Newborn babies are still adjusting to life outside the womb. However, at only a few days old, he is already able to perform some reflex movements. Like opening the mouth when moms bring the nipple to her lips.
Since the womb, babies have been able to hear and respond with movement. This natural ability continues to develop after birth. Babies' brains grow and develop as they see, hear and touch the world around them. Around this age, faces are the most interesting thing to babies and babies may be able to follow faces with their eyes.
Babies will also like to look at toys with contrasting colors like red, black and white and toys with faces or patterns like swirls. One-month-old babies can hear mos or other sounds. We need to know, babies experience developmental abilities every day. However, not all babies experience the same developmental phases and can be different. This article will discuss baby development from 0 to 7 weeks of age.
Newborn or 0 week development
In newborns, behavior patterns and habits may vary, but there are some behaviors commonly associated with newborns. Newborns tend to need frequent feedings, perhaps every 1-3 hours for 10-20 minutes per side of the breast. Newborns sleep most of the time, usually around 16-20 hours a day. Newborns will usually urinate and defecate several times a day.
1 Week Baby Development
Fine/rough motor skills
At 1 week old, newborns are still in the early stages of their motor development. The motor skills of babies at this age are still very limited, and their movements are generally reflexive. Some motor skills in 1-week-old babies include the grasping reflex, sucking, moro reflex, nape tonic reflex and walking reflex.
Communication and language skills
At the age of 1 week, babies' communication skills are still very limited because they are still in the early stages of development. Babies' communication at this age is more reflexive and mainly focuses on their basic needs. Here are some of the ways babies communicate at 1 week of age are crying, sucking, grasping, facial expressions and falling asleep.
Social and emotional skills
At 1 week old, babies' social and emotional abilities are still very limited, but there is some early development in these aspects. Here are some of the social and emotional abilities that may be seen in 1-week-old babies including emotional bonding, eye gaze reflex, facial expressions, crying, response to sounds and feeling safe.
2 Week Baby Development
Gross motor skills
At 2 weeks of age, the baby's gross motor skills are still in the early stages of development. Although the ability is still limited, there are some signs of gross motor skills that can be observed in 2-week-old babies are body movements, sleeping position, grasping reflex, moro reflex and reaction to sound.
Fine motor skills
Fine motor skills are the baby's ability to control fine movements, such as finger and hand movements. Some of the signs of fine motor skills that may be seen in a 2-week-old baby are grasping reflex, hand movements, sucking reflex, observation skills, facial expressions and head movements.
Communication and language skills
The communication skills of two-week-old babies are still very limited, but there are some developments that can be observed. The communication skills of a two-week-old baby are crying, response to sounds, eye contact, sucking reflex and body movements and facial expressions.
Social and emotional skills
The social and emotional abilities of two-week-old babies are very limited. However, there are some signs of social and emotional development that can be observed in two-week-old babies including bonding with parents, eye contact, response to sound and touch, eye gaze reflex, sensitivity to sound and adjustment to the environment.
3 Week Baby Development
Gross motor skills
At 3 weeks old, babies have gross motor skills such as moving their head, stomping reflex, sleeping position, moving their hands and arms more actively and strong grasping reflex.
Fine motor skills
Fine motor skills are the baby's ability to control finger and hand movements with more precision. At 3 weeks, the baby's motor skills include grasping reflex, coordinated hand movements, sucking reflex, facial expressions, observation skills and head movements.
Communication and language skills
Communication and language skills in 3-week-old babies include crying to express their needs and what they feel. Responds to sounds more actively, makes eye contact for a while and shows simple facial expressions.
Social and emotional skills
The social and emotional skills of babies at this age depend heavily on the feeling of security and love provided by their parents or caregivers. Parents who respond gently to the baby's emotional needs and signals help strengthen the emotional bond and provide a good foundation for more complex social and emotional development in the future.
