1 month of life what should you be able to do? What can a child do in the first month of his life?

During the first month of life, the baby adapts to new conditions of existence outside the mother's womb. The child trains his muscles, flexes his arms and legs, and gradually stops taking the fetal position. The baby communicates its emotional state by crying or smiling. Today we will tell you what a 1 month old baby should be able to do and what difficulties parents may encounter in the first weeks after the baby is born.

Growth and development of a child 1 month of life

In a month the baby grows quickly, eats well and gains weight. Over the last week of life, his body length increased by an average of 1.2 cm and body weight by 250-270 g (based on WHO data). The lower weight limit for male babies at 1 month is 3.6 kg, the upper limit is 6 kg. For girls, the figures are slightly lower: 3.5 kg (lower limit) and 4.6 kg (upper limit). Head circumference increases by about 1.5 cm per month.

Table of child development indicators at 1 month

If the weight or height of a one-month-old baby differs significantly from the norm, the following factors may be the reasons:

chosen method of feeding (breastfeeding/artificial feeding);
presence of problems when feeding the baby (baby’s refusal to breastfeed, allergies, insufficient milk lactation);
features of the pregnancy and childbirth process (for example, the child was born prematurely);
the child has a disease that affects height/weight parameters;
heredity;
ecology (the mother has bad habits, dangerous environmental factors).

Physical development of a child at 1 month

The first weeks of a child’s life can be called a period of adaptation to independent life outside the mother’s womb. Let us consider the most basic features of the physical development of a child that occur in the baby’s body at the age of one month.

After birth, the baby's circulatory system is rebuilt. There is an intensive blood supply to the liver and brain.
The immune system learns to produce specific immunoglobulins to fight infections.
The kidneys adequately perform their first functions, but even before six months they will be immature, and only after this time will they begin to fully function.
The infant's respiratory system provides oxygen to the body's tissues and removes carbon dioxide.
The child’s movements are becoming more and more confident: he can already smoothly bring a pen to his mouth or his face.
On the baby’s nose, cheeks and forehead, white “grains of sand” – milia, which could be observed in the baby after he was born – disappear.
Lying on his stomach, the baby turns his head and briefly tries to lift it from the surface, about 45 degrees. Some babies are able to hold their head at a right angle and turn it slightly during the month. The most active infants at this age make attempts to raise their heads while lying on their backs.
The wedge-shaped and posterior fontanelles on the baby’s head begin to tighten. This is a very slow process and it will take at least a few more weeks to close them. The large fontanel usually closes later; the process of ossification takes about a year.
During the first month, the baby’s skin continues to peel a little, especially between the toes. She is no longer as dry as she was after birth. If necessary, you can moisturize your baby's skin with special hypoallergenic baby milk or cream labeled 0+.
An important indicator of a baby’s health is the favorable healing of the umbilical wound. At one month of age it is covered with a crust and does not bleed. In the process of caring for the baby, the mother should monitor the condition of the navel, treat it with hydrogen peroxide or brilliant green, and add a weak solution of potassium permanganate to the bathing water for disinfection.

Examination of a child at 1 month

After discharge from the maternity hospital, the child is visited by a local pediatrician or nurse. They provide patronage for newborns. During the first 4 weeks, the doctor will visit the baby at least 2 times, and the nurse – 4 times.

From the moment the child turns one month old, parents should come with him to the pediatrician's clinic every month for an examination. The doctor will assess the baby’s general condition, check for the presence of basic reflexes, feel the tummy, and listen to the lungs and heart. In addition, the pediatrician weighs the baby, measures his body length, chest and head circumference.

Also, a baby at 1 month should be examined:

neurologist;
ophthalmologist;
orthopedist;
surgeon.

If additional examinations were not carried out in the maternity hospital, then the child needs to undergo several more important studies - this is an ultrasound of the brain (helps to see the structure of the baby’s brain), ultrasound of the hip joints (necessary to exclude joint dysplasia), as well as ultrasound of the abdominal organs and kidneys (for identifying/excluding the presence of abnormalities in the structure of internal organs at an early stage).

As for vaccinations, the child receives a second vaccination against viral hepatitis B per month (the first vaccination is given to newborns in the first 24 hours after birth).

First achievements: what a month-old baby can do

Speech	Expresses discomfort by crying. Sometimes the baby makes arbitrary individual back-lingual sounds “k”, “g”.
Hearing	He flinches from a sudden sharp sound. May briefly focus on adult voices and cradle sounds.
Vision	He squints from the bright light, while turning his eyes to its source. Fixes the gaze on a stationary object. Makes the first attempts to track objects moving within its visibility.
Emotions	A baby at 1 month of age still sleeps quite a lot, waking up only to satisfy hunger or when he feels a wet diaper. during wakefulness, he opens his mouth when mom or dad address him affectionately.
Motor skills	Movements of the arms and legs are slow and chaotic. Lying on his stomach, the baby raises his head for a few seconds and tries to hold it.

Motor activity and emotional development at 1 month

The baby’s development occurs every minute: both in moments of wakefulness and sleep; when feeding, on walks and during bathing. But first of all, the child develops when communicating with his mother. The baby already knows how to recognize her, he hears his mother’s voice, knows her intonation and reacts sensitively to all touches. If you trace the development of a child in the first month of life, you can note the acquired reactions and skills:

hears and identifies the mother’s voice among other adult voices;
may spend a short time lying on his stomach, while raising his head and trying to keep it in this position;
begins to study the faces of relatives, tries to “keep up” with his gaze after his mother or a moving rattle;
can determine the difference between light and twilight: from bright light the baby squints his eyes and turns his eyes to its source;
listens to mother’s voice or the sounds of music, but not for long;
while awake, the baby makes the first sounds, including grunting and sniffling;
At this age, the child prefers a sweetish taste, so he drinks breast milk with pleasure. But if the mother ate something sour, bitter or salty, the taste of the milk will change and the baby may show dissatisfaction with crying;
The baby’s feelings during this period are contrasting - the child is either “very good”, and he spends this time in sleep and peace, or he is emotionally “very bad”, and then he bursts into tears.

Development of a one-month-old baby - mother’s experience (video):

Mental development of a baby in the first month

Psychomotor development in every child from the cradle proceeds at its own pace. Here is an approximate list of achievements of a healthy baby in the first month of life:

lying on his back, he makes random isolated flexions and extensions of his arms and legs;
looks at the light source;
fixes his gaze on the adult’s face for a short time;
tries to follow a bright object (or face) moving slowly at a distance of 20-40 cm;
blinks and/or flinches when a sharp sound occurs;
listens to the ringing of the bell.

On a note! If your baby currently knows less than his peers, but at the same time his skills fit into age norms, the mother should have no reason to worry.

