Babies are like stars, every baby is different from each other. They all have their own skills and talents, not every baby achieve the milestones within the specific time. From 0 to 3 months most of the babies are same in achieving milestones. Your baby’s everyday work during this period is eat, sleep, poop, urinate and crying. These are the routine works that a new born can do.
You should feed your baby immediately right after you get comfortable. Because the first milk has more strength and don’t miss to feed the divine to your baby. It may be watery or yellow in color. This milk secretion happens for about 2 to 3 days after delivery. Get instructions from your doctor about how to feed your baby. Learn the feeding techniques in the hospital itself.
WEIGHT GAIN
The birth weight of your baby decreases for the first 15 days, because they gradually loss fluids. After that they gain weight. By the second month your baby’s birth weight will be increased from 1 to 1.5 kilograms, approximately they gain 200 grams each week.
MILESTONES
Your babies can hold your hold your fingers tightly. They also starts to grab their own hair and pulling out then cries, they don’t know how to leave the hair. New borns smile, cry and show various expressions in their face, while sleeping. Sometimes your little person smile while passing gas. After 2 or 3 months your babies smile while seeing you. Till 1 month your baby only used to cry, but after one month they create some different sounds. Some babies try to lift their head within the first three months, if your baby can’t able to do give them some time for 1 or 2 more months. If your baby doesn’t able to lift the head even after 5 months you need to consult your doctor. After three months they try to grab things you give.
Tummy time helps to achieve milestones earlier and it relieves colic pain. It gives muscle strength and it will be a good remedy for motion problems. In the beginning you can give tummy time for a minute and gradually increase the tummy time.
SENSES
Your baby can hear and able to view things within 30cm for the first one month. After one month hearing power was fully developed for your baby. Your baby can easily recognize mom’s voice. Your baby loves you very much. Mom is the important person to play with baby than any others. If you talk louder to your baby your little one recognize your voice and gradually and starts to respond. By the third month they will know your voice and find difference between songs and conversations. If you talk to your baby with some physical touches, they will fell the sense of touch.
After 2 months your baby can have the visual sight for about 60cm. Most of the things are black and white in color for your baby’s vision. Some of the bright colors may be visible.
COMMUNICATION
After one month they can show hunger cues and tries to indicate the wet diaper. They start to produce small sounds and identify persons by the second month. After the completion of 3 months they know their mom and dad’s face and smiles while seeing the familiar faces. They love to see colorful things and toys.
ACTIVITIES
Toys such as rattles, colorful sound making toys and rockers may attract your baby. Move them slowly in front of your baby like right and left, up and down. Not much toys are needed during the first three months of your baby. They started to slowly recognize their hand and leg movements. Speak to them always your baby loves to hear your voice.
SLEEP ROUTINE
One month baby don’t know the difference between day and night. They prefer to sleep both day and night when they feel sleepy. After three months they can identify day and night and starts to sleep the whole night when you train your baby. Normally the baby needs 20 to 22 hours of sleep in the first month. By second month it reduces to 18 to 20 hours per day.
VACCINATIONS
Vaccines are very important for your baby’s entire life. So inject the vaccine at the correct time. Feed your baby on demand, mother’s milk has more immunity power. Vaccines in first three months are very important. During 6th week the first checkup for you after delivery takes place and it is the time for your baby’s first vaccine. It contains three injections such as
Rotavirus- to prevent the rota virus attack (it will create some stomach disease)
Pentavalent vaccine- it protects your baby from 5 different diseases
PCV- it prevents the lung disease
Next vaccine was at 2 and half months it includes
Rotavirus second vaccination
Quadrovax vaccine-
PCV 2nd dose
Next vaccine was at 3 and half months it includes
Rotavirus third dose
Quadrovax second dose
PCV 3rd dose
Almost all the important vaccines are completed by this time.
HOW TO TAKE CARE YOUR BABY AFTER VACCINATION
Most babies get fever after vaccination, so treat them with care. Offer paracetamol drops once in 6 hours as prescribed by the doctor. In order to prevent swelling in the injected area buy a gel recommended by the doctor and rub the gel gently even if your baby cries. Your baby feels major discomfort during this time, so keep your baby with you, give them comfort and protected feel. Don’t give bath for these two days.
MAGICAL THINGS ABOUT CRADLE
It is very good for your baby to sleep in cradle. It helps your baby to get round shaped head and it is good for their backbone.
GROWTH SPURT
Growth spurt is the growth time for babies, during this time they can feed will and have good sleep or get sleep regressions. It takes place during the 2nd week, 3rd week, 6th month or one and half months, 3rd month and then 6th month. So you should be careful during these growth spurt time. It continues for about 15 days and then it automatically comes to normal.
DO’S AND DONT’S
Your baby should belch after every feed before lie down. Mother’s warmth is more important for your baby. Handle your baby with care hold your baby’s neck carefully. Don’t wear any uncomfortable jewels to your baby. Some jewels may cause irritation. Early morning sunlight is very good to improve your baby’s immune power and it has rich supply of vitamin D. Your little bud’s nail is very sharp, so cut it regularly to avoid scratches over your baby. Apply coconut oil in your baby’s private part before wearing the diaper.
Enjoy this stage of your baby’s life because in the next few months they started to crawl and don’t lie down in a place. Admire every months of your cute little bud.
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