Having a Baby

Are you wondering which milestones you can expect during your babyÂ’s first six months? It can be an exciting time, watching your baby develop, sometimes much faster, than you expected. All babies are different, so keep in mind that even the healthiest of babies will develop at their own pace. Use these milestones only as a guideline. You can help your baby reach milestones with a lot of love, patience, and understanding. If you are concerned about your baby, please contact your pediatrician.

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Month One: During the first month, your baby will begin to lift their head. They can focus on faces and objects about a foot away from their face. Your baby will begin to turn its head from side to side, maybe even to look at you or to respond to a sound. Encourage your baby to strengthen neck muscles by giving them some tummy time.

Month Two: BabyÂ’s eyes are developing and they will begin to experiment with their voice. Reinforce your baby using sounds by smiling and looking excited when they do. Help your baby learn to track objects with their eyes to encourage development.

Month Three: Baby will begin to develop leg strength. They will begin to reach and hold toys. This is a fun time because baby may begin to smile purposefully when they see or hear you. Encourage leg development by letting your baby stand and jump in your lap while you hold them. Encourage eye/hand coordination by letting your baby grab objects and pass them from one hand to the other.

Month Four: This is when your baby may begin to get mobile. They may learn to roll over and sit up. They will also begin to communicate more through crying. Make sure that you respond to all of your babyÂ’s attempts at communication and help them learn to sit up so that they can begin to entertain themselves.

Month Five: Month five is generally when a baby begins teething and you may notice your baby chewing on everything. They can also see further by five months and you may catch them trying to roll or pull themselves across the room to get to people or toys.

Month Six: After six months, your baby may copy small words. They can sit with little or no help and purposefully plays with the intention of seeing cause and effect. Six month olds can hold their own bottle and should be able to roll over both ways.

After six months, you should be encouraging your baby to learn how to pull up. Learning toys, preschool toys, and things like an activity table can be motivating for babies to learn how to get around. Be patient and encouraging. Remember not to get into too big of a hurry to help your child grow up!

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Posted on March 21st, 2010 by admin
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