Development of children from 1 month. The first month of a child's life. The emotional and mental development of the baby is no less important for assessing his development

Your baby has recently been born, and you are completely immersed in chores, concerns, first joys and anxieties. Is everything okay with the baby, is he developing correctly? Find answers in our Child Development Calendar.

Height and weight of a child at 1 month

During the first month, the child gains on average 600-800 g and grows by 3-3.5 cm.

*Data are indicated according to centile tables of domestic pediatricians

Basic reflexes of a newborn:

At birth, the baby has innate reflexes. Some of them are temporary, these include:

• Sucking(manifests in response to irritation of the oral cavity);
• Prehensile(the baby unconsciously squeezes his fingers if something is put into them);
• Search(with careful, gentle stroking of the corner of the baby’s mouth, the child begins to lower his lower lip, tilt his tongue towards the stimulus and actively “look” for the mother’s breast);
• Walking reflex(if you hold the child, he begins to move his legs as if he were walking).

Some reflexes remain with the child throughout his life: blinking, sneezing, yawning, flinching, etc.

It is by reflexes that neonatologists determine the level of development of the newborn’s nervous system.

Baby development at 1 month

It seems that now the child can only sleep, eat and cry. But that's not true! It is developing at amazing speed. For now he lies with his legs and arms bent, but within the first month they will straighten.

Advice! Place your baby on his tummy more often. In this position, he will try to hold the head and simultaneously train the muscles of the chest and back.

The child's movements become more coordinated, and his vision becomes sharper. Immediately after birth, he sees everything as if through a fog. Gradually learns to focus his gaze. He studies his mother’s face with interest when she bends down or takes him in her arms, and follows with her eyes objects that are no further than 20-35 cm.
A newborn sleeps almost around the clock. His rare waking hours are the most valuable. Use them to communicate with your child. He is an interesting conversationalist. He has a wonderful quality - the ability to listen. The child feels your mood, catches the emotional coloring of your voice, studies the movements of your mother’s lips, looks into your eyes and one day will respond to your kind words with a charming smile!

What a 1 month old baby can do:

Associate your mother’s familiar smell with her voice;

Listen to the intonations of people around you;

Hold the head vertically for a few seconds;

While feeding, gaze at the mother's face;

Distinguish between sweet, bitter and sour tastes;

Grab your mother’s finger and hold it in your fist for quite a long time;

By the end of the first month, he is able to focus his gaze on the face of an adult;

Smile.

Massage for children 1 month old

The mental development of newborn children is closely related to the physical. Even if the child just lies and actively moves his arms, this stimulates his nervous system. In the morning and before bathing, be sure to give your child a light massage. Just stroke the arms, legs, back and tummy. Draw a figure eight on the child’s feet: from the toes to the heel. This simple exercise for newborns has a positive effect on all body systems, because all the functional points are located on the foot.

Exercises for 1 month old babies

1. Fetal position

Pull the child's bent legs towards the stomach, fold the arms over the chest. With your right hand, tilt the little one's head slightly forward. In this position, rock the baby in different directions. This exercise is great for calming and relaxing.

2. Handles to the sides

Place your baby on his back. Place your thumbs in his fists. He will hold on to them. Spread your baby's arms slightly to the sides and shake them gently. This exercise will help strengthen your arm muscles.

3. We sit cross-legged

Take the baby in your arms and press his back to your chest. Bend his legs so that he sits cross-legged. Support his feet with one hand and grab his armpits with the other. Exercise will help cope with colic.

Bathing a newborn

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A month has passed since the birth of the baby. This month was full of anxiety, sleepless nights and great responsibility. But at the same time, this is a time of joyful changes, an amazing feeling of motherhood, and meeting the dearest person on earth.

The first days at home are a period of formation of relations between the baby and parents, mutual adaptation to each other and to new conditions of existence. This is a period of searching for optimal and compromise solutions to problems that arise.

The baby can only communicate his problems by screaming and increased anxiety. And parents, of course, are in a hurry to find out the reasons and are looking for how they can help and what needs to be done.

A 1-month-old baby often cries because he has no other way to tell others about his troubles. Of course, the mother’s instinctive desire to immediately pick up the baby is entirely justified. You shouldn’t listen to the idea that you can spoil a child in this way: he should be sure that he will always be comforted.

