11 weeks

Behavior and development

How does the baby develop?

Your baby's movements will start to become smoother. You will find your baby's arms and legs move more flexible and complex by learning by observing people. These movements can help your baby strengthen and develop muscles. When lying on her back, she will begin to push her legs out more. This is the first step for your baby to prepare for crawling.

By the third week of the second month, your baby can:

Keep your head steady when in an upright position;

When lying on their stomach, the baby can lift the chest up by supporting the arm;

Flip the ring (in one direction);

Grabbed the jolt of a toy;

Focus your attention on small objects like raisins (but be sure to keep these choking small objects out of your baby's reach);

With the object's handle;

Say words that closely resemble consonants.

What do you need to do to support your baby?

Give your baby enough space for them to stretch and move their arms and legs. You can also put a blanket on the floor and let the baby move as you like, this will help your baby strengthen and develop muscles.

Health and safety

What should mom discuss with the doctor?

Depending on your baby's specific condition, the general physical tests, as well as the number and type of diagnostic techniques and procedures performed, will also vary.

Worrying changes

If your child has disturbing changes in mood, appetite or is unable to digest food, has a high fever, unusual loose stools, little and no urine, a persistent rash, discharge from eyes or ears, Unusually prolonged crying, it could be a sign that the baby is sick. See a doctor right away if your baby has difficulty breathing or has convulsions.

Fever

If your baby has a fever, remember that fever is also the body's way of responding to an invading bacteria and is a positive sign, not just illness. When you call your doctor, be very calm and describe your symptoms in detail. You should also let your doctor know when your baby starts a fever, how long it lasts, if there are any unusual signs, such as teething. Also let the doctor know if your baby has been around someone who is sick and take your baby's temperature before calling the doctor. Also, let your doctor know if your baby is taking any medications or not.

Mother should know more?

Scalp seborrheic inflammation

This is a type of scalp dermatitis that is common in young children. Mild dermatitis can be treated by massaging with mineral oil or lubricating oil to relax the scalp, followed by a thorough shampooing to remove dandruff and sebum. More severe cases such as scalp flaking can use antiseborrheic shampoos containing sulfur salicylate daily. However, you should note that some cases can become worse when using this method. If your baby's condition becomes more severe, discontinue any treatments you are using and talk to your doctor about other treatments.

Scalp seborrheic inflammation will get worse if your baby sweats his scalp, so keep your baby's head well-ventilated and dry and don't wear a hat if it's not needed.

When seborrheic dermatitis becomes severe, the bumps will spread on the baby's face, neck or buttocks. If this happens, doctors will likely prescribe an ointment to be applied topically. Sometimes your baby will have seborrheic dermatitis lasting for the first year, in some cases the baby's illness may last longer. If the disease does not cause discomfort for your baby, you should not use strong treatments such as using allergy topical peeling. However, talk to your doctor if you have any other questions.

Legs curled

Most of the baby's legs are twitched. This happened for two reasons. First, babies' feet are often bent at birth. Second, a mother's womb cramped often squeezes the baby's legs turned against each other. When the baby is born, after months of lying in a pressed position, the baby's feet will be bent or turned inward. Over the next few months, when your baby's feet are free, he learns to curl up, crawl, and then walk, and his legs will begin to straighten out.

Most babies' feet will return to normal without any treatment. Just make sure there is no other cause for your baby's legs to curl. Talk to your doctor during the next visit. You should also have your baby see regular checkups to check on his foot development.

Testicular shrinkage

Testicles in men and ovaries in women both develop from a similar embryonic tissue. The ovaries stay in place while the testicles move down through the inguinal tubes into the scrotum sac at the base of the penis around the eighth month of pregnancy. But in fact, about 3-4% of full-term boys and about 30% of premature babies have testicular shrinkage. Testicular displacement is relatively complicated, so it is not easy to determine whether the baby's testicles are shrinking or not. Normally, the testicles protrude from the body when the baby is subjected to extreme heat (this is a mechanism to protect sperm when it is at too high a temperature), but it shrinks as the temperature cools (the mechanism to protect sperm when it is too low). Some boys have particularly sensitive testicles and they are often deep in the body. For the most part, the left testicle is lower than the right and causes the right testicle to appear to disappear. Therefore, you can only diagnose a baby's testicles shrinking when one or both testicles cannot be seen in the scrotum, even if your baby has a warm bath.

Shrinking testicles do not cause pain or urinary retention. Usually, they will relax. In one-year-old babies, only three to four babies out of a thousand boys have testicular shrinkage. Surgery can easily put a baby's testicles back in the proper position. Hormone therapy can also cure this, but the likelihood of its success is not high.

Mother's concern

What are the things you need to care about?

Baby talking

They are still unable to speak or answer you at this time. However, your baby will learn to speak faster and better if you make the effort to converse with him in the first place. If your baby never talks to others, this can not only affect language ability but may also lead to growth problems, but this is very rare. . You can teach your baby to speak anytime and anywhere, such as while cuddling him, comforting him when he cries, lulling, telling him, "Time for a walk." "Oh no, there's a phone again." When you hear you talking to others as well as when you talk to your baby, your baby's language skills will greatly improve.

The baby sucks on one breast

If you normally breastfeed on one breast (eg the left breast), so that your right hand can eat, drink, hold a book or take the phone or handle other tasks, then your right breast will be limited. about the size and amount of milk produced. There will be a lot of milk on one side of your breast because you usually feed your baby on that side in the first place, which will help stimulate lactation. In many cases, after breastfeeding, the mother's breasts will be small on the big side (although this may only be seen by you). However, rest assured, this size difference will be improved after you wean your baby.