How is the development of a newborn from week to week?

As a new parent, you may be wondering whether my baby's development is normal or not. It should be noted that since birth, parents can observe the development of the baby from week to week. For more details, see the development of the baby from 0 to 7 weeks of age as below!

The development of a newborn up to 7 weeks of age

Every week, the newborn will show development according to his age. As a parent, you need to know whether your little one has passed the appropriate development phase or not.

However, it is important to understand that the pace at which each baby develops is fundamentally different. Quoted from the Mayo Clinic, there are many things that can happen from weeks to months.

This also affects the baby's growth which may be seen significantly.

However, keep in mind that the development of a newborn is uncertain because every baby also develops in his own way.

Newborn development

A few hours after birth, babies generally still look reddish pink. After being born into the world, babies generally greet you with their cries.

However, unlike adults, newborns cry without tears. This happens because the tear glands have not yet fully developed.

A few moments after being born, babies can open their eyes and see their surroundings.

However, the vision is still not focused like nearsightedness so it only looks in line. As for some of the things that are usually done by newborns, namely:

• Immediately find the mother's breast and will suckle for 50 minutes.
• After getting breast milk, he will probably sleep for about 6 hours at most.
• Already starting to recognize the voice of parents but not being able to see clearly.
• Urinate or defecate after 24 hours at least once.

A newborn's first stool consists of a dark sticky substance called meconium and is produced in the first two days of life.

Don't worry if the color is dark greenish black. Over time, the dark green color of the meconium will turn brownish green, then turn yellow with a denser texture.

After that, usually the parents will carry out the process skin to skin as the first stage to build emotional bonds, warm the baby's body, as well as the stage of breastfeeding for the first time.

1 week baby development

Here are some things that can be seen in a baby's development at 1 week of age:

• Voice and cry when you need something.
• Move your hands and feet because of a reflex.
• Little by little trying to move the head.
• Breastfeed as much as 8 to 12 times a day.
• Requires about 16 hours of sleep a day.

Gross motor skills

You could say, the gross motor development of newborns in the first week is not very visible. This is because he just adjusted his movements after 9 months in the womb.

Moreover, gross motor skills require movement of the muscles. In the first week, of course, his body is still adapting.

Fine motor skills

Meanwhile, for fine motor skills, movement skills that are not too heavy are needed. Therefore, you will see the baby has begun to adapt by moving his hands.

Another thing that you will likely see in newborns is movement in the foot area due to the reflex of the hands.

Communication and language skills

For the development of communication in newborns at 1 week of age, the most noticeable thing is crying. This method is the only thing he can do when he needs something. For example, such as being hungry or thirsty, feeling uncomfortable with diapers, and so on.

Social and emotional skills

The vision of a newborn baby is not so focused that he has not recorded the faces of those closest to him. In the first week, he will recognize the voice of the parents first. Moreover, the mother's voice was heard clearly while still in the womb.

In some babies, there are also those who are able to express a smile when they feel happy. It can take several weeks for the baby to visually distinguish between its mother and other adults.

2 week baby development

The development of a baby at 2 weeks of age is as follows:

• Sleep that is long enough about 16 to 20 hours.
• Occasionally try to raise your head in a prone position.
• Babies learn to look their parents' eyes at close range.
• Starting to be able to respond to sounds that are familiar to the hearing.
• Breastfeed as much as 8 to 12 times a day.
• Babies will often urinate 5 to 8 times.
• The baby's weight will return to normal.

Gross motor skills

In the second week, it can be said that there is no significant change in gross motor skills of the newborn.

He is still trying to make movements in areas of the body that involve muscles. One way is to try to slightly raise your head when in a prone position.

Fine motor skills

Meanwhile, for fine motor skills, new things he can do are moving his hands and feet. This is also a way for the baby to improve his reflexes.

Not only that, babies have also begun to be able to put their fingers in their mouths and play with their tongues.

