Physiological conditions of the baby

Smiles in a Dream - is among the first smiles of an infant.

cases are observed after getting rid of an attack of colic, after a hearty feeding or after the child was taken in his arms and began to pump. Face to face games are another time for collecting smiles. The baby's first smiles say, "I feel good inside," and let you feel good inside. Wait a month for real, external( communicative) smiles, which you can call yourself and which will captivate all without exception, who will see them. Whatever they cause, enjoy these fleeting smiles like glimpses of happy smiles all over your face that are just around the corner.

Newborns and adults demonstrate two types of movements: conditioned reflex( meaningful),

ie you think before doing something, and unconditioned reflex( innate), ie your reaction is automatic. When you show your newborn baby a rattle, he thinks: "I will use my hand to grab a rattle."And the brain sends signals to the muscles, instructing them to take the rattle. If you knock with a rattle on the child's knee, choosing the right place, the knee will sharply straighten automatically, that is, it will be a reflex. At first, the behavior of a newborn is mostly reflective, but as his nervous system develops, he begins to think more about his actions. During the newborn period, there are about seventy-five congenital, or unconditioned, reflexes. Most of them are funny features, the other part has a protective function, and some serve certain additional purposes. Here are some interesting and useful reflexes.

Suckling and swallowing reflexes. These are the so-called food grip reflexes that help the child find the source of food and draw it inside. Of this group of reflexes, sucking and swallowing are the most important for survival. Please note that your child automatically starts to suck when you stimulate( in decreasing order of sensitivity) the soft palate, the inner side of the cheeks and lips, and also the cheek and chin. A close relative of the sucking reflex is the radicular( or search) reflex. Nip your breasts tickle the face of your child and watch as he turns his head to your nipple, as if in search of food. The radicular reflex disappears by about four months, when the child begins to master the ability to take objects by hand and the child's food search becomes more arbitrary. Reflex Reflex( Moro Reflex).

If the child is subjected to sudden loud noise or if, holding the child in his arms, remove the support from his head and back, he reacts to the sensation of falling, quickly placing his hands around and bending his hands as if he is trying to cling to someone or grab someoneSomething. Especially if one does not grasp anyone, this reflex can be accompanied by a frightened grimace and weeping. This protective reflex is the child's clinging reaction to which he makes it clear: "I need someone to be between these little hugging handles."The fright reflex is most distinct in the first month and gradually disappears to three-four months. Anthropologists believe that the fright reflex and the grasping reflex are a primitive behavior aimed at providing affection that infants use to hold on to their mothers.

Grasping reflex. Smooth your child's palm with your fingertip or insert your pas-

Reflex Reflex( Moro Reflex).

Grasping reflex.

the little finger on the side of the little finger and watch your kid's fingers grip your finger. Sometimes babies cling so tightly that you can partially lift them from the surface on which they lie before they release you.(Do this experiment only on a soft surface, such as on a bed, as the child can release your finger at any time.) Another demonstration of a grasping reflex: put a rattle in the child's handles;note how difficult it is to take away the rattle from the little Hercules. The grasping reflex is most pronounced in the first two months;By the third month, it begins to weaken and to six it usually disappears.

Rectifying( static, adjusting) reflexes. The behavior directed towards survival, known as rectifying reflexes, helps the child learn to keep the trunk, head, arms and legs in the right position necessary for breathing and development. Put the child face down and watch as he lifts the head exactly enough to tear himself away from the surface, and turns the head to the side. If a diaper or a pillow falls on the child's head, he can first try to draw it into his mouth, and then he will vigorously turn his head from side to side and wave his hands to shake the diaper and get a chance to breathe and watch.

The gag reflex. To prevent the child from choking while learning to eat and swallow, a vomitive reflex is called to protect it, automatically pushing the object out of the child's throat. If you stimulate the back of the pharynx with your finger or some object, the lower jaw falls and the tongue protrudes forward and downward to push the object out. The gag reflex remains with the person all life, however the tongue pushing out the part of this reflex disappears approximately to six-monthly age. It is because of this reflex that it is so difficult for a child to swallow too early solid food.

The reflex of the swordsman. When your child lies on his back, turn his head to the side and watch as he throws the handle and leg in the same direction, while with the counter-

Fencer Reflex.

on the opposite side, the handle and leg will bend, as if in a stand "for battle" with fencers. This reflex also promotes the muscle development of the baby, and inhibits it. He helps the child look at the straightened hand in front of his face and keep his attention on the toy in this hand. But he prevents the child from using his hands, hands and head to play in the middle, in front of the trunk. Approximately three to four months, this reflex begins to weaken, allowing your child to keep toys in front of him, and also bring the hand to his eyes and mouth.

Step response. Keep your child above the table or floor, so that the sole of one of his feet rests on the surface.

Stepping reflex.

The weight of the foot rises, and the second one sinks, as if the child is making a step. If you do so that the child's toes come across the edge of the table, the child will lift his foot, as if climbing to the table. This reflex, disappearing to about two months of age, is a curious feature with an ambiguous purpose.

Reflex reflex. From pain, the child is protected by a jerk reflex. If you prick the heel of the child for a fence for a blood test, which is mandatory in the maternity hospitals, the leg and foot will bend and pull away to avoid pain. Simultaneously, the second leg is thrown outward, as if it repels the object that caused the pain.