38 weeks

Behavior and development

How does the baby develop?

By 38 weeks your baby will be able to:

Push yourself up from a sitting position;

Crawl or scramble away;

Sit up from a tummy position;

Objection if you take a toy away;

Hold on to people or objects to stand;

Pick up small objects with thumb and fingers (keep dangerous objects out of reach of children);

Continuously say "mama", "papa";

Play peek-a-boo;

Remember more specific information, such as where your toy is in your home;

Copy actions your baby sees from about a week ago.

What do you need to do to support your baby?

Now your baby can put objects in containers and take them out. Give your baby a plastic bucket and some colorful boxes so she can practice this new skill. Make sure the boxes or colored objects are not too small in case the baby will put them in their mouths and swallow. Babies also love toys with moving parts such as handles, levers or doors that open and close. A large plastic car that your baby can roll around on the floor is also a fun toy.

If you take a toy off your baby, he or she will be more inclined to object. Babies are beginning to be able to express themselves and want people to understand their needs and wants. Some tips for you: give your baby a new object before you take the other away.

About half of all children this age will start a passing game. Be your baby's playmate. Try rolling a ball to your baby and see if he or she will roll it back to you. Give your baby a sorting toy or stacking rings and see if he or she sorts, piles them up, gives you puzzles. Your baby will also want to share his or her food, so accept these gifts enthusiastically.

Health and safety

What should mom discuss with the doctor?

Depending on your baby's specific condition, the doctor will perform general physical exams, using very different diagnostic techniques and procedures. The doctor or nurse will check for all or most of the following:

Physical examination includes re-examination of any previous problems.

Assess your baby's growth: doctors will run a series of tests to assess your baby's ability to sit, stand up on his own with or without help, reach and grasp objects , scratching and picking up small objects, looking for a dropped or hidden object, reacting to hearing his or her name, recognizing words like "mother", "daddy", "bai-bai", "no ”, Does your baby like games like whooping and whooping, or the doctors are simply observing along with your notes and narratives about what your baby went through and done at home .

Mother should know more?

Baby weaned by itself

Your baby may only cooperate for a few seconds at a few times. Your baby will show no interest or become easily distracted while feeding. Don't be surprised if your baby wants to breastfeed again, as developmental changes sometimes temporarily diminish his interest.

All children wean spontaneously by themselves, but very rarely do babies wean before 9 or 10 months of age. At that time, the baby may show signs of self-weaning. You can speed up the weaning process by giving your baby regular alternatives to breastfeeding including bottle-pumped breastmilk, formula and formula.

To start weaning, gradually reduce the number of feedings your baby takes, and offer him milk alternatives. Start by skipping any day feed, then skip the early morning feed. Last night before bedtime feed. Try making feedings shorter and offering a snack right after. You can also distract, forget and delight your baby with a bottle or pump or formula replacement.

Stand up

If your baby's feet are not ready to hold, he will not be able to stand on their own. Like most babies who have just learned to stand, they will get up in one position, then fall and sit down. And that's when you run out to help your baby. As soon as you notice the anger in your baby, gently help him sit down slowly so he can get a concept of how to sit down on his own, which will take a few days or at most a few weeks.

Mother's concern

What are the things you need to care about?

By week 2 of the ninth month, your baby will have a lot of issues that need attention:

Baby is picky eaters

To make sure your baby always eats well, apply the following tips:

Offer your baby cereals, bananas or any other food they like.

Give your baby more food when possible: don't try to force your baby to eat, if your baby wants to eat more, meet his or her needs.

Quit porridge: have you noticed your baby is tired of eating porridge or crushed foods and is ready to eat adult foods? You can also switch your baby to soft solids and finger foods.

Modifying menus: changing foods may be what your baby needs to regain appetite.

Change roles with your baby: Maybe this is just the period when the baby becomes stubborn so never eat when sitting at the table. Give your baby responsibility for self-control when it comes to food and your baby can eagerly open his mouth to eat foods that he or she never will eat when you feed.

Don't make your baby lose his appetite. Many babies and toddlers eat very little because they drink too much juice, formula or breast milk. Your baby should drink no more than 120–180 ml of fruit juice and no more than 380–720 ml of formula (or fresh milk after the baby is one year old) every day. If your baby wants to drink more, offer him water or diluted juice and spread the rations throughout the day.

Give your baby snacks. Limit snacking to one mid-morning meal and one midday meal no matter how little during the main meal.

Always smile. You will have long-term trouble when you feed your baby if you keep grimacing unhappy when your baby turns away to refuse the spoon coming or you are unhappy when your baby leaves the high chair with the an empty stomach or you spend half an hour trying to begging so that you can put a few teaspoons of food in your baby's mouth with comfort. Always create a comfortable and fun atmosphere to encourage your baby to eat and drink.