Development of Babies at 15 Weeks

Development of Babies at 15 Weeks

The development of a 15-week baby is quite diverse, as a parent, maybe you are curious about what your little one can do at that age.

How should the baby develop 15 weeks?

At this stage of the baby's development of 15 weeks, your child has a great sense of curiosity about the world around him.

During the development of the baby for 15 weeks, your child may do the following:

• Keep your head upright when held
• Lifting the chest while lying face down with his hands
• Turn around (in one direction)
• Trying to take things around them
• Focus on small items such as baby oil bottles or talcum bottles (but don't let small objects be in the child's reach)

What should I do with a 15-week-old baby?

Place a mirror next to the baby or put the baby in front of the mirror when you are getting ready in the morning. He will not recognize himself in the mirror, but this is not a problem. Babies will like to look at their shadows or other people in the mirror. He will show his joy and his sweet smile.

He may stop sucking your thumb or drink bottled milk to hear your voice. Let the baby stand or make a sound, and keep talking to the baby when you are with him or doing something near your baby

This not only makes the connection between you and your baby, but also encourages him to express his feelings. Wait and see if the baby has a sign of wanting to answer or react.

When you are gathering with friends, let the baby sit close to your place so he can hear various conversations or interactions between people. Babies will love to see other children playing, older babies learning to walk, or seeing pets.

Whatever is within reach of a 15-week-old baby will be a toy. This age baby is very good at holding things, so give them some toys that are easy to reach, such as plastic or rubber rings that babies can use with both hands, toys that make sounds, or stuffed animals.

Baby's Health at 15 Weeks

What do I need to discuss with the doctor?

Most doctors will not make an appointment and do a baby health check this month. However, you can always contact your doctor if you want to ask questions that cannot be postponed until the next examination period.

What should I know about 15-week-old babies?

In order for the development of a 15-week baby to be more optimal, there are a number of things parents must know, such as:

1. Candidiasis of the mouth

Candidiasis mouth is a fungal infection of the mouth due to yeast Candida albicans. If you feel your child has white spots on the cheeks or on the tongue and lips that cannot be wiped clean (such as vomiting), this may be a sign of mouth ulcers.

Yeast grows in moist and warm environments. In this case, the moist environment is in the baby's mouth.

If you breastfeed a baby, Your nipples may dry out and pain while breastfeeding. You will be more susceptible to yeast infections if your immune system is weakening. Yeast can also move through the digestive tract and out through the anus, causing a rash or yeast infection in the vagina.

Talk to your doctor to get an antifungal medication prescription for you and your baby. If you are breastfeeding, both must be treated so as not to infect each other. The treatment process usually takes several weeks.

During treatment, try to wash your hands more often, sterilize toys and pacifiers in boiling water. Apply anti-fungal cream (clotrimazole) with an anti-inflammatory drug combination. Some babies with mouth sores will become more irritable and lazy to eat because of the pain in the cheeks and gums.

2. Penis swollen baby

You may be too anxious when you see it baby penis You swell, but actually your baby sometimes only suffers from a diaper rash.

Rashes due to diapers are very common and sometimes can cause the penis to swell, which makes it a little difficult to urinate. When you wear cloth diapers, replace them with disposable diapers.

If the baby's condition does not improve after 2 or 3 days of home treatment or has difficulty urinating, contact your doctor.

3. Spastic movements

Although it has long been developing since it was still in the womb, the baby's nervous system is still incomplete and complete, so the baby's brain still cannot fully handle everything.

Sometimes, babies want to reach for toys but can only reach the closest ones. Poor coordination is a natural thing in the development of baby's motor function.

He will soon be able to control action and movement better, have clear goals, and be more expert. If you are still anxious, you can consult and talk with your doctor.

Which must be considered

What should I pay attention to from a 15-week-old baby?

Some things you should pay attention to at the stage of development of a 15-week baby, namely:

Wake up at night to breastfeed

For babies aged 15 weeks, breastfeeding at night helps provide additional nutrition. Although in reality some babies are no longer breastfed at night at around 3 months (and sometimes earlier), but some babies who still need to drink milk twice a night.

However, breastfeeding 3-4 times at night is not very important. Reduce the frequency of breastfeeding slowly so you can sleep longer and better, and may help your child's sleep patterns better. Here's how:

• You can breastfeed for longer, not more often
• Wake the baby to breastfeed during the day
• Make sure the baby drinks enough milk during the day
• Increase the time to breastfeed slowly, for example 30 minutes to 1 hour in 1 to 2 weeks
• Nursing takes longer or longer according to what is needed
• Don't put diapers on the baby at night if it's not really important
• Consider not sleeping in a room with a baby. The fact is, the more often you hold your baby when he is just whining or waking up, the more you will carry him more often. Sometimes babies can calm themselves without having to be carried to calm down.