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Here’s what to know about your 10-week-old baby. At this stage, you may see baby's muscles slowly relax and their movements become less jerky. "Basically, they start to open up into less of a ball, or frog posture, and into more of a straight-relaxed state," said Chris Klunk, M.D., a board-certified neonatologist at Pediatrix® Neonatology of Texas. "The knees aren’t pulled up the chest as often, the arms unclench from their side and they stretch out their neck and look around, especially in tummy time," said Dr. Klunk. Newborn reflexes are also fading. "Movements still may not quite be as intentional as reaching directly for something, but they are going that way, and while they may wave their arms around randomly in excitement at a familiar face or toy, it won’t be long before they are stretching out for it," he said.
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