At the end of the first month of life, the physical development of the baby is still rather weak, but physical activity is an integral part of his life, even though he still sleeps 20 hours a day. Some crumbs prefer to see dreams on their backs in the “frog” position - with arms raised up and bent at the elbows, as well as with bent legs, moved apart to the sides. Other children, on the contrary, like to sleep on their tummy, pulling their bent knees to their chest and turning their heads to the side - This is the best position for babies, since their sleep in this state is much calmer, and colic in the stomach occurs much less frequently.
Baby behavior while awake
In the short time of wakefulness, the newborn constantly makes uncoordinated movements with the arms and legs, since the muscles of the crumbs are in hypertonicity almost until the age of three months. If at this time the baby is placed on his tummy, he will diligently raise his head and try to hold it for several seconds in such a position that he will succeed.
How vision, facial expressions, hearing and speech of the baby develop
Vision and facial expressions
At the end of the first month of life, the baby follows a slowly moving object with his eyes, and if you hang bright toys over his crib, he will try to get them. But most of all, the baby is attracted to the faces of people, so he looks at the face of his mother with pleasure, and then tries to repeat the facial expressions. Already at 2 weeks, the child begins to stick out his tongue, smile and stretch his lips with a tube. Right now, the baby will please his parents with the first conscious smile, which will become an emotional response to the appeal to him.
Hearing
Although in the first 12 months of life, the baby hears the surrounding sounds a little muffled, however, by the end of the fourth week, he not only pays attention to the sounds, but also actively turns his head in all directions, trying to find their source.
Speech
The baby is also good at distinguishing and emotional condition mothers. If she is annoyed or upset about something, he will also be uncomfortable, which he will let you know with the help of crying.
Over time, it will be possible to understand what exactly the baby wants to say with his crying. Hunger, cold or heat, wet diapers, fatigue or pain - for each reason, he has his own sound and timbre of crying. And by the end of the first month of life, the baby begins to make its first sounds - squeaks, snorts, or even imitates syllables.
Read more about when a baby starts talking here.
The development of baby reflexes
In order for the newborn to be more easily prepared for conscious movements, to adapt to the conditions around him and to prepare for conscious movements, nature endowed him with unconditioned reflexes. To properly assess their development, the test should be carried out in a warm room and on a flat surface. The baby should not be hungry, wet and tired.
In the first month of life, a healthy child should have the following reflexes:
- Grasping - the baby grabs and holds the fingers of the parents that were put into his palm.
- Sucking - if a certain object gets into the baby's mouth, he will immediately begin to make sucking movements. A full-term baby is endowed with this reflex immediately at birth, which remains with him throughout the first year of life.
- Protective - thanks to him, the baby in the position - lying on his stomach, immediately turns his head to the side, which allows him to breathe normally.
- Search - if you gently touch the baby's mouth (corner), he will immediately lower his lower lip and begin to intensively search for the breast. A rough touch will cause the opposite reaction - the baby will get angry and turn away in the other direction.
- Crawling - if you put the baby on the tummy and touch the feet, he will try to push off from the adult.
- Palmar-oral - if you gently press on the palm of the child, he will open his mouth and tilt his head slightly.
- Automatic walking - if you raise the baby so that his feet lightly touch a hard surface and at the same time tilt his body forward a little, then he will begin to try to “walk”, moving his legs in the air.
Useful: About the reflexes of newborns.
Basic skills of a baby at the age of 1 month
By the end of the first week each, normal developing baby, must have some important skills. In order to notice this, parents should not only care for the child, but also constantly monitor the development.
What can a one month old baby do?:
- Observe slowly moving objects with your eyes;
- Grab a finger or a light, comfortable rattle with a handle;
- Lying on his stomach, the baby can slightly raise and hold his head;
- Make certain vowel sounds;
- Listen to the noise and sound, turn to its source, and also recognize the mother's voice among the rest;
- Twitch at a sharp or loud sound;
- Smile at adults in response to their smile, strokes and affectionate words;
- Fix your gaze on the bowed face.
In order for the newborn to always be in a calm state, it is not recommended to be nervous when communicating with him. Starting from the first days of a baby's life, you need to often take and carry it in your arms. He will hear the beating of the parent's heart, the smell mother's milk and calm down. Since newborns love to rock, you can rock it in your arms or in a crib.
Be sure to monitor the temperature in the room and humidity. In addition, it should be a comfortable environment. To develop the baby's hearing and speech, you should tell him fairy tales, poems and nursery rhymes, sing songs and turn on calm music. All the actions you perform are required to constantly comment and name the objects that surround you. Thanks to this, the child will begin to try to answer you, will begin to make sounds, and also constantly smile. When talking with a baby, you should always have a good mood.
Tactile sensations for the baby are also important. It is necessary to spread it on the tummy as often as possible, while lightly stroking the baby's back, neck, legs and arms. Bright toys placed in front of him will encourage him to reach forward and make new knowledge.
During the first month of life, the baby learns to behave "correctly", which is clearly seen in his cry. When he begins to call with a loud cry for his mother, who has gone into another room, and she quickly comes, then there is no need to scream anymore.
Do not forget that each child is individual, so if the baby has not learned something in 1 month of life, then you should not be upset. After quite a bit of time, he will catch up with his peers and get the necessary skills and abilities.
Almost all young mothers remember their return from the hospital something like this: “I put the baby in the crib and realized with horror that I didn’t know what to do next ...”. The first month of a child's life is a kind of "baptism of fire" of young parents.
Mom and baby first day at home
The stress of the first days, when the parents were left alone with the child, should be kept to a minimum. For this:
- Postpone all other matters not related to the adaptation of the child and family to new living conditions. Other things can wait!
- In the early days, minimize visits to strangers (colleagues, neighbors, friends). While in the maternity hospital, the baby and mother were in a stressful situation: the baby, being born, adapted to new living conditions, and the mother experienced strong emotions - from incredible pain, fear, anxiety to peace and happiness. Therefore, once at home, both are in dire need of care, comfort and attention.
