24 weeks

Behavior and development

How does the baby develop?

By the last week of the fifth month, your baby may be able to:

Lift to stand up from a sitting position;

Standing holding someone or something;

Objection if you try to take away a toy;

Try to get a toy out of reach;

Pass a cube or other object from hand to hand;

Look for the item the baby has dropped, scratch small objects and pick it up using the whole hand (so keep dangerous objects out of reach);

Ability to see and hear almost like an adult;

Billiards, combining vowels and consonants such as ga-ga-ga, ba-ba-ba, ma-ma, da-da-da.

What do you need to do to support your baby?

You can encourage your baby by babbling with him and having him play word mini games ("Sheep squeak, 'beee,'" or "Goat squeak, 'maaa'"). Or when you hear your baby say a syllable for which you cannot determine what it is, respond warmly to statements like, “Yes, it's a car! See how shiny red paint is? " Your baby will be very happy as you continue with his story.

Health and safety

What should mom discuss with the doctor?

Most doctors will not schedule a checkup for the baby this month. On the plus side, it means no serious problems with your baby; on the negative side, you won't be able to tell how your baby is developing. Be prepared to ask questions for the next month's checkup, but don't be afraid to call your doctor right away if you have any concerns you are concerned about and can't wait until your next visit. .

Mother should know more?

Vaccination

Doctors will probably recommend getting hepatitis B, tetanus, polio, pertussis, and rotavirus vaccines. Pneumococcal vaccine will help your baby fight bacteria meningitis, pneumonia and ear infections; Hib vaccine against Haemophilus Influenzae type B (which can cause bacterial meningitis, pneumonia, laryngitis), and rotavirus vaccine will fight a virus that causes stomach flu. Also, during the flu season, your baby can also get a flu shot.

How not too afraid of vaccinations?

Ask your doctor or nurse if you can hold the baby on your lap rather than lying on the table during the injection. Stay calm and distract your baby by talking to your baby in an engaging, soft voice. Your baby will feel your body language. You can give your baby a bottle, breast or teat right after that to soothe your baby when he cries. Some evidence suggests that breastfeeding with vaccination can help babies cry less.

However, the shots are still not guaranteed to completely protect your baby. Some vaccines need to be repeated several times over a certain time to ensure complete immunity. The risks of not getting vaccinated outweigh the relatively mild risks of getting a shot. Serious reactions to injection are very rare. So it's best to have your baby fully vaccinated. Watch your baby carefully after vaccination and tell your doctor if there are any serious reactions in your baby.

Food allergies

For babies in a family with a history of allergy, the doctor will recommend the following precautions for the baby.

Feed your baby late. Currently, many experts believe that the later a potential allergen is detected, the less likely it is that an allergic reaction will occur. Therefore, most doctors recommend that you delay solids, especially if you or your partner or family member has an allergic inheritance.

Continue to breastfeed. Bottle-fed babies are more likely to develop an allergy than breastfed babies probably because cow's milk is a relatively common cause of allergic reactions. If you are breastfeeding, continue to breastfeed for the entire first year of life. You can also use soy-based milk for babies, but be aware that some children may also be allergic to soy. For some infants, a protein hydrolyzed formula is more suitable.

Offer your baby snacks with an increasingly diverse range of foods. If you have a family history of allergy, you should let your baby try each individual food gradually. You should try a new food for a week before you start to change to another food. If your baby shows signs of dizziness, hives (including diaper rash), excessive spitting, wheezing or a runny nose, stop using these foods immediately and do not give them to your baby. used for at least a few weeks. You should only re-feed the above foods when their body can re-absorb this food without any danger.

Feed your baby hypoallergenic foods first. Baby rice cereals are the least likely to cause allergies and are often recommended by experts as the starting food for weaning. Barley and oats are also less allergenic. Most fruits and vegetables rarely cause irritation in children, but many experts advise against giving berries and tomatoes when you start weaning. You should also not give your baby oysters, peas, and beans at this stage. Most of the time, you should only give your baby foods that are highly allergenic, such as peanuts, certain spices, and chocolates, when your baby is three years old.

