Signs that your child is healthy
We tell you a range of signs that your baby is healthy so that you can help him and have fun together at every stage of his development.
Don't worry, madam, we will tell you here the most important 6 signs that indicate that your child is healthy and happy in the following:
Signs that your child is healthy
Here are the highlights of the following:
1. Baby calms down when touched and hears your voice
Your baby is aware in his early days that his current surroundings are different from the environment of the womb in which he grew up for nine months. He is used to being close to you and your voice was a big part of this experience.
So after he is born, he continues to search for your voice and feel your body heat , and when your child calms down as soon as you are near him, these are the first signs of emotional bonding between you, and a clear indication that your child is growing properly.
2. It interacts with the external environment
At this point, the following happens:
- Your newborn begins to follow people with his eyes , and becomes able to distinguish his parents.
- He begins to interact with others through a smile or laughter , all these interactions show that your child is communicating with you and becoming more aware of his surroundings.
- The first eye contact may occur around the time your baby is one month old and he may start smiling around the second month, by the third month he will start laughing, and around the fifth month he will smile back at you.
Be happy, dear mother, because all these behaviors are among the signs that your child is healthy.
3. He sleeps regularly
Most children should have a regular sleep pattern with fewer interruptions i.e. four hours or more as they:
- Some children develop this pattern much faster than other children.
- Your baby in the fourth month will sleep more regularly, which means that his nervous system is starting to develop.
- In some cases, your child's sleep disturbances may be prolonged, so you must do this task and organize his sleep schedule yourself.
4. Note the colors, patterns, and movement
If your child is looking at moving toys or bright and colorful objects, this means that his eyesight is sharpening, and also an important indicator of his brain development.
By the second month most babies begin to follow bright colors, patterns, and spinning objects, but they don't have perfect color vision or a good depth perception which is why contrasting colors attract their attention.
5. Pay attention to new sounds
When your baby becomes more curious about what he hears and starts looking for the source of the sound, you will realize that his ears are healthy, which is evidence that his hearing is developing.
It is true that babies hear right from birth but it takes time for them to recognize which sounds are noisy, and some sounds may be unimportant to your baby, or simply uninteresting to him.
Your child will search over time for new sounds that he was not familiar with before, and this is a healthy sign that he is using his brain to distinguish different sounds and among the signs that your child is healthy.
6. Frequent wet nappies are required
Constantly changing wet diapers is the best sign that your baby is gaining weight and this proves that he is getting enough milk and growing at a healthy rate even if the amount of what he drinks is changing day by day.
Trust these indicators rather than relying on how much he eats at each meal because children don't eat the same amount every day or even every food.
Finally, it is important to keep your baby's visit to the pediatrician so that he or she can assess signs that your baby is healthy and whether your baby is growing well.