- On the first day of return, it is important for both the mother and the child to maintain the baby's feeding and sleeping patterns established in the maternity hospital.
- It is now that the mother will need the experience and skills in caring for a child that she received in the maternity hospital.
Don't be afraid if...
And now the baby is at home, and parents have the opportunity to be constantly nearby and watch him. And here anxiety may arise: many small pimples have appeared on the nose and forehead, the complexion is red or yellowish, flaky skin has appeared, the arms and legs are bluish in color. Sometimes parents notice that the child's eyes seem to "run in different directions", uncoordinated or begin to "mow". Anxiety is caused by the periodic crying of the child, and without the appearance of tears.
Yes, in fact, a newborn baby in the first month may have all these signs, but over time they will pass. This is the adaptation of the child to new conditions after intrauterine stay.
A normal complexion will appear within a week, and tears in babies in 3-4 weeks.
Do not be afraid if the head of the newborn has a somewhat deformed shape. This is due to its passage through the birth canal. Over time, the head will take on a normal shape, for which it is enough to periodically turn the baby from one side to the other during sleep.
Crying is not always a manifestation disease state. By crying, the child attracts attention to himself, asks for food, indicates discomfort and a desire to sleep. Literally, in a week, the mother will perfectly learn to recognize the requirements of the baby, transmitted through crying ().
Often infant cries out of worry because of the so-called intestinal colic, so we strongly recommend that you read the article? Due to colic, many mothers simply go crazy and do not understand, well, what worries their baby so much.
Also, the baby can be disturbed by gaziki:
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Baby care
The first month of a child's life is an adaptation period that the newborn and the family go through. At the same time, there is a redistribution of responsibilities between parents and the rhythm of life of the whole family changes.
The most important and important thing that a baby needs now is care. It includes a number of procedures:
- Feeding;
- wakefulness;
- Bathing;
- Hygiene;
- Walks on the street;
- Hardening and massage.
Video: Baby care in the first days of life
Whether to set the mode to the child
A healthy child will establish the "sleep-feeding-wake" mode independently, depending on his physiology. Sleep (up to 2-3 hours), wakefulness (30-60 minutes) and feeding are the main "work" of the newborn. Do not worry if the baby does not fall asleep, as you think, on time. The fact is that the biorhythms in newborns are so clearly debugged that parents can only maintain this rhythm, and having studied the behavior of the baby, they will very easily be able to recognize the "requirements" of the child. By the end of the second month of life, the crumbs will form their own daily routine.
When to take your first bath
Bathing a newborn can be done after the umbilical cord falls off and the umbilical wound heals. Until this moment, it is better to wipe the child, having previously prepared everything you need: warm water, a changing table, cotton balls, baby soap, diapers for wrapping, creams and powders.
The bathing regimen in the first month of life is chosen by the parents themselves. State skin the baby does not require daily bathing. This is, in most cases, a pleasant procedure for a newborn. However, not all children like to swim. In this case, carry out daily rubdowns. Bathing is enough 2-3 times a week. You can add herbal infusions to the water. The use of soap is also determined individually, based on the sensitivity of the baby's skin.
Mandatory hygiene procedures
Hygiene procedures should be carried out daily. This includes:
- washing;
- Washing;
- Care for eyes, nose, ears;
- skin examination;
- If necessary, processing the navel ();
- Combing;
- Removal seborrheic crusts on the head;
- Trim nails on fingers and toes.
We read on the topic of hygiene and care:
Video: newborn hygiene: ears, eyes, nose, skin
The pediatrician tells why you can’t use cotton buds when you clean your baby’s ears, how to choose a nozzle pump, how to clean the head of the crumbs from seborrheic crusts, how to cut nails and clean the nose and ears. How to take care of baby's skin from the first days? And how to cut nails, which scissors to choose, how to clean the eyes of a child, and what to do when a newborn has snot.
Walking and tempering procedures are the key to health
Walking is essential for the development of a healthy baby. The newborn took the first breath of air on leaving the hospital. In the future, walks will depend on the time of year and the temperature outside.
The system of regulation of heat exchange in newborns is imperfect, so parents need to seriously approach the issue of walking in the cold season. In some cases, it makes sense to take the child out onto the balcony for a few minutes, or arrange for him to sleep with the window open.
Until the end of sleep, the room should be warmed to normal temperature (). Naturally, the child for such "walks" must be appropriately dressed. Dress and cover the child as you would dress and add another layer (for example, an extra blanket or blouse).
From the second week of life you can start, hardening and by combining this in one procedure. To begin with, the baby can be left in the vest for literally 1 minute, making light strokes all over the body. If the child does not show dissatisfaction, this should become a daily routine. Massage serves as a strengthening and developing means for the muscles.
Observe the child, study his behavior and in the future you will “feel” and easily understand him.
Reflexes of a healthy baby in the first month of life
The fact that the development of the child in the first month of life occurs in accordance with established standards, parents can check at home themselves. Below are the main reflexes inherent in healthy newborn babies.
- Grasping - the child reflexively grasps and holds what touches his palm.
- Searching and sucking - if you touch the baby's cheek or draw a nipple around the lip area, the baby turns the head and makes a sucking movement with his lips, looking for the breast.
- If you press lightly in the area of \u200b\u200bthe toes of the foot, the fingers will bend, and if you lightly press on the heel, the fingers will disperse in a “fan” and the baby will move his foot.
- There is a reaction to a loud sound - the baby brings and spreads the arms and legs.
- Swimming reflex - if the baby is placed on the tummy, he makes movements similar to swimming.
- Imitation of walking - if the child is placed vertically and the legs are supported, he will make movements similar to walking.
Video: Newborn reflexes
Reflexes of newborns. Tselekhovich Olga Petrovna - a doctor of the highest category tells what basic unconditioned reflexes should be normal in infants.
