Your Newborn Baby's Fourth Week: baby's sense of taste is well-developed

This week your baby's sense of taste is well-developed. Baby's nose develops right around the beginning of the 4th week. A newborn baby will begin exciting its head and looking from side to side. Your newborn baby won't be able to fully extend his arms and legs. Your child may be giving you lots of smiles now as a normal part of baby's physical development. All babies grow and develop at different rates. 

Babies to vomit frequently in the early weeks as they adjust to feeding and as their bodies develop. By the end of the month your baby will most definitely be able to lift and hold his/her head off the floor slightly, for a small period of time during belly time. By this point some babies can lift their heads to about a 45 degree angle, and there is a rare that can even lift their heads to a 90 degree angle.

Your baby's umbilical cord should have decreased off, and it is now time to have his/her first real bath. Begin by washing his/her face then work your way down the body and remember to clean the genital area from front to back, to help prevent infections. Remember to keep wiping the warm water. Your baby's ears will produce earwax, just as your do, as this is a normal body process. Your baby’s stomach won’t be able to grasp much milk at any one time which is why they will need to feed frequently. Your baby’s feeding and sleep will be closely linked at 3 weeks and it can be incredible to separate them. It is so common for young babies to go to sleep when they are feeding that this is considered normal behavior. 

Newborn baby's care in Fourth week

• Putting the baby down to sleep before the next feeding 
• Feeding approximately every three hours 
• Helping the baby's needs to fit into your or the family's routine, rather than arranging your or the family's needs completely around the baby's routine 
• An Eat-Wake-Sleep routine can help the baby’s hunger stabilize for faster night time sleeping.

Call your doctor if you notice any of the following warning signs in your baby

• Rejection to breastfeed or drink his/her formula milk.
• Sleepiness or severe irritability 
• Shortness of breath. 
• A swollen abdomen.
• A bulging fontanelle 
• Vomiting for more than 12 hours 
• A fever, with a temperature of 38 degrees C or higher if he/she is younger than three months, or 39 degrees C or higher if three months or older.
• Signs of dehydration, including a dry mouth, lack of tears
• Blood or bile in the vomit
Beware about Newborn Jaundice

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