Archive for April, 2008
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
Changes in Baby You May See Now
Physical Development
- holds head at 90-degree angle when on stomach
- facial expressions increase
- vocalization increases
Senses and Reflexes
- hands usually held open
- likes to gum objects
- may gaze at hands for 5 to 10 minutes
Mental Development
- distinguishes speech from among other sounds
Social Development
- begins to recognize and to differentiate between family members
Every baby is an individual, and your baby may do some of these things more quickly or more slowly than another baby. If you are concerned about your baby’s progress, discuss it with your healthcare provider.
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Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
Week 12 – How Big Is Your Baby This Twelfth Week?
Baby weighs 12 pounds and is 23-1/4 inches long.
Baby Care and Equipment
Pets and Baby
You may have a pet that was your “baby” until your child was born. When you bring baby home from the hospital, it means a lifestyle change for your pet, too.
Your pet is sensitive to routine, so making changes slowly, before baby is born, may be easier on your pet. During your pregnancy,try the following.
- Decrease the time you spend with your pet— you’ll have a lot less time after baby’s birth.
- Change and adapt your pet’s feeding, exercise or play schedule in the weeks before baby’s birth.
- Make any changes in where your pet will be kept. If baby will be in your room and your pet has slept there, move your pet’s sleeping site to another location so it will become familiar.
- Evaluate your dog’s obedience training. He should respond to basic commands.
- Expose your pet to other children when possible. It can be a shock to an animal to be confronted with a small baby. A baby’s crying and other reactions can startle or frighten an animal.
- Put out baby’s things, such as the bassinet or crib and the changing table. Let your pet smell everything.
- Keep pets off baby furniture and out of baby’s room.
- Give your pet an area that is all its own and off-limits to baby.
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Tuesday, April 29th, 2008
Keep these items on hand to provide baby the best at-home care. Items on the list below can help you deal with almost any minor medical situation. Keep them together in a handy location.
- thermometer-ear or rectal
- rubbing alcohol
- cotton balls and cotton swabs
- premoistened baby wipes
- diaper-rash cream
- baby medication to reduce pain and relieve fever (ask your pediatrician for suggestions)
- cool-mist humidifier (don’t use a steam humidifier with a baby)
- dropper or oral syringe to measure accurately any liquid medication you must give baby (a kitchen teaspoon is not an accurate measurement)
- electrolyte solution, to use if baby has diarrhea (ask your pediatrician for suggestions)
- nasal syringe for clearing nasal congestion
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Monday, April 28th, 2008
Changes in Baby You May See in Week Eleven
Physical Development
- stays awake for longer periods during the day
Senses and Reflexes
- turns head and neck to find source of sound
- may hold and wave a toy
Mental Development
- is interested in sounds
- may glance at hand
Social Development
- responds with excitement to a person’s presence
Every baby is an individual, and your baby may do some of these things more quickly or more slowly than another baby. If you are concerned about your bat progress, discuss it with your healthcare provider.
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Monday, April 28th, 2008
Week 11 – How Big Is Your Baby This Eleventh Week?
Baby weighs 11-1/2 pounds and is 22-3/4 inches long this week.
Baby Care and Equipment
Ways to Relieve Baby’s Gas
A baby often swallows air when she eats, so it’s not unusual for her to have gas. Burping may take care of the problem, but when it doesn’t, you may need to try something else.
- Use a different burping position. Lay her face down on your lap, and pat her back. Or sit her on your lap and rub her back.
- Stop in the middle of her feeding and burp her. Burp her again when she finishes.
- Don’t let her cry for long periods. When she cries, she gulf in air, which can cause gas.
- Keep her upright when you feed her, at least at a 30-degree.i angle. She swallows food more easily. She’ll swallow less air.)
- If bottle-feeding, be sure the nipple is the right size. Too much milk going through too fast or sucking too hard on a nipple with an opening that is too small can cause her to swallow air.
- Be modern—use an angled bottle or disposable plastic liners that collapse as baby sucks.
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