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The First Months

Your 3- to 6-month-old Baby

By Ann Haarman

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Your baby will let you know when you're doing something she likes by smiling, laughing and squealing in delight. She's also learning how to tell you when playtime is over. "Respect the baby's cues," Teitelman says. If she's turning her head away or getting agitated, give her the down time she's telling you she needs.

The baby's new awareness of the world and the most important people in it – his parents – means that the first bouts of stranger awareness and anxiety often occur during this period.

Motor Skills and Development
Your baby is not a helpless newborn anymore. He's beginning to learn to control his body and his movements. By 6 months, he will be lifting his head, holding it steady and doing modified push-ups. He'll probably begin rolling over at some point during this period. He may enjoy sitting up, and may actually be able to sit up without support.

Some babies start pulling up to stand near the end of this period. And some are early crawlers or creepers. "She is already crawling, or should I say hopping, across the living room," says Elizabeth Ferree, of Yuma, Ariz., of her 6-month-old. "Our ground is pretty hard so I do have to watch her."

Your baby will learn to hold objects like small toys or rattles, and she'll learn to reach for things she wants. By 6 months, some babies will be able to pass objects from hand to hand.

Eating and Sleeping
Whether you're breastfeeding or bottle-feeding, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that baies not start solid foods until 4 to 6 months of age.

At 3 months, the average baby takes between 4 and 6 ounces at a feeding and feeds seven times a day, for a total of 30 ounces of milk. This amount will increase slightly through the 4th and 5th months, then go back down to about 30 ounces as the baby starts solid food.


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