Many doctors have studied the body language of the newborn, which is the non-verbal communication of the child from birth to the completion of the first year of life.

Being able to understand the newborn will be essential for everyday life.

What do we refer to when we say that the newborn through gestures and movements tries to communicate something to us?

We are talking about the body language of the newborn, now let's see together some advice to be able to interpret it, some scholars think that the body language of the newborn in the first two weeks of life are only movements due to the archaic reflexes that unite many children with whom they were born , among the innate reflexes we can mention the grimaces, tongues and smiles, but over time, you can see how some signals of the newborn become real requests.

When can we talk about a newborn's body language?

We can talk about a real body language of the newborn after three months, it can be seen that some gestures will become more and more clear, as the child begins to coordinate thought and action, he will begin to raise his arms when he wants to be taken , he will start kicking when he is sitting up because he is tired of the position, and will start asking you to play with him when he throws the toys on the floor, many babies when they want to communicate hunger or stress they close their fists, or put their hands to their mouths.

How does the baby's body language change at 9 months?

Over time, the body language of the newborn will become a real form of communication, with the completion of the ninth month the child will have begun psychomotor development and therefore reach small motor goals, and the eye-hand coordination will certainly be improved, and it will be a lot easier to communicate with him.

Paying attention to the baby's body language will help facilitate the bond between mother and child.