11 Week Old Baby Development

11 Week Old Baby Milestones 👶

Your baby’s vision has also come a long way since birth, and he is now able to see in color! Because he is still working on contrast, bright colors and patterns will excite him over lighter, more pastel colors. Now is the time to really show your little one the colorful world that surrounds them!

That’s not the only sense baby is using—baby is now using ALL of his senses to explore the world around him! He is able to make connections in his brain that help in the recognition of particular sights, sounds, smells, and tastes! Keep your little one stimulated by providing experiences that engage all of their senses, helping them to form important brain connections for memory and recognition.

• Smell: Consider diffusing lavender or orange essential oil (use only 1 drop per diffuser and diffuse no longer than 10-15 minutes.)
• Sight: Provide high contrast toys and books, such as this.
• Sound: Music to their ears is growth for their mind! Put on some of your favorite tunes and dance for your little one. If you have the gift of music in yourself, sit and play an instrument for her. If not, here are some great lullabies.
• Touch: Provide him with toys of various colors and textures. Allow him to grab the toys (and mouth them if he so pleases!).
• Taste: Consider making a ‘tasting toy’ basket, where your little one can explore their world with their mouth. These toys should be larger in size (avoid small, choking hazards) and made of material that can be easily washed.

Help make baby’s world her oyster with access to safe toys with plenty of oral stimulation. If you haven’t already, begin to introduce appropriate toys and safe items for baby to explore orally—teething rings, large rattles, and of course, her own hands and fingers. Just be sure to keep small objects out of reach (any items baby handles should be at least 2 inches in diameter and 3 inches in length).

If you provide them with these essentials for sensory exploration, you can open up a whole new world for their mind, body, and spirit!

You at 11 Weeks Postpartum 👩

Hair, hair, everywhere! Have you noticed your brush and shower drain are full of hair?! Around this time, some mamas notice some postpartum hair loss—not to worry, it’s totally normal!

Due to the increased levels of estrogen during pregnancy, your hair remained in place (giving you that voluminous, beautiful pregnancy hair!). Right around the three-month mark, however, many women notice that all that pregnancy hair begins to shed, and shed, AND SHED! I found that I lost a lot more hair postpartum with my girls than I did with my boy—probably due to the bigger estrogen drop.

My hair finally stopped falling out around 9 months, but it was a scary time and I learned a thing or two during the process! So much so that I put together a Hair Rescue ebook that includes all of my best evidence-based protocols to prevent, reverse, and/or grow back postpartum hair loss.

In the meantime, try not to stress and know that this too shall pass. (Most of the time, our hair is thrown up in a messy bun anyway, amiright?! #momhair)

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