Many relatives and family members will begin to say that your baby looks like either you or your partner as its facial features will begin to become clear. This is a pretty great time to be in. You can also start exercising if you want to get back in shape. Being healthy and vigorous is good for you in the long run because you may be running behind your baby all the time to take care of it.
Baby Development
All of your baby`s limbs are getting stronger and stronger. It should be able to keep its head steady and upright while sitting with support. The oil on its cheeks makes it chubby and extremely cute. When your baby lies on its tummy, it can lift itself up a little using its arms. While hand-eye coordination still needs to develop, reaching out and grasping things will continue. Sound and object perceptions will become sharper and further enhanced by using toys that make sounds like rattles. With advanced listening skills, hearing your voice even through the doorway causes it to respond lovely.
Your little one probably discovered its hands a few weeks ago and is now downright fascinated by them. You can see it examining them, putting them in its mouth and trying to suck.
Don`t worry if your baby becomes a little obsessed with its newly discovered fingers and starts sucking: This self-soothing way can be very comforting for your baby.
Milestones
With increased strength in the upper body, your baby does its best to support itself using its arms when it lies on its stomach. This is a pretty good sign to understand when it can start crawling. If there are toys hanging over or above the rails of the crib while lying in its beds, it will spend a lot of time for grabbing them.
This also means that it is important to keep harmful objects out of sight. Leaving something unhealthy near your baby for even a few minutes can cause it to pick it up and put it in its mouth. This is quite natural for babies as they try to explore each object by first touching it and then trying to chew it. It also helps develop the muscle strength needed to chew solid foods. They can partially lift head when held upright.
Nutrition
If the weight gain is good, all is well. Some parents like to introduce their babies to light solid foods to keep their stomach full. Never give complementary foods as your baby`s stomach is not strong enough to digest solids and may cause different complications. If your milk is not enough and does not increase despite trying ways to increase it, then you can use a formula supplement. But definitely not rice porridge, etc. and you should not try any other food.
Sleep
The sleep signs of an 11-week-old baby are very obvious and easily detectable. If your baby is tired, it will start to yawn or look at nothing for a long time, and its eyes will also be red. Prolonging the fatigue too much can cause it to become cranky, so it`s important to put it to sleep as soon as you notice these symptoms.
If you miss bedtime, it will be harder for your baby to fall asleep. Fortunately, your baby is beginning to understand the difference between night and day and tends to sleep more at night. This will also give you the sleep you need.
Behavior
All previous sounds, smiles, murmurs become stronger and your baby begins to respond confidently. It will also understand the concept of spying and will laugh when it finally sees your face. It is important to listen to music and even sing nursery rhymes. Imitating movements or repeating a simple sound like "booo" or "oooo" in the middle of a rhyme are easy ways to make the game an exciting and educational experience.
Let your baby be on its own from time to time, no matter how excited and eager to interact. Its mind is a playground of curiosity and imagination. Who knows what goes on in its senses and brains when it is busy playing with toys!
Crying
Their demands will begin to become sharper and more precise. It will do its best to cry in a different way to convey any of its requests. Around this week, your baby`s personality will become more prominent and you will begin to notice certain behavioral patterns of being stubborn or calm. This can make it easier for you to know what it really wants. You may have a baby calming down quickly when rocked or soothed in your arms, or you may have a baby crying endlessly for no reason and finds it hard to find a way to calm it down.
Care Tips
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- Make sure your baby is fed enough to satisfy its growing appetite.
- Keep the lights off at night and keep away all stimuli to start the nighttime sleep schedule.
- Babies are born with a soft, flexible skull and may develop a flat spot on their head that puts pressure on the mattress each night when they sleep on their back. You can lay by turns in any position when sleeping under your supervision. In most cases, even a serious-looking flat area will correct itself once baby starts to crawl and sit up.
- Babies tending to keep their head in the same position or rub against the bed or the side of their crib may develop a bald spot. Don`t worry, new hair will grow as your baby grows and leaves old habits behind. Hair loss can happen for other reasons: Babies born with a lot of hair often lose their hair as their hormone levels drop. Other causes of hair loss, such as ringworm or the auto-immune disorder alopecia areata, are very rare for a baby younger than 6 months.
- Use lots of sounds, objects and colors to interact with it and aid your baby`s development.
- You don`t have to be a slave to age rules, such as choosing a book. Books designed for older children can captivate a baby with their clear, vibrant images and bright colors. Or you can read a story you like in the newspaper to it. If you love to read, whether it`s Shakespeare or the latest bestseller, your baby will love hearing the rhythms of your voice.
Tips for Parents
When you have a baby, everyone in the world seems to have an opinion to share: "Shouldn`t it be wearing a sweater?" "Now if you don`t give it solid food, it won`t be able to get bigger and stronger." "If you let it suck the pacifier, it`ll ruin its teeth!" “Why is this baby crying?” ... Whether the advice is right or wrong, what is troubling is sheer intrusiveness and suppression of your parenting.
How to deal with it? First, don`t take everything you hear seriously. There is no outside force that can harm your parenting more than listening to and catching up on every piece of information presented to you by your friends, relatives, and strangers. Do what you think is best. According to your own maternal instincts, baby, family structure and the information provided by science, the best! It`s okay to listen to someone you find as sensitive and knowledgeable about this subject as you are.
Be aware, too, that the advice is mostly well-intentioned. Sometimes they make "helpful" comments just to have something to say. In response, say something neutral, such as "Thanks for your concern" or "I`ll think about it". However, if there are those who constantly criticize and comment; In order not to tire your mind and not let it overwhelm you, you can use clearer expressions: "I am more equipped with than you in terms of feelings and information about my baby`s development, you do not need to convey your advice, thank you." like... A great way to deal with grandparents who have their own ideas about nutrition or sleep is to hire a third person like "Thanks, mom. I`ll see what our doctor says."
Tests and Vaccines
There is no routine this week after the vaccinations and controls of the 8th week are applied.
Plays and Activities
Your baby`s perception of shape and color and the ability to understand who you are has developed. Get some bright green, yellow or red paper. Tie it to baby`s car and let it observe as you stroll through the park. With larger paper, you can hide your eyes or mouth and make funny moves.
Babies cannot fully turn at this age, but they begin to make some attempts to achieve this. You can give it a push in the right direction to make it realize what it feels like to spin in the first place. Use a soft blanket and lay your baby on its back. Try getting to one side, clapping, and making noises until it tries to duck its head and turn. When it looks up, gently lift or gently push the blanket to help it roll. Its first return will be a huge and exciting experience for it. If it makes happy noises, again, use the blanket to make it back up. Keep doing this a few more times.
Even at this young age, reading to your baby pays off in many ways. Just hearing you read at first helps your baby listen to the rhythm of the language. Changing the pitch of your voice, using accents and singing will make bonding with your baby much more interesting.
When to Apply to The Doctor?
If your baby starts to want more milk and your breasts can`t provide it despite your best efforts, let your doctor recommend the best formula for supplementation.
Most babies this week are very physically active and communicative. If your baby still shows no signs of interaction or does not respond to sounds and moving objects, a doctor`s visit is recommended.