It is only at first glance that it seems that all children always cry the same way. But very soon the mother understands that the child changes intonation depending on the reason. With the help of crying, a baby can show various emotions - resentment, complaint, anxiety, mental suffering, etc. To make it easier for parents to navigate and help their baby, the main characteristics of crying are distinguished.

Types and reasons for a child's crying

1. Inviting crying - the child screams for a few seconds, then pauses, waiting for the result, then screams a little longer and falls silent again. This cycle can be repeated several times until it turns into a continuous scream.
2. Hungry crying begins with an inviting cry. If at the same time the mother took the baby in her arms and did not put it to her breast, angry crying begins with characteristic searching movements of the head. If you don’t feed after that, the crying turns into a continuous scream at the top of your lungs.
3. Crying in pain - monotonous continuous crying, during which screams periodically occur, most likely indicates increased pain.
4. Crying because of the desire to sleep. The peculiarities of the nervous system are such that the baby is easily overtired. At the same time, a rather monotonous whimper sounds, a complaint, which is accompanied by yawning and frequent blinking of the eyes.
5. Crying with discomfort - the baby may be cold or hot, may be bothered by diaper rash or uncomfortable wrapping.

Loving and attentive parents very quickly begin to understand the types of crying of their baby and do everything to make him feel better.

Tummy pain

If the child is 1 month old and still cries because of pain, it is necessary to eliminate its source as soon as possible. Very often, a month-old baby suffers from colic in the intestines - spasms that appear when gas formation in the intestines increases. Thus, the baby’s intestines adapt to new nutritional conditions. When there is pain in the tummy, the baby actively moves its legs, as if moving them. The baby experiences severe pain during the spasm and cries out for help. There are several ways to help your baby deal with colic.

• First of all, you need to take the baby in your arms and hold him close, placing his head on your shoulder or placing his tummy on your lap. The heat will relax the intestinal muscles and the spasm will ease. For the same purpose, you can apply a heated, warm diaper to the baby’s tummy. Sometimes a tummy massage helps. The main thing is that the baby feels that his mother is nearby at such an unpleasant moment and is ready to help.
• You can give your baby an infusion of a special mixture of herbs that have an antispasmodic effect, as well as other medications, but only as prescribed by a doctor.
• Young parents often use a gas tube, but it should not be abused.
• Breastfeeding mothers must monitor their diet very carefully. Drinking strong tea, coffee, cabbage, legumes, forbidden vegetables and fruits can cause colic in the baby.

Ear ache

It’s not just the baby’s tummy that can hurt. Often this can be an earache. This often happens if a child has a runny nose. With unpleasant sensations in the ears, a month-old baby often turns his head. A runny nose often leads to inflammation of the middle ear at this age.

If parents suspect ear inflammation in a child, they should definitely consult a doctor, first an otolaryngologist, then a pediatrician. Perhaps the doctor will prescribe a warm compress on the ear or drops in the nose.

Diaper rash

Caring for a one month old baby is a mother’s daily job. Waking up with the baby, the mother rushes to wash him, feed him, and change him. And how glad she is to receive the friendly and joyful smile of her child! We need to see how he has grown and strengthened overnight, and at the same time find out if there are any other changes.

When changing your baby's clothes, you should definitely carefully examine his skin, because it reflects everything that happens in his body. Particular attention should be paid to the armpits, the area behind the ears, folds on the neck, in the groin area, buttocks, arms and legs. Diaper rash may appear in these places, which will bother the baby.

Diaper rash is reddened areas of a baby's delicate skin that becomes inflamed and painful. The affected skin easily becomes infected, irritated and bothers the baby. Diaper rash must be eliminated as early as possible. They need to be washed with decoctions of chamomile, marigold, St. John's wort or another solution that has a weak antimicrobial effect. After this, dry the baby's skin with blotting movements. You can use baby powder and sterile baby oil.

Watching the chair

Restlessness and crying of a child may be the result of a disruption in the gastrointestinal tract. The frequency of bowel movements in babies aged 1 month may vary. A breastfed baby usually goes to the toilet a lot after every meal, while bottle-fed babies go to the toilet once a day or even every other day. All these are variants of the norm.

It is important that the stool is soft and homogeneous, and that the child remains calm and gains weight normally. If a child suspects constipation, you can try stroking his tummy clockwise, pressing his legs to his tummy, doing light exercises and wait. If the baby pushes to no avail, you can help him by inserting a gas tube. A mother who is breastfeeding needs to be more careful about her diet.