1) 0.10 - basic unconditioned reflexes of newborns,
2) 0.15 - newborn tone,
3) 0.40 - reaction to an adult who is nearby,
4) 0.48 - external examination of the baby's head,
5) 1.07 - tremor in infants,
6) 1.24 - fontanel in newborns,
7) 1.49 - symmetry of the folds in infants,
8) 1.57 - sucking reflex,
9) 2.40 - grasping reflex,
10) 2.49 - Babkin reflex,
11) 3.07 - plantar reflex,
12 3.47 - support reflex,
13) 3.55 - walking reflex,
14) 4.30 - crawling reflex,
15) 4.44 - protective reflex of turning the head to the side,
16) 5.15 - Moro reflex,
17 5.35 - sneeze reflex,
Reactions and skills of the child
The development of a child in the first month of life seems to occur imperceptibly, but constantly: when feeding, on walks, during moments of wakefulness, while bathing. And, first of all, when communicating with the mother, whom the baby is already beginning to recognize. He hears her voice, feels the intonation, the touch of her hands and, most importantly, is very sensitive to all actions. And if we trace the development of the child of the first month, then we can determine the acquired reactions and skills of the newborn, namely:
- Defines the mother's voice;
- It can lie on its stomach for a short time, raising its head, and trying to hold it ();
- Learns to fix the gaze on the subject;
- Listens when he hears a familiar voice ();
- Begins to follow with his eyes the movement of the rattle and turn the head behind it ();
- During wakefulness, the first sounds appear, sniffling, groaning;
- The child starts to hum (); A complete calendar of child development in one article “development up to a year by months” -
Lyudmila Sergeevna Sokolova
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Article last updated: 05/25/2019
So a miracle happened - the long-awaited baby was born! Now mom and dad will need to go through a long and very interesting way of growing up and becoming a person.
What vaccinations are given at 1 month
All organs of the newborn in the first month begin to actively adapt to external life. The task of doctors and parents is to help the baby adapt, protect him from the risk of infection, and form immunity. Here are the vaccinations given in the first month:
- Against viral hepatitis - this vaccine is given in the maternity hospital in the first 12 hours,
- Against tuberculosis (BCG) - during the first 3-7 days,
- Repeatedly against hepatitis B - in 1 month.
Immunization calendar online
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Vaccination Schedule |
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| Interval | Graft | Vaccine |
| Hepatitis B | ||
04.01.2019 — 08.01.2019 | Tuberculosis | BCG, BCG-M |
| Hepatitis B | Engerix B, Euwax B, Regevak B | |
| pneumococcal infection | Prevenar | |
| Diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough | ||
| Polio | ||
| Hemophilus infection | Pentaxim, Act-HIB, Hiberix | |
| Diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough | DTP, Pentaxim, Infanrix, Tetraxim | |
| pneumococcal infection | Prevenar | |
| Polio | Pentaxim, Imovax Polio, Poliorix, Tetraxim | |
| Hemophilus infection | Pentaxim, Act-HIB, Hiberix | |
| Hepatitis B | Engerix B, Euwax B, Regevak B | |
| Diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough | DTP, Pentaxim, Infanrix, Tetraxim | |
| Polio | Pentaxim, Imovax Polio, Poliorix, Tetraxim | |
| Hemophilus infection | Pentaxim, Act-HIB, Hiberix | |
| Measles, rubella, mumps | Priorix, ZhKV, ZHPV | |
| Hepatitis B | Engerix B, Euwax B, Regevak B | |
| Pneumococcal infection (revaccination) | Pneumo 23, Prevenar | |
| Poliomyelitis (first booster) | Pentaxim, OPV, Imovax Polio, Poliorix, Tetraxim | |
| Diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough (first revaccination) | DTP, Pentaxim, Infanrix, Tetraxim | |
| Haemophilus influenzae (first revaccination) | Pentaxim, Act-HIB, Hiberix | |
| Poliomyelitis (second revaccination) | ||
| Measles, rubella, mumps (revaccination) | Priorix, ZhKV, ZHPV | |
01.01.2025 — 01.01.2026 | Diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough (second revaccination) | ADS-M Anatoxin |
| Tuberculosis (revaccination) | BCG | |
| Diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough (third revaccination) | ADS-M Anatoxin | |
| Poliomyelitis (third revaccination) | OPV, Imovax Polio, Poliorix | |
Which doctors visit per month
In the first month after discharge, the newborn should be visited 2 times by the district pediatrician and 4 times by the nurse. At 1 month old, the baby should be shown to the following doctors:
- ophthalmologist
- orthopedist,
- surgeon
- neurologist.
To exclude unwanted pathologies, it is necessary to undergo an ultrasound scan:
- brain,
- hip joints,
- abdomen,
- kidneys.
Often, all these procedures are carried out in the hospital before discharge. Starting from one month, parents should bring their child to the clinic for a monthly check-up. The baby is weighed, measured, basic reflexes are checked, the heart and lungs are listened to, and the tummy is felt.
Changes in the baby's body in 1 month
During the first month, the following main changes occur in the child's body:
If the crust from the umbilical wound does not disappear by 14–15 days, redness, swelling of the umbilical ring is observed, discharge appears, then you should consult a doctor.
The first month of a newborn's life: daily routine
Childbirth is stressful not only for the mother, but also for the baby. Most of the first month of his life, approximately 18-20 hours, the baby spends in a dream. He wakes up to eat, look around for a bit and goes back to sleep. It is due to this daily regimen that the newborn gains strength in order to please mom and dad with their activity after a little time. When a baby is not sleeping, he is eating.
Dream
There are three main types of sleep in a newborn baby:
- deep sleep - the child's eyes are closed, he breathes slowly and evenly, the baby's body is relaxed;
- shallow sleep - the child's breathing is uneven, rapid, under the eyelids the movement of the eyeballs is different, the arms and legs twitch;
- drowsy state - occurs during the feeding of the baby before the moment of falling asleep and is characterized by half-closed eyelids;
The newborn usually sleeps in the frog position, lying on his back, the arms are bent at the elbows and raised up, the legs are bent at the knees and moved apart to the sides.