What you can do is try to change the direction of the head while putting the baby to sleep.

Communication and language skills

Still the same as before, the way babies communicate something is by whining and crying. Entering the 2nd week, you may have begun to be able to distinguish between cries according to their needs.

Social and emotional skills

You will probably hear your little one crying both in the morning and at night. But at this age, your little one can already see at a certain distance.

That way, when he cries and you approach him, he can feel his parents' presence. Even though it's not very clear, he starts to respond to what you are talking about through his gaze.

3 weeks baby development

Here's the development of the baby at 3 weeks of age:

• Become more active and aware of the surrounding environment.
• There is a possibility that you will gain weight.
• Babies sleep time to 16 to 18 hours a day.
• Pay more attention to people who are near him.
• Weight gain 2 to 3 ounces per day.
• Your height will increase by about 4 to 5 cm at the end of the month.

Gross motor skills

The development of a newborn from week to week at this age can be said that he becomes more active than in the first week. Not only weight, but there is also the possibility of increasing height.

Therefore, it is also possible that the baby can train to raise its head even if it is only for a few seconds. Coupled with turning or tilting your head.

Fine motor skills

Meanwhile, for fine motor skills, he moves his hands more often in any activity. For example, when breastfeeding, bathing, changing diapers, and playing.

He also began to look for ways to calm down, such as putting his hand in his mouth.

In addition, there are other things why babies like to put their hands in their mouths. Research in France shows newborns do have an instinct to put things in their mouths.

This is part of the baby's effort to survive and is interpreted as the ability to eat.

Communication and language skills

Babies at this age still like to cry. However, he has begun to be able to pay more attention to parents or people who are often around him.

Even though he still doesn't understand the language, little by little he also learns the faces of the people he sees and responds to them.

Social and emotional skills

As has been explained a little above, the development of a newborn at this age is to start paying attention to the facial expressions as well as the language of the parents.

So from that, over time he was able to recognize sounds as well as feel what was going on.

4 weeks baby development

The development of a baby at 4 weeks of age has entered stages such as:

• The reflex movement was stronger than before.
• Body weight reaches 0.7 to 0.9 kg with a body length of 2.5 to 4 cm.
• Moving more hands into the mouth and other areas of the body.
• Can already hear completely.
• Cannot adjust to too bright light yet.
• More predictable times of eating and sleeping.
• Starting to have health problems such as baby acne, irritation or allergies, runny nose, or irritation due to diapers.

Gross motor skills

Since the beginning of birth, your little one actually has gross motor skills in the form of being able to move his arms and legs simultaneously.

At the age of 4 weeks or 1 month, the development of motor skills of the baby is seen by starting to learn to lift his head around 45 degrees.

Fine motor skills

Activities that can be done in newborns mostly occur due to reflexes. Like sucking, swallowing, moving hands and feet, until finally at this age trying to hold something. However, when sleeping he will usually keep his fists clenched.

Communication and language skills

Crying by babies is the only language skill that can be done since he was just born. However, he will begin to focus on seeing the eyes as a way of communicating.

Mostly, it is at this age that he learns to recognize sounds even though he can only make sounds that are not quite clear.

Social and emotional skills

Like adults, babies smile because they are responding to something or are feeling good. In fact, the smile that the baby gives is no longer spontaneous that comes from stimulation of the brain.

Babies can also smile because they respond to various things they see and are usually quite fluent. This is because at this age, most babies begin to recognize their parents.

5 weeks baby development

The development of the baby at the age of 5 weeks or 1 month 1 week has reached the stages:

• Begins to recognize time, that is, staying awake during the day and sleeping at night.
• Look for ways to communicate other than crying.
• Trying to hold objects in hand and release them yourself.
• Begins to have consistent timing while feeding.
• Has its own way of calming down.
• Baby weight increases from 0.5 kg to 1 kg.