Reflexes of a healthy baby in the 1st month of life

Pediatricians call a reflex the body's response to various stimuli. Parents can independently check how their child is developing in the first month and compare the result with generally established standards. In physically strong and healthy newborn babies, as well as one-month-old infants, the following reflexes are observed:

grasping - the child clenches his fist tightly when an adult touches his palm;
sucking - the baby actively sucks on the breast, bottle or pacifier;
protective – raises and turns the head to the side when laid on the tummy;
support reflex - if an adult supports the baby, he rests his legs on the changing table;
crawling reflex - when lying on the stomach, attempts to crawl.

Important! If any reflex is completely or partially absent in the baby, the doctor can conclude that there are disturbances in the functioning of the nervous system and their severity.

Are neurological problems at 1 month a cause for concern?

It often happens that alarming symptoms discovered by a doctor in the first weeks of a child’s life disappear without a trace after some time. This is due to the fact that the child’s nervous system has plasticity and the ability to self-heal. That is why the results of one examination cannot be considered decisive. You can talk about a neurological diagnosis in the first month only after a series of visits to a specialist and brain examinations, including:

Ultrasound is performed in infants through the fontanelle and helps evaluate the structure of the brain, as well as identify gross problems.
EEG (electroencephalography) – the process records the electrical activity of the brain. The method is mainly used to diagnose seizures/epilepsy in infants.
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) – based on the results of this examination, even small and “deeply hidden” defects can be identified;
CT (computed tomography) - this method examines in detail the functions and structure of the baby’s central nervous system.

Attention! If it seems to a mother that her child is really lagging behind in psychomotor development, she should immediately, without wasting time, make an appointment for an unscheduled neurological appointment.

Caring for a one-month-old baby: daily routine, gymnastics, massage

A routine of alternating sleep, wakefulness and feeding will be established in a healthy child independently in accordance with his physiology. Don't worry if your baby doesn't fall asleep on time, as it might seem. The biorhythms of newborn children are adjusted, so the mother can only try to understand and maintain the rhythm of her child. Having studied the behavior of the child in a state of rest and anxiety, it becomes easy for parents to recognize the “requirements” of their baby.

Feeding

During the first month of life, a healthy child eats at least 8-9 times a day, drinking 60 ml of milk for each meal. Frequently putting a baby to the breast is the main way to stimulate lactation. Mothers who practice breastfeeding have 10–12 feedings per day. At the first sign of the baby's distress, the baby should be given the breast. This method is called feeding on demand, or, otherwise, “free feeding mode”.

Important! Children should be fed only breast milk per month, unless the milk is objectively insufficient, or the pediatrician has recommended supplementing the baby with formula. Also, the child should be offered warm boiled water with a temperature of up to 36 degrees, especially in the hot season.

Dream

The child spends the first month of life sleeping most of the day - about 18-20 hours.

In infants during this period of life, there are five states in which the baby may be:

deep sleep - the child is relaxed, eyes are closed, breathing slowly and evenly;
shallow sleep - the child has uneven breathing, noticeably rapid, twitching of the arms and legs is observed, the movement of the eyeballs under the eyelids can be discerned;
drowsy state - occurs most often while feeding a child or before falling asleep, characterized by half-closed eyelids;
wakefulness – makes movements with the whole body, is active, wiggles its arms and legs;
Crying indicates discomfort that the baby feels. May be caused by hunger, fright, or a wet diaper.

Bathing and hygiene procedures

Hygienic procedures for a child per month are carried out daily and include:

washing the face, eyes, neck;
washing, changing a diaper;
care for eyes, nose, ears;
daily treatment of the umbilical wound;
combing and removing crusts on the head;
trimming nails.

Parents choose the baby’s bathing regimen independently, since the condition of the baby’s skin does not require a full daily bath in the bath. It is necessary to carry out daily body rubdowns. In the full sense, it is enough to bathe only 2-3 times a week. To soften the water, you can add herbal decoctions - chamomile and string. The use of solid/liquid soap is also determined individually, based on the sensitivity of the baby's skin.

Walks

Walking is important for the health and full growth of the baby in the first month of life. The child takes his first breath of fresh air upon leaving the maternity hospital. The duration and frequency of daily walks with parents in the first month depends entirely on the time of year and the temperature outside the window.

The first walks with the baby take only 10-15 minutes, the subsequent duration of being outside gradually increases to half an hour.
In the warm season, the duration of the walk can reach 1.5-2 hours.
In the cold season, when the air temperature is below 10 degrees, as well as in the case of strong wind, rain, snowfall, it is not recommended to walk with a child during the first 2 months of life.

On a note! The system for regulating heat exchange in infants of this age is imperfect, so the issue of walking in the cold season must be approached with all seriousness. When there is bad weather outside, it makes sense to take your dressed baby out to the balcony for a few minutes to breathe clean air or let him sleep in a stroller with the window open.

Gymnastics and massage

From about the second or third week of the baby’s life, it is worth starting to give him air baths, as well as hardening and massage.

Gymnastics for a baby at 1 month of age (video instruction):

These procedures can be successfully combined in one procedure. To begin with, you can leave the child for a couple of minutes in one light vest or undress and cover with a diaper. At the same moment, begin to do light, barely noticeable stroking with your hands all over the child’s body - arms, tummy, legs. Massage serves not only as a strengthening, but also as a developing, accessible means for the muscles of a one-month-old baby. In subsequent times, it is necessary to carry out the massage a little longer in time - 5-7 minutes. If the baby calmly tolerates your touch and does not show dissatisfaction, you can include massage in your daily restorative procedure.

A baby who has just been born seems to do nothing but lie almost motionless in his crib. Meanwhile, a lot of physiological changes occur in his body. He “looks closely” at this world and, although he still does not know how to express his emotions, he experiences them to the fullest.

What should a 1 month old baby be able to do?

when a stationary object appears in the field, he concentrates his gaze on it;
squints his eyes if he sees a bright source of light;
quite consciously examines the face of the person bending over him, looks into his eyes;
lying on his stomach, the baby tries to raise his head and keep it suspended;
reacts to sounds and when calling for help;
can grasp an object, but cannot yet hold it in the hand;
moves his eyes, watching moving objects;
recognizes parents by voice and smell;
at the end of the first month, the first inclinations of speech appear - the baby cooes and pronounces individual sounds.

This is just an approximate list of what a baby should do at 1 month. Early development for all children follows an individual plan, which often does not entirely coincide with standard instructions from a children's clinic or online articles.

Despite the fact that the baby is active no more than 2-3 hours a day, while awake he happily explores the world around him and is quite ready for new knowledge. He listens carefully to your lullabies, and generally responds very well to his mother’s voice.

When the child is not sleeping, do everything possible to make him comfortable in his crib: change positions more often, take him in your arms, talk, laugh and rejoice with him! Give your son or daughter as much attention as possible, because he has only recently come into this world, and in order to quickly adapt to it, he needs contact with his mother.

