Ch 23 Flashcards
Infants DOUBLE their birth weight by ____ months
6
Infants TRIPLE their birth weight by ____ months
12
Posterior fontanel closes between
6-8 weeks
Anterior fontanel closes between
12-18 months
What do you use to measure length?
Recumbent board
Average newborn is how long at birth?
50 cm (20 inches)
By age 1, length should increase by ?
50%
When do the primary eruption of teeth occur?
between 6-8 months
Normal amount of teeth for 12 month old
6-8 teeth
Symptoms of teething
sucking or biting fingers, drooling, irritable, difficulty sleeping, mild fever, rub their ears, decreased appetite
Treatment for teething
frozen teething ring or ice cube wrapped in wash cloth, orajel, acetaminophen or ibuprofen (>6mo)
First form of communication
Crying
How long do infants cry each day?
1 to 1.5 hrs each day
How do you clean the infants teeth?
Cool, wet, washcloth
True or False:
Infants should startle to loud noises
True
2 month milestone
lift head off mattress when prone
hold hands in open position
4 month milestone
Rolls from back to side
Grasps objects with both hands
6 month milestone
Rolls from back to front
Holds Bottle
8 month milestone
Sits unsupported
Begins using pincer grasp
10 month milestone
Changes from prone to sitting position
Grasps rattle by handle
12 month milestone
Sits down from standing
Sensorimotor Stage
from birth-24 months
Progress from reflexive to imitative activities
Learn to separate themselves from other objects in their environment
Learn objects still exist when out of view
Can recognize and use symbols
Language at 2 months
Cries and makes other sounds
Language at 4 months
Coos
Makes sounds back when talked to
Turns head toward familiar sounds
Language at 6 months
High pitched squeal
Sticks tongue out
Language at 9 months
Makes lots of various sounds with longer symbols
Language at 12 months
Speaks 1-2 words with meaning
Attachment
When infants begin to bond with their parents
Reactive attachment
Results from maladaptive or absent attachment between infants and parents
Stranger fear
Begins around 6-8 months when infant can distinguish familiar and unfamiliar faces
True or False:
Infants prefer to engage in solitary play
True
When do you introduce solid foods?
6 months of age
First food to introduce
Iron fortified cereals
Introduce new foods how many days apart to identify allergies?
3-5 days apart
No cows milk until how old?
12 months old
Newborns sleep how many hours a day
10-19 hours
Babies sleep how long by 3 months
7-8 hrs
What is considered safe sleep?
Firm mattress, sleeping on their backs, in their own crib
Aspiration Prevention
Hold infant for feeding
Avoid small objects (grapes, coins, candy)
Check clothes for safety hazards
Burn prevention
Do not heat formula/breastmilk in microwave
Check temp of bath water
Working smoke detectors in home
Sunscreen (minimum 15spf)
Cover electric outlets
What is the highest temp your hot water heater needs to be set at?
120 degrees
Drowning prevention
Do not leave unattended in bath
Secure fencing around swimming pools
Close bathroom door
Fall prevention
Crib mattress in lowest position
Infant seats need to be on floor
Safety gates at top and bottom of stairs
Poisoning prevention
Safety locks on medicine cabinet
Avoid lead paint
Phone number for poison control readily available
Working carbon monoxide detector in home
Rear facing until how long?
2 years old
Where is the safest spot for car seat?
In the back seat in the middle of the row
Suffocation prevention
Avoid plastic bags
Avoid balloons
Crib mattress should fit snug
Back to sleep
Crib should be free of clutter
Toys with small parts should be kept out of reach
Which teeth erupt first?
Lower central incisors
How to develop trust
Respond to baby’s cries