Let's not wrap things up

It is important to dress your baby correctly in the first month of life. It should be remembered that in children in the first months of life, the thermoregulation of the body has not yet been completely established. If a child has an elevated body temperature, this may be the result of simple overheating.

You should check to see if the baby is too wrapped up. Then unfold it and inspect the skin: if it is red, and even more so wet, then, of course, the baby is hot. If the child is trying to open up and his skin is red and hot to the touch, it is necessary to undress him, leaving him in lighter clothes until the skin returns to a normal color. Give your baby some boiled, cooled water to drink.

Love and care

Young parents should know that sometimes the baby cries not because he is hungry or something hurts. Perhaps it is a simple request to be held. This desire is a natural need for contact with mom. If the baby is one month old, he should not be left to cry alone, waiting for him to shut up. This practice is long outdated.

Of course, the baby will fall silent sooner or later due to fatigue, but he will still need his mother’s hands. Only it will be added to the feeling that he was abandoned, that he does not have enough love and understanding. Such indifference of parents can lead in the future to the fact that the baby will grow up unsociable, withdrawn, and it will not be easy to communicate with him. This is why children in orphanages rarely cry. They know that they will not respond to their cries, they will not be held in their arms as often as they want. First of all, the baby needs love and care, because from the first days the formation of personality begins. If a baby is often picked up, this does not mean at all that he will grow up spoiled and sissy, as some parents are afraid.

What can a baby do at this age?

The baby's first month is behind us, and his development is progressing. The child has already adapted to the new living conditions, and gradually all the functions of the small organism are getting better. He is significantly different from a helpless newborn baby; he develops new baby skills at 1 month.

1. Firstly, the 1-month-old child has grown by about 3 cm and has gained significant weight. On average it is about 800 grams. If the mother applied it to the breast on demand, then an increase of about a kilogram is possible.
2. Visual function develops. The baby not only knows how to keep a stationary object in his field of vision, but also follows a smoothly moving toy.
3. Listens to the voice of an adult, a sounding toy or music.
4. The hands are mostly clenched into a fist, and the grasping reflex is pronounced.
5. Lying on his tummy, he tries to lift his head and hold it.
6. Produces individual sounds in response to calls to it.

The baby quickly gets used to the new living conditions and surroundings, he begins to smile at his mother. This means that the baby is doing well and is looking for communication. The child develops an interest in loved ones, a desire to attract their attention with a smile, hooting and animation.

The baby begins to react emotionally to adults. If parents take the baby in their arms, communicate with the child, bring him to various objects, then by doing this they develop his emotional and informational needs. It’s okay that the child is still too small. It is extremely necessary for him that his loved ones show their love and care with kind words, intonation of voice, smile, gentle touches, then he will grow up healthy, happy and cheerful.

It would seem that one month is a very short period of time, but for a baby it is a whole life milestone, marked by a number of important changes and the acquisition of new skills. When the child is 1 month old, parents should devote every effort not only to properly caring for him, but also to develop his physical and psychological abilities.

1 month old baby – weight and height

One of the main questions that worries almost all young mothers is how much a newborn gains in the first month of life. If in the first week most babies lose weight (by about 10%), which is due to the presence of an additional supply of fluid in the body upon birth, then subsequently they begin to gain weight. At 3-4 weeks of life, under conditions of adequate care, nutrition and the absence of pathologies, weight increases rapidly and steadily - by 15-30 g daily.

How much a baby weighs at 1 month depends on his initial weight at birth, which increases over a thirty-day period by about 600-1000 g, sometimes a little more. It is worth noting that when bottle-fed, babies gain weight faster. According to the standards of the World Health Organization, the average weight of a child at 1 month is:

• for girls – 4.2 kg;
• for boys – 4.5 kg.

As for the growth of one-month-old babies, this parameter increases by 3-4.5 units, and the following are considered to be the average norms:

• for girls – 53.7 cm;
• for boys – 54.7 cm.

1 month baby – development

The baby’s nervous system is still at the initial stage of formation, but he can already do a lot, and the child’s development at 1 month is proceeding at an accelerated pace. It is very important that parents realize that one-month-old babies are full participants in everything that happens and are sensitive to the emotional background prevailing around them. That is why if a calm, joyful mother and father are nearby, the child feels comfortable, and if someone is irritated and angry, the baby becomes anxious and cries.

