by Stephanie Doyle | Jun 26, 2019 | Newborn Care, Uncategorized
We already covered fine motor development, so now it is time to cover gross motor development. The use of large muscle groups that aid in the development of walking, running, kicking, etc. defines what gross motor is. Gross motor development in newborns starts in...
by Stephanie Doyle | May 31, 2019 | Newborn Care
Language development begins while the baby’s hearing develops in the womb. The baby is able to hear sounds before many of their other organs fully develop. Once babies are born, their primary use of language begins with crying. Newborns cry when they need...
by Stephanie Doyle | May 24, 2019 | Newborn Care
Fine motor development is the development of the small muscle movements in the body. Newborns don’t have much for fine motor skills when they are first born, but like you’ll see throughout this series, they develop quickly over the course of the first...
by Stephanie Doyle | May 3, 2019 | Newborn Care
This month we are going to talk about different areas of infant development and what to expect. The first one we are starting with is eyesight. Newborns are not born with perfect vision. They are not able to easily tell the difference between two objects or move their...
by Stephanie Doyle | Apr 24, 2019 | Newborn Care
While some mothers exclusively breastfeed directly from the breast, some may need to, or choose to have their baby drink from a bottle. This could be due to needing to go to work or just needed a break from time to time. One thing most don’t think about is that...
by Stephanie Doyle | Apr 18, 2019 | Newborn Care
When newborns drink from bottles it is easy to see how much they are drinking, but if they drink breast milk straight from the breast it is harder to tell. In fact, it is probably one of the number one worries new mothers have. Their newborns lose weight after birth...
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