Features of child development at 1 month

At the earliest stage of life, a baby has several basic reflexes. So, the “plantar” reflex is expressed in the fact that when you run your finger along his foot, he will certainly pull the foot away. You can observe the sucking reflex if you run your finger over your baby’s lips: he will fold them into a tube and try to “suck” your finger. From the very first days of life, a child also has a developed grasping reflex: put your finger on the child’s palm, and you will see that he will clench his hand into a fist.

Norms of weight and height of children at 1 month

		Height, cm	Weight, kg	Circle heads, cm
BOYS	short
	below average
	average
	higher average
	high
GIRLS	short
	below average
	average
	higher average
	high

So, from this table it is not difficult to determine how much a child should weigh at 1 month. The decisive factor is the weight of the baby at the time of birth and on the day of discharge from the hospital. This data is entered into the baby's card. It’s good to have one at home for weighing a child.

But most new mothers are concerned about how much a baby should gain in 1 month. At the end of the first month of life, the child gains an average of 100-900 g. In premature babies, these figures are lower. During the first month, a healthy baby grows by an average of 3 cm. Other indicators are also important. So, in a children's clinic, a pediatrician at a routine examination at 1 month should measure the circumference of the child's head, abdomen and chest. Such indicators are very important so that all possible violations can be identified and corrected in a timely manner. An examination by a neurologist is recommended at the end of the first month of life.

1 month old baby's daily routine

When asked how much a 1 month old baby should sleep, pediatric neurologists answer: all the time. In theory, this is true, but in practice, a few weeks after birth, the baby will spend much more time awake than before. Normally, a newborn should sleep 20-23 hours a day, but it happens that he...

He is usually woken up by a feeling of hunger. Today, pediatricians recommend feeding the baby on demand.

Main rules for mom

Hold your baby in your arms for changing and feeding when he is calm. This will help establish emotional communication with him. You need to talk to your child kindly and quietly. Create a calm atmosphere in your child's room. Then the baby will be calm and balanced.

Probably, back in the maternity hospital they explained to you how to properly hold a newborn. Be sure to instruct all family members, as well as guests who come to you and want to hold the baby in their arms. (In the first months of life, however, it is better not to allow strangers to hold your child. Learn to politely refuse, your friends will understand). Warn everyone that they should definitely support the baby’s head with one palm, since his neck is still weak for this.
Today on sale we often see kangaroo backpacks marked 0+. However, pediatricians, pediatric neurologists and orthopedists unanimously argue that the use of devices in which the baby sits is not permissible until the age when the child himself learns to sit, that is, his bones and muscles are ready for this. And the 0+ mark on such products is nothing more than a marketing ploy.

A newborn baby, if he doesn’t mind being held in his arms, can be carried by the mother in a sling, where the baby will lie. Moreover, the time he spends in the sling should also be limited. Now the most comfortable and useful surface for a baby is moderately hard, like an orthopedic mattress in his crib. And, of course, mother’s hands are in favor.

Daily routine for a baby in the first month of life

The daily routine of a newborn consists of two periods: sleep (as we have already said, this is about 20 - 23 hours a day) and periods of wakefulness. The “cheerful” hours are intended for feeding, changing clothes and performing simple gymnastics for newborns (the local pediatrician will tell you about it during your first visit).

In the first month, it is too early to talk about establishing a clear routine for the child. Modern pediatrics teaches us to feed the child according to every requirement. Feeding should end when the baby lets go of the breast on his own. If the child falls asleep without opening his jaws, carefully insert your little finger, spread the jaws and easily release the breast from the baby’s mouth. in the first month they do not have constant regularity: the baby may ask for the breast either a few hours after the last meal or a few minutes later. In the first month, be prepared to devote almost all of your time to your baby and feed him as often and for as long as he wants.

Nutrition for a 1 month old baby

Our mothers were once taught to set a feeding schedule for newborns: 10 - 15 minutes every 3 hours. However, today such an approach is considered artificial and painful for the child - it is better to trust his instincts, he himself knows when and how much milk to consume.

On average, the answer to the question of how much a child should eat in 1 month is calculated based on standard formulas:

daily dose of milk (in grams) for a child under 10 days = N x 80, where N is age in days,

conditional dose of one-time feeding = N x 10.

However, it is worth understanding that this norm is conditional, since at one time the baby can drink half of the one-time norm, and at the next feeding - one and a half. That is why control weighing of the child before and after feeding is not indicative, because you can end up just at that feeding when the baby has eaten less than usual.

For children over 10 days old, the daily dose of milk is approximately 800 - 1000 g.

With breast milk it’s clear. And if the baby receives, then how much formula should a child eat at 1 month? The answer is: single servings of the mixture should be measured in accordance with the above nutritional standards, while maintaining standard regularity and not exceeding dosages. The fact is that formula, unlike breast milk, can overfeed a child, which will cause problems with the gastrointestinal tract and excess weight in the future.

In the first weeks of life, alas, they are not uncommon. Their cause is the immaturity of the baby’s gastrointestinal tract. Children receiving formula are especially susceptible to this scourge. It is not difficult to determine that a baby is suffering from colic - if the child screams, pressing his legs to his stomach, colic is most likely the cause. In such cases, frequently placing the baby's tummy on the mother's belly helps - your warmth will ease the pain. In addition, there are pharmaceutical products - fennel drops (also known as dill water), drugs such as espumisan, etc. Using any of the medications without consulting a pediatrician is strictly prohibited.

Child and toilet

To find out whether the baby has enough milk, the so-called. “wet diaper test” - the number of urinations per day should be at least 8, ideally 10 - 12.

As for bowel movements, an individual rhythm is established in the child on the 4th - 5th day of life. The main indicators of the norm here are the baby’s good health, the absence of crying during the process (that is, the child does not experience pain during the process), the absence of a foul odor and foreign impurities in the stool (in a healthy child, the color of the stool is yellowish, the consistency of cream). As for the regime, the norm is both 1 bowel movement in 2 days and 10 - 12 per day. Everything is individual.

If the mother notices that the child cannot go to the toilet and suffers from this, it is necessary to urgently contact your pediatrician, who will tell you what can be done (usually in such cases an enema or glycerin suppositories for infants is recommended).

In general, the main indicator that everything is in order is what the baby looks like at 1 month. If the baby is cheerful, cheerful, smiling, has a consistent good appetite, but has bowel movements 1-2 times a week, this is not a reason to worry.

Sleep of a 1 month old baby

Since when the baby is full, he immediately falls asleep, change the baby’s clothes before putting him to the breast. If the baby objects and demands food right now, gently coax him, stroke his back and tummy while you change his clothes.

We risk upsetting you, but in the first month of his life, a newborn does not distinguish much between day and night, and, to put it mildly, it does not matter to him that you are used to living differently. That is, the nighttime sleep and feeding patterns will also be quite chaotic. Although it is believed that the baby should sleep continuously for at least 5-6 hours at night. But remember: how much a 1-month-old baby sleeps continuously at night does not mean anything. The baby can wake up every 1 - 2 hours at night as well as during the day to eat, and this is also normal.

