we have a 4 month and a half month old son and my husband is always picking him up just by the arms i keep telling him that he is going to pull his arms out of the sockets but he just wont listen..... what do i do?????
2007-01-15 11:45:41 · 14 answers · asked by i_luv_my_army_man 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Take him with you to his next doctors appointment and ask the doctor if there is a wrong way and a right way for picking up an infant. Then you will not be directing it at him in a negative way but a factual one.
2007-01-15 11:51:33 · answer #1 · answered by emilysmom182004 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
well 1st of all I would not let him alone with him.and I have seen it happen why is he picking him up that way? He is just a baby not like hes 2 or 3 which still would not be right but a bit better than 4 and half months old. Tell him to knock it off get on line and research and show him some articles where it has happened.Good Luck
2007-01-15 19:55:15 · answer #2 · answered by Dew 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Look up facts on the internet. I think that a child's arms are that delicate until they are 5 years old! Another option would be to call your pediatrician and have him tell your husband that it isn't good for your baby.
2007-01-15 20:20:12 · answer #3 · answered by Andrea 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Get a book (with pictures because he doesn't sound too swift) describing proper and improper ways to pick up an infant.
Or ask your doctor to provide you with some material. Better yet, take him to the next doctors appointment so he can hear the answer directly.
2007-01-15 20:09:42 · answer #4 · answered by LindaLou 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Where on the arms is he picking him up? If it's up on the upper arm, it won't harm the baby. If he is at the wrist area and pulling the child up with the arms of the baby over it's head, it COULD pull the shoulder out of joint. Stop nagging him and just say, if you pull the shoulder out of joint, you have to explain to the doctor why it happened and leave it at that. Your hubby may just be doing it to annoy you. Look away when he does it.
2007-01-15 19:59:04 · answer #5 · answered by gigglings 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
well, I never has this problem, but I have seen many parents do this. But not to a four and a half month old. Without supporting his head at that age, is more like abuse. I would be sure that your kid is able to walk before you picked him up like that.
2007-01-15 19:51:29 · answer #6 · answered by sr22racing 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Don't let him hold the baby! No really, safety first! Take the baby away from him! You CAN pluck a baby's arms out! It happens all the time!
2007-01-15 20:32:54 · answer #7 · answered by Honesty given here! 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tell HIS mother...or father...or SOMEone that he respects and talks to on a regular basis...obviously he wont listen to you as you scream "STOP!" - you can call CPS on him, but a less dramatic thing to do would be to get a friend of his to chastise him and tell him this can hurt the baby. It can dislocate his shoulders.
2007-01-15 20:00:17 · answer #8 · answered by motherhendoulas 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
tell your Doctor to tell him because you can pull his arms out of his sockets!
2007-01-15 21:08:08 · answer #9 · answered by rubi 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow, I'd be talking to the public health nurse, pediatrician, researching and finding hard core evidence to back up what you are saying on that one! That must scare you half to death!
2007-01-15 19:55:00 · answer #10 · answered by calgaryjenhere 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