What can a 1 month old baby do?

In order for the baby to adapt to the world around him and prepare for conscious movements, nature has endowed him with important reflexes. In a healthy baby, they are clearly visible, and if desired, parents can check them (the child should not be hungry, tired, or wet). Let's look at the basic reflexes inherent in a 1 month old baby:

1. Sucking– if any object (pacifier, nipple) gets into the baby’s mouth, he begins to make rhythmic sucking movements.
2. Search– with a gentle touch on the cheek and corners of the baby’s mouth, he stretches out his lower lip and begins to look for the mother’s breast.
3. Upper protective– if you lay the baby down with his stomach, he immediately turns his head to the side.
4. Prehensile– the baby involuntarily clenches his hand into a fist and firmly holds the finger placed in his palm.
5. Crawling reflex– when you touch the baby’s soles with your palm in a position on his tummy, he will try to push off, as if trying to crawl.
6. Automatic gait reflex– when holding the baby vertically and bringing his feet closer to a solid support, he will begin to make movements with his legs that resemble walking.

By studying the behavior of a newborn in the first month of life, you can easily learn to understand his needs and desires. Crying is still the only way to communicate with adults, but an attentive mother may notice that it is not always the same, but has different intonations, volume, and so on. So, if the baby does not see anyone nearby, but needs communication and is bored, his crying is characterized by the fact that it sounds for several seconds with small pauses. Hungry crying often gradually increases in volume, and crying from pain is monotonous, continuous, with periodic intensification of the scream.

While awake, the baby makes uncoordinated movements with its arms and legs, which is associated with physiological hypertonicity of its muscles, which often disappears by the fourth month of life. My favorite sleeping position is the “frog pose” - lying on your back, bent arms raised up, bent legs spread apart. When the baby lies on his stomach, his knees are pulled up to his chest, his arms are bent at the elbows.

Toys for 1 month old babies

When a child turns 1 month old, the development of his psychological abilities and motor skills can already be improved through toys. These should be safe and beneficial objects that develop tactile sensations, visual and auditory perception:

• a mechanical carousel attached to the crib, with soft music and a small number of different toys in calm colors;
• rattles that can be held in the handle;
• soft rattle bracelets for the leg or arm;
• toys attached with an elastic band (color and black and white).

You can put small toys, strings with knots, and ribbons in the baby’s hands. Having drawn black and white geometric shapes, a smiling or sad face on cardboard, it is useful to let him look at such images. In addition, it is important already at this age to tell the baby poems, short fairy tales, and sing songs. You should pick him up more often, talk, commenting on your actions, and name the objects around him.

Nutrition for a 1 month old baby

Feeding a one-month-old baby is the most important ritual, necessary not only for satiation, but also for close tactile contact with the mother, giving the baby psycho-emotional comfort. Without a doubt, the healthiest thing is breastfeeding for a one-month-old baby, in which the baby’s body receives a maximum of valuable substances, and all senses are stimulated.

Breastfeeding at 1 month

Often, when the baby is 1 month old, the mother is already well-established, and feedings occur according to the established schedule or on demand. It is also important to support night feedings, which guarantee stable lactation and the receipt of the most valuable components in milk, produced only at night. How much a baby should eat at 1 month when breastfeeding depends on his needs, and pediatricians advise allowing infants to regulate the duration of breastfeeding themselves.

Artificial feeding at 1 month

Feeding a one-month-old baby with formula is used when the mother does not produce milk or for some reason the baby cannot or does not want to drink milk. If you had to suddenly stop breastfeeding and switch to artificial, the issue of selecting a suitable formula should be discussed with your doctor. When feeding with formula, it is advisable to position the baby in the same way as during natural feeding, without depriving him of body contact. It must be remembered that the amount of the mixture must be dosed. When a child is 1 month old, the daily food intake is one fifth of his weight.

Mixed feeding at 1 month

This type is practiced when there is reduced lactation, a lack of nutrients in milk due to poor health of the mother, and if it is necessary to administer medicinal formulas for the baby. In this case, it is important how much a child eats in 1 month, for which they weigh before and after feeding. The lack of milk is made up for with an artificial substitute, which it is advisable to offer from a spoon, a syringe without a needle, or a pipette.