It helps many mothers get enough sleep. The baby sleeps in the same bed with his mother (or in his own crib, but close to the parent’s side on the mother’s side, while the wall is removed) and, as soon as the fussiness demands the breast, the mother will be able to give him what he needs, while continuing to doze. Naturally, for this you must learn.

Also, if necessary, you should be able to change your child's clothes at night. Therefore, always keep wet wipes on hand (by the way, you can read how to choose diapers).

Surely you have heard the amazing stories of those young mothers who, almost from the first month, taught their baby to sleep all night in his own crib in a separate room, without waking up to feed even once during the night. Hand on heart, we can consider such stories, firstly, fantastic (although you never know what miracles happen in the world), and secondly, you should remember that long breaks between meals can be harmful for a newborn. It is believed that during the first 6 months of life, night feedings are a physiological need for the child. Later it’s a matter of habit. That is, we do not advise you to try to wean your baby from eating at night until he is at least six months old. Who said it would be easy?

The exception is for children who are bottle-fed. They really should be offered a bottle no more than once every 2-3 hours, then put in an upright position and carried around the room for 10-15 minutes. Since formula takes much longer to digest than breast milk, formula-fed babies often sleep most of the night without waking up. Talk to your pediatrician about your baby's night feeding schedule. Because, unlike breast milk, formula can actually overfeed a baby.

For a crib, the mattress should be covered with waterproof fabric. Next, put on the cover. The sheet for the baby should be properly tucked under the mattress. It is important that it does not bunch up and thereby cause inconvenience to the child. A child under 1.5 years old does not need a pillow, because it can bend the spine. In the first year, children's underwear should be washed separately from adults, and with... In the first month of his life, a newborn's linen should be ironed on both sides.

Bathing and washing

Particular attention should be paid. Firstly, you can start bathing only after the clothespin that was attached to him in the maternity hospital during the cutting of the umbilical cord falls off from the newborn’s navel. Secondly, all the time until it completely heals after bathing, it will definitely need to be treated with hydrogen peroxide and brilliant green, and the water for bathing must be boiled. The latter is now considered optional, but will not be superfluous.

The temperature of the water in the baby bath should be about 36 - 37 degrees, that is, equal to the child’s body temperature. Modern bathtubs for babies are equipped with temperature indicators (usually they have three levels: cold, normal, hot). If you don't trust such a device, use a regular alcohol thermometer.

Important! If you do boil water, do not pour it into the bath until it cools down - this can, firstly, render the temperature indicator unusable, and secondly, cause unexpected reactions between the water and the plastic of the bath, thereby causing its toxicity.

You can add herbal infusions (chamomile, celandine) to your baby’s bath, but it is better to consult your pediatrician first, since the same recipes are not suitable for everyone (for example, the same pharmaceutical chamomile dries out the skin, and therefore I do not recommend using it, if the baby already has peeling).

It is recommended to bathe children using products marked “from birth” - such gels and shampoos are produced based on the needs of the newborn’s skin. And, of course, make sure that the one you are using really does not irritate your eyes - just test it on yourself (drop a little weak shampoo solution into your eye). If the baby does not suffer from dry skin and flaking, you can use baby soap (it is usually liked by mothers who want to minimize the use of cosmetics. The fact is that soap, unlike bathing gels, does not leave any film on the baby’s skin).

Bathing a baby lasts on average 5 – 15 minutes. Of course, the first bath is the shortest. Afterwards, wrap your baby in a soft towel and gently blot the moisture from his skin. Do not rub your baby's skin under any circumstances - it is too tender for this. Next, unfold the baby and examine the folds on his body. Perhaps some of them have slight warm spots that should be treated with sudocrem, bepanten, baby powder or diaper cream (the experience of using these products, as well as the formation of preferences, only comes with time :)) If there are areas due to dry skin, lubricate them baby cream or oil for newborns. Attention! Under no circumstances should cream or oil cover large areas of the baby's skin - this will impede breathing and can cause serious harm to the baby. Creams should be used only locally - at the site of redness or irritation.

After that, dress your baby as usual.

There are certain rules for such a procedure as washing girls and boys. And, if bathing is usually done in the evenings, then you need to wash the child every morning, after waking up before feeding, and after each bowel movement. To wash, just warm tap water is enough, there is no need to use soap.

Girls should be washed with a stream of water from front to back. Boys are strictly forbidden to retract their foreskin and try to wash the head of the penis! Nature took care of its isolation and the presence of a bactericidal lubricant under the foreskin - smegma, which protects the baby’s genitals from bacteria. Therefore, harmony cannot be violated.

Remember that when washing a child (both boys and girls), you should wash the genitals only from the outside!

As for washing, it should also be done in the morning before feeding. In the first weeks of life, you should use boiled water for this. Soap and other cosmetics are of no use here. Only if your baby has noticeable skin irritations on his face, treat them as directed by your pediatrician after washing.

The baby's eyes are washed with a damp cotton swab in the direction from the outer corner of the eye to the inner. The nose is cleaned with cotton wool twisted into a thin rope (a cotton swab simply won’t fit in there yet). The baby's ears should only be washed from the outside! Otherwise, you risk damaging your ear canals. Therefore, there is no particular need for special cotton swabs with restrictions - sensible mothers still do not try to get into the ear canal, but only wipe the outside of the ear.

Often, for inexperienced mothers, the area behind the ears “hides surprises.” The fact is that the baby sometimes spits up when feeding, and this milk flows behind the ears. But my mother didn’t even know. Turn your ears aside and see if they are clean. Otherwise, it will be very awkward to appear before the pediatrician at 1 month, when the doctor sees your well-groomed, smart baby has piles of dirt behind the ears.

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

Walking with a child

You need to take your baby for a walk every day, but only if it’s not below -10 degrees outside. Clothes for a newborn should be made only from natural fabrics, comfortable and spacious. The child will need flannelette and cotton undershirts (about 15 pieces), warm flannel, thin cotton and flannelette diapers (about 35 pieces), warm and thin caps, and diapers. You need to dress your baby in layers. For walks in winter you need a special envelope. A stroller for walking should be deep, comfortable, with a moderately hard mattress.

Educational games for 1 month old babies

It would seem, why do children who have just been born need all these games? After all, they are still very tiny and helpless, and they are unlikely to be interested in anything else other than a rattle. Actually this is not true. Games are a must for a newborn. They are the ones who can ensure its comprehensive early development. Moreover, both mental and physical, as well as social.

Mom is the best toy

Yes, yes, the main rule that a mother should take into account when teaching her child in the first month of his life is that the best game for him is herself. And, of course, the closest relatives. Moreover, when playing with the baby, mother and family should behave naturally, trust their instincts and feelings.

Game for developing a child's vision

You must take the child in your arms, hold him close and look him straight in the eyes. The baby will concentrate his attention on you and will look into his mother’s eyes for a long time... Yes, he will then be distracted, but if you continue to look at him, the baby will also return his gaze to you. You can play such “staring games” until the child gets tired.

