Keeping Track Of Baby Habits

KEEPING TRACK OF Baby Habits NEWBORN Senses/ Motor Skills Feeding • Communicates through grunts, hiccups, cries, and sneezes • Feeds every 2 to 3 hours • Sleeps most of the day • Vision at its best from between 8 and 12 • Wakes up every 2 to 3 hours inches away •Enjoys mirrors, sounds, and colors Sleeping pattern Playtime 1st MONTH Senses/ Motor Skills Feeding • Hearing is fully developed • Breastfeeds/ bottle every • Responds to familiar sounds • 15 to 16 hours/day 2 to 3 hours • Keeps hands tight in fists Sleeping pattern • They are into faces, not toys Playtime 2nd MONTH Senses/ Motor Skills Feeding • Tracks moving objects with their eyes • Breastfeeds/ bottle every Learns to • Sleeps less during the day, more at night 2 to 3 hours thumb/fist-suck • Begins to lift head • Becomes more of a social butterfly Sleeping pattern • Responds with gurgles and coos to chatty admirers Playtime 3rd MONTH Senses/ Motor Skills Feeding Mimics sounds, expressions, • Breastfeeds/ bottle every and movements Makes eye contact Sleeps about 15 hours/day 3 to 4 hours • Recognizes familiar faces Sleeps straight for 5 to 6 hours at night On the floor or under a baby gym Sleeping pattern • Loves to kick up a storm and swing at things Playtime 4th MONTH Senses/ Motor Skills Feeding • Begins teething • Rolls from stomach to back • Bottle/breastfeeds every 3 to 5 hours • Sleeps about 15 hours/day • May be ready • Can push up to his/her elbows for solid food • Naps 2 to 3 times/day • Loves to reach for toys Sleeping pattern • Adores peekaboo and funny faces Playtime 5th MONTH Senses/ Motor Skills Feeding • Learns how to reach Breastfeeds/ bottle every with both hands and grasp things with all fingers 3 to 5 hours • Nourishment may • Sleeps for about 15 hours/day (6 to 8 hours at night) start to include solids • Takes 2 or 3 naps a day Patty-cake time! •Still enjoys Sleeping pattern peekaboo Playtime 6th MONTH Senses/ Motor Skills Feeding Rolls in both Breastfeeds/ bottle every directions: back to front and front to back 3 to 6 hours • Learns how to sit up • Sleeps 15 hours/day • May be introduced to one new, mushy solid • Takes 2 to 3 naps/day food every 3 to 4 days O Nighttimes stretch is getting longer Sleeping pattern • Responds well to soft balls, textured toys, and musical instruments Playtime 7th MONTH Senses/ Motor Skills Feeding • Sees full color •Breast feeds every 3 to 4 hours or, • Can support own weight with his/her legs (with help from adults) Sleeps 15 hours/day Bottled feeds every 4to 6 hours Babbles and imitates • Takes 6 to 11 hours of nighttime stretch sounds Eats a tablespoon or two of solids/day Sleeping pattern • Picture books and colorful magazines are their favorites Playtime 8th MONTH Senses/ Motor Skills Feeding • Learns to sit up by himself/herself • Needs 750 to 900 calories/ day (400-500 from breast milk or formula) • Begins to lean over • Gearing up for crawling, or already is • Sleeps 15 hours/day • Likes soft table or finger • Takes 2 naps/day foods with different textures Sleeping pattern • Any and all safe toys or household objects will do for playtime Playtime 9th MONTH Feeding Senses/ Motor Skills • Needs 24 to 32 ounces of breast or formula milk/day • Has learned object permanence • Eats solids 3 to 5 times/day Sleeps 15 hours/day Takes 2 • Cushioned obstacle course naps/day to climb, scoot and cruise Sleeping pattern over and around is great to help him/her experiment with movement Playtime 10th MONTH Senses/ Motor Skills Feeding 10 • Needs breast/ • Understands simple instructions formula milk 4 to 5 times/day • Sleeps 13 hours/day • Needs 3 meals and 2 snacks/day • Remembers favorite toys • Takes 2 naps/day Patty cake works Sleeping pattern more than ever! Playtime 11th MONTH Feeding Senses/ Motor Skills • Needs breast or formula milk 3 to 5 times/day • Knows how to stand, cruise, and scoot • Sleeps 13 hours/day • Needs 3 solid meals plus 1 to 3 snacks/day • Recognizes object • Takes 2 naps/day • Peekaboo still Sleeping pattern works wonders Playtime 12th MONTH Feeding • Needs 3 solid meals and 1 to 3 snacks/day Senses/ Motor Skills Sleeps 13 hours/day • Can probably self-feed by now • Stands without support, at • Takes 2 naps/day • It's story telling time! least for a few seconds •Walks 2 or 3 steps without support Sleeping pattern Able to speak a few words like dada and mama Playtime • Understands simple command www.facebook.com/PishPoshBaby pishposh y https://twitter.com/pishposhbaby BABY e http://site.pishposhbaby.com/blog/ http://www.pishposhbaby.com Produced by www.optimaltargeting.com