Daddy’s Arms: A Fantastic Place To Grow

Everyone knows that there aren’t many places as safe, tender and important to a baby’s development as the mother’s arms. And what about daddy’s arms ?

Men cannot breastfeed or give birth. Yet their presence, their love, their voice and even their skin are incredibly important to a newborn.

Today, there are hundreds of hospitals that offer fantastic birthing procedures, such as kangaroo care.

For example, while the mother is still recovering from the anaesthetic after a cesarean section, the father is given the opportunity to provide kangaroo care.

With a bit of shame, excitement and fear, he takes off his shirt to hold the newborn baby against his naked chest.

This is one of the most endearing images out there. The newborn regulates his or her body temperature and stress disappears. This is the first skin-to-skin contact with a person who will occupy an important place in their lives.

Obviously, this procedure should be practiced in all medical centers. Daddy’s arms thus become a safe, warm and important aspect of the baby’s life.

We invite you to take a closer look at this.

There is a lot of talk about the hormonal changes a woman undergoes during pregnancy and lactation. This is well known and many readers will undoubtedly have experienced this themselves.

It may sound strange, but the man’s brain is also on its own hormonal and emotional rollercoaster during this period.

This is interesting information. According to a study by the United States  , testosterone levels drop significantly when a man becomes a father.

• This hormone is important during seduction and intimacy. The biggest peak occurs during the first moments of seduction. After all, every man must do his best to attract the woman of his dreams.
• However, during pregnancy and after childbirth, the man’s brain needs less testosterone. Their sole function now is to ensure the safety and survival of the child, to pay attention to and care for the child.

Almost everyone is born with the natural urge to take care of their children and to give them attention and love.

You can insist for years that this is not so. But giving birth and feeling your little one in your arms will activate the ‘fatherhood network’.

• Parts of the brain, such as the brain, Reil’s Island, and the nucleus accubens are part of this internal circuitry.
• In women, it’s almost a “primitive” instinct. However, men should develop this by feeling the baby against them.
• According to a study by the University of Bar-Ilan in Israel, a man’s brain becomes more “feminine” when he becomes responsible for multiple things at home.

Certain aspects such as sleeping with the baby, feeding the bottle, bathing the baby or rocking the baby in daddy’s arms can reinforce this instinct.

We know that the skin-to-skin method is just as effective as the one holding the child to the chest. This miraculous contact will always be better than a crib. It will make many more fears disappear than a simple blanket.

The kangaroo method is no longer exclusively for women. Today men realize that they are more than mere spectators.

To raise a child you will have to work together as a team. While Mom is breastfeeding, Dad can offer his breast as a place for the baby to sleep in Dad’s arms. In this way, the baby feels the security of one that will always be there.

There is someone who will protect them from any possible danger. In addition, this person will encourage them to make all their dreams come true.

Many studies also point to the need for this delicate love and care when it comes to premature babies. This course of action:

• Regulates temperature and breathing.
• Reduces the chance of infections.
• Ensures optimal nerve development.
• Improves the quality of the baby’s sleep.
• Provides tactile, auditory and movement stimuli.
• Causes weight gain.
• Will help baby cry less and adapt better to life outside the womb.

We can conclude that everyone understands the importance of the mother for a baby. This is especially true in the early stages of life when the baby just needs , tenderness and routine.

In addition to breastfeeding, the father can take on all other tasks. In this way he can contribute to the healthy development of his child by cuddling and giving love and attention.

Let us all be active protagonists in raising our children: both moms and dads.