Children at this age do not yet understand the time of day. To help the baby get used to the daily cycles, you can moderately control his sleep, not letting him sleep all day, wake the baby up for feeding and bathing procedures. Therefore, silence and darkness must be enforced at night. After a certain amount of time, the child will get used to the fact that the day is the time for activity, the night is the time for sound sleep.
Feeding a newborn
In the first month, the newborn should eat at least 8-9 times a day sucking for every feeding 60 ml milk. The baby is breastfed at the first sign of anxiety, this is called "free feeding" or "feeding on demand". More frequent attachment of the baby to the breast is also one of the main ways to stimulate lactation in mothers, especially in primiparas. In this way, it turns out 10-12 feedings per day.
When sucking, the baby should capture the entire areola. During the first 5-10 minutes of feeding, he usually sucks out the bulk of the milk. But some children quickly get tired and fall asleep, they need to be awakened by gently stroking their cheeks, taking out and putting the nipple back into their mouth.
When sucking along with milk, air is sure to get in, so regurgitation is necessary, it helps the baby get rid of the air accumulated in the stomach.
Spitting up should occur every 5 minutes when breastfeeding and every 50 g when bottle-fed. This is usually done in a vertical position on the mother's shoulder.
Why does a newborn lose weight
In the first days of life, the baby loses weight. Don't worry, this is a completely natural process. When a baby is born, his body contains excess fluid. At the time of birth, the child loses 8-10% of your body weight, only then its mass takes a stable value and begins to increase. Two weeks later, the child restores the body weight recorded when he was born.
Height and weight of a child at 1 month
A newborn in the first month eats well, gains weight and grows rapidly. Its weight increases by approximately 15-30 grams per day, and by the end of the first month the child is gaining about 600-800 grams. The growth of the baby in the first month increases by 2-3 centimeters, the girth of the head and chest - by 1.4 - 1.5 cm.
Norms physical development look at the graphs and tables for a child of 1 month of life:
Physical indicators of the development of girls and boys in 1 month:
The table shows the indicators of the norm of growth and weight of the child in 1 month. These are average values. Reasons why your baby's physical development may be very different from the norm:
- Incorrectly chosen method of feeding;
- Problems with feeding a child: his refusal to breastfeed, insufficient lactation milk, allergy;
- Difficulties during pregnancy and childbirth: for example, a child was born prematurely;
- The presence of a disease in a child that affects the increase in height and weight;
- Heredity (in "small" parents, "large" children are extremely rarely born);
- Ecology;
- The mother has bad habits.
Monthly consultation meetings, which the mother is required to attend, allow specialists to observe changes in the growth and body weight of the baby, this will help parents get rid of unnecessary worries.
If you find significant deviations from the norm, contact your pediatrician to find out the reasons:
- If a child has gained less than average weight, they may not be eating well. In this case, the doctor will recommend breastfeeding add mixture. If the baby is on artificial feeding, will correct the multiplicity and volume of milk substitutes.
- Do not rejoice if the baby has added much more than the norm. Subsequently, this can result in obesity and disruption of the normal functioning of organs and systems associated with overweight! Your pediatrician will help you adjust your newborn baby's feeding schedule.
Abnormalities and colic
1. Increased, decreased muscle tone or asymmetry of muscle tone child: the pediatrician prescribes massage and exercises for the baby, we will talk about them below. In difficult cases, observation by a neurologist is required;
2. Jaundice: in some newborns, it does not go away by a month, in this case, a pediatrician's consultation is required;
3. Colic: bloating, intestinal spasms often occur in the first months in apparently healthy children. How to help a newborn baby with colic? The methods are simple: lightly stroking the tummy clockwise, using a vent tube, laying the baby on the stomach for 3-5 minutes, taking plantex, dill water. All these methods will help to remove gases from the baby's intestines;
4. Insufficient weight gain: it can be associated with both the lack of breast milk in the mother and the illnesses of the baby. In any of these cases, the child must be shown to the doctor.
Baby care at 1 month
Caring for a baby in the first month of his life involves the following procedures:
1. Hygiene procedures,
2. Bathing the baby,
3. Walking,
4. Massage and gymnastics.
Hygiene procedures
- washing the face, eyes, neck;
- washing, diaper change;
- care for eyes, nose, ears;
- daily treatment of the umbilical wound;
- combing and removing crusts on the head;
- cutting nails.
Bathing a newborn after birth
You yourself choose the mode of bathing your baby, we will only clarify that It is enough to bathe a newborn 2-3 times a week, on other days, you must definitely wipe your baby. Add decoctions of herbs of succession or chamomile to the water. Since the skin of the baby is very sensitive, carefully select soap for him, choose a baby soap with a minimum amount of fragrance.
Place the child very carefully in the water,given the high sensitivity of infants to temperature changes. Lowering into the water, start with the heels. If the child cries and is very worried at the first bath, the mother can try to take a bath with him: put the baby on her chest and carefully pour water on him.
You can let the child push off with the legs from the walls of the bath, or, holding the baby under the armpits, leaning forward and stimulating the walking reflex, let the child walk a few steps along the bottom.
Walking with a baby
A common question from parents is how long to walk with a newborn? The time of the first walks with a newborn is no more than 10-15 minutes and gradually increases to 30 minutes. If it is warm outside, then the duration of the walk can reach 1.5 - 2 hours. If the air temperature below 10 degrees or it’s raining, snowing or windy outside, it’s better to refrain from walking with a 1-2 month old baby.
Walks in the cold season should be limited, because. the system of heat exchange regulation in infants is imperfect and it is easy to harm the baby. When the weather is bad outside, you can simply take the dressed baby out to the balcony for a few minutes or leave him to sleep in the stroller with the window open.