In addition, you can also use a dim light bulb or night light for the game. Try moving the lamp in different directions in a slightly darkened room within the child's field of vision. The baby will closely monitor the light. This game perfectly helps a child learn to concentrate his attention. You can also cut out different pictures from old magazines depicting smiling bright objects, children, flowers. Place the pictures in the child's field of vision, it is best to attach them to the side of his crib. Move the pictures little by little, and you will see how the baby will follow them with his eyes.

Games for baby development

Touch your child's hands with your fingers. You will see how he will reflexively squeeze your finger, and then grab it. During such activities, constantly talk to your baby or sing funny songs. Remember that this game is aimed at stimulating the baby’s grasping reflex. You can also play bike. Take his feet in your hands and gently rotate them, as if riding a bicycle.

Entertaining games for children

At this age, children love hanging toys. Attach them to the crib and let them slowly spin to melodious and pleasant music. Today there is a huge abundance of such “mobiles” on sale. Take your child for walks around the house regularly. Show and tell everything you see around you. Don't worry about your child not being able to get a good look at everything yet. Such walks are still very important, because they are designed for the future, this is how the baby develops his first visual memory.

How to develop a baby at 1 month

What can be done for the development of a baby who has just been born? To begin with, it is important for the mother to understand what the right start for this development should be. So, for this, it is important to put the baby to the breast early, stay together between mother and baby immediately after birth, and feed “on demand” with breast milk.

Feeding - first development

Breastfeeding is the most natural process in the world. This is pleasant and useful for both mother and child. It is important to breastfeed on demand. This is how you lay the foundation of health for your child. But, in addition, these are also the foundations for the successful development of a child, because if a child is emotionally stable, he is much more ready to perceive information.

Sense organs

An adult perceives the world through the senses. These are vision, touch, smell, hearing, taste. Baby too. The development of a baby at such an early age is also based on the stimulation of these senses. So, 1-month-old babies receive the most information through the sense of touch. Vision and hearing are not yet sufficiently developed. In the first month of life they need stimulation. Therefore, it is important to pay attention to stimulating the development of the sense of touch.

What can you do?

It's simple. Prepare pieces of fabric of different textures. It can be cotton, silk, fur, wool, satin. Let your baby touch these blanks several times a day. Don't forget about tactile contact as well. Mom and dad should stroke the baby more often, kiss it, and place the naked one on their stomach. This is how not only the sense of touch develops, but also the emotional sphere. You can also walk around the apartment with the baby and touch objects with his hand. Tell him what it is, comment on your actions. Don’t think that the little one doesn’t hear or understand anything. This is a very important flow of information. It reaches the baby in the first months of life, and most importantly, it is well deposited at the subconscious level. This way you will help lay a solid foundation for further perception of the world around you. By following these recommendations, you can start already in the first month develop the baby. This period is very important in the development of the child, and these easy exercises are available for the mother. Develop your baby from the cradle!

The first month in a baby’s life is incredibly long! In any case, this is exactly what it seems to mothers who are next to the baby every minute, and often do not leave the house because of the cold or, conversely, the heat outside. But this period is over and your baby has already changed. Did you notice? What should be the correct development of a child at 1 month, and what useful skills should be developed today?

Every day your baby becomes more and more beautiful. The puffiness has already gone from his face, thanks to which his features have clearly become visible. Now you can compare who the baby is more like, although this similarity may also change several times.

Features of infant physiology

A 1 month old newborn child no longer experiences the discomfort of muscle hypertonicity, which clenched the baby’s fists and forced him to press his arms to his body. They move freely and unconsciously, since the baby has not yet learned to control them.

The umbilical wound has completely healed, turning into a real belly button. And a baby’s sleep at 1 month is so long that it allows the mother to finally feel a little more freedom in doing household chores. During the day, the baby will sleep at least 6 times, the total rest time will be 6-7 hours. The baby will sleep for another 8-10 hours at night, perhaps without even bothering you for night feeding. Even the most active one-month-old babies are awake only 6 hours a day, but real sleepyheads rest for all 20 hours.

A baby's stool at 1 month is extremely individual. Some babies can please their mother with a dirty diaper even after every feeding, up to 10 times a day. On average, the number of poops is 4-6. There are also very restrained babies who empty their bowels every other day (this is especially true for artificial babies). But if the baby feels well, he is not bothered by his tummy, which is absolutely soft, which means that such rare bowel movements are normal for him.

The weight of a child at 1 month is also individual, as are the indicators of height and head circumference.

The first weigh-in in the pediatrician's office at 1 month of the child's life will show the dynamics of weight gain and growth. His indicators are growing, which means that the physical development of a child of 1 month of life is proceeding normally.

Basic Skills

What should a 1 month old baby be able to do? Eat and sleep? Not at all! A baby's skills at 1 month are much more varied! The baby can:

Features of care for proper development

Proper care of a 1 month old baby will ensure its proper development. What do you need to do? Just be nearby all the time that you can afford and respond to the baby’s requests “at the first squeak.” Take him in your arms more often, talk, play. And do not pay attention to the advice of grandmothers and neighbors who believe that such behavior will make a child selfish. Just the opposite. Children deprived of their mother's care often begin to scream for no reason simply to attract her attention. A baby who knows that his mother will come when called will not cry again.

Games

The following will help develop your child’s attention and tactile skills:

large contrasting figures and bright toys in colors that the baby can already distinguish;
black and white pictures with large spiral patterns or in the form of a chessboard;
air balloons;
mobile - or a children's carousel with large figures and music. Let the number of these figures be small, 3-4 pieces are enough;
developmental mat or arc - you can simply play with the latter in the crib.

Swimming

For a 1-month-old newborn, development may well include infant swimming in the pool with his mother and instructor. You can also swim in your home bathtub. Buy an inflatable donut ring for your baby’s neck and fill a bath full of water at a comfortable temperature. Dip the baby into the water and help him get comfortable by holding him under his arms. Already for the 3rd time, the child will be happy to splash around on his own, moving in the water. And you can just be nearby.

Starting from 1 month of life, the development of the baby will be very active. Capture every moment with your camera. In just a year, you will happily look at the pictures, wondering how much your child could do!

Physical development

By the end of the first month, the baby gradually ceases to assume the fetal position, moves more actively, and wiggles his arms and legs. All his movements are still unbalanced, but gradually they become more coordinated. This will take another 2-3 months.
Some babies at 1 month manage to slightly raise their heads when they lie on their tummy. The child manages to hold his head for some time when he is held vertically.
Lying on his tummy, he should be able to slightly raise his butt and head at the same time. If you place your palm under his heels at this time, he will push off from it and move forward a few centimeters.

