4-month-old baby - this is the time when you have acquired many new skills. These guidelines will help mothers take care of 4-month-old babies so that their babies gain weight evenly and smarter.
At this point you need to have an appropriate baby care regime.
Child development characteristics 4 months old
From 3 - 4 months old
Length Boys: 59.7 - 69.5cm; Average: 64.6cm; Girls: 58.6 - 68.2cm; Average: 63.4cm
Weight Boys: 5.9kg - 9.1kg; Average: 7.5kg; Girls: 5.5 - 8.5 kg; Average: 7kg
First round Boys: 39.7 - 44.5cm; Medium: .42.1cm; Girls: 38.8 - 43.6cm; Average: 41.2cm
Chest: Boys: 38.3 - 46.3cm; Average: 42.3cm; Girls: 37.3 - 44.9cm; Average: 41.1cm
The anterior taper is not yet closed, and the posterior taper and joint line have closed.
Gross motor of 4 months old baby
- When the baby is lying on his back on the bed, the baby's hands will automatically close to the chest, the hands hold each other, sometimes even know how to move the legs.
Child development 4 months old
- When lying on his tummy, the baby's arm will bring to the front, then put an eye-catching toy in front of the baby, the baby will raise his head and look at you.
- When lying on their tummy, they will tend to turn over passively and roll back to their supine position in an uncontrolled manner.
- And when supporting the baby's tummy and keeping the baby in a floating state, the baby's head, legs and body can be equal.
- When helping the baby sit up, the baby's head will bend forward and form an angle; When swaying a baby's body, his head does occasionally wiggle but is basically stable.
Fine movements of children 4 months old
- When touching toys with handles to the baby's hand, the baby will actively stretch out his hand to grasp the toy; Baby can hold toys for about 1 minute.
- Your baby will put things he likes in his mouth.
- Vision can move from object to hand and vice versa.
- When you put a thin blanket on the baby, the baby's hands will move up and down, being able to hold the blanket to cover his face.
- If there is support, the baby can sit upright for 10 -15 minutes and the head is stable, the back is firm.
4-month-old baby - I will be amazed by your new skills!
Baby's sleep
At 4 months, both you and your baby will have a good night's sleep. At this age babies can usually sleep 7 to 8 hours in a row, add two extra naps and babies need a total of 14 to 16 hours of sleep a day.
Develop your baby's senses
During the first trimester, babies have difficulty distinguishing contrasting colors, which is why babies like bright colors and black-and-white objects. The baby's vision is clear about 20/40.
Babies of this age are able to recognize a more subtle color contrast like a red button on a red shirt. Babies can also see throughout the room, but they still prefer to look closer.
The baby's eyes also move normally, being able to follow the subject and people around the room. If you notice your baby has crossed eyes or any other vision problem, see your pediatrician.
You can also see that the eyes are starting to change color. Babies with bright eyes that can change before darkening around 6 months of age.
4-month-old baby - I will be amazed by your new skills!
4-month-old baby with eating skills like?
Some pediatricians advise against starting solids until 6 months. But depending on the baby's size - older babies may not be satisfied with breastmilk , formula. If your baby is ready, the doctor will probably offer solids by 4 months.
Before feeding your baby, hold your baby's head and neck tightly. Baby's first food should be iron fortified rice cereals mixed with a formula or with breast milk. Make very thin cereal flour first to get used to the food. Then, see how your baby reacts to the spoon.
Babies at this age may still have strong tongue-force reflexes. If you put a scoop of cereal in your mouth and your baby pushes it back, you may need to wait a week or two before giving your baby cereal.
4-month-old baby's development and child's adaptability
4-month-old children know what to do?
- When an object appears within the field of vision, the baby will immediately follow; When you hear music coming from the toy, your baby will immediately pay attention to the correct sound emitting object.
- After seeing a toy, your baby will swing his hands up as if to catch, but usually can't catch.
- Put your baby on his back, when a toy appears within his or her vision, he will immediately pay attention. If you move the toy to the left and right in front of the baby, the baby's eyes and head will also move to the left and right, with an angle of up to 1800. And if the toy with a handle is placed in the baby's hand, the baby will take his hand. hold and look up
- If you put a toy near your baby, the baby will come close and touch the toy, sometimes even using two hands to grasp the toy.
- Sometimes your baby will put the object in his hand in his mouth.
- When a baby is holding a toy in his hand, if an adult gives another toy, he or she will follow this toy.
How does a 4-month-old child's language develop?
4-month-old baby - I will be amazed by your new skills!
- Can spontaneously laugh or react when an adult plays with a baby.
- The cry is relatively strong.
- Begins to learn to speak, can emit a variety of different phonetics.
- Begins to know how to use different laughter to express delight and curiosity toward things around.
- Know how to use tone to express unhappy thoughts.
Communication behavior of 4 months old baby
- Babies can laugh spontaneously when they see a familiar face and make a lot of sounds, but when seeing pictures, it is not.
- When looking in the mirror, the baby will notice his image in the mirror, and laugh and talk by himself and begin to adjust his response to others.
- And when the adult pulls the baby up while he is lying on his back, he will laugh, sometimes even make a sound.
- When feeding, the baby puts his hands on the mother's breast or bottle.
Through this hope mom knows how to take care of a 4-month-old baby so that the child can develop both physically and intellectually!
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