A new guide to the development and growth of newborns

The ancient medical doctors described the newborn as "like a tender sprout of grass, internal organs into but not all, all but not strong", they believe that the newborn leaves the mother's pregnant belly, just like the new sprout of grass, internal organs are not yet mature, limbs and bones are not strong, the slightest carelessness will be injured.

As the saying goes, "the bottom foundation determines the superstructure", the "first three months" after the birth of a newborn is called the "window of opportunity" for children's growth and development, 0 -The development of the first three months of life lays the foundation for lifelong development, which is one of the reasons why many moms and dads choose to take care of their children in person at this stage.

UNICEF attaches great importance to newborn health and early childhood development in China and reminds parents that children develop the fastest when they are newborns, so moms and dads should pay more attention to their children, especially new parents who may need to learn while bringing up their children.

The following is a statistical summary of the common problems of newborns, 0-3 months of the baby may exist and need to pay attention to the place and see your baby's development up to standard.

2022 newborn development and growth guide is newly released, 0-3 months baby chapter, see your baby meet the standard

One month sleep: most of the time sleep, pay attention to jaundice

Parents who have raised their babies should be well aware that newborns spend almost all of their first-month sleeping, with little time to eat milk, and almost 18-20 hours a day spent in sleep, which is a very normal phenomenon.

Newborn babies in the mother's tummy are also "sleep" over, just born is not adapted to the external environment, coupled with the body development also needs adequate sleep.

It is worth noting that this time pays attention to newborn jaundice, research shows that 80% of newborns have this problem, and the mother should pay attention to the child's body in time, there are problems in time to seek medical examination.

February cry: often cries around the clock

The baby was born in the second month, sleep time began to become less, slowly waking time became more, also began to cry, and the mother's nightmare came.

Many new mothers at this stage will be very headache, their rest is not good, the child is always crying for no reason the child cries for reason, hungry, thirsty, itchy, or the environment is too noisy, or even simply just want to cry.

Parents are advised to develop good habits for their children, try to keep them awake during the day and sleep at night, rock them to sleep, or hold them when they cry, to give them enough physical security.

March head lift: will support the neck to make the head up

Newborns develop fast, and at 3 months old they can do head lifting. At this time, babies are eager to see the "outside world", but the ability to control their body limbs is not enough, so they need the assistance of their parents to complete the "exploration task".

If your child frequently wants to hold her head up, you can help her turn over on her back or hold her and let her practice turning her head on her own to slowly get used to the head movement.

In addition to the first three months, there are many other patterns in the baby's development. January sleeps, February cries, March and April will roll over, seven sits and eight crawls, and October calls mom and dad, parents can compare themselves, perhaps the child will not learn every skill on time, but no later than 2 months.

Each stage of baby's growth is the greatest comfort to mom and dad's heart, wishing every baby a healthy and smooth growth!