3 weeks

Behavior and development

How does the baby develop?

Baby is 3 weeks old. At this time, the baby can see and follow objects at a distance of 20 - 35 cm. This is also the distance between your baby's eyes and yours when you feed your baby. In fact, children this age are more interested in faces than objects. You can encourage your baby to practice concentration by looking directly at your baby every time you feed him. At the same time, move your head slowly from side to side and see if your baby's eyes are following you. This helps to train your baby's eye muscles and tracking skills. Making eye contact also helps you and your baby increase bonding and motherhood.

At 3 weeks of age, babies can flexibly both arms and legs.

What do you need to do to support your baby?

With your baby, the only way your baby can communicate is to cry, but with you, you can communicate with your baby through voice and skin contact. Your baby can now recognize your voice and can recognize your voice in a crowd.

Your baby will love it if you cuddle, caress, kiss, massage, hold your baby. Your baby can even say “Ah! A! ” when hearing your voice or seeing your face. Even though there are many people ahead, your baby can still recognize you.

Health and safety

What should mom discuss with the doctor?

Usually, you don't need to take your baby to the doctor if your baby is still growing normally. Better yet, babies should be:

Monitor urine or stools so you can catch any health problems your baby may have early;

Vitamin K injections to enhance blood clotting.

Mother should know more?

Watch out for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, one of the many conditions that can occur in babies under 1 year of age.

Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) usually occurs in babies under 1 year of age. This syndrome occurs when an infant dies suddenly while sleeping and has absolutely no warning or signs of the condition. But you shouldn't worry too much. Although SIDS is the leading cause of death in infants between 1 month and 1 year of age, the number of babies with the syndrome is very small. The exact cause of SIDS is unknown, but the following factors are thought to increase the risk of this syndrome in children:

Tobacco parent or caregiver:

Sleep face down on the mattress;

Premature birth;

Low birth weight;

Sleeping on a surface that is too soft;

Sleep in very hot or warm temperatures.

To prevent the risk of sudden infant death syndrome, you should comply with the following:

Always put your baby on his back to sleep. When the SIDS pediatrician and researchers encouraged sleeping sleeping, the SIDS mortality rate dropped 50% compared to before. You should also not let your baby lie on his side while sleeping. Remove pillows, soft toys, and shock protection from the crib or crib to prevent these from blocking baby's airways. Don't let anything cover your baby's head. Also, keep the room temperature cool at around 24 degrees Celsius.

Don't over-dress your baby before going to bed. Some experts recommend that your baby should not sleep in the same bed with you during the first few months of life as soft bedding can increase the risk of sudden death. However, some doctors believe that letting babies sleep in the same bed can help parents quickly detect changes in their breathing or movements and have timely solutions. If you are sleeping with your baby, do not use a soft mattress and always put your baby on his back.

You should never smoke around your baby and keep your baby away from smokers. Many experts believe that after feeding, feeding a baby with a pacifier to sleep may limit the risk of SIDS, but experts say they need more research to draw conclusions.

Mother's concern

What are the things you need to care about?

During the first weeks of life, you may feel quite depressed because your baby cries a lot. However, one thing you need to remember, crying is the baby's only way of communication at this stage. Don't feel hopeless or stressed, try to find out why the baby is crying and find ways to resolve it. However, if your baby cries for more than three hours in a row and it goes on for days a week for at least three weeks, your baby may have infant crying syndrome. This is a term used to describe uncontrollable crying in healthy children.

Babies with this syndrome will move uncomfortably: they will expand and then pull their legs up repeatedly and fart. Babies can be upset and weeping at any time of the day, but most often it is most intense between about six p.m. and midnight.

Fortunately, the crying will not last long. 60% of babies get rid of the condition within three months, and 90% will get better after four months of age.

Ask your doctor if you feel your baby is showing unusual signs or if you have any questions. The doctor will give the best care method and guidance for the baby.