Baby mode at 1 month

The first month of a newborn’s life, as well as the next few months, passes largely in sleep, but you can begin to gradually accustom him to natural biorhythms. To do this, it is recommended to play and talk with him during the day, and to avoid excessive activity at night. By the end of 1 month, the baby will stay awake longer and sleep more soundly at night.

How long does a 1 month old baby sleep?

Sleep at 1 month is irregular and mostly consists of a phase of shallow REM sleep, which is why babies can wake up as suddenly as they fall asleep. The average daily sleep duration is approximately 18-20 hours, with periods of wakefulness lasting about 30-60 minutes. During the daytime, the baby often sleeps 5-8 times. It is recommended that mother sleep with her baby 1-2 times during the day to restore her strength.

Walks at 1 month

The first month of life should definitely include walks in the fresh air. In good weather, in both warm and cold seasons, you should go outside two to three times a day. The minimum time in the air required to harden the baby, saturate its body with oxygen, and produce it is 1.5 hours a day. When using a stroller for walks, during wakefulness you should sometimes hold the baby in your arms, allowing him to look at everything around him.

Almost all young mothers remember their return from the maternity 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” for young parents.

Mom and baby first day at home

The stress of the first days, when parents are left alone with the child, should be kept to a minimum. For this:

1. Set aside all other matters not related to the adaptation of the child and family to new living conditions. Other things can wait!
2. In the first days, minimize visits from strangers (co-workers, 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.
3. On the first day of return, it is important for both mother and baby to maintain the baby’s feeding and sleeping routine established in the maternity hospital.
4. Right now, the mother will need the experience and skills she gained in caring for a child in the maternity hospital.

Don't be afraid if...

And now the baby is at home, and the 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, arms and legs can be bluish in color. Sometimes parents notice that the child’s eyes seem to “run in different directions,” are uncoordinated, or begin to “squint.” Anxiety is caused by the child's periodic crying, without the appearance of tears.

Yes, in fact, a newborn baby may have all these signs in the first month, but over time they will pass. This is the child’s adaptation to new conditions after intrauterine stay.

A normal complexion will appear within a week, and tears in babies will appear in 3-4 weeks.

There is no need to be afraid if the newborn’s head is somewhat deformed. This is due to its passage through the birth canal. Over time, the head will take 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 of a painful condition. When a child cries, he or she attracts attention, asks for food, and indicates discomfort and a desire to sleep. Literally, in a week, the mother will perfectly learn to recognize the baby’s demands, transmitted through crying ().

Often an infant cries due to anxiety due to so-called intestinal colic, so we strongly recommend that you read the article? Because of colic, many mothers simply go crazy and do not understand what is bothering their baby so much.

The baby may also be bothered by gases:

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 the baby needs now is care. It involves a number of procedures:

• Feeding;
• Wakefulness;
• Bathing;
• Hygiene;
• Walking outside;
• Hardening and massage.

Video: Caring for a baby in the first days of life

Should I set a routine for my 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 a newborn. Don't worry if your baby doesn't fall asleep on time as you think. The fact is that the biorhythms of newborns are so clearly adjusted that parents can only maintain this rhythm, and having studied the baby’s behavior, they can very easily recognize the child’s “requirements”. By the end of the second month of life, the baby will have formed its 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 has healed. Until this moment, it is better to wipe the child, having previously prepared everything necessary: ​​warm water, changing table, cotton balls, baby soap, diapers for wrapping, cream and powder.

Parents choose their own bathing regime in the first month of life. The condition of the child's skin does not require daily bathing. This is, in most cases, a pleasant procedure for the newborn. However, not all children love to swim. In this case, carry out daily rubdowns. Bathing 2-3 times a week is enough. 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.

Video: first bathing of a newborn baby - tips

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Mandatory hygiene procedures

Hygiene procedures must be carried out daily. This includes:

• Washing;
• Washing;
• Caring for eyes, nose, ears;
• Skin examination;
• If necessary, navel treatment ();
• Combing;
• Removal of seborrheic crusts on the head;
• Trimming nails on fingers and toes;

Read on the topic of hygiene and care:

Video: newborn hygiene - ears, eyes, nose, skin

Walking and hardening procedures are the key to health

Walking is important in the development of a healthy baby. The newborn took his first breath of air upon leaving the maternity hospital. In the future, walks will depend on the time of year and the temperature outside the window.

