{"id":5828,"date":"2020-07-06T07:27:36","date_gmt":"2020-07-06T06:27:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aptafrica.clickify.dev\/?page_id=5828"},"modified":"2021-09-02T07:37:51","modified_gmt":"2021-09-02T06:37:51","slug":"how-your-babys-brain-develops","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.aptafrica.com\/en\/baby\/how-your-babys-brain-develops\/","title":{"rendered":"How Your Baby&#8217;s Brain Develops"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5828\" class=\"elementor elementor-5828\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-198d7c2e elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-eae-slider=\"85764\" data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" data-id=\"198d7c2e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-11c7343f\" data-eae-slider=\"80634\" data-id=\"11c7343f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fc350b0 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"83418\" data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" data-id=\"fc350b0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-abe2495\" data-eae-slider=\"62919\" data-id=\"abe2495\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b033104 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b033104\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The human brain is the control centre of the body. During the first two years, your baby&#8217;s brain grows extremely fast and brain mass is tripled<sup>1<\/sup>. It is during the period from the first to the sixth months of life that brain development is the most important in your baby&#8217;s life<sup>2<\/sup>. Your baby is learning new things every day. Nutrition is essential to support brain development.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9b21104 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"66310\" data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" data-id=\"9b21104\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a157c05\" data-eae-slider=\"5621\" data-id=\"a157c05\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca04e09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ca04e09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Brain development during pregnancy <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c14896 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c14896\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Eating fatty saltwater fish such as salmon, herring or mackerel can have a positive influence on the development of your child&#8217;s brain. Oily saltwater fish contains a lot of omega 3 (DHA*), also referred to as fish oil, which is an essential building block for brain and nervous system. DHA is a long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid (LCPs**).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3290394 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3290394\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fatty saltwater fish provides the nutrients (omega 3) necessary for the proper development of the fetal brain.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9602a9f elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"64954\" data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" data-id=\"9602a9f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-07c18ec\" data-eae-slider=\"68772\" data-id=\"07c18ec\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b04285 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2b04285\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">LCPs - Important nutrients<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1dcdcb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d1dcdcb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPs) are contained in:<\/p><ul><li>Fatty saltwater fish<\/li><li>Vegetable oils<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-765be0b elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"66425\" data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" data-id=\"765be0b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4bd22bb\" data-eae-slider=\"20765\" data-id=\"4bd22bb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ee676e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4ee676e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are neurons?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfa7995 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bfa7995\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Smell, hearing, touch: from birth your baby\u2019s brain begins to develop the necessary communication channels to process the countless number of stimuli in the world. At birth, the majority of the baby&#8217;s neurons (around 100 billion) are already in place.<\/p><p>Neurons are nerve cells which are in constant communication with one another. This communication takes place via neurotransmitters \u2014 messenger substances that carry information between neurons.<\/p><p>In order for your baby&#8217;s cognitive abilities to develop properly, the brain&#8217;s cells must first be networked and correctly communicating with one another. LCPs are a very important building block for the development of the brain &#8211; the body&#8217;s switch board. Numerous scientific studies<sup>3<\/sup> have shown that getting enough LCPs can lead to improved cognitive functioning and more highly developed motor skills.<\/p><p>However, your baby cannot yet produce sufficient quantities of LCPs on his or her own<sup>4<\/sup>. If you do not breastfeed or do not exclusively breastfeed, your baby should therefore receive LCPs through food (e.g. infant formula, fish, etc.).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2a7f469 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"27218\" data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" data-id=\"2a7f469\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fc0404d\" data-eae-slider=\"97985\" data-id=\"fc0404d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-292b3df elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"292b3df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Brain development during the first months<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64f4c16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64f4c16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLaughing, grabbing, rolling, sitting, crawling, the first sounds and the first moments of understanding \u2014 this is a time of very high brain activity. The brain is growing rapidly and needs to get enough nutrients to support this growth. At birth, the size of the brain is about 25%<sup>1<\/sup> of the size of an adult brain. By two years of age, it has tripled in size to about 75% of its final size1.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-66bcca0 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"13054\" data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" data-id=\"66bcca0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dbd819f\" data-eae-slider=\"44239\" data-id=\"dbd819f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbad8cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dbad8cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A healthy weaning diet <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8086d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d8086d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At around five months your baby\u2019s interaction with the world becoming much more vivacious. At this age, they might already try rolling over onto their stomach. They can already open their hand and reach for objects that they see.<\/p><p>By around six months at the latest you should start to introduce pureed baby food. Usually you can begin with a few spoonfuls of carrots or pumpkin around noon. After a while you can start adding potatoes and meat. Nutritionist recommendation: occasionally replace the meat in your baby&#8217;s vegetable\/potato and meat puree with oily saltwater fish. Doing this will ensure that your baby also gets enough LCPs** during the transitional phase to solid foods.<\/p><p><sub>*DHA: Docosahexaenoic acid<\/sub><br \/><sub>** LCPs: Long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids<\/sub><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-373f0d52 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"93025\" data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" data-id=\"373f0d52\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1e035789\" data-eae-slider=\"28989\" data-id=\"1e035789\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26b0262 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"26b0262\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21ff9ce2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"21ff9ce2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-5701\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5701\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">View References<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-5701\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-5701\"><ol><li>MacGregor J. Introduction to the anatomy and physiology of children, 1st ed. London; Routledge, 2000<\/li><li>Early life nutrition the opportunity to influence long-term health report paper. Danone Nutricia. available at: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.earlylifenutrition.org\/pdf\/EarlyLifeNutrition_FINAL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.earlylifenutrition.org\/pdf\/EarlyLifeNutrition_FINAL.pdf<\/a><\/li><li>Fleith M; Dietary PUFA for preterm and term infants: review of clinical studies; Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr. 2005<\/li><li>Koletzko B, Lipids in complementary foods, Pediatrics, 2000<\/li><\/ol><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fdb87b4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"46601\" data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" data-id=\"fdb87b4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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