Baby This Week: 1 Week Old

For now, your newborn sleeps most of the day and feeds every two to three hours. Babies are born with many automatic reflexes that help them make the transition to life outside the womb. Stroke her cheek, and she'll turn her head toward your finger and move her mouth as if groping for a nipple. If you hold her upright, she'll move her legs as if walking. Most of these automatic reflexes disappear within weeks of birth.

Because she was curled up inside your uterus until recently, your newborn baby will probably look scrunched up for a while, with her arms and legs not fully extended. She may even appear bowlegged.

Don't worry: Your baby will stretch out, little by little, and by the time she reaches 6 months, she'll be fully unfurled! In the meantime, as she adjusts to life outside the warm, safe confines of your womb, she may enjoy being swaddled in a light blanket.

- BabyCenter.com

Emmy one week old.