Development, evolution and abilities of the child from 0 to 1 month.

Babies grow in stages. Each of them takes time and has its own process. These stages are sometimes faster and others slower, but they are all equally important. For this reason, parents should know how to enjoy each of them at that time.
Keep in mind that each child establishes the pattern of their evolutionary development and, therefore, the training process of each child will be different.

Source*If a child cries, it means that something is bothering him: he is hungry, his stomach hurts, he feels uncomfortable. The baby still does not know how to smile consciously. But he is able to do this involuntarily in a dream. And what else happens to the baby in the period of 1 to 4 weeks of development?

First week

At the age of a week, your baby's face may look a little more swollen and unbalanced after birth. Do not worry, in the near future the profiles will change and the "newborn" inflammation will disappear.

SourceIn the first days after birth, physiological jaundice can occur (not always). The color of the baby's skin will turn slightly yellow due to an increase in the level of bilirubin in the blood. Infant jaundice usually disappears at the end of the first week without treatment.

Skills

At the age of one week, the baby can react to a person who has approached him by turning his head. During the bath, the baby will push with the legs of the bathroom wall. Water treatments bring you pleasure.

In this week of age he develops the basic reflexes:

• suction reflex;
• grip reflex;
• protective reflex;
• startle reflex;
• support reflex;
• search reflection;
• hand-mouth reflex.

Second week

The inflammation of the child's newborn, as well as the yellowing of the skin, happens at the age of two weeks and almost at the same time the healing of the wound of the navel.

SourceThe child regains his weight, which decreased by 8-10 percent after birth, and begins to add it, around 150-250 grams per week.

• For a full development, the baby needs to drink 700 ml of breast milk per day (or adapted milk formula). The baby's intestines are emptied up to 3-4 times a day.
• At this age, the baby sleeps a lot - 17-18 hours. It is necessary for the harmonious development of the child. Compared with the first week of life, wakefulness increases.
• Your baby already knows how to smile. It is true, while doing it unconsciously. A smile is associated with pleasant sensations: of a feeling of fullness, comfort with the hands of my mother.

Skills

• The child can already distinguish the voice from other sounds; he reacts to it by turning his head.
• Able to observe objects in motion at a distance of 30 cm and a diameter of more than 10 centimeters.
• Distinguish tactile sensations: you can demonstrate a reaction by stroking your mother's hand or by touching, for example, a diaper or a towel.

Third week

The baby grows every day. The growth increases by approximately 1.1 cm. The weight gain in the third week of life, on average, reaches 250 grams.

SourceAt this age, the hypertonicity of the muscles is considered a physiological norm: during waking, the child's arms are usually bent at the elbows and legs at the joints of the knees. This is due to the fact that the child's brain can not yet coordinate the work of the muscles.

Skills

At the age of three weeks, the child can already:

• for 10-15 seconds to raise and hold your head;
• recognize mom's face respond to mom's voice;
• focuses the eyes on the face of an adult at a distance of no more than 50 cm;
• grab an adult by the fingers;
• Adapt to the body position of the adult who supports it.

A child learns to control his body: the movements of his arms and legs become less chaotic. A three-week-old baby already reacts to the intonation of the adults he hears: smiling or listening carefully.

Fourth week

At the age of four weeks, the weight of children increases, on average, by 600-1000 grams. The facial features change, the bones of the skull are strengthened.

SourceWatch the crumbs become more focused. The child's digestive tract is actively adapting to new foods and the way they are received.

Skills

• The baby already knows how to smile at those he discovers. Your conscious sympathy is directed, as a rule, to those whom the baby sees most often.
• Calms down while crying, if he hears or sees the relatives he is.
• Able to "roar" and say "aha". Enjoy the food and socialization. It shows not only the joy, but also the pain, it can frown.
• You can control your body, lift your head and even turn it in that position.
• The child has learned to "communicate" with his parents: he can communicate about his wishes and needs with various types of crying.
• He loves to consider the bright objects that can surround him: toys, mobiles, rattles.

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