HUG Newsletter #7

Four-Month-Old’s Odd Behavior

What's wrong with YOU?

  • Her baby has been settled and predictable for several weeks now.

  • Suddenly mother says the baby seems out of sorts during much of the day and wakes up a number of times to breastfeed at night.

  • "What is wrong with you?" this mother wonders.

Newborn’s Amazing abilities

  • Baby delights in being on her stomach. Her spine twists as she gaily glances over her shoulder at mother.

  • Baby looks really surprised when she suddenly flips over to her back.

  • Driven by this new skill, within two weeks baby rolls from one side of the room to the other!

Breastfeeding and Distracted

  • Suddenly baby pulls off the breast whenever her father walks into the room or the dog barks.

  • He reaches for mom's face and pulls her necklace.

  • Mom worries, "Does all this mean it's time to wean?"

  • Being easily distracted is a sign of a surge in baby's mental abilities, NOT a sign that it's time to wean!