BABY’S FIRST YEAR GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

ONE MONTH LIFTS HEAD FOR A SHORT TIME, PREFERS HUMAN FACE, TURNS TOWARD FAMILIAR SOUNDS AND VOICES.

TWO MONTHS SMILES, TRACKS OBJECTS WITH EYES, REPEATS VOWEL SOUNDS LIKE AH AND OHH

THREE MONTHS RAISES HEAD WHEN PUT ON TUMMY, IMITATES SOUNDS, KICKS LEGS, SMILES, DEVELOPS HAND-EYE COORDINATION

FOUR MONTHS ROLLS OVER, LIFTS HEAD 90 DEGREES, CAN FOLLOW A MOVING OBJECT, EXPLORES OBJECTS WITH MOUTH.

FIVE MONTHS PAYS ATTENTION TO SMALL OBJECTS, BEGINS TO UNDERSTAND CAUSE AND EFFECT, BEGINS TEETHING, RECOGNIZES OWN NAME, LOOKS FOR OBJECTS THAT ARE DROPPED

SIX MONTHS CAN KEEP HEAD LEVEL WHEN PULLED TO A SITTING POSITION, SITS WITH MINIMAL SUPPORT, DRINKS FROM A CUP WHEN HELD TO MOUTH, OPENS MOUTH FOR SPOON.

SEVEN MONTHS CAN SELF-FEED FINGER FOODS, PLAYS PEEK-A-BOO, SMILES AT SELF IN MIRROR, CRAWLING DEVELOPS BETWEEN MONTHS 6-10.

EIGHT MONTHS CHEWS ON EVERYTHING, TURNS HEAD AWAY WHEN FINISHED EATING, GETS ON ARMS AND KNEES IN CRAWLING POSITION, TESTS GRAVITY BY DROPPING THINGS FROM HIGH CHAIR, SAYS MAMA AND DADA, PULLS UP ON FURNITURE.

NINE MONTHS REACHES FOR TOYS, DROPS OBJECTS AND LOOKS FOR THEM, PICKS UP TINY OBJECTS, PUTS THEM IN MOUTH, BEGINS TO SHOW ANGER,

TEN MONTHS UNDERSTANDS CONCEPT OF OBJECT PERMANENCE-EVEN IF YOU CAN’T SEE SOMETHING OR SOMEONE IT IS STILL THERE. STANDS HOLDING ON TO PEOPLE OR FURNITURE. SHOWS AFFECTION, PULLS TO STANDING UP.

ELEVEN MONTHS SAYS MA-MA AND DA-DA APPROPRIATELY, WAVES BYE-BYE, CLAPS HANDS, LOOKS AT PICTURE BOOKS, STANDS ALONE MOMENTARILY, PLAYS BALL AND PATTY CAKE.

ONE YEAR CAN IMITATE OTHERS’ SOUNDS/ACTIVITIES, BABBLES DIFFERENT WORD SOUNDS, WALKS HOLDING ON TO FURNITURE, FEARFUL OF STRANGERS, PULLS OFF SOCKS, SOME ONE YEAR OLDS MIGHT BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND SIMPLE INSTRUCTIONS, SHAKE HEAD NO, DRINK FROM A CUP

WHAT WEIGHS WHAT Weight gain during pregnancy Weight of average baby at birth7-8 pounds Placenta1-2 pounds Amniotic Fluid1 ½ to 2 pounds Increased size of uterus and supporting muscles2 pounds Increase in breast tissue1 pound Increase in blood volume1 ½ to 3 pounds Increase in fat stores5 pounds Increase in body fluids5-7 pounds Total24-30 pounds

ALL SCRUNCHED UP---- WHY?

APGAR 012 Heart rateAbsentUnder 100Over 100 BreathingAbsentSlow, irregularGood, crying Muscle toneLimpSome movements of extremities Active motion Responsiveness –when nose is irritated No responseGrimaceCough or sneeze ColorLight skinned- blue or pale Dark skinned Grayish or pale Body pink-limbs blue Strong body color Limbs grayish Completely pink Strong color with pink lips, palms and soles

PATTERNS OF DEVELOPMENT Children develop head to foot Children develop near to far Children develop simple to complex

FACTS New born babies weigh, on average, 7 pounds Babies gain 1 to 2 pounds per month The baby’s weight usually triples in the first year

HEIGHT Baby is about 20 inches long and after one year, about 30 inches.

PROPORTION In a newborn, a baby’s head and abdomen are larger than an adult. A baby’s head grows rapidly over the first year to make room for his rapidly growing brain.

SENSES Vision - blurry at first Like colors of high contrast Like the color red By one month can see 3 feet away Depth perception is shown at second month Show preference for real objects rather than flat pictures at end of 3 rd month Hearing- develops in the womb. Infants respond to tone, not words. Smell- within 10 days they recognize their mother’s scent. Taste-at 2 weeks infants can tell the difference between milk, water, sour solutions, sweet solutions and salty solutions.

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