The rooting reflex is one of the earliest reflexes babies use to feed. When you gently stroke a newborn’s cheek, they turn toward the touch and open their mouth. This is normal in infancy and helps them find the breast or bottle. As the brain matures, this reflex should fade so higher motor and speech systems can take over. When the rooting reflex stays active beyond infancy, it can create challenges because the head and mouth are still being pulled into that early feeding pattern. This limits h

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👶 Exploring the Rooting Reflex 👶 SAVE the 2nd of 5 reflex in our primitive reflex series, let’s Explore the Rooting Reflex and why our babies look like cute little birds 💖 😋Present: This reflex is present in newborns and typically fades away around 4 months of age (aria’s is fading!) 🖌️How to Test: Gently stroke a baby’s cheek, and they’ll instinctively turn their head in the direction of the touch, searching for the source. Older child: stroke mouth to cheek, look for movement of lips or c