Child 5 months

A child of 5 months is an extremely mobile kid, actively studying both his body and the surrounding world. The child's movements are very developed and he tries to reach out to everything that is within reach. Develops the ability to take objects with two handles, move the toy from one hand to another, everything that is in the hands of the baby, stretches into the mouth. Therefore, a child of 5 months should be under the close attention and control of parents, anything that could be dangerous for a small curious little man, should be removed as far as possible.

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What should a five-month-old kid be able to do?

• Actively consider pictures, bright objects and new faces.
• Continue to "walk", periodically say syllables (babbling).
• Actively snap all objects that are nearby, throw them.
• To distinguish native people from strangers, to react to unfamiliar faces.
• Play with rattles, game items for 10-20 minutes.
• Turn yourself on your stomach and vice versa - on your back, try to sit up
• To rise on arms or hand from a position lying on a stomach or belly.
• React with prattle to rhymes, nursery rhymes, told by mom.

The daily routine of the baby also changes: daytime sleep is reduced to two times, and the food becomes more diverse. In the diet it is necessary to add iron-containing products - porridges, meat purees. In the physiological sense, a child of 5 months also significantly changes:

• The fontanel is decreasing, for which it is necessary to follow in the hygienic sense.
• The body weight increases, which increases from 500 to 700 grams.
• The growth of the child - from 1 to 2 cm.

Young parents need to remember that every month the child really grows and gains weight, but most intensively this process occurs from the birthday to 4-5 months, then both growth and weight change their performance in a larger direction, but much more slowly. Moreover, each child grows according to his own individual plan, and not in accordance with official standards.

Child 5 months in motion

The five-month-old kid is still curious and extremely flexible. Particularly fond of children at this age is to show their parents a "proprietary" exercise - "airplane". The kid does not like to just lie on his stomach just like that, he arches his back and stretches his arms and legs in different directions, as if he wants to "fly up". Such training is really a natural need of the body to strengthen the muscles of the back. Also interesting for a five-month-old child and their own fingers. If a month ago, a kid just curiously studied his body, then at 5 months he "tries" his legs, easily pulling them to his mouth. Such amazing flexibility, unfortunately, is inherent only in children, with age, the spine loses such an amazing property, given the sedentary lifestyle of most adults. The kid can demonstrate to his mother and a kind of "bridge" when he, resting his head on the pillow, tries to lift the body with an arc. This warm-up is also a natural need of a small organism in strengthening the muscles surrounding the spine. In general, a five-month-old child is very active and mobile, so leaving him alone for even a few minutes is possible only in a closed bed. Lying on the sofa or changing table, the kid can quickly roll over, fall to the floor and get injured - this is enough for a few seconds. Also the child can swiftly roll to the edge of the sofa, so you need constant supervision.

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Child 5 months - development of speech and hearing

Kids at this age are very sociable, they are happy to talk with others in their own language, actively drawing attention to themselves. Particular preference is given to communication with the mother, which is very tired with everyday troubles, so five months is the time when you can attract the nearest relatives to the upbringing of the child, maybe a nanny. The sound combinations that the kid tries to pronounce are not yet articulated: neither the lips nor the language of the child are yet adapted to speech. Nevertheless, active sound extraction by a five-month-old child is a phenomenon that should be expected for mom and dad. Sometimes the sounds turn into original "songs", ending with rather high and loud notes, if the parents begin to "sing along", then the kid can sing for a long time and with pleasure. The skill of publishing lingering sounds in the future greatly helps in the formation of conscious speech and the pronunciation of syllables. Also the child tries to pronounce some consonants, such as "k", "b", "m", vowels are added to them and whole syllables are obtained. Parents should encourage the child in this direction and also say syllables "yes-yes", "ma-ma", "ba-ba", "pa-pa". Young fathers should not take offense at the fact that the baby with great pleasure says "ma" or "on", it is easier for a child to pronounce voiced consonants than a deaf syllable "na".

In addition to sound achievements, a child of 5 months is able to respond to his name, it is desirable to choose one or two petting options and as often as possible to pronounce them. The kid should already understand that his name is "Sasha" or "Dasha", and not just "bunny", "bird" or "fish", with images of which he will soon get to know. In addition, the child responds well to all sounds that surround him, and he shows not only positive, but also negative emotions, for example, if the sound is unpleasant or too loud. At that age, the child needs to show the objects and call them, let him not immediately remember their definition, but this is how the child's idea of the external world is formed. It is worth checking and hearing sensitivity of the child. This is done in this way: in silence Mom or Dad claps his hands, moving away from the child for 5-6 meters. The child should turn his head to cotton and find the one who claps his eyes. So you need to check both ears, that is, to produce claps from the right and left side. Such a test will help to establish the rate of hearing development or small deviations from it, which can be easily corrected with the help of an ENT doctor. The earlier the hearing loss is identified, the more effective is its treatment.

