Infant stages

Question 1

Birth- One Month

Answer 1

Oral stage (sucking and rooting reflexes)
Aware of animate v. Inanimate objects
Developing hand eye coordination and social interaction
Lifts head when prone and can turn head
Gains 5-7 oz per week (back to BW by 14 days)
Developing hearing, taste, smell, and vision

Question 2

Two- Four Months

Answer 2

Lifts head 45 degrees when prone, hold head steady by 4 months
Follows objects with eyes, recognizes faces
Vocalizations and coos by 2-3 months, squeals by 4 months
Smiles, then laughs to show pleasure
Drools, chews, bites by 4 months
Hands-objects-mouth
Turns head towards sounds

Question 3

Five- Eight Months

Answer 3

First tooth erupts
Sleeps through night
Weighs 2x BW by 6 months
Rolls, sits alone well by 8 months
Imitates sounds, babbles
Patterns of regular bowel and bladder elimination
Responds to no
Vision: color, depth perception, focus

Question 4

Nine- Eleven Months

Answer 4

Creeps and crawls
Good coordination (standing alone, pincer grip)
Responds to adult anger with cries
Eruption of lower incisor
Focalization of 2-3 syllable sounds, imitates simple words, knows bye bye
Peripheral and distance vision

Question 5

Twelve- Fifteen Months

Answer 5

3x BW by 12 months
Loose Babinskis sign
Can say mama and dada, knows name, shakes head no
Able to use a spoon and drink from a cup
Tolerates some separation
Has tantrums
Walks without help
Vision: can distinguish shapes, hand eye coordination

Question 6

Sixteen- Eighteen Months

Answer 6

Closed anterior fontanel
Walks upstairs without help, turns pages of a book
Begins to test limits
Potty training at 18 Months
Places objects in holes
Becomes communicative

Question 7

Nutrition

Answer 7

First 6 months:
125-150 cc/kg/day for fluids
Breast feeding until at least a year, WHO says 2-3 years
Lactation consultant at hospital, encourage BF 30 after birth, encourage on demand
Solids around 4 months

Second 6 months:
120-135 cc/kg/day
No honey until 12 months
Cup @ 5-6 months

Question 8

Sleep

Answer 8

Nocturnal sleep pattern by 3-4 months
9-11 hours at night by 4 months, 2 daily naps
Sleeps through the night by 12 months, 1-2 naps

Question 9

Mortality

Answer 9

Birth defects
Preterm birth
Maternal complications with pregnancy
SIDS
Accidents (fires, burns, choking, MVA, toxins, drowning)