Video on how to care for a newborn:
Massage, gymnastics and air baths
Periodically, the baby should lie on the stomach. This position of the baby minimizes the likelihood of constipation, activates the motor reflexes of the head and limbs. How to massage a baby at 1 month, see the next video Nikolai Nikonov- leading doctor and masseur of Russia.
So 2-3 weeks baby's life can be carried out with him air baths, hardening and massage. These procedures are successfully combined in one.
Watch the video for gymnastics instructions for 1 month old baby:
For a couple of minutes we leave the child in one vest or completely undressed and covered with a diaper. At the same time, we begin to make light strokes with our hands on the arms, tummy, and legs of the child. Starting from 1-2 minutes, you can bring the duration of these procedures up to 5-7 minutes.
When changing your baby, try not to keep your hands cold, as 1-month-old babies are very sensitive to touch.
Exercises for the physical development of the baby:
- Let your baby lie on its back, take it by the handles and gently lift them up above your head, then just as smoothly lower it down, cross it on your chest and spread it apart. You can do it with baby's legs exercise bike. Do not be silent, hum a pleasant song at the same time.
- Turn the baby over on his tummy, put a toy in front of him and begin to slowly lift it up. This encourages the child to raise his head. You can lay the baby on your stomach and gently call him by name so that the baby raises his head and begins to look at you. Such exercises develop the muscles of the newborn.
- While bathing, gently touch your baby, accompanying this with a quiet song. After bathing, wrap the baby in a towel, hide your face behind the edge of it and then look out from behind him and say "ku-ku".
- Massage each finger on the legs and arms of the baby. Touch it with your hands, a piece of cotton wool, a soft brush and a terry or wool mitten.
How do the sense organs work in a newborn?
How a 1 month old baby sees
The eyeball by the first month of life already has formed qualities. However, the visual function has not yet reached its full development. Tears in a baby begin to form only by the third or fourth week. For most children at this age, a slight oscillation of the eyeball and slight strabismus are characteristic. Do not worry too much about this, this phenomenon is justified by the incomplete development of the visual function and will soon pass.
Parents ask - when does a child begin to see? The newborn sees objects blurry and fuzzy. month old baby clearly distinguishes objects located at a distance about 60 cm from his eyes. It is at this distance that he sees the face of mom or dad well, recognizes them, begins to react with facial expressions and try to make sounds. He will also notice the bright toys that hang in his crib.
A newborn baby begins to see and recognize the face of mom or dad at 1 month at a distance of 60 cm from his eyes
The baby needs help to develop vision. To do this, you need to take the child in your arms more often or lean over him so that he can clearly see the faces of his parents, examine and memorize individual facial features. Do not be lazy to play with him, showing colored rattles.
By the end of the first month of his life, the baby can already follow the slowly moving toy near his face with his eyes. These are his very first games.
Just do not tire the baby, take a few minutes a day for such games, this is quite enough for his age.
Exercises for the development of vision:
- Sew a rubber band to a small toy and hang it over your baby. Make the toy jump up and down in front of the child. Very soon, the baby will not only look at the jumping toy, but also try to grab it with its handles.
- Put a bright towel on your shoulder during feeding, the baby will begin to look from your face to this bright object.
- To better focus , do the following: show the baby a large toy at a distance 25 - 30 cm, wait for the baby to fix his eyes on her, and slowly move the toy to the side. Try to keep the baby's eyes focused on the subject. You can smoothly move the toy first horizontally, then vertically and, finally, in a circle.
- The same exercise can be done with a rattle, additionally making soft sounds. Do the exercise 1-2 times a day for 2 minutes for an occupation.
How newborns hear at 1 month
The first few weeks of a baby's life are filled with completely new sounds for him. Since the newborn has not yet learned to detect the place where the sound comes from, his natural reaction is to freeze. However, when the child suddenly hears the parent's voice, he immediately stops crying.
At the age of one month, the baby already distinguishes sounds well and turns his head towards the source of the sound. Try to rattle a rattle to the side - the baby will definitely turn his head in this direction. Kids of this age love quiet, pleasant sounds, but the most favorite, of course, is their mother's voice. The child reacts especially actively to the mother's voice and is able to feel her mood by timbre. If the mother speaks kindly and calmly, the baby likes it very much, he expresses his emotions with active movements of the legs and arms, various sounds.
At the age of 1 month you can see the first smile of the baby. More often it is addressed to the mother as the most beloved person. If the mother is annoyed or offended, the baby also feels her emotional state and may cry or act up.
The child's hearing needs to be developed and trained. To do this, you need to talk with the baby more often, sing songs to him, read books. Be sure to include all family members. It is good if the crumbs have older brothers and sisters. Communication with them should occur from the very first days of life. Turn on soft and calm music, let the TV work during the day. A newborn needs to get used to different sounds, just avoid too loud and unpleasant sounds so as not to scare him.
Hearing exercises:
Up to 10 minutes daily, you can include classical music or recordings of various musical instruments.
- Place the baby in the crib with 3-4 large toys and a pleasant melody. Periodically put the baby on a developmental mat.
- Talk to the baby more often and try to make the baby see your facial expressions at the same time - this stimulates the child's hearing and speech development. The baby will quickly begin to respond with a conscious smile in response to his mother's affectionate speech.
- Start reading nursery rhymes to your baby - this develops the crumbs' hearing and sense of rhythm. You can change the words in any song to your taste.
- If you tie a bell to the baby's booties, then during the movements the baby will hear the ringing and listen to it.
- When the baby is in the crib, and you are moving around the room, do not forget to talk to him. This stimulates both the baby's hearing and his vision at the same time.
Smell of the baby
The baby is also able to distinguish smells. He remembers his mother by the smell of her body, and finds her breasts by the smell of milk. Children of this age love sweet smells.
To stimulate the baby's sense of smell, you can dip a cotton ball in mint or vanilla water so that the space around the baby is filled with this aroma and he breathes it.
Baby speech
A month old baby is already trying to "walk" and pronounce individual sounds. Most of these are vowels.