Most childhood allergies go away as they get older. So even if your child is hypersensitive to milk, wheat or other foods, wait patiently as allergy symptoms may disappear in a few years.

Use a safe baby carrier

When your baby is able to sit on his own, even for even a short period of time, he is ready to switch to the baby's back. Some parents find it very comfortable and convenient to carry their children like this; others feel awkward and feel muscle tension. Some babies are happy to be lifted up high and viewed from above from a baby carrier while others are annoyed by this volatile chair.

To see if a back seat is a fit for you and your baby, have your child sit on your back as you test the sample. If you use a baby carrier, always make sure your baby is securely fastened. You should also note that this position allows your baby to do more than just look around including pulling cans off supermarket shelves, knocking on a jar in gift shops. donating and picking leaves from bushes and trees in the park. Remember that when buying these bags, you must have different estimates of distance - for example, when you step into a crowded elevator, when you pass through a low doorway.

Mother's concern

What are the things you need to care about?

Teach your baby to use a cup

Teaching your baby to use a cup will help her a lot. First, your baby will understand that there are many drinks and ways to drink other than breastmilk or bottle-feeding. When you know how to use a cup, it will be easier for your baby to stop breastfeeding or bottle feeding. In addition, using a cup also makes it easier for your baby to drink water, juice or milk when you are not around to feed your baby, or when the bottle is no longer handy. Use the following ways to help your baby easily use the cup early and successfully:

Wait until your baby can sit with support. This helps to reduce the risk of your baby choking or choking;

Choose a cup suitable for your baby. Cup preferences vary from child to child, so you will need to try giving your child a variety of glasses until you find the one he likes best. Some babies like cups with one or two handles, others prefer cups without handles;

Choose a safe cup. Even while holding a cup, your baby may throw it to the ground or lose patience and hit the glass hard when he doesn't want to hold it. So make sure the cup you use for your baby is the one that doesn't break. A glass with a heavy base will be difficult to fall. Paper or plastic cups will not break but are not suitable for teaching children to use cups because they will easily be crushed and torn by children;

Protect your baby from all the things you worry about when practicing drinking for your baby. Teaching your baby to drink from a cup will be quite a mess, sometimes, more water goes down his chin than into his stomach. So until your baby becomes proficient, give him a waterproof bib. If you are holding your baby in your lap protect him with a square towel or waterproof apron;

Create comfort. Have your baby sit securely on your lap in a baby seat or a safety belt on a high seat;

Give your baby the right drinks. The easiest and most neat is starting with water. Once your baby is mature, you can switch to breastmilk or formula (cow's milk is not recommended before one year) or diluted juice. Use different types of water depending on your baby's taste: some babies initially only accept a glass of juice, not milk, while others only like milk.

Use technique. Only add a small amount of liquid to the cup. Hold the cup at your lips and slowly put a few drops in your baby's mouth. Then, take the cup away to let your baby swallow without choking. Stop whenever your baby has a signal of having enough by turning his head away, pushing the cup away, or starting to mess. Even with this procedure, you can still see that as much fluid from the baby's mouth as water enters. Remember, practice many times, be patient, persistent and try hard, you will be successful.

Encourage your baby to participate. Your baby will probably try to take the cup from you with the thought "I prefer to do it myself". Let your baby try. Very few babies can manage the cup at a very young age. Don't be disappointed if your baby spills everything out because it is part of the learning process.

The baby does not use a cup. If your child still refuses to use a cup after trying and even after you've tried so many different types of liquids and glasses, don't force him to accept. Instead, put the glass on the shelf for a few weeks. When you try again, use a new glass with a bit of showy action (“see what you've got for me!”) To try to give your baby some excitement. Or you can leave an empty cup for your baby as a toy while you wait for practice to return.