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Baby development month by month
1st month
The newborn’s mobility skills are not well developed. Newborn babies can lift their chin towards the end of the first month and turn their head in a horizontal position. He can make fists with his hands close to his face.
- At the end of the month, the newborn baby’s hearing has developed. It can absorb from the start. Begins to look carefully at black and white objects and follow faces.
- At the end of the month, your baby can distinguish his mother’s voice. He may start crying without any stress. Begins to laugh at the voices of adults.
- At the end of the month, your baby starts to see objects at close distance (19-20 cm) clearly. He begins to make eye contact.
During this period, your baby exhibits behaviors aimed at meeting his own needs in every respect. They expect physical care (feeding and protection) and social care (love and emotional intimacy) needs to be met.
During this period, your baby is startled by sounds or conversations, cannot use his own voice, and may make meaningless groaning sounds in his throat. It is easiest to express himself by crying. Towards the end of the month, he starts to produce short syllables such as “agu”.
2nd month
Your baby’s sucking, swallowing, babinski, searching, catching, moro and step reflexes become more pronounced this month. These reflexes then disappear within 3-5 months. This is a normal developmental process. In this month, the baby can lift his chest while lying on his stomach, begin to lie down slightly, and may shake his head when he comes to a sitting position.
Your baby starts to open and grasp their hands this month. He opens his mouth to warnings. Begins to follow large objects. He may be afraid of what he sees. He begins to recognize mother and father and smiles consciously at his mother.
Your baby is sensitive to brightness changes from birth and this sensitivity increases even more in the first two months. He begins to fix his eye on a point. For example, he may be surprised when you shake a toy.
Mutual interaction between mother and baby begins to be felt. This communication increases over time.
He senses the stress in the environment and begins to be affected. Begins to respond to sounds. He may be nervous about being talked to. Makes pigeon-like sounds. Begins to make sounds similar to letters.
3rd month
Your baby has changed a little more this month and has started to gain new abilities depending on the development of the nervous system.
Your baby starts to move on his arms while lying on his stomach. It can swing left and right. He has learned to join hands and grasp. Begins to push objects or hit them randomly.
He often brings his hands to his mouth. He starts reaching out to the faces of the people next to him. He also begins to reach for toys. It can follow objects.
Your baby is slowly starting to separate people. Mimics begin to develop. They can react to the taste of food with their facial expressions. It can show their startle against loud noises. Begins to follow the person participating in the scene.
It begins to distinguish speech sounds from other sounds and can also distinguish between speakers. He can recognize his parents by their voices, but not yet by their faces. He begins to search for the source of the sounds.
He slowly begins to show signs of laughing. He may chuckle slightly and sound when spoken to.
4th month
In this month, your baby has started to gain the ability to sit with support due to the development of muscle tone. He can hold his head upright when seated. It can swing back and forth. Can sit with support from arms or elbows.
Your baby is now starting to hold small objects in their hands and pass them from one hand to the other. He started to hold his clothes. He starts playing with toys slowly.
When your baby is hungry, he has started to turn to his mother’s breast or bottle. He begins to express his needs more clearly.
Your baby notices strangers this month and starts to fear them. He may randomly bring objects into his mouth. It is necessary to pay attention to this situation. Examines new faces more carefully. Can make sounds with toys. It can reach them.
Your baby may laugh and respond to the sound or color stimuli he likes this month. He can stop crying if he hears a familiar voice while crying. Can distinguish colors. It can sound back and forth in varying tones. He turns his head towards a sound he hears. A calming sound can soothe him. He started laughing out loud. It makes a sound by itself.
5th month
Your baby is also slowly starting to sit up without support this month. However, be careful and do not neglect support. It can be rolled from front to back. Be careful not to hit his head. It can sit on the hip. However, it can be overturned quickly. It tries to protect itself against anything that may come from the front.