He "talks" good mood when full and mom is nearby. At this age, the baby expresses his desires and needs by crying.
Very soon, by the timbre of crying, mom will learn to distinguish when the baby is hungry, sick, you need to change diapers, or he just wants to be in his arms.
How newborns behave in the first month - baby reflexes
Reflexes are the body's response to a variety of stimuli. In the first month of life, the child still has unconditioned reflexes that help him adapt to life outside the womb. Over time, reflexes are lost.
Parents should carefully observe every reflex of their child, because on this moment- this is the only means of communication of the baby with this world.
How to know if your child is in pain:
- If the child feels discomfort or is in pain, he will report this with screams and intense movements of the limbs.
- Numerous studies have been able to prove that with pain, the child bends his toes, and unbends his thumbs on his hands.
- When colic begins, the baby will do active manipulations of the lower limbs.
- If suddenly the baby experiences discomfort associated with the ears, he will begin to vigorously turn his head.
If parents are attentive to their child and learn to understand his every movement, this greatly simplifies the life of the whole family.
A pediatrician should examine congenital reflexes during patronage, as well as when visiting a clinic at the age of 1 month.
How to test a child's reflexes
Preparation:
- Checking reflexes is carried out in favorable conditions for the newborn: the room should be warm and the child should lie on a flat surface.
- The baby should be fed, calm, in clean diapers, so that nothing distracts him.
- Mom's hands should be smooth and warm, jewelry on the fingers and long nails should not interfere with the study.
If all conditions are met, the assessment of reflexes will be adequate.
Checking the child's reflexes
Physically healthy monthly babies should have all the basic reflexes:
- Sucking. Touch the baby's mouth with the pacifier or the tip of a clean finger. The baby will try to grab the object and begin to make mouth movements that mimic sucking. This reflex is called the "sucking reflex", it begins to appear almost immediately after birth. As soon as the baby is born, it is applied to the mother's breast and unconsciously the newborn begins to suck on the breast.
- Prehensile. If you put your finger or a light rattle in the child's palm, you can see how he firmly grabs and holds the object in his tiny palm for some time.
- Protective. Lay your baby on his tummy and watch his head move. A healthy baby will immediately turn his head to the side to breathe normally. Pediatricians call this reflex "protective." If the baby has neurological disorders, then he will not be able to turn his head to the side. The condition is dangerous because the baby can bury his nose in the surface on which he lies and suffocate.
- crawling reflex. In the tummy position, place your palms on the baby's feet. Feeling the support, he will try to push off and make a movement, as if he wants to crawl.
- Automatic walking reflex. Holding the child in the armpits, place him with his legs on a flat, hard surface and lean forward slightly. The baby will begin to take steps on his own with his legs.
- Search. If you stroke the baby on the cheek, he turns his head, this is how his instinct for searching for food or the “search reflex” is expressed.
- Babinsky reflex. Swipe easily with your finger outer edge the feet, toes of the baby spread out in different directions, the feet turn.
- Mora reflex. Hearing a sudden loud sound, the child spreads and brings the arms and legs together.
- Babkin's reflex. With light pressure on the palm, the child opens his mouth and turns his head.
- Swimming. If you put the baby on his stomach, he begins to make swimming movements.
If you notice that some of your child's reflexes are missing, contact your doctor immediately! This may indicate the presence of diseases from the nervous system.
Video of Dr. Komarovsky on this topic:
What should a child be able to do at 1 month
On different stages his life, the baby will make new progress, which parents must carefully monitor. It would seem that a child at 1 month old can, except how to suckle and sleep? In fact, for his young age, he already knows how to do a lot. A month-old baby is a little man who understands a lot and requires a lot of attention and care from relatives.
Here is a list of what a baby should be able to do at 1 month:
- Recognize the mother's voice, turn towards the sounds.
- Try to pronounce sounds, "walk".
- Smile.
- Grab an adult's finger or a small toy.
- Lying on your stomach, raise your head and hold it for a few seconds.
- Recognize the mother's face, follow the bright objects moving near his face.
The listed skills are an indicator of the correct development of a monthly baby.
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The neonatal period is over and the baby has already settled into a new world for him. What did the child learn in the first month of life, what skills did he begin to possess, and how can parents contribute to the further development of a 1-month-old baby?
Physical development at 1 month
The average weight gain of a one-month-old baby compared to birth weight is considered to be 600 grams. The growth of the baby for the first month increases by an average of three centimeters.
These are average indicators and the development of each baby individually, however, there are limits to the norm, beyond which the child should be examined by a doctor.
The physical indicators of the development of a one-month-old baby are presented in the following table.
What can the baby do?
Here are the skills that a baby masters by 1 month of age:
- Holding the head. The baby, being in a position on the tummy, can raise his head and hold it for up to 5 seconds.
- Gaze fixation. The child peers not only at stationary objects and the face of an adult, but also at moving objects, if they are large and bright.
- The development of vision. The baby can already distinguish between red, black, yellow and White color, as well as cells and lines. In addition, a baby at 1 month already recognizes his mother.
- Reaction to sound. When a baby hears a loud or sharp sound, he flinches or freezes. Sometimes the sound frightens the baby so much that it causes the baby to cry.
- Cooing. You will hear sounds similar to “gu” or “ha” from a month old peanut, so this first speech of a baby is also called cooing.
About what a baby should be able to do at 1 month, see the next video by Nikolai Nikonov, a leading doctor and massage therapist in Russia.
Can a baby smile?
A conscious smile is one of the most enjoyable skills that a child masters in the first month of life. The more often a mother smiles at her baby, the sooner she will see a charming smile in return. In addition, the smile will be accompanied by other manifestations of the baby's revival - the child will move his legs and arms, as well as walk.
Note that you can see how a newborn smiles from the first days of life, but the first smiles of a baby are involuntary. At first, mom will notice that the baby smiles in a dream, a little later - when bathing or after feeding. These are all variants of a physiological smile. But closer to 1 month, the baby's smile has social content. She becomes a response to contact with her mother or another loved one.
