Your Newborn Baby's 17th Week: Curiosity and Strength have grown greatly

17 week old baby should include feedings every 4 hours during the day. This week your baby is dynamically interacting with his/her world. Reaching for people and things is currently a fairly common behavior. He/she may enjoy interacting with people baby is familiar with fair as much as interacting with a new contact for the first time. For babies that start on a tedious from the beginning, it’s very easy for them to change from a 3 hour to a four hour routine. Your little boy may need to ease into a four hour routine. You would do this by applying a firm 3 hour routine then extending it to 3 ½ hours and on to 4 hours. Be sure to offer full feedings in less than 30 minutes.

   

When your baby is 17 weeks old, it may be time to start presenting solid foods. One way to tell if Your 4-month-old baby is ready for solid food is if they have lost the extrusion or tongue-thrust reaction. All babies have this reaction early on in life that allows them to push anything out of their mouth other than a nipple. This is also a good point in time to make sure your home is baby proofed.

Major Developments for 17-Week-Old Baby getting for and actively working to get a certain toy or object is the next big thing to watch for. Your 4-month-old baby should continue receiving breast milk or the infant formula that best decides with the baby’s digestive system and nutritional needs as defined by his/her healthcare provider. Two things have grown greatly for your baby: Curiosity and Strength. This week your baby may start to make a construction between the movements of your mouth and the sounds he/she hears. In other words, the baby may be able to lip read.

  

This week your baby will be getting particularly interested in the world around him, looking for communication with family members, friends, and sometimes even strangers. He will start to reach for more, possibly reaching for mom, dad, or others he feels happy around. Your baby is becoming strong to discover his/her surroundings. Try giving him materials of different surfaces to explore or a crash to vibration. Your baby is also more likely to be confused by what's going on around him so feeding may become more difficult.  

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