How many pounds does a newborn baby normally gain per month?

Newborns need careful care from their parents after birth so that they can grow up healthy and strong. The weight of a newborn is very critical. The baby's growth rate is relatively fast. Under normal circumstances, the weight of a newborn at one month is about 1000-15000g. As time goes by, the baby's weight and development in all aspects will become faster and faster, so the child needs to be given a healthy and nutritious diet.

Babies gain weight very quickly within one year old, and the younger the baby, the faster the weight gain. In the first month after birth, the average weight is 1000g-1500g. At 3 months, the weight is about twice the birth weight (about 12 pounds). At one year old, the weight is about 3 times the birth weight (18 pounds). At 2 years old, the weight is about 4 times the birth weight (about 24 pounds). After the age of 2 and before puberty, weight increases steadily by about 4 kilograms each year.

How to hold a one month old baby correctly

1. To hold your baby correctly, you can choose the hand-holding method or the wrist-holding method.

Use your left hand to support your baby's back, neck, and head, and your right hand to support his little butt and waist. This method is often used to pick up and put down the baby from the bed. Place the baby's head in the crook of your left arm, protect the baby's head with your elbow, protect the back and waist with your left wrist and hand, extend your right forearm over the baby's body to protect the baby's legs, and support the baby's buttocks and waist with your right hand. This method is a more commonly used posture.

Use your left hand to support your baby's back, neck, and head, and your right hand to support his little butt and waist.

The head of a newborn baby accounts for 1/4 of the body length. When holding the baby upright, the weight of the baby's head is entirely on the cervical spine. When the baby is 1-2 months old, the neck muscles are not fully developed and are weak. This incorrect holding posture should be used to prevent damage to the baby's spine. These injuries are not easy to detect at the time, but may affect the child's future growth and development. Therefore, it is not advisable to hold the baby in a straight vertical position. People's love for their children has reached an unparalleled level. They don't kiss them enough, they don't love them enough, and they start holding their children just a few days after they are born. Little do people know that this practice violates the natural laws of infant growth and development and is harmful rather than beneficial to the child.

3. When holding your baby correctly, you should support the baby's back and buttocks

The football hold is usually used during breastfeeding. The adult holds the baby's back and buttocks, and the head is not in a fixed position. This not only affects the quality of breastfeeding, but also hurts the baby's cervical vertebrae and spine. The mother should support the baby's waist and neck with her entire arms and hold the baby's head with her hands. It is best to use a pillow to support the baby's entire body. The baby can see the mother's face while feeding, which is beneficial to visual development.

1. Holding your baby frequently can increase your intimacy with your baby.

Although the baby's vision and hearing are still developing, he already has a certain memory ability. Through this intimate hugging behavior, the baby will spontaneously develop a liking for the parents and store this feeling in the head, thus shortening the distance between the baby and the parents.

2. Holding your baby frequently can enhance parent-child communication

When parents hold their babies, it is impossible for them to remain silent. Parents often talk and interact with their babies, which is very helpful for the baby's early language education. This also requires parents to talk to their babies frequently when holding them.

Ask parents to talk to their babies frequently while holding them.

3. Holding your baby frequently can promote the development of your baby's tactile senses

"Sensory integration" has received considerable attention in recent years, and touch is a very important part of the human body's sensory integration system, which is very important for the baby's growth. Only after having a good sense of touch can the baby establish better connection with the outside world. For example, the touch of the baby's mouth when drinking milk will bring satisfaction, and the mother's gentle skin touch on the baby will make him feel comfortable and relaxed. After the baby has the ability to crawl and move, he will also use the sense of touch of his hands to explore the outside world and learn new abilities.

1. Sleep issues in one month baby care

The baby's sleep starts to become regular, and the night sleep time can be extended to 4-5.5 hours. Observe whether the child's posture is correct during sleep. Try not to feed him at night after eating. Do not change his diaper if he does not urinate. Let him sleep soundly until dawn. The quilt that the baby covers should be light, warm and comfortable, but not too much.

2. Clothing issues for one-month-old baby care

Among the fabrics with good thermal insulation properties, wool fabrics are the best, followed by cotton fabrics. Fabrics with good breathability can dissipate sweat and dirt discharged from the skin, keep the skin dry, and regulate body temperature. Generally, wool, cotton and other fibers have good moisture absorption and can dissipate moisture quickly, keeping the fabric dry and beneficial to skin cleanliness.

3. Bathing issues for one month old babies

It is best to bathe a newborn once a day. The room temperature should be kept between 26℃ and 28℃, and the water temperature should be between 38℃ and 50℃. Use baby-specific bath gel to scrub the skin folds such as the neck, armpits, and groin. After each defecation or urination, scrub the buttocks and perineum with warm water to ensure that the newborn is comfortable and clean. Each bath should be scheduled 1 to 2 hours before feeding to avoid spitting up milk.

4. Skin problems in one month baby care

4.1. The water temperature should be appropriate. For children, washing their face once or twice a day is enough, and be careful not to use too high a water temperature. Repeatedly washing your baby's hands and bathing them, especially using hand soap and shower gel, etc., the water temperature is too high and the use of alkaline products can easily wash away the oil on the child's skin, causing the baby's skin to become dry, cracked, red, itchy and other symptoms.