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Child 5 months - development of vision

The child's vision is also actively developing, the kid no longer only watches the objects, but is also able to track their movement, look for them with eyes. In five months the natural infantile "strabismus" finally passes, if by the end of the fifth month the baby still has manifestations of "running away" eyes, it is worth showing it to the children's oculist and pediatrician. The eye muscles, which develop independently, can be developed additionally with the help of games and exercises. Any bright object, toy, picture must be moved smoothly to the right, then to the left, tracking the child's reaction. This method should be repeated 2-3 times a day, varying its "hide and seek" toys or moving up and down.

How to test the skills of a five-month-old baby?

• Give the baby a bright, colorful toy, and then a monophonic or pale coloring. A bright rattle the child will consider much longer.
• Check the tenacity and strength of the grasping reflex with a small ball. The kid should be able to grab a round object with both hands, hold it, squeezing his fingers.
• Cover the baby, who lies on his back and looks at the rattles, with a light blanket or diaper. A child, if he does not sleep, tends to throw the covers with his feet or hands.
• Supporting the upper body, stimulate the desire of the baby to rise from the supine position on the back.
• Give a toy, a rattle to a child and try to "take it away." The baby should hold the toy very tightly and tenaciously.
• To acquaint the child with distant relatives or friends in order to determine whether the child distinguishes between "his" and "strangers".
• A child of 5 months should be able to rely on forearms or palms in the supine position.
• The child should be able to lean against the feet on a flat surface (floor, bed), of course, with the support of the parents.
• The child should be able to roll independently from the back to the abdomen and vice versa.
• The child should try to sit down, with the support of the parents to sit (no more than 3-5 minutes), keep the head straight, without tilting or hanging it.
• The child should make sounds, both vowels and consonants, often syllables.

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Child 5 months - food

At this age, the baby's diet becomes more diverse and nutritious. The meal takes place 3-3.5 hours, 5-6 times a day. Gradually, by the end of the fifth month, you need to switch to five-time mode. The quantity of products should not exceed in the total volume of this one liter, including water, juices or compote. In five months, it is necessary to introduce a lure in the baby's menu, consisting of dietary porridge or mashed vegetable mashed potatoes. Of course, these recommendations are common, each kid can have his own individual diet. However, it is necessary to adhere to the basic framework of the five-month-old baby's day, which consists of the following:

Time	Ration	Number of products, volume
Morning, 6.00	Feeding with breast milk or artificial mixture	200 ml
Morning, 10.00	Vegetable mashed potatoes / porridge	200 g
Day, 13 - 14.00	Mother's milk or mixture	200 ml
Evening, 6 pm	Breastmilk or artificial mixture	200 ml
Night, 21 - 22.00	Mother's milk or mixture	200 ml

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Child 5 months old - teeth and skin

A five-month-old baby may already have the first teeth. How can I tell if the first milk tooth is ready to show up? The baby begins to blush the gum, in the place of the future tooth may appear a small swelling or white coating. Interfere in the natural process is not worth it, the previously used methods in the form of rubber rings, sucking spoons, bagels and so on, are considered not only out-of-date, but harmful, dangerous to the health of the baby. Any object that the child will intensively suck, irritating the itchy gum, can damage the mucosa and provoke infection of the jawbone. In addition, both bagels and crackers are dangerous for their crumbs, which can get into the child's respiratory tract. At the age of five months, the lower (medial incisors) begin to erupt, the process of their appearance can stretch to the age of nine months, which is considered the norm.

The skin of a five-month-old child does not lose its sensitivity and tenderness, but becomes much more resistant to the effects of the environment. In addition to the typical for today's allergic rashes, the child may have scrapes caused by his active movements. In addition, motor activity can provoke diaper rash in the folds of the skin, where most of the sweat glands are located - under the arms, in the groin, the folds of the neck. "Potnychki" can be easily eliminated by observing the following rules:

• If the temperature in the room allows, to maximally undress the baby, let the baby's skin breathe.
• Make sure that the clothes do not have thick and coarse stitches.
• Change pampers more often, preferably every three hours.
• Change bed linen frequently in the baby's crib, periodically clean the oilcloth, especially if the baby is in the diaper.
• Often bathe and wipe the child, it is advisable not to use soap.
• Treat diaper rash and sweaters with special creams - Desithin, baby cream, Bubchen cream, powder.

A child of 5 months is a real little miracle that already knows how to communicate with the surrounding world, though in a language that is understandable only to the baby. However, loving and attentive parents will understand their child from the first sound or syllable, the main thing is that the baby grows healthy and develops within pediatric norms.

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