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Learn how to integrate the TLR: Primitive Reflex. The Tonic Labyrinthine Reflex (TLR) is one of many infant primitive reflexes - an involuntary movement pattern that we are all born with. The TLR can be most easily seen in infants when laying on the tummy - it looks like the Superman position. ~ This reflex is activated with neck flexion (forward) or extension (backward) - movement of the head up or down. When an infant looks down (neck flexion),this causes the arms and legs to flex or curl into

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These babies and their reflexes! This is the galant reflex. Running a finger down either side of the spine will cause a newborn to flex their bodies towards the direction of the side that is touched. It's thought that its purpose is to encourage movement and prepare the hips for crawling and walking. It develops at around 20 weeks of pregnancy and disappears between 3-9 months of age. Have you tried this with your baby? Vid credit: monaiwashington tiktok Found on @sanantonionursemidwife #baby #r

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