Emotional development

In the first four weeks of life, the child is already able to distinguish his mother’s voice from everyone else’s. He knows her smell, her touch very well.
The baby copies everything he can see. Smile at him more often. And very quickly he will respond to your smile with a smile. And this will no longer be a reflexive, involuntary smile of a newborn, but a completely conscious one, intended specifically for you.
At one month, he already looks at bright, stationary objects not far from his eyes for several minutes. He is already able to follow with his eyes the toy that is slowly passed before his eyes.
The baby constantly copies the sounds that are addressed to him. At this age, the child begins to walk and responds when spoken to.
At the age of one month, a child knows how to show his mood - by crying or smiling.
The baby reacts to sounds, can determine where it comes from, and turn its head in that direction.

That’s how much, it turns out, the baby can already do! And you say - a month!

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So a miracle happened - the long-awaited baby was born! Now mom and dad will need to go through a long and very interesting path of growing up and becoming personalities.

What vaccinations are given at 1 month?

In the first month, all organs of a newborn begin to actively adapt to external life. The task of doctors and parents is to help the baby adapt, protect him from the risk of infection, and build immunity. Here are the vaccinations given in the first month:

Against viral hepatitis - this vaccination is given in the maternity hospital in the first 12 hours,
Against tuberculosis (BCG) – during the first 3–7 days,
Again against hepatitis B – at 1 month.

Online vaccination calendar

Create an individual vaccination schedule for your child using our calculator. You can quickly create an immunization schedule for your child by entering the child’s date of birth and clicking the “Display schedule” button.

Vaccination schedule
Interval	Graft	Vaccine
	Hepatitis B
04.01.2019 – 08.01.2019	Tuberculosis	BCG, BCG-M
	Hepatitis B	Engerix B, Euvax B, Regevak B
	Pneumococcal infection	Prevenar
	Diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough
	Polio
	Haemophilus influenzae infection	Pentaxim, Act-HIB, Hiberix
	Diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough	DPT, Pentaxim, Infanrix, Tetraxim
	Pneumococcal infection	Prevenar
	Polio	Pentaxim, Imovax Polio, Poliorix, Tetraxim
	Haemophilus influenzae infection	Pentaxim, Act-HIB, Hiberix
	Hepatitis B	Engerix B, Euvax B, Regevak B
	Diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough	DPT, Pentaxim, Infanrix, Tetraxim
	Polio	Pentaxim, Imovax Polio, Poliorix, Tetraxim
	Haemophilus influenzae infection	Pentaxim, Act-HIB, Hiberix
	Measles, rubella, mumps	Priorix, ZhKV, ZhPV
	Hepatitis B	Engerix B, Euvax B, Regevak B
	Pneumococcal infection (booster vaccination)	Pneumo 23, Prevenar
	Poliomyelitis (first revaccination)	Pentaxim, OPV, Imovax Polio, Poliorix, Tetraxim
	Diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough (first revaccination)	DPT, Pentaxim, Infanrix, Tetraxim
	Haemophilus influenzae infection (first revaccination)	Pentaxim, Act-HIB, Hiberix
	Poliomyelitis (second revaccination)
	Measles, rubella, mumps (revaccination)	Priorix, ZhKV, ZhPV
01.01.2025 – 01.01.2026	Diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough (second revaccination)	ADS-M Anatoxin
01.01.2025 – 01.01.2026	Tuberculosis (revaccination)	BCG
	Diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough (third revaccination)	ADS-M Anatoxin
	Poliomyelitis (third revaccination)	OPV, Imovax Polio, Poliorix

Which doctors are seen per month?

In the first month after discharge, the newborn should be visited 2 times by a local pediatrician and 4 times by a nurse. At 1 month the baby should be shown to the following doctors:

ophthalmologist,
orthopedist,
surgeon,
neurologist.

To exclude unwanted pathologies, it is necessary to undergo an ultrasound:

brain,
hip joints,
abdominal cavity,
kidney

Often all these procedures are carried out in the maternity hospital before discharge. Starting from one month, parents should bring their child to the clinic every month for examination. The baby is weighed, measured, basic reflexes are checked, the heart and lungs are listened to, and the tummy is felt.

Changes in the baby's body in 1 month

During the first month, the following main changes occur in the child’s body:

If the crust from the umbilical wound does not fall off by 14–15 days, there is redness, swelling of the umbilical ring, and discharge appears, then you should consult a doctor.

The first month of a newborn’s life: daily routine

Childbirth is stressful not only for the mother, but also for the baby. The baby spends most of the first month of his life, approximately 18-20 hours, sleeping. He wakes up to eat, look around a little and goes back to sleep. It is thanks to this daily routine that the newborn gains strength so that after a little time he can please mom and dad with his activity. When the baby is not sleeping, he eats.

Dream

There are three main types of sleep in a newborn baby:

deep sleep - the child’s eyes are closed, he breathes slowly and evenly, the baby’s body is relaxed;
shallow sleep - the child’s breathing is uneven, rapid, the movement of the eyeballs varies under the eyelids, the arms and legs twitch;
drowsy state - occurs during feeding of the baby before falling asleep and is characterized by half-closed eyelids;

A newborn usually sleeps in a frog position, lying on his back, arms bent at the elbows and raised up, legs bent at the knees and spread apart.

Children at this age do not yet understand the time of day. To help your baby get used to the daily cycles, you can moderately control his sleep, not letting him sleep all day, or waking up your baby for feeding and bathing procedures. Therefore, silence and darkness should be strictly observed at night. After a certain amount of time, the child will get used to the fact that day is a time for activity, night is a time for sound sleep.

Feeding a newborn

In the first month, the newborn must eat at least 8-9 times a day, sucking at every feeding 60 ml each milk. The baby is given breastfeeding at the first sign of anxiety, this is called “free feeding mode” or “feeding on demand”. More frequent breastfeeding is also one of the main ways to stimulate lactation in mothers, especially in first-time mothers. In this way, 10–12 feedings per day are obtained.

When sucking, the baby should grasp the entire isola. During the first 5-10 minutes of feeding, he usually sucks out the bulk of the milk. But some children quickly get tired and fall asleep; they need to be woken up by gently rubbing their cheeks, removing the nipple and putting it back into their mouth.

When sucking, air necessarily gets in with the milk, so regurgitation is necessary, it helps the baby get rid of the air accumulated in the stomach.

Regurgitation should occur every 5 minutes when breastfeeding and every 50 g when bottle feeding. This is usually done in a vertical position on the mother's shoulder.

Why does a newborn lose weight?

In the first days of life, the baby loses weight. Don't be alarmed, this is a completely natural process. When a baby is born, its body contains excess fluid. At the moment of birth the child loses 8-10% of your weight, only then does its mass take on a stable value and begin to increase. After two weeks, the child regains the body weight recorded at birth.

Height and weight of a child at 1 month

In the first month, a newborn eats well, gains weight and grows quickly. His weight increases by approximately 15–30 grams per day, and by the end of the first month the child gains about 600–800 grams. In the first month, the baby’s height increases by 2-3 centimeters, the circumference of the head and chest increases by 1.4 – 1.5 cm.

