Why newborns are ‘scared’

Many first-time parents — or ‘fresh parents’, as they say around here — are scared when, even in the first days of life, the newborn presents some ‘frightened’ reactions, as if they were falling.

Explaining a little better: you know that feeling we often get when we’re in a light sleep and suddenly we’re scared as if we’re falling? It’s this kind of reaction that babies sometimes have and that often causes parents to be worried.

If you are a parent with this concern, the team at awesome.club it explains why this type of reaction is normal and, more than that, it indicates that your baby is healthy.

In pediatrics, these little scares are called Moro’s reflexes, named after the Slovenian doctor Ernest Moro, who first described the phenomenon. Moro reflexes are described precisely as a situation in which, feeling unbalanced, the baby makes a sudden movement of the arms, usually followed by crying.

Many inexperienced parents, when faced with this type of movement, are terrified, imagining it is some kind of seizure. But don’t worry: the fact that a child has this type of reflex it is an indication that your neurological system is developing in a healthy way.

If your child does not have these reflexes, then yes, there is cause for concern.

According to experts, it is normal for the Moro reflexes to cease around 4 to 6 months.

In any case, whenever you have any questions or concerns regarding your child’s health, consult a pediatrician.