Milestones
Developmental milestones are defined by this percentage of children being able to do them by a specific age
What is 75%?
This milestone starts around 6 months old, on average, but the full range is about 3-12 months. Symptoms of this milestone can include drooling, fussiness, decreased interest in eating, and increase in chewing on hands & objects. A slight increase in temperature can also be present, but not typically a fever (info fro the Cleveland Clinic)
What is teething?
This temperature range is the recommended temperature range for babies' sleep environment
When caring for babies 6 weeks old and up, you should decrease how much you do this with them during night time care (multiple correct answers)
What is talk to them? What is rouse them? What is changing the environment?
This is the age range in which babies start to smile socially, not just reflexively
What is 6-12 weeks old?
By 4 months old, babies show interest in toys by doing this
What is reaching out to grab them?
Due to being the lowest-energy part of the visible light spectrum, this color light is recommended for night time care as it disrupts melatonin production the least
What is red light?
This sleep technique is sometimes effective in extending babies' first stretch of sleep for the night by "topping" them off while they're drowsy
What is dream feeding? *No specific info on what age range you should do this, but generally after 6 weeks old*
Around 3-4 months old, babies begin to roll in this direction
What is back to belly? (Belly to back occurs between 5-6 months)
Between 4-6 months, this behavior emerges because babies are practicing communication and building muscles needed for speech development
What is blowing "raspberries?"
Around this age babies tend to have a more predictable routine for eating and sleeping
What is 3-4 months?
This hormone is not found in formula, but is found in breastmilk during the night time. Babies do not produce this sleep hormone until 2-3 months old
What is melatonin?
This age range is when babies typically laugh for the first time
What is 3 to 4 months?
By this age babies can typically push up onto their elbows/forearms while on their belly and can hold their head steady while being held in someone's arms
What is 4 months old?
This sleep training approach is a gentler version of cry it out that involves leaving baby to fall asleep alone for a designated interval before checking in again (typical starting intervals are 3, 5, and 10 minutes)
What is the Ferber method?
At 6 weeks old, babies have wake windows of this length (in minutes) and typically sleep for this amount of time total per day (in hours)
What is 30-90 minutes and 14-17 hours?
Name the three stages of postpartum recovery (ppr) and what timeframe they cover
The acute phase of ppr refers to the first 6-12 hours following birth
The subacute phase occurs 24 hours post birth until 6 weeks pp
The delayed ppr phase lasts up to 6 months
These two teeth are typically the first teeth that emerge during teething
What are the lower central incisors?
This voluntary motor skill where an infant holds an object by closing their fingers against the palm of their hand, develops around 4 to 5 months of age after the primitive grasping reflex fades
What is palmar grasp? Also called the intentional-whole hand grasp
Circadian rhythm begins to develop around 6-12 weeks and consolidates around 3-6 months before maturing around 6-12 months. This term refers to the sleep-eat cycle that newborns follow before their circadian rhythm begins
What is ultradian rhythm?
At 6 months old, babies typically have wake windows of this length (in hours) and sleep for this amount of time total per day (in hours)
What is 2-3 hours and 14 hours?