4 Week Baby Development
Gross motor skills
The gross motor skills of a 4 week old baby include lifting the head, more coordinated movements of the legs and hands, starting to roll over, stepping reflex occurs when the baby's feet touch a hard surface, response to sounds, the hearing ability is developing and the baby's eyes will be more coordinated.
Fine motor skills
At this age, the baby's grasping reflex is still very strong, the baby begins to try to grab objects near them. the baby's sucking reflex during feeding is still strong, facial expressions are more complex and the baby will actively observe their surroundings.
Communication and language skills
Not much different from the previous week, crying and eye contact are still the way for babies to communicate. However, at this age, babies have started to show a naturally occurring smile, make some sounds and chuckle.
Social and emotional skills
Babies start to show reactions to their surroundings. They may feel comfortable in a place that is quiet and feels familiar. Babies also begin to show a wider range of emotional expressions. They may respond with facial expressions that change according to their feelings, such as happy, anxious, or worried.
5 Week Baby Development
Gross motor skills
As they get older, babies begin to show many other developments. The gross motor ability of a 5-week-old baby is to lift his head even if only briefly. The baby will also tilt his head or turn his head following movements that attract his attention.
Fine motor skills
The fine motor development of a 5-week-old baby is that his tiny fingers begin to be able to grasp something placed in the palm of his hand. So, parents must pay attention to the objects around the baby. Keep dangerous objects away and ensure their cleanliness because the objects held by your little one will definitely be put into the mouth.
Communication and language skills
The baby's brain is developing and at this age, the baby will try to communicate by imitating what the parents say. however, the speech is still not understandable by adults. In addition to crying, babies will also shake their bodies to seek attention from others.
Social and emotional skills
The baby's vision and hearing abilities are getting better at this age. Therefore, at the age of 7 weeks babies will observe more and record the faces of people around them. So that when they cry, babies tend to calm down more easily when they are held by people they know.
6 Week Baby Development
Gross motor skills
Babies may be able to lift their heads more firmly when lying on their stomachs. They may be able to maintain this position for a while. Babies can also follow moving objects or try to grab objects with their feet. Some babies may start trying to roll themselves from the prone position to the supine position. This is a sign that their core muscles are getting stronger.
Fine motor skills
A baby's fine motor development at this age is almost the same as that at the previous age. Babies will more often put their hands and other objects into their mouths. Although the development of each baby is different, if the habit decreases moms and dads should be aware of it.
Communication and language skills
Babies begin to communicate and respond to their parents' conversations. If when spoken to and the child responds, parents should also reply. The baby is more sensitive to nearby sounds that he recognizes and can make him turn his head easily.
Social and emotional skills
As the age increases, the baby will be more curious about what he sees and hears. So the baby will more often look at moms and dads and respond to what he sees. This is why at this age, babies should often be invited to talk and play. So that the baby can learn to calm himself.
7 Week Baby Development
Gross motor skills
His gross motor skills are developing rapidly. At this age, muscle growth has occurred in the baby's body. so that the baby has more movement in the neck, hands, abdomen to the feet.
Fine motor skills
Moms and dads will more often see your little one playing with his hands. For example, when giving an object or toy and the baby will train the hand by holding the object. The baby's grasping reflex may be developing. Babies may reach for objects that are touched to their palms better.
Communication and language skills
Babies have started to babble words such as "oh" or "ah" at 7 weeks. Babies' communication skills continue to develop, and they begin to show more complex signs of interacting with those around them. Parents who are responsive, attentive and sensitive to baby's signals help babies feel safe and loved, which is an important foundation for the development of more complex communication skills in the future.
Social and emotional skills
Babies continue to develop emotional bonds with their parents or caregivers. They may bond more and feel comfortable with people who care for them regularly. Babies may start to show interest in other people's faces and try to look at them. They could try to follow the movements of people who talk or interact with them.
Conclusion
Observing newborn development is an important task for parents or caregivers. Recognizing newborn development is important to understand what to expect in the first weeks of life and to ensure that the baby grows and develops well.
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