7 Week Old Baby Development

7 Week Old Baby Milestones 👶

Social Smiles

Exciting things are happening in social emotional development this week! Baby will begin to show his first social smile. That’s to say, his smile is intentional and a form of communication. Up until now, your baby’s smile has been involuntary (and sometimes due to gas!).

Recognizing Your Voice

At this point, baby is able to recognize your face and voice, and may begin to show you preference. It’s magical to see your mama abilities come to life when your baby is able to calm and relax with just the sounds of your voice!

Gassy Baby

Remember that bit about gas? You might notice indigestion starting to rear its ugly head (if it hasn’t already!) Is baby spitting up a lot? Or getting the hiccups CONSTANTLY?

Some other signs of digestive upset include:

• Sour breath
• Green bowel movements
• Arching back or squirming after eating
• Projectile vomiting

Be sure to talk with your child’s pediatrician if she’s throwing up after every meal. In the meantime, you can look at some natural ways to support digestion in newborns here. Speaking of which, you might have noticed that baby’s poop output has slowed down. This is completely normal and is part of their growth process. If baby isn’t pooping daily, you might want to look into infant probiotics.

Getting some sleep!

All of this gas may leave baby (and mama/papa!) struggling to get some shut-eye. Try baby-carrying, rocking, light bouncing, vibrating chairs, and/or swings to help recreate the movement of the womb and a noisemaker or the Shusher to help recreate the noises. If you’re breastfeeding, you can also try tart cherry juice to pass the benefits on to baby.

You at 7 Weeks Postpartum 👩

Some weird things happen to your body after giving birth! One of the most inconvenient and embarrassing of which is farting!

I really worried the postpartum flatulence would never end. HAHA! But it does, mama. It does. Think about the level of trauma that area of your body has gone through! Your organs are literally rearranging themselves as we speak; the result is gasssssss…

Also, pregnancy and birth stretch, rearrange, and stimulate the pelvic floor muscles and nerves. In most cases, excessive farting will resolve itself by 3 months postpartum.

If that seems like an eternity, you could try the following things to speed up the process:

• Do gentle pelvic floor exercises with the approval of your doctor or midwife
• Eat plenty of high fiber foods, such as fresh fruits and veggies (pears and Brussels sprouts), whole grains, legumes (oats and lentils), and starchy tubers (beets and sweet potatoes)
• Stay on top of constipation with these natural tips
• Boost magnesium consumption through food or supplementation

Bottom line: Don’t stress. Toot with abandon, and know this too shall pass.

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Try This With Your 7 Week Old Baby

• Provide toys such as rattles and large rings for baby to mouth safely