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I saw such a sentence on the Internet, saying: The so-called confinement is actually to tie together the two people who need the most care, the mother and the newborn, so that they can heal each other.
Yes, in the eyes of many people, newborns are really easy to take care of in addition to eating or sleeping, but as long as you understand the growth and development of newborns, maybe you will not think so.
1. The growth of newborns.
Newborns are generally born with 5-8 pounds, but a few days after birth, the newborn will discharge meconium and excessive body fluids, so in about a week after birth, even if he feeds normally, his weight will not rise but fall, of course, the weight loss will not exceed 10%.
From the fifth day of the baby's birth, the newborn's weight began to increase steadily, with an average of about 20~30g per day, and when the baby was about two weeks old, his weight could return to the level at birth.
During this period, the newborn will have two growth outbreak periods, that is, fierce long-term, one is 7~10 days, and the other is 3-6 weeks, and seize these two times to make the baby's weight grow rapidly.
When the newborn is born, the height is generally 48~52cm, and in this month, the baby's height will increase by about 4.5~5cm.
The average head circumference of a baby at birth is 35cm, and it usually reaches 38cm at full moon.
You know, the head growth of newborns is also very important, after all, this is related to the baby's brain development, some babies are born with some head deformation, it doesn't matter, it will slowly recover.
You will also find that the baby has lost a lot of hair, rest assured, it is not strange that the baby loses his hair, the first time he lost his hair was still in the womb, the second time was around 2-3 months in the baby, and now it is just normal metabolism or hair loss caused by supine friction.
You will also find that the baby's skin color is more, there are white (fetal fat), pink (thin skin at birth), yellow (jaundice), and green (Mongolian spots), and a few days after the baby's birth, due to a large loss of water and the immature development of the stratum corneum, the epidermis on the baby's body begins to fall off, especially the small hands and feet.
Regarding the body temperature of newborns, the "American Academy of Pediatrics Parenting Encyclopedia" wrote: the newborn's body has the ability to regulate temperature, can sweat or shiver, but the thermoregulation center cannot work normally when the newborn is just born. In addition, the newborn does not have enough fat in the first weeks of life, and when the temperature suddenly changes, his body cannot keep warm.
However, the basal body temperature of newborns is still higher than that of adults, and it is normal if parents measure the baby's body temperature of 37~37.5 degrees.
In other words, newborns are afraid of cold but also heat.
2. Reflex behavior.
Reflex behavior is the instinctive activity of the baby after birth, and most of the physical activity of the newborn in the first few weeks is reflex behavior.
Some reflexes disappear within a few weeks, such as the startle reflex, which disappears around 8 weeks of life; Some will disappear after a few months, such as grasping reflex will disappear when the baby is 5~6 months old, and some will become spontaneous behavior, such as foraging reflex will change from reflex behavior to spontaneous behavior.
Common reflex behaviors in newborns are:
- Startle reflex
- Step reflex
- Milk-seeking reflex
- Foraging reflex
- Tonic neck reflex
- Grasp the reflex
- Foot grasp reflex
These reflex behaviors disappear at different times, but the reflex behaviors reflect the baby's brain development, if it does not disappear for a long time, it may indicate that the baby's brain development is abnormal, and parents should take the baby to the doctor as soon as possible.
3. Motor development
The baby's whole body is soft when he is just born, and in the first half of life, his movements are very unstable, his jaw will tremble when crying, and his arms will shake.
The strength of the neck muscles is also very weak, and when lying on the stomach, you can only raise your head about 30~45 degrees, and it can only last for a few seconds.
The baby's little hand is still clenched into a fist, but he will shake it around and shove it in his mouth or put it in front of his own eyes, but he can see it.
The American Academy of Pediatrics Parenting Encyclopedia summarizes the following motor development milestones in newborns:
The arm movement is not stable and it is easy to tremble;
You can raise your hand in line of sight or bring it to your mouth;
You can turn your head from one side to the other when lying on your stomach;
When there is no support, the head is thrown back;
clenched hands into fists;
Has strong reflexive behavior.
4. Visual development.
Newborns' vision changes greatly during the first month, from better marginal vision to the ability to focus on a point located in the center of the visual range.
From being able to look at objects of 20~30cm at birth to seeing objects of 90cm when the moon is full, and learning to chase objects.
Newborns have the ability to observe and distinguish patterns, like to see black and white patterns or patterns with strong shape contrast, and most like to see face patterns.
So in this month, mom and dad can exercise their babies to play gaze tracking games, and can choose toys with strong contrasting shapes or directly use black and white cards, which can stimulate the development of baby's vision.
5. Auditory development.
The baby has hearing before he is born, and can easily recognize the mother's voice and remember the sound he heard in the mother's belly before.
When the baby is born, this ability will rise, the baby likes to listen to others, especially like to listen to imitate the tone of the baby's speech, and can chase people or make movements through the voice.
But newborns are also sensitive to different levels of noise, and sounds that are too high in decibels can also affect your baby's hearing.
To exercise your baby's hearing, mom and dad can talk to their baby more or use some toys that can make sounds to shake in their ears.
Toys should be made of safe materials (sometimes the baby will put them in the mouth to bite), bright colors, not too noisy to protect the baby's hearing.
Mothers who bought an early education machine during pregnancy can continue to play the music or stories that their babies often hear in the womb when they are awake.
6. Touch and olfactory development.
- Newborn's sense of smell
I really didn't expect that newborns will also have a preference for smells, and if they smell their favorite smells, such as milk and sugar, he will like them and inhale.
If he smells something he doesn't like, such as alcohol, vinegar, he will wrinkle his nose.
It is also because of this function that newborns can accurately find milk. The position of the head.
- The sense of touch in newborns
The newborn is equally sensitive to touch, he likes soft and resists rough things, even if it is hugging or touching, he likes gentle and resists rudeness.
The American Academy of Pediatrics Parenting Encyclopedia similarly summarizes milestones in olfactory and tactile development in newborns:
Loved the sweetness.
Does not like bitter or sour tastes.
Be able to discern the taste of your mother's milk.
Prefer soft things and don't like rough things.
Don't like to be treated roughly.
7. Character development.
Most of these early personality traits are genetic, and your baby's personality traits can also affect how Mom and Dad treat him.
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Parenting is no small matter, everything must be attentive, only one month old baby has so many developmental characteristics, after understanding the baby's growth and development characteristics, parents will no longer feel that the baby is just sleeping!
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