The system for regulating heat exchange in newborns is imperfect, so parents need to seriously consider 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 let him sleep with the window open.

Until the end of sleep, the room should be warmed to normal temperature (). Naturally, the child must be dressed appropriately for such “walks”. Dress and cover your baby as you would and add another layer (for example, an extra blanket or cardigan).

From the second week of life you can start hardening and combining this in one procedure. To begin with, you can leave the baby in the vest for literally 1 minute, lightly stroking the entire body. If the child does not show dissatisfaction, this should become a daily procedure. Massage serves as a strengthening and developing tool for muscles.

Observe your child, study his behavior and in the future you will “feel” and easily understand him.

Video: walking with a newborn

Reflexes of a healthy baby in the first month of life

Parents can check at home themselves that the child’s development in the first month of life occurs in accordance with established standards. Below are the main reflexes inherent in healthy newborn babies.

1. Grasping - the child reflexively grasps and holds what touches his palm.
2. Searching and sucking - if you touch the baby's cheek or move the pacifier around the lip area, the baby turns his head and makes a sucking movement with his lips, looking for the breast.
3. If you press lightly in the area of ​​the toes, the toes will bend, and if you lightly press on the heel, the toes will fan out and the baby will move the foot.
4. A reaction to a loud sound appears - the baby moves his arms and legs together and spreads them apart.
5. Swimming reflex - if the baby is placed on his tummy, he makes movements similar to swimming.
6. Imitation of walking - if the child is placed upright and his legs are supported, he will make movements similar to walking.

Video: Newborn reflexes

Child's reactions and skills

The development of a child in the first month of life occurs as if imperceptibly, but constantly: during feeding, during walks, during waking moments, during bathing. And, first of all, when communicating with mother, whom the baby is already beginning to recognize. He hears her voice, feels her intonation, the touch of her hands and, most importantly, reacts very sensitively to all actions. And if you trace the development of a child in the first month, you can determine the acquired reactions and skills of a newborn, namely:

• Determines mom's voice;
• May lie on his stomach for a short time, raising his head, and try to hold it (

The behavior of a newborn in the first weeks of life is just a chain of reactions to the rapidly changing sensations that the world around him gives him. The baby has instincts, reflexes, sensory organs, but he has neither knowledge nor experience, he does not yet know that he is himself, and not part of the world around him.

In his system of thinking there is no cause and effect - events happen as if on their own, independently of each other. Whether a child hears his own crying, or calms down when he touches his mother’s breast, everything in this world happens unexpectedly for him. Perhaps both the crying and the feeling of hunger disappear because mom came? Only after some time a connection between these events is built in the baby’s mind.

Gradually, the baby begins to intuitively feel safe, feeling a loved one nearby. The day will come when you too will feel that the child has ceased to be an unknown and unpredictable creature for you. As soon as this happens, know that your baby has finally adapted to life outside the mother’s body, he is no longer a newborn, he is a baby!

No one except the parents themselves can determine when this will happen. With the onset of this period, the child’s trust in you increases, and your confidence in your abilities grows. It is during these first weeks that a bond of love is formed between you and your baby. Throughout his life, the child will draw energy from them and build relationships with the outside world on their basis.

Learning to understand each other

The period of infancy is the time when both the child and the parents adapt to each other. An integral part of this process is the baby’s self-regulation. He learns to independently regulate the degree of his activity, so as to smoothly transition from sleep to wakefulness and vice versa.

In the first weeks after the birth of your baby, you will spend a lot of energy trying to help your baby master these transitional states. During periods of wakefulness, the baby reacts to sounds, looks intently at faces and objects in front of him - his energy is aimed at perceiving information. It is at these moments that parents have the opportunity to engage and communicate with the baby.

However, too intense exercise can tire your child out. If his mouth wrinkles, his fists clench, and he nervously moves his legs, then it’s time to rest. Periods of activity and rest in the life of a little man should alternate. By properly organizing your daily routine, you will help your baby naturally move from one state to another.

After feeding, for example, you can hold him in an upright position, leaning him against your shoulder, or pick him up and gently rock him. If your baby is screaming, help him calm down. But remember that each child requires an individual approach.

Some children become quiet if their parents carefully take them in their arms or wrap them in a warm, soft blanket. Others, on the contrary, become irritated by any restriction of freedom and calm down much more quickly when they are placed on a flat surface, without covering or impeding their movements.