See the graphs and tables for the norms of physical development of a child 1 month of age:

Physical indicators of development of girls and boys at 1 month:

The table shows the normal height and weight of a child at 1 month. These are average values. Reasons why your baby's physical development may differ greatly from the norm:

Incorrect feeding method chosen;
Problems when feeding a child: refusal to breastfeed, insufficient lactation of milk, allergies;
Difficulties during pregnancy and childbirth: for example, the child was born prematurely;
The presence of a disease in a child that affects height and weight gain;
Heredity (small parents rarely give birth to large children);
Ecology;
The mother has bad habits.

Monthly consultation meetings, which the mother is required to attend, allow specialists to observe changes in the baby’s height and weight, this will help parents get rid of unnecessary worries.

If you find significant deviations from the norm, contact your pediatrician to find out the reasons:

If your child has gained less than average weight, he or she may not be eating well enough. In this case, the doctor will recommend adding formula to breastfeeding. If the baby is bottle-fed, adjust the frequency and volume of milk substitutes.
You shouldn’t be happy if your baby has gained much more than normal. Subsequently, this can result in obesity and disruption of the normal functioning of organs and systems associated with excess weight! Your pediatrician will help you adjust your newborn baby's feeding schedule.

Abnormalities and colic

1. Increased, decreased muscle tone or asymmetry of muscle tone child: the pediatrician prescribes massage and exercises for the baby, we will talk about them below. In complex cases, observation by a neurologist is required;

2. Jaundice: in some newborns it does not go away by a month, in this case a consultation with a pediatrician is required;

3. Colic: bloating, intestinal cramps often occur in the first months in practically healthy children. How to help a newborn baby with colic? The methods are simple: lightly stroking the tummy clockwise, using a gas tube, laying the baby on the stomach for 3-5 minutes, taking Plantex, dill water. All these methods will help remove gases from the baby’s intestines;

4. Insufficient weight gain: it can be associated both with a lack of breast milk in the mother and with illnesses in the baby. In any of these cases, the child should be shown to a doctor.

Caring for a 1 month old baby

Caring for a baby in the first month of his life involves performing the following procedures:

1. Hygiene procedures,

2. Bathing the baby,

3. Walks,

4. Massage and gymnastics.

Hygiene procedures

washing the face, eyes, neck;
washing, changing a diaper;
care for eyes, nose, ears;
daily treatment of the umbilical wound;
combing and removing crusts on the head;
trimming nails.

Bathing a newborn after the hospital

You choose your baby’s bathing regime, let’s just clarify that It is enough to bathe a newborn 2-3 times a week, on other days you need to wipe your baby. Add decoctions of herbs or chamomile to the water. Since your baby's skin is very sensitive, carefully select soap for him, choose baby soap with a minimum fragrance content.

Place your child in the water very carefully,given the high sensitivity of infants to temperature changes. When lowering it into the water, start from the heels. If the child cries and is very worried during the first bath, the mother can try to take a bath with him: lay the baby on her chest and carefully pour water over him.

You can let the child push off the walls of the bathtub with his legs, or, holding the baby under his arms, tilting him forward and stimulating the walking reflex, let the child walk a few steps along the bottom.

Walking with your baby

A frequent question from parents is: how long should you walk with your newborn? The time for the first walks with a newborn is no more than 10-15 minutes and gradually increases to 30 minutes. If it’s warm outside, the duration of the walk can be up to 1.5 – 2 hours. If the air temperature below 10 degrees or it is raining, snowing or windy outside, it is better to refrain and not walk with a 1-2 month old baby.

Walking in the cold season should be limited, because... The system for regulating heat exchange in infants is imperfect and can easily harm the baby. When there is bad weather outside, you can simply take your dressed baby out onto the balcony for a few minutes or leave him to sleep in the stroller with the window open.

Video on how to care for a newborn:

Massage, gymnastics and air baths

Periodically, the baby should lie on his stomach. This position of the baby minimizes the likelihood of constipation and activates motor reflexes of the head and limbs. How to properly massage a 1 month old baby, watch the following video. Nikolai Nikonov– leading doctor and massage therapist in Russia.

Co 2-3 weeks During the life of the baby, you can carry out air baths, hardening and massage with him. These procedures are successfully combined into one.

Watch the video for instructions on gymnastics for a 1 month old baby:

For a couple of minutes we leave the child in only a vest or completely undressed and covered with a diaper. At the same time, we begin to lightly stroke the baby’s arms, tummy, and legs with our hands. Starting from 1-2 minutes, you can increase the duration of these procedures to 5-7 minutes.

When changing your baby, try not to let your hands get cold, as 1-month-old babies are very sensitive to tactile sensations.

Exercises for the physical development of the baby:

Let your baby lie on his back, take him by the arms and smoothly lift them up above his head, then just as smoothly lower them down, cross them over his chest and spread them to the sides. You can do it with your baby's feet exercise bike. Don’t be silent, hum a pleasant song.
Turn the baby over onto his tummy, place a toy in front of him and begin to slowly lift it up. This encourages the baby to raise his head. You can place the baby on your stomach and gently call his name so that the baby raises his head and begins to look at you. Such exercises develop the muscles of the newborn.
While bathing, touch your baby gently while singing a quiet song. After bathing, wrap your baby in a towel, hide your face behind its edge and then look out from behind it and say "cuckoo".
Massage each finger on the baby's legs and arms. Touch it with your hands, a piece of cotton wool, a soft brush and a mitten made of terry or woolen fabric.

How do the senses work in a newborn?

How does a 1 month old baby see?

By the first month of life, the eyeball already has formed qualities. However, the visual function has not yet reached its full development. The baby's tears begin to form only in the third or fourth week. Most children at this age are characterized by slight wobble of the eyeball and slight squint. There is no need to worry too much about this; this phenomenon is due to the incomplete development of visual function and will soon pass.

Parents ask: when does the child begin to see? A newborn sees objects as blurry and indistinct. A one-month-old baby clearly distinguishes objects located at a distance about 60 cm from his eyes. It is at this distance that he clearly sees the face of mom or dad, recognizes them, begins to react with facial expressions and try to make sounds. He will also notice the bright toys that hang in his crib.

A newborn baby begins to see and recognize the face of mom or dad at 1 month at a distance of 60 cm from his eyes

The baby needs to be helped to develop his vision. To do this, you need to take the child in your arms more often or lean over him so that he can clearly see the faces of his parents, examine and remember individual facial features. Don't be lazy to play with him, showing him colored rattles.

By the end of the first month of his life, the baby can already follow with his eyes a slowly moving toy near his face. These are his very first games.

Just don’t tire your baby, spend a few minutes a day on such games, for his age this is quite enough.

