Your baby has passed the 1-month mark hooray!

and is steadily progressing from helpless newborn to interactive (and active!

), smiling, babbling baby.

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There’s so much fun in store!

Meanwhile, youre steadily progressing from rookie parent to (almost) parenting pro.

That will give way to a more reliable routine over the next couple of months.

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“And while speaking your baby’s language is important, equally important is speaking your language.

).Of course, your baby has no idea what you’re saying yet.

Some babies take their good ol' time in the words department, and thats perfectly normal too.

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She’ll start baby-talking over the next few months.

Common symptoms to look out for: runny or stuffy noses, coughing, sneezing, fatigue and fever.

Thats your uterus contracting as it starts to shrink.

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The best way toencourage more communicationfrom your sweet talker is to keep the conversation going.

So go ahead and coo and gurgle right back!

And while speaking your baby’s language is important, equally important is speaking your language.

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Of course, your baby has no idea what you’re saying yet.

Is your little one not “saying much” yet?

Some babies take their good ol' time in the words department, and thats perfectly normal too.

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She’ll start baby-talking over the next few months.

As always, check in with your pediatrician if you’re concerned.

The average 5-week-old baby will weigh somewhere in the 9-pound range but remember that range is wide.

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If your doctor is happy with your baby’s weight gain, you should be too.

Heres what you should know.

And who better to practice those first smiles on than Mom and Dad?

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First things first: Stock up on staples.

This way, your weekly grocery shopping trip will be easier to manage.

When an infant has amilk allergy, the babys immune system reacts negatively to the proteins in cows milk.

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If the baby is formula-fed, shes reacting to the cows milk proteins in the formula.

Infant acne is resulting from Mom’s hormones, which are still circulating in a baby’s bloodstream.

So its going to take a while to get back to stone-fruit size.

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In fact, for the first few days after childbirth, youre likely to feel abdominal cramping.

Thats your uterus contracting as it starts to shrink.

Plus, your abdominal muscles distended to make room for the baby.

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Sometimes scar tissue remains, however.

These birth marks form when a group of tiny, immature blood vessels cluster together.

The best approach can be to see if the hemangioma will disappear on its own.

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If not, talk to your pediatrician to find out which treatment option is best for your baby.

Breastfeeding offers some protection to a point.

It is considered a form of birth control so long as all the criteria are met.

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Talk to your pediatrician about your babys progress at the 4-month checkup.

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