Your baby has started to bring objects to his mouth more easily. It is flexible enough to take your foot to its mouth. It can transfer objects from hand to hand. It can hold your hand and grasps small objects.
If your baby is not breastfeeding, he has started to chew pureed foods lightly. Begins to examine biscuits and other foods.
In order to protect himself, he starts to turn to the strings that can fall on his head. He knows the person who looks after him and changes his diaper. The bonding process has begun. He begins to become attached to the one who looks after him. Can distinguish between faces and calms down more quickly with familiar people. He begins to recognize his name. Begins to respond when called by name.
He started to make two-syllable sounds. Sounds are meaningless. He may show that he is angry. Makes meaningless sounds.
6th month
Your baby has started to sit for a short time with hand support this month. It can roll over while lying face down on the floor. His arm muscles have developed enough to hold his weight on one hand while lying on his face.
Your baby’s ability to transfer from hand to hand is further developed this month. It can stack cubes and thin marbles. Do not place objects such as balls on or near your hand, as small objects may be swallowed. He can reach them with his hands. He can touch the bottle or bottle with his hands. He can eat foods such as biscuits alone.
Your baby has developed the ability to reach for reflections and grasp and shake toys this month. It begins to be felt that he begins to distinguish the causes and consequences of certain actions.
It is seen that your baby tries to stay away from people he does not know this month. He is afraid of them. Begins play behaviors for the first time. He begins to wonder for pleasure. Complex movements and behaviors may begin to appear. It can imitate the movements of adults.
Your baby will begin to understand that he is separated from his mother this month. Begins to understand the word “no”. He pauses a little when he hears it. Raising him can signal with his arms.
You will see that the sounds your baby makes in this month increase. It starts to make some more harmonious sounds. When the other person is silent, he starts to speak. He uses his own voices. He tries to express himself with different sounds. He tries to respond to conversations in his own jargon. She can smile and make noise in front of the mirror.
7th month
Your baby has strengthened his ability to sit unsupported this month. When he lies face down on the ground, he starts pulling his feet to his stomach and even crawling. He started to protect himself from the sides. It can get support from the arms. When kept standing, it starts to step by bouncing slightly.
It is seen that your baby begins to take food that is within reach of himself. The catch begins by opening his hand outward. He began to be able to help himself. Refuses to eat when full.
It can be seen that your baby is starting to examine toys more. It explores differences. Begins to hold objects with both hands. He tries to find hidden objects.
Your baby starts to distinguish strangers better. It deals with objects more carefully. When he needs help, he can make gestures of asking for help by looking at the face of a member of the family.
Your baby starts to look at him when the name of the object he knows this month is told. When he listens to music, he listens intently and tries to participate. Begins to react to given sounds. He listens to the sounds he makes and begins to pay attention to the sounds of others. Spelling variants have increased.
8th month
You may find that your baby can move into a sitting position by himself this month. He can also sit on his knees. It can crawl on the ground.
Your baby can use objects such as spoons that are shown to him. It can remove small objects from the glass. Can hold food with fingers. He started to use his fingers slowly. She may begin to lift the bottle. It can pick up falling objects from where they fall.
It is seen that your baby is starting to show his joy or sadness. He begins to follow the objects that someone else is interested in. Begins to recognize toys.
The language is a little more developed. He understands many words and listens to you. When you read a book, he may start to listen to you. He begins to carry out some orders. For example, when you say “come here”, it comes to you. He searches for his mother by observing family members.
His voice is a little more mature. Begins to say words such as mother, father, grandfather. He indicates some expressions by nodding his head. He can say no with his head. The ability to repeat words begins to develop. He begins to reveal his feelings with vocal expressions.
9th month
Your baby’s muscles and bones seem to develop a little more this month. He started to stand on his own feet. It can also stand on their hands. Able to get up off the ground and walk with support.
His ability to use his fingers has increased. Can hold cubes with fingers. He even begins to grasp two cubes at the same time.
