How NewBorn Baby changes
Congratulation for your new baby!
The rapid development that was occurring before birth continues, only now you get to share directly in it. From birth, the senses of your baby are all in operation.
Vision, while blurry at distance, enables pattern recognition, especially facial features. Your baby can track a slowly moving object but has a short attention span. Baby focuses best at 8-14 inches, but may use eyes independently (one or both eyes may “wander” in or out). Tell your pediatrician if you feel that anything is wrong with baby’s sight.
Hearing is even more mature at birth. Often your newborn will turn the head, eyes, and attention toward sounds. He/she especially likes high-pitched cooing and voices, so talking and singing often is a good habit for parents. At just one week, your baby will be able to distinguish mom’s voice from that of all other humans!
Touch and texture recognition are highly developed at birth, and studies have shown that skin to skin contact early after birth and in the first several days set the stage for optimal physical, mental, social, and psychological development in the early years.
Taste and smell are also well developed, and while baby may prefer sweet tastes, supplementing sugar in any way to the diet is not advisable. Baby’s balance system is functional, which is why rocking and position change can help calm a fussy baby, or alert a sleepy one.
[Article from by Dr. David L. Ragonesi, M.D.]
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