baby yoga - dangerous?

[Tweens&aBaby]

http://en.terra.com/latin-in-america/news/baby_yoga_dangerous_or_practical/hof13287

I can not even watch the entire video without cringing. Does this look safe to you?

[nuthinbutpink]

Oh my! I don't know about that. It seems like the child would just be so dizzy and throw up afterwards! I thought we had evolved past this and it seems this sort of practice should be reserved for the monkeys in the trees!

I guess if I was thrown all around from 2 weeks old, I wouldn't be afraid of some situations but I just don't understand the practice so I don't know how else to comment on it!

[Tweens&aBaby]

My first thought was shaken baby syndrome or arm socket issues. I can't imagine risking that with a baby

[nuthinbutpink]

Yeah, better not miss.

[xnicolax]

My first thought was shaken baby syndrome too. It was just wrong on so many levels!

[december]

That looks like it would hurt the poor baby's arms :(

Who the hell decides it a good idea to whip an infant around?? If you look really closely, at one point the baby's face is red and it looks like she is crying. That's a pretty clear sign that baby does not enjoy that.

[Tweens&aBaby]

That looks like it would hurt the poor baby's arms :(

Who the hell decides it a good idea to whip an infant around?? If you look really closely, at one point the baby's face is red and it looks like she is crying. That's a pretty clear sign that baby does not enjoy that. I really turned it off after the first minute, I couldn't even watch it once she started swinging the baby by the arms.

[Liv]

That doesn't look right to me.

[Tweens&aBaby]

http://message.snopes.com/showthread.php?t=69272
looks like snopes is looking into it maybe?

[nuthinbutpink]

Does it look normal for a 2 week old to put their feet down walking like that? Isn't their natural reflex to draw their feet up??

[Tweens&aBaby]

I think that is one of the newborn reflexes but I am wondering if they have spliced together scenes with an actual baby and a doll.

[Tweens&aBaby]

http://www.self.com/health/blogs/healthyself/2011/01/baby-yoga-a-pediatricians-take.html
it is real! CRAZY

[Gus]

Crazy and STUPID!

[Azuremyst]

ugh what is wrong with people???

[Eden]

that is insane

[Zivic-Bubac]

Poor baby! And the torture just goes on and on for 5 minutes! Is she her mother?

[babydes56]

Poor baby! And the torture just goes on and on for 5 minutes! Is she her mother?

Zivic, you made me laugh! Oh my, poor baby i couldnt watch after a min

[DoulaMama]

OMG :( I was cringing while watching. I feel so bad for that baby:(

[iyamaryam]

That's horrible, is this not baby abuse?

[skrimpy]

That doesn't look healthy at all for baby, imo. I have seen some videos with babies being swung up by the legs but the babies are older (and I don't think I'd try it). That looked almost unreal... little babies need to be snuggled close!