Your young one is growing super fast and now entering a 34-week old baby growth spurt. You may notice him smiling more often and trying to reach out for the food on his plate during feeding time. Although your baby is not able to drink from a cup directly yet, he’s growing and learning new things.
Your baby will be growing through many changes as he learns how to crawl, hear, touch, and explore. This is an excellent time to introduce your little one to his surroundings and toys along with different foods and other things. Watch out for these milestones and keep reading to discover related tips for speeding up their development.
The following are the milestones you will notice during your baby’s 34th week of development-
Where feeding is concerned, your baby will be slowly trying to make a transition from purees and mashed foods to solid ones. It’s a good time to allow your little one to eat what he wants but make sure he doesn’t completely wean off from mother’s breastmilk or formulae. He needs his nutrition after all. Your baby will be eating three meals a day plus snacks up to three times a day.
Buy a smock-on baby wipe which covers your baby’s front and whole arms. Keep some wipes ready on the side for occasions when he spills. Your baby will love getting introduced to new cutlery, and you’ll find plenty of options in the market for those. When you’re buying plates and containers for your baby, make sure they come with suction cups and are able to latch on properly to surfaces. Your little one is smart too and may upend those suction cups, spilling everything over along with the containers and plates, if you’re not careful.
Keep a set of small sealable containers for storing foods, yoghurts and mini-desserts at home. You may find special sealable slotted lunch-box sets and those work just as well. For snacks and food on the go, buy a few refilling pouches for occasions when you need to pack foods in a rush. Switch to clean spoons frequently and keep many of those in hand since your baby will be spilling and spewing a lot on the floor.
Your baby will also try to feed himself and show interest in that by reaching out for foods on the plate by himself. You may try introducing finger foods but be sure to observe carefully when he’s eating just in case he’s at risk of choking. Soften the foods by steaming or mashing before you serve and make sure they’re easy to chew or nibble. At first, your baby will find it difficult to directly drink from his sippy cup and may spill a lot. Keep the floor ready for that and be patient. You may try giving your little one a doidy cup which looks like a slanted baby cup minus the lid. That’s a great alternative for those who spill.
34-week old baby sleep patterns usually manifest as disturbances since he will be learning how to crawl at this age and also near his teething stages. Besides sleeping for shorter periods, they will be awake longer. If you’re wondering when they will go back to their old sleeping patterns, you’ll be surprised to know that it will take them up to three months from the time they master crawling. We recommend that you don’t stick to the clock and watch out for sleeping cues. Adjust your work and lifestyle schedules to the rhythms of your baby’s sleep patterns since it will be in a transitory phase.
Some babies develop a little slow while others go extremely fast. We’ve got averages too, but the key thing to consider is to keep certain checks and measures in mind for those unexpected times and spurts of development. The following are 34-week old baby care tips for parents-
The following tests and vaccinations must be done at this age. Keep a lookout for them and make sure they’re done to prevent diseases and developmental delays early on-
We recommend the following games and activities for babies at this age-
Consult a doctor if-
Your social life will grow slowly from the moment your little one comes into your world.
Every baby grows at their own pace. As a parent, the best thing to do is be non-judgemental, patient and shower them with love, while also giving them time for exploration and development. Make sure to enjoy parenthood to the fullest because now is the time for that.