When people commonly speak of the five senses – sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch – another sense is simply forgotten: the sense of balance, which is controlled by the vestibular system in the inner ear. However, it suffers this neglect unjustly: it plays an important role in physical and mental development, even for the very youngest.
The vestibular system: The underestimated sense
The vestibular system is located in the inner ear and controls our sense of balance. With it, we orient ourselves in all three dimensions in space, perceive our body position, and register even the smallest accelerations. Although the vestibular organs were discovered as early as the 19th century, the sense associated with them is still frequently forgotten when listing the human senses today. The reason for this may be that the complex processes occur unconsciously. We perceive hearing, seeing, tasting, smelling, and touching (for the most part) consciously. In contrast, we make compensatory movements when balancing reflexively and in fractions of a second – much faster than we could control consciously.
Swinging and rocking as a primal sensory experience
The vestibular system already develops from the ninth week of pregnancy and is fully formed by the fifth month. This makes the sense of balance one of the earliest senses we have. Swinging and rocking in the womb are therefore the earliest sensory impressions of the unborn child. So it is no wonder that your baby immediately feels transported back to mom's belly through the gentle vibrations of a swing2sleep.
A healthy and trained sense of balance is important for our entire lives, but the course is set in earliest childhood. Babies with a developed sense of balance can later distinguish more quickly between right and left or up and down, can move freely and safely in space, and thereby develop a solid spatial imagination. If, on the other hand, there are developmental delays in the vestibular system, this can later lead to a lack of learning success, movement problems, or even low self-esteem. Fortunately, exactly this sense is addressed and stimulated by the swing2sleep. Thus, our automatic baby hammock kills two birds with one stone: it gently lulls the baby to sleep and simultaneously promotes their physical and mental development. And because the swing2sleep is even perfectly suited for premature babies, you can get started from day one. Movement, body awareness, and balance play a central role in overall development. In their interaction, they also stimulate certain areas of the brain. This is not just about motor skills and coordination, but also about areas you wouldn't expect: the sense of balance, for example, is directly linked to the brain region for the ability to concentrate. If the child has a good sense of orientation, they also understand abstract relationships such as larger, smaller, and other relations better. A real plus for math! And children with coordination problems often also have difficulty distinguishing between similar-looking letters like b and d or p and q. The importance of the development of motor skills, body coordination, and body awareness can hardly be overestimated. As long as the child cannot yet walk and romp around, the sense of balance must be unfolded and developed through rocking and swinging. That's where our swing2sleep automatic baby hammock comes in handy. It is suitable even for the very youngest, and thanks to the motor, mom and dad can also enjoy a cup of coffee in peace or take care of the household without neglecting their offspring. They are still gently rocked and thereby simultaneously optimally supported in their development. When the baby eventually outgrows the swing2sleep, our automatic baby hammock has hopefully laid the foundation so that your child continues to have a lot of fun with movement and benefits from all the associated advantages. The swing2sleep is thus much more than "just" a sleep aid. It is a head start into a successful life. swing2sleep: The slightly different baby cradle Questions & answers about renting the automatic baby hammock Balance and development
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