In this month, your baby has started to bite food with his mouth. It tries to eat small pieces of food, such as cake, that it holds with its hands, by biting it.
You may find that your baby starts following any ringtone this month. If he has a bell, he can ring it. He starts to pull the rope to get a toy that is attached to a place or a toy that makes a sound.
Your baby seems to be trying to get attention this month. He tries to attract attention by making noise. He begins to follow the object shown to him. Recognizes and distinguishes family members from their voices.
You can see that your baby’s facial expressions have developed and started to play in this month. When you say his name, he looks towards his name. When a bell rings, it moves in the direction the sound came from.
You’ll see your baby start to say simple words like baby food this month. He may begin to shake his head meaningfully. He says no with his head. He begins to imitate sounds and murmurs.
10th month
Your baby’s sucking power has now increased. He can easily hold things with his hands. It can stand when held by one hand. He can walk holding hands with both hands. It can lift cubes and small toys. He started to use his fingers better. He can grasp it with his thumb or forefinger.
Your baby, who can drink water from small glasses, may mix the small grains in the bottle this month. He tries to put the small toys into the bowl.
When he is afraid, he looks to investigate the cause of the fear.
Understands the word “bye” and waves. He can say “Dad”.
11th month
In this month, your baby has started to turn from his seat due to the fact that his back and waist muscles are a little more developed. He can mess around with one hand and walk by holding on. He can throw things. Can mix food with spoon.
He tries to help you get your baby dressed. He himself wants to participate in the dressing.
He may try to find his lost toy and find a piece under the bowl. Looks at pictures in a book or mobile phone.
Your baby now asks for help when he needs it. He asks for help by handing his belongings to the other person.
Your baby starts to understand the word “no” a little more this month. It stops when you say “no” to it. He tries to accompany the music. It jumps to the music. It accompanies the song.
Your baby starts to say his first meaningful word this month.
12th month
In this month, your baby’s physical, perceptual and social development has progressed more. His reflexes to protect himself from behind are also developed. Can stand with arms in the air and begins to take small independent steps.
Your baby will start walking slowly during this period. However, since each child’s developmental chart is different, some children may start walking at 9 months of age, while others may take up to 18 months.
It is normal for the baby to fall frequently during this period. When he falls, if there is no serious situation, be careful not to panic and not to intervene immediately, otherwise the child may be afraid and lose his self-confidence. At this time, the baby should be supported positively. Average babies walk at 12-14 months.
By this month, your baby can scribble on his own, hold small balls, hold colored pencils and stack his toys.
During this period, your child’s hand skills also begin to develop. They love to play games where they can use their hand skills (placing objects into spaces suitable for their shapes, stacking the blocks on top of each other and then demolishing them, and make it a game).
Can carry an object while walking; can push objects with a handle; they can take off their shoes and socks from their feet.
In this month, your baby starts to eat by holding it with his own hand. He takes off his own hat and makes a sound by hitting it with a spoon. He can lift boxes around and look under them while searching for his toys.
You may find that your baby starts pointing when he has something he wants. If there is an item that the family wants, it can also point to it. Your baby starts to demand more attention this month.
He begins to dislike sharing his toys. He doesn’t even like to share his food and especially the things he likes, like your attention, with others. He is not willing to communicate with other children.
His close communication with his parents also increases his self-confidence. He does his best to get your attention. Smiles, touches, pushes or pokes at you, yells, whines, or cries to get your attention. Your reactions to these efforts can play a decisive role in his future behavior.
From this month onwards, your baby will gradually begin to feel independence.
Your baby now tries to recognize all the new objects around him by touch. Touching is an important learning tool for children of this period. Therefore, as long as there is no danger, it should be allowed to recognize the surrounding objects by touch.
In this month, your baby starts to follow your gestures and facial expressions. He knows the names of the items and looks at the item when you say that name. Begins to consciously say 2-3 words.