Gross motor skills

Gross motor development in newborns at this age is still not much different from the previous week. However, he is still trying to be consistent in learning to lift his head so he can last longer each day.

Plus, babies also train their head movements by seeing the movements made by those around them.

Fine motor skills

When viewed from his fine motor skills, he also begins to learn to hold objects that you put in his hand.

Therefore, pay attention to the cleanliness of these objects because they will definitely be put in the mouth. In addition to objects, he will also hold your finger when in his hand.

Communication and language skills

Changes in this area of ​​the brain will also affect how babies communicate with their parents. In this phase, he will try to communicate by imitating what you said.

Of course, the baby's language development stage is still in a category that is difficult to understand. Apart from crying, he will also shake his body as a sign to seek attention.

Social and emotional skills

Another development that can be seen in newborns at this age is vision and hearing which has started to improve.

Therefore, the baby will start observing and recording the faces of the people around him. For example, when he cries and is carried by someone he knows, the crying stops.

6 weeks baby development

The development of the baby at the age of 6 weeks or 1 month 2 weeks has reached stages such as:

• Learn to calm yourself down.
• Make more effort to respond to conversations.
• The hands and feet are moved more regularly.
• The newborn phase will smile.
• Weight gain about 1kg at the end of the month.
• Time to feed more regularly, about 15 to 20 minutes.
• Will be breastfeeding more so that colic can occur.

Gross motor skills

As a newborn at 6 weeks of age, you may see your little one demonstrating his ability to move his arms and legs.

This movement also looks more stable compared to the previous age. Likewise with the strength of lifting the head with the strength of the hands while on your stomach.

Fine motor skills

Still almost the same as its development at the age of 4 weeks or 1 month, babies will more often put their hands or other objects into their mouths. In fact, you should pay attention if these habits are diminishing.

Although the development of each newborn is different, contact the doctor if your little one is no longer active or there is no development.

Communication and language skills

Even at this age, babies will more often try to communicate or respond to conversations from parents.

The response from the baby is of course in a typical language, but don't forget to reply. In addition, babies will also be more sensitive to nearby sounds so that they turn around more often.

Social and emotional skills

At this age, baby's curiosity usually begins to emerge. He may look more often at you and respond to what you do or say.

Therefore, you also have to ask him to play, chat, or be near him more often to avoid crying because he feels left out.

He has also learned to calm himself by sucking his fingers in his mouth. At this age there is also the possibility of colic in newborns or frequent crying even though there is no pain.

7 weeks baby development

The development of a baby at 7 weeks or 1 month 3 weeks has entered stages such as:

• The body moves more because of muscle growth.
• Stronger to hold objects in hand.
• There will be much less crying and fussing at night.
• Exercising abdominal strength like stomach.
• Begins to feel discomfort due to digestive problems.
• It rarely happens, but it is possible at this age the baby has teething .
• In this phase, you must be prepared when your baby has skin problems such as acne, eczema, and dry scalp.

Gross motor skills

The development of a newborn from week to week seven is arguably quite significant. Moreover, in this phase there is already muscle growth in the body.

This is what causes the baby to make more movements in the areas of the hands, feet, neck and stomach.

Fine motor skills

As your newborn's muscles grow at 7 weeks of age, you can already see that he likes to play with his hands. For example, when giving an object or toy then he trains his hand to hold it.

Communication and language skills

Furthermore, you will hear the development of the baby when he fluently says "ooh" and "aah" at the age stage of the baby at 7 weeks or 1 month 3 weeks. Not only that, when you talk to him he has started to focus on staring as well as listening.

Social and emotional skills

Sudh explained a little above that during this period of sensory development, the baby will focus more on sight as well as hearing. Therefore there is nothing wrong with telling you when you are at home or taking him for a walk.

Babies can recognize the songs they listen to while in the womb for up to four months after birth. Therefore, when the baby is fussy you can try giving songs that are usually heard during pregnancy, because it can make the baby calmer.

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