Care
Mom needs to always be close to the baby and immediately respond to the needs of the baby.
Take the baby in your arms more often, not forgetting to support your head, talk to the little one and do not worry that in this way you will accustom the baby to your hands and grow up an egoist. On the contrary, studies have shown that babies who are picked up less frequently by their mothers cry more often and for longer periods of time in an attempt to get their mother's attention. If the baby knows that mom is always there, then he will not scream again.
Baby care at 1 month includes the following actions:
- Hygiene procedures - washing, caring for the ears and eyes, washing, cutting nails, combing.
- Bathing.
- Walks in the open air.
- Massage.
- Air baths.
When changing your baby, make sure your hands are not cold or wet, as 1 month old babies are very sensitive to tactile sensations.
How to promote development?
Since the periods of wakefulness in a 1-month-old baby are still very small, the mother should correctly allocate time so that she can communicate with the baby, and carry out hygiene procedures, and massage, and swim in the bath, and take a minute to develop the baby. The well-being of the mother is also important, so it is necessary to take time for a good rest during the baby’s sleep.
A 1-month-old child studies surrounding objects, both immovable and moving, as well as the sounds of the world around. What developmental activities are available at this age? Firstly, communication with the baby for the development of his emotional and mental sphere. Secondly, stimulation of vision, tactile receptors and hearing of the child. And, thirdly, helping to keep the head, for which the baby is often laid out on the tummy and held in a column.
Here are some steps to help you grow month old baby:
- To help your baby focus show the baby a large toy, wait for the baby to look at it, and then slowly move it aside, ensuring that the baby's eyes remain focused on the toy.
- Repeat the same steps with the rattle, which makes noises. Do this with the crumbs 1-2 times a day for up to 2 minutes in one session.
- You can also play classical music for your little one. or recordings of various musical instruments. Let the baby listen to music for up to 10 minutes daily.
- Hang a mobile with large toys in the crib(3-4 pieces) and a pleasant melody. You can also lay out the crumbs on a developing mat.
- Talk to your little one constantly. And do it so that the baby sees your facial expressions. So you will stimulate both the child's hearing and the development of the baby's speech. In response to his mother's affectionate speech, the baby will quickly begin to respond with a revival complex and a conscious smile.
Let not only mom, but also dad play with the baby, because they have different communication with the baby, which allows the baby to absorb the best from each of them.
Games in 1 month
For physical development:
- Laying the baby on the back, take the child by the handles, lift them up behind the head, then lower them down, then cross them on the chest and spread them apart. With the legs of the crumbs, you can imitate the movement on a bicycle. During such gymnastics, sing a pleasant song.
- After placing the baby on his tummy, show him the toy and lift it up, stimulating the baby to raise his head. You can also lay the baby on your stomach and call the baby by name so that the baby raises his head and starts looking at your face. Such exercises will improve the development of his muscles.
- Gently touch the baby while bathing, accompanying such a light massage with a quiet song. After bathing the baby, wrap the baby in a towel, hiding your face behind its edge, then look out from behind the towel and say "coo-coo."
For the development of vision:
- Make a kind of "doll" out of a paper plate. To do this, draw a face and attach a handle to the plate so that it can be held and moved. Show the “doll” to the baby from a distance of 25 cm and wait for the baby to start following the plate.
- Lean over the baby so that his gaze is fixed on your face, and then slowly move to the side. The baby will follow you by turning his head.
- You need to sew an elastic band to a small toy and hang the toy over the child. Then make the toy on the elastic "jump" up and down in front of the baby. Soon the child will not only look at the jumping toy, but also try to grab it with his hands.
- Show the baby a bright toy at a distance of 30 cm from his face, then slowly move the object horizontally. Noticing that the child is looking at the toy, then move it vertically, and finally move the object in a circle.
- Place a colorful scarf or towel over your shoulder while nursing. The baby will look from your face to this bright object.
For the development of other senses:
- Read nursery rhymes to your baby to develop your baby's hearing and sense of rhythm. You can introduce your baby to your favorite rhymes or come up with your own. You can take any song as a basis and change the words in it to your taste.
- Tie a bell to the baby booties. During the movements of the legs, the baby will hear the ringing and listen to it.
- When the baby is in the crib, talk to the baby as you move around the room. This will stimulate both the baby's hearing and vision at the same time.
- Gently massage each finger on the baby's legs and arms. Touch the baby not only with your hands, but also with a piece of cotton wool, a soft brush, a mitten made of terry, woolen or other fabric.
- Dip cotton balls in mild scented liquids such as mint or vanilla toilet water. By letting your baby sniff such a ball, you will stimulate the baby's sense of smell.
Massage also contributes to the development of the child. For information on how to do it correctly, see the next video by Nikolai Nikonov.
Water activities
Among the activities that stimulate the development of a 1-month-old baby, one can also name swimming. It can be carried out both in the pool (under the supervision of an instructor) and in the bath at home. Thanks to exercises in the water, the baby will be stimulated by the vestibular apparatus. For swimming, get your baby a special inflatable ring that supports the baby under the neck.
The first month of life for a little man is a very important stage. It is considered one of the most difficult not only in pediatrics, but also for parents. Therefore, newly minted mothers and fathers often wonder what a child should be able to do at 1 month old? The baby does not have special skills, but this period is not a reason to miss classes and take into account many important points.
In the first four weeks, the child undergoes psychomotor, emotional and physical development. All these elements are still at the primitive level. Within 1 month after birth, it is necessary to observe not only the daily routine, but also the rules of hygiene, as well as a combination of other actions.
Initially, a person is born with a whole complex of conditioned reflexes, which are forgotten by him by the end of the first year of life. A newborn baby in the first month adapts to the environment. This moment is especially important in the first four days.