Exercises for developing vision:

Sew a rubber band onto a small toy and hang it over your baby. Make the toy “jump” up and down in front of the child. Very soon the baby will not only look at the jumping toy, but also try to grab it with his hands.
Place a bright towel on your shoulder while feeding; your baby will look from your face to this bright object.
To better focus your eyes , do the following: show your baby a large toy from a distance 25 – 30 cm, wait for the baby to fix his gaze on it, and slowly move the toy to the side. Try to keep your baby's gaze focused on the object. You can smoothly move the toy, first horizontally, then vertically, and finally in a circle.
The same exercise can be done with a rattle, additionally making soft sounds. Do the exercise 1-2 times a day for 2 minutes per lesson.

How do newborns hear at 1 month?

The first few weeks of a baby's life are filled with completely new sounds. Since the newborn has not yet learned to detect the location where the sound is coming from, his natural reaction will be to freeze. However, when the child suddenly hears the parent's voice, he immediately stops crying.

At one month of age, the baby can already distinguish sounds well and turns his head towards the sound source. Try rattling a rattle to the side - the baby will definitely turn his head in that direction. Babies of this age love quiet, pleasant sounds, but their favorite, of course, is their mother’s voice. The child reacts especially actively to the mother’s voice and is able to feel her mood by timbre. If the mother speaks affectionately and calmly, the baby really likes it, he expresses his emotions with active movements of his legs and arms, and various sounds.

At the age of 1 month, you can see the baby's first smile. More often it is addressed to the mother as the most beloved person. If the mother is irritated or offended, the baby also feels her emotional state and may cry or be capricious.

A baby's hearing needs to be developed and trained. To do this, you need to talk to your baby more often, sing songs to him, and read books. Be sure to involve all family members. It's good if the baby has older brothers and sisters. Communication with them should occur from the very first days of life. Turn on low and calm music and keep the TV on during the day. The newborn should get used to different sounds, just avoid sounds that are too loud and unpleasant so as not to frighten him.

Exercises for hearing development:

You can play classical music or recordings of various musical instruments for your newborn for up to 10 minutes every day.

Place your baby in his crib with 3-4 large toys and a pleasant tune. Periodically place your baby on a development mat.
Talk to your baby more often and try to let the baby see your facial expressions - this will stimulate the child’s hearing and speech development. The baby will quickly begin to respond with a conscious smile in response to the mother’s affectionate speech.
Start reading children's poems to your baby - this will develop the baby's hearing and sense of rhythm. You can change the words in any song to suit your taste.
If you tie a bell to your baby's booties, then when he moves, the baby will hear the ringing and listen to it.
When your baby is lying in the crib and you are moving around the room, do not forget to talk to him. This stimulates both the baby's hearing and his vision at the same time.

Baby's sense of smell

The baby is also able to distinguish smells. He remembers his mother by the aroma of her body, and finds his breast by the smell of milk. Children of this age like sweet smells.

To stimulate the baby's sense of smell, you can dip a cotton ball in mint or vanilla water so that the space around the baby is filled with this aroma and he breathes it.

baby speech

A one-month-old baby is already trying to “walk” and pronounce individual sounds. Most often these are vowel sounds.

He “talks” in a good mood when he is full and his mother is nearby. At this age, the baby expresses his desires and needs by crying.

Very soon, by the timbre of crying, the mother will learn to distinguish when the baby is hungry, sick, needs to change diapers, or simply wants to be held.

How newborns behave in the first month - baby’s reflexes

Reflexes are the body's response to various stimuli. In the first month of life, the child still has unconditioned reflexes that help him adapt to life outside the womb. Over time, reflexes are lost.

Parents should carefully observe every reflex of their child, because at the moment this is the only means of communication between the baby and this world.

How to find out if your child is in pain:

If the child feels discomfort or is in pain, he will communicate this by screaming and intense movements of the limbs.
Numerous studies have been able to prove that when pain occurs, a child bends his toes and straightens his thumbs.
When colic begins, the baby will make active manipulations of the lower limbs.
If suddenly the baby experiences discomfort associated with the ears, he will begin to vigorously turn his head.

If parents are attentive to their child and learn to understand his every move, this greatly simplifies life for the whole family.

A pediatrician should examine congenital reflexes during patronage, as well as when visiting a clinic at the age of 1 month.

How to test your child's reflexes

Preparation:

The reflex test is carried out in conditions favorable for the newborn: the room should be warm and the child should lie on a flat surface.
The baby should be fed, calm, in clean diapers, so that nothing distracts him.
Mom's hands should be smooth and warm, and jewelry on the fingers and long nails should not interfere with the examination.

If all conditions are met, the assessment of reflexes will be adequate.

Checking your child's reflexes

Physically healthy one-month-old infants should have all the basic reflexes:

Sucking. Touch your baby's mouth with a pacifier or the tip of a clean finger. The baby will try to grab the object and begin to make movements with its mouth that imitate sucking. This reflex is called the “sucking reflex,” and it begins to appear almost immediately after birth. As soon as the baby is born, it is placed on the mother's breast and unconsciously the newborn begins to suckle.
Prehensile. If you place your finger or a light rattle in a child’s palm, you can see how he firmly grasps and holds the object in his tiny palm for some time.
Protective. Place your baby on his tummy and watch his head move. A healthy child will immediately turn his head to the side to breathe normally. Pediatricians call this reflex “protective.” If the baby has neurological disorders, he will not be able to turn his head to the side. The condition is dangerous because the baby can bury his nose in the surface on which he lies and suffocate.
Crawling reflex. In the tummy time position, place your palms on your baby's feet. Feeling support, he will try to push off and make a movement, as if he wants to crawl.
Automatic walking reflex. Holding the child by the armpits, place his legs on a flat, hard surface and tilt him forward slightly. The baby will begin to take steps independently with his feet.
Search. If you stroke a baby on the cheek, he turns his head, this is how his instinct to search for food or “search reflex” is expressed.
Babinski reflex. We easily run our finger along the outer edge of the foot, the baby’s toes spread out in different directions, and the feet turn.
Mohr's reflex. Hearing a sudden loud sound, the child spreads and closes his arms and legs.
Babkin reflex. With light pressure on the palm, the child opens his mouth and turns his head.
Swimming. If you put the baby on his stomach, he begins to make swimming movements.

If you notice that some of your baby's reflexes are missing, consult a doctor immediately! This may indicate the presence of diseases of the nervous system.

Video by Dr. Komarovsky on this topic:

What should a 1 month old baby be able to do?

At different stages of his life, the baby will make new progress, which parents must carefully monitor. It would seem, what can a 1 month old baby do except suck the breast and sleep? In fact, for his small age he can already do a lot. A one-month-old baby is a little person who understands a lot and requires a lot of attention and care from relatives.

Here is a list of what a 1 month old baby should be able to do:

Recognize mom's voice, turn towards the sounds.
Try to pronounce sounds, “walk”.
Smile.
Grasp an adult's finger or small toy.
Lying on your stomach, raise your head and hold it for a few seconds.
Recognize mom's face, follow bright objects moved near his face.

The listed skills are an indicator of the proper development of a one-month-old baby.

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