1 month baby is still a lot of time spent with sleep. But his brain has begun to develop rapidly, including being able to recognize the voice of his parents.
Even though you haven't been able to do much, it doesn't mean that a 1 month baby doesn't need to be interacted with. It is precisely at this age, the Little one needs to get enough stimulation to be able to develop optimally. Recognizing what things are generally controlled by a baby his age can be your guide in caring for the baby.
Various Aspects of Infant Development 1 Month
Your baby's weight may be slightly decreased in the early days after birth. But the weight of newborns will rise again in 10-12 days. After that, you will gain 100-200 grams of weight every week and increase in length from 2.5 to 3.5 cm in the first month.
Motor Ability
- Your child's motor skills will continue to develop as you get older. From newborn to the age of 1 month, you will feel his hand gripping your hand firmly. Other abilities will also develop from week to week such as: At the age of 2 weeks, babies can focus on paying attention to objects that are at a distance of 20-35 cm. Moving your face left and right will train the eye muscles to focus and follow the movements of the object.
- Infants aged 3 weeks and older can begin to be prone to strengthen their neck muscles. This position is also needed by the baby to learn to crawl, roll, and sit. In time, the nervous system and muscle control will be more mature so that the movements are more flexible. However, do not let the baby sleep on his stomach. Babies should keep sleeping on their backs.
- Babies are naturally accustomed to sucking. So he will often be seen wanting to suck his own fingers. Placing a pacifier can help if he wants to suck but isn't thirsty.
- At the age of 4 weeks, the baby can not feel that the legs and arms are limbs. But you can train your little one by raising his hand and moving his hand in front of his face while talking to the little one.
- At the age of 1 month, the baby has begun to shake his head in a prone position.
Speech Ability
At the age of 1 week, the baby can recognize the voice of his parents. Even though you can't understand what you're saying, the sound you hear can make him feel comfortable and not feel alone. So, the more you invite him to talk, the effect will be better for the development of the Little One.
The baby's first experience of learning to talk is to listen to you and the people around him talk. So make sure you keep talking to him even if he can't understand anything you say.
- Babies can make "ah" sounds when they see your face and hear your voice.
- When he cries, it's good to come to him immediately. Because, at this time the baby is starting to learn to communicate.
To ensure that the ability to hear is good, parents need to take the baby to the doctor to do a baby's hearing test.
Social Ability
Baby 1 month happy to see the faces of people around him. He can also interact in the following ways:
- 1 month babies can focus on paying attention to faces that are close to their vision. He began to pay attention to people's faces.
- Babies are sometimes shocked when they hear a loud noise or even respond with crying.
- By the age of 1 month of the baby, some babies may begin to be able to show their expression by laughing, making sounds, or this is the way to communicate. Make sure you also respond to his expression.
- Little can hear you are chatting with people around you. He also learns to talk by listening to the sound you say to
Things that need to be considered
After the baby is born, the doctor or parent will cut the umbilical cord, leaving the base hanging from the navel. The rest of the umbilical cord will fall off or fall off in a few days or weeks. While the cord is still attached, make sure the surrounding area remains dry. Therefore, babies should be bathed temporarily with washcloths.
If the baby cries continuously for more than three hours and this lasts more than three days a week for no apparent reason, there is a possibility that the baby has colic. This condition is characterized by his feet up and down and often fart. Long crying usually occurs in the afternoon around 18:00 onwards. Fortunately, about 90 percent of colic will disappear after the baby reaches the age of 4 months.
In addition to colic, babies will generally be a little fussy in the afternoon because they may be tired from responding to many things throughout the day, such as the sounds and people passing around. You can soothe by doing gentle massage on the baby, hugging or rocking him.
It takes time for him to adjust to the outside world after all this time in a comfortable womb. But basically, the baby's brain is developing very rapidly. Each time you interact, your baby's abilities will develop in terms of ways of thinking, remembering, and learning.
You can stimulate the baby's social development 1 month by asking him to speak at close range while looking into his eyes to train the little one to focus listening. Research has found that babies who are invited to communicate will learn more quickly in the future than those who are not invited to interact.
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