However, immediately after birth, he chaotically, but actively moves his limbs. In a calm state, his arms are in a bent position and pressed to the body. At the same time, the palms are clenched into a fist. When the baby sleeps, then the palms are unclenched. The legs are divorced and constantly pulled up to the tummy. He still has fresh memories of being in the womb.
When lying on his back, his head is turned either to the right or to the left. He will learn to keep his head evenly only by the second month of life, and then not for long, only for ten seconds. The baby has a reflex. If you take it by the head, then the legs alternately begin to move. Physical development is due to weight gain in the first month and growth. There are averages.
Weight - 3.6 -4.5 kilograms. Height - 50 - 56 centimeters.
Boys:
Weight - 3.6 - 5 kilograms. Height - 51 - 56.5 centimeters.
There is no cause for concern if the child has not gained in weight and height. Genes play a big role here. If the baby has short parents, then his height will be average or below that.
On average, lyalki this month add 100-150 grams per week. However, in the first week, they can lose up to 10 percent of their weight, fluid is lost from the body. Her loss is restored by mother's milk. By the second month, increase its weight from 400 to 600 grams.
The adaptation period is also due to a kind of restructuring internal organs to standard mode. Being in the womb, the baby received everything he needed through the placenta. Within a few days, blood cells, "intrauterine supplies" are gradually destroyed. The gastrointestinal tract is also subject to modification. Therefore, they often have colic.
In the first two days, babies receive vaccinations. Vaccination is repeated according to the planned, approved plan.
Psychomotor skills
The psychomotor skills of a child at 1 month are expressed in reactions. There are seven basic, natural reflexes:
- Search. Touching the corner of the baby's mouth, it is not difficult to notice how, literally instantly, he begins to curl his lips and turn his head in search of his mother's breast. If you continue to disturb the mouth more deeply, then the baby will express dissatisfaction and will try to dodge.
- If you pass a dummy or finger over the lips, then the sucking reflex will awaken, functioning both as a prey for food and as a sedative. This reflex persists throughout the first year of life.
- Grasping reflex. Putting your fingers in your palm, you can feel how the child grabs them tightly and squeezes his palms tightly.
- If you press on the middle of the palm, then the palmar-mouth reflex will work. The baby opens its mouth.
- Protection as a way to survive. If you put the baby on his tummy, he will automatically turn his head to the side. The child is in a healthy state, it is not scary to sleep on his stomach at night, he will not suffocate.
- Imitation of walking. You can check this reflex by taking the child in your arms. At the same time, his feet should swing slightly on a hard surface. He will begin to alternately move his legs, resembling walking. You need to pay attention to the fact that the legs should alternate. If the baby performs such movements with only one leg, then you should consult a pediatrician.
- Despite the fact that babies begin to crawl much later, and even then not all, this reflex is innate. By laying the baby on his tummy and touching his feet, you can see how he is trying to crawl.
Approximately, from the third week, the baby has been trying to copy his mother's facial expressions. At the level of intuition, the newborn feels well the emotional state of mom and dad. If they are annoyed, then the baby will begin to act up.
He also has developed sense organs, touch, smell, taste buds. He unmistakably recognizes his mother by smell and responds to any touch. It is these receptors that work perfectly in the first month of life. Experts suggest that taste buds develop even inside the womb.
Slightly worse in a baby, the organs of vision and hearing are developed. Vision develops gradually, and at first he sees everything only in black and white. Then, he begins to distinguish between red and yellow. For that, he is able to discern stripes, both vertical and horizontal, and a cage. He will learn to distinguish primary colors only by five months.
What else can he do? Find the source of the sound even if it is alone in the room. He can unmistakably distinguish his mother's voice from others. From the first days, a child needs to put on a variety of music, read fairy tales, sing songs, given that kids of this age prefer high tones. Audiobooks with children's fairy tales especially help out moms when there are urgent matters, and the child is alone in his bed.
How developed are emotions?
A month old baby has a rather meager set of emotions. He will learn to smile consciously only by the second month. His interaction with the environment occurs through the transmission of sounds, motor activity, grimace. In fact, these are communication skills typical for a child in 1 month of development:
Aspects of good infant care
Knowing the periods of sleep and wakefulness, it will be a little easier for mom to plan her day. For the first few weeks, your baby sleeps on average about 20 hours a day. In those moments when he does not sleep, you need to be with him, talking, playing, walking. For him it is very important.
Develop and strengthen his physical skills will help water procedures, and with the use of exercises you can get the maximum effect. The duration of bathing at first should not exceed 15 minutes. Then it is gradually increased to half an hour. The temperature of the water is also important. At first it is equal to 37 degrees, and then every four days it should be lowered by one degree.
The hardening process begins no earlier than three or even four months. Premature babies begin to bathe only after a week at a temperature of at least 38 degrees. The temperature in the bathroom should be at least 25 degrees. This applies to both children born at term and those born before the expected date.
Hygiene is especially important at any stage. The child must always be dry. Up to a year, babies are bathed every day. TO daily procedures includes clearing the eye and nasal sinuses. It is necessary to maintain cleanliness in the house, constantly airing the room when the crumbs are not in it.
Walking with a child can be done on the tenth day, if the air temperature outside is not lower than 10 degrees. The duration of the first walks is 10-20 minutes. Slowly, they should be increased to 2.5 hours a day. Especially good effect on all organs daytime sleep outdoors. However, in the summer, in the heat, you should not go out with your baby from 11:00 to 17:00.
Feeding. The main diet of the baby is breast milk or adapted mixtures. Modern pediatrics encourages young mothers to feed their children at their first request. Others argue that you need to teach your baby to feed by the hour. Everyone has their own truth. Babies at this age eat every two or three hours.
Since at first the ventricle of the crumbs is still very small, then at a time he drinks about 9 ml of milk. On average, about 100 ml comes out per day. As the stomach expands, the volume also increases. Now he drinks about 200-250 ml of milk. At the age of ten days, you can even calculate the approximate rate necessary for the baby to fully saturate. The norm for one feeding will be equal to the number of life days multiplied by 10.
