The baby's chest age is the period from the 29th day of his life (the first four weeks the child is considered a newborn) until the end of the first year of life. One can only be surprised at what significant changes are taking place over such a short period. Here the baby still does not know how to control his body and can tell his mother about his desires only through a scream, and by the year his skills and requirements are already almost conscious. What is happening over these 12 months?
First year of life
If compared with other age periods, then over the first 12 months the baby’s body grows rapidly, all systems and organs develop very quickly, and an intensive metabolism occurs. For example, the mass of the baby with whom he was born doubles by 4-5 months, and when he reaches the age of three, he triplets, amounting to about 10-11 kg.
The child’s growth during this period increases by a quarter meter, amounting to about 75 cm per year. The morphological structure and functions of the child’s nervous system are improved. Only in the first 6 months of life, the mass of his small brain increases by 200%.
Due to the fact that the functions of the central nervous system are developing rapidly, the early development of conditioned reflexes of all analyzers occurs. Quite quickly there is a neuropsychic development. It is in the first year of life that the beginnings of speech appear in babies. When the baby is only 2 months old, all his senses are so developed that the baby picks up and distinguishes between different signals sent from the outside.
How do movements evolve?
Perhaps all mothers know that babies are born with the necessary minimum of unconditioned reflexes: sucking, grasping, reflexes of crossing. For the period from 1 to 3 months, babies begin to hold the head. By 4, they can already roll over from the back to the side, a little later on the tummy. The little ones reach for the rattles, take them in their hands. Now they are very curious.
By 5 months, babies begin to crawl, pulling the legs to the tummy, they very funny arch the back. True, this is not the case with everyone.
By the age of six months, the children begin to sit down, kneel in the crib, bravely holding on to the crossbar. If they ride along the street in a stroller, they carefully study everything that surrounds them. Kids are interested in everything - cars, flying pigeons, running dogs, cats and much more.
By 7-8 months, babies boldly get up in beds, walk along the railing, sticking to the handles.
Until the time when the kids begin to walk there is very little time left. This usually happens when the children reach 10-12 months of age.
The baby's age is quite interesting for both him and his parents. Each day for the baby is marked by a new skill and discovery. The eyes of a loving mother can notice even the most minor changes in the behavior of the baby. But do not forget that all the children are different: for example, someone starts to sit already at 5 months old, and someone only at 7. This is completely natural, so do not rush things, you just need to enjoy every moment.
Oh, those little teeth!
It is impossible to imagine the baby's chest age without the appearance of teeth. Not everyone has it going smoothly. In children, the temperature may rise, tearfulness and severe salivation, and appetite may decrease.
About six months later, the baby has the first teeth - two lower incisors, and after a couple of months - two upper ones.
By 10 months, two upper lateral incisors erupt in children, and by the year two lower lateral incisors erupt.
By the year, usually at karapuzov already eight milk teeth. If a child does not have such a quantity of teeth, parents should not worry: everything happens strictly individually. In some babies, the first teeth appear only by the year.
How does speech develop?
In infancy, the development of the baby's speech also occurs.
The first six months, the crumbs laugh a lot, walk around, pronounce simple sounds: "ay", "gee", "aaaa."
After six months (up to about 9 months), the baby begins to pronounce such sounds as “ma”, “ama”, “ba”. By 10-12 months, the pean repeats the sounds of adults. He can already say “ma-ma”, “ba-ba”, “give”. In his first year of life, the child begins to utter his first meaningful words.
It must be clarified that the speech of the mother, father, grandparents is addressed to him by a pean from the moment of birth. But during this period he recognizes intonation more than speech itself. The baby can be comforted by affectionately spoken words, and a raised or irritated voice can scare.
At six months, the baby is already responding to her name and smiles meaningfully. After a month or two, he already begins to understand when they say to him: “Come to me,” in response, he holds out his hands. At the same age, the child understands the word "not." Hearing the word addressed to him, he breaks away from unnecessary occupation.
In a year, a baby can wave an adult's hand at their gestures of farewell and the words "bye-bye."
In order for the baby to develop his speech more quickly, he needs to read fairy tales, sing songs, and talk more often with the baby.
About Feeding
The baby comes into this world incapable of independent existence, therefore feeding a baby is an integral part of his life support. Parents are required to take care of him to ensure all his physiological needs. Different types of feeding, depending on the existing capabilities and needs of the baby, involve the use of breast milk, artificial mixtures and different types of complementary foods. Experts are sure that breastfeeding is optimal for babies.
Breastfeeding in infancy should combine the nutrients, liquid, vitamins that are necessary for the body of a newborn baby. All of these components are present in breast milk of the mother.
The necessary basis
Breast milk contains the necessary balance of nutrients, which changes as the baby grows, as well as antibodies that protect the baby from various diseases in the most sensitive period of infancy. Based on this, the process of natural breastfeeding can be regarded not only as a form of nutrition, but also as a basis for the proper formation of the body's immunity.
The natural mechanism that provides the baby with the necessary period for feeding (until the main part of the deciduous teeth grows) lasts 1-1.5 years. It is during these months that the baby needs breast milk. At what age each mother decides to feed them her child independently. In most cases, it lasts about 1.5-2 years.