Sounds, as well as movements, have a calming effect on children. Some people calm down faster when they hear a clock ticking, etc. Others respond better to soft talking, monotone singing, or whispering. There are also children who like music - lullabies, recordings of classical works, etc.

There are two ways in which a child can communicate his internal state - smiling and crying. In the first weeks of a baby’s life, they appear as if by themselves and reflect a reaction to the physiological processes occurring inside his body.

A cry is a sign of discomfort or pain, a smile is evidence that the baby is calm and enjoying himself. Gradually the balance begins to shift. Crying and smiling are increasingly regulated by external factors, and as a result, the child begins, of course, without words, to communicate with his parents.

The first wandering smile appears on the baby's face during sleep. At the age of two weeks, the newborn begins to smile not only in his sleep, the smile can also be seen after feeding. By the third or fourth week, qualitative changes occur in the smile. The child already reacts to the parents’ voice, establishes visual contact with them and, in the end, rewards the adults with a completely conscious smile.

But if your baby, even despite the caring attitude of adults, is not easy to calm down, do not lose confidence in yourself. Remember that the baby’s increased excitability often depends on the internal physiological processes occurring in his body. Through trial and error, you gain experience and find your own ways to calm your son or daughter.

Motor skills of a baby at 1 month

We tend to think that all newborns begin their development from the same starting point, but infants differ markedly from each other in their level of motor activity. Some are surprisingly lethargic and passive, others, on the contrary, show noticeable activity. If such a child is placed face down in a crib, he will slowly but persistently move towards the head of the bed until he hits the very corner.

Another important difference in newborns is the level of muscle tone. Some children look very tense: their knees are constantly bent, their arms are pressed tightly to their body, their fingers are tightly clenched into fists. Others are more relaxed, the muscle tone of their limbs is not so strong.

The third difference is the degree of development of the sensory-motor system. It is very easy to throw someone out of balance: with any, even insignificant noise, the baby shudders with his whole body, and his arms and legs begin to move randomly. And some people seem to know from birth how to put their hand in their mouth, and often do this to calm themselves down.

The different levels of development of motor skills, muscle tone and sensory-motor system that are observed in newborns reflect features in the organization of the nervous system. Active, well-developed children with normal muscle tone are considered “light.”

It is more difficult for parents of passive, lethargic babies, as well as for mothers and fathers of children with too tense muscle tone, which is observed in 1 month of life. Fortunately, thanks to the caring care and patience of their parents, most children overcome these difficulties and quickly catch up with their peers in their development.

I see, I hear, I feel...

A child is born with a certain set of reactions that help him adapt to the world around him. He squints his eyes when a bright light comes on or an object comes close to his face. At a short distance, he can follow with his gaze a moving object or a human face.

The baby even shows certain preferences among what he sees. Typically, babies are particularly attracted to moving objects and black and white combinations. By the way, to stimulate vision development, try walking around at home in vests!

The newborn also has remarkable hearing. Did you know that a child is able to distinguish a human voice from any other sound? However, although a newborn can perceive sound and turn in the direction from which it is coming, his visual and auditory systems are not sufficiently coordinated.

If a child hears a noise whose source is right in front of him, he will not instinctively look for it. Such coordination takes time to develop. By giving the baby the opportunity to get acquainted with objects that attract his attention both by their appearance and their sound, parents lay the foundation in the baby’s mind for the ability to connect what he sees with what he hears.

A newborn also has access to other sensations. For example, he turns away from strong and pungent odors and reacts to all kinds of touches. While vigorous rubbing with a terry towel excites the baby, a gentle massage can put him to sleep. It is especially pleasant for the baby to feel the touch of human skin.

Activities with a 1 month old baby

The newborn sleeps most of the time. Periods of active wakefulness, when he is ready to perceive new information, are rare and short-lived. Therefore, you should not plan activities with your baby in advance, just do not miss the opportunity.

When your child is awake, try to vary his positions. Let him lie on his stomach for a while, then on his back or side. Being in different positions, the baby will learn to move his arms and legs. Enjoy the time you spend with your loved one. Laugh and have fun with him.

Don't be afraid to spoil your child. Try to quickly fulfill his wishes. If you give your baby enough attention when he needs it, he won't bother you too much. First of all, a baby needs human warmth, so he loves to be held. If a baby is rarely held, he may become lethargic and apathetic.

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