help!

• You can start giving big babies finger foods at 4 months or any other foods rather than milk, they can handle it! False, even with big babies, their intestinal tract and digestive system is not formed yet and hence any food that you give that is not milk will cause big intestinal tract problems, allergies and inflammation of the intestinal tract, leading to more serious intestinal tract problems later in life.

• Babies do not lie, or pretend they are sick! They do not have that inclination yet. If they are crying, it means they are either tired, hungry, something is upsetting them or they are in pain.

• Babies do not feel pain. Wrong, babies do feel pain, they feel emotions from others, they do feel emotions.

• Babies do not smile in the first few weeks, it is gas! Babies do smile within few hours; they are happy to hear their parents voice, and they do smile!

• Babies do not feel your emotions. Babies do feel emotions, they feel your love when you touch the belly when they are inside the womb, they will feel that touch of love when they are born. They do feel love, sadness, grief, anger, and more from their parents and mum when in the womb and outside.

© Maria Esposito BSc (Hons) R-Nutritional Therapist – NAET for allergies – R-Craniosacral Therapist – NLP – Angel Guide Certified – Mindfulness Meditation teacher- Resilient heart (heart-Math