BABY DEVELOPMENT STAGES from MONTH to MONTH

 Here's the moment you've been waiting for!! You have reached the end of the 9-month pregnancy period. Well, do you know what kind of change awaits you and your baby from day to day and month to month after you hold your baby in your arms? Here in this blog I will give you information about baby development from month to month.

If you are curious about this topic or if you are interested in baby development, keep reading this blog!!!

 

FIRST MONTH                              

            Babies are in communication with their mothers from the moment they are born, and they establish this communication by crying for the first month. Towards the end of the first month, a smile is also added to communication behaviors.

Let's take a look at what babies can do this month item by item

• When they are hungry, dirty their bottoms, when they have gas, they communicate by crying.
• Their sensitivity to the human voice increases.
• They begin to be able to distinguish the face of other people from their mother's face.
• They start to be able to react by smiling to people who are interested in them.

 

SECOND MONTH

The main feature of this month is that babies can now make other sounds besides crying.

• They are sensitive to sudden and loud sounds.
• They become interested in the things around.
• The way he cries gives information about the mother's baby's desire.
• Thanks to the capture reflex, they can hold a toy for 1-2 seconds.
• They begin to make an effort to turn right and left.

 

 

THIRD MONTH         

       The major development of this month is muscle development. Babies are starting to be able to hold their heads up high.

• They can reach for the toys and take them in their hands.
• The eye colors that are bluish in color change and turn into their original colors.
• Babies' real hair starts to come out instead of their birth hair.
• Reflexs leave their place to controlled movements.

FOURTH MONTH

        Although their first way of communication is still to cry, babies start making syllable sounds this month.

• The baby can distinguish his mother and father from other people.
• They can pass their toys from one hand to the other.
• They try to reach for a distant object with all their strength.

 

FIFTH MONTH

A baby entering his fifth month now begins to consciously do many of his behaviors and movements in this month.

• When they hear their names, they look back.
• They enjoy communicating with people.
• They can make many sounds, such as laughter, chirping.

 

SIXTH MONTH

They listen carefully to their parents' conversations and respond with appropriate reactions.  At the same time, the sixth month is the beginning of the transition to additional food for most babies.

•       They actively use both hands to hold objects.
•       They can communicate with anyone who smiles at them.
•       There are babies who are starting to be able to sit without support.
•       They drop toys from a height and watch them fall, and this allows them to learn the cause-effect relationship.

 

SEVENTH MONTH                      

        Movements made using the arms, legs, and body are called gross motor movements, and there is progress in gross motor movements.

•       They can drink water from a glass with both hands.
•       They can express themselves by crying, laughing, or making noises.
•       They can make many syllable sounds. 
•           They listen to the sounds made by hitting objects against each other.

 

EIGHTH MONTH

        The main obvious change this month is that many babies are starting to crawl. 

• They can stand up by holding on to durable objects.
• He constantly explore his surroundings.
• They may start to feel ashamed of strangers.
•  They show communication reactions such as clapping when excited, sending kisses when they see they love, waving goodbye to someone.

 

NINTH MONTH                 

        Now it has become more enjoyable to play or spend time with babies because they are aware of many things around them and their reactions are conscious.

• They actively use facial expressions.
• Be careful this month as they want to explore everything by touch!

 

TENTH MONTH

        The sounds that babies make this month are similar to speech. They make noises to get attention. 

• They can start walking with your help.
• They can wave and clap.
• They accompany the music by humming or rocking.
• They can repeat the words they hear.
• They may be afraid of sudden sounds such as phone calls and ringtones.

 

ELEVENTH MONTH           

        This is the month in which they are constantly waiting for approval. They understand the meaning of the word no.

• They can establish a relationship between some concepts, such as understanding who is coming from the ringing tone or understanding that it is time to eat from the smell of food.
• They can also express their wishes without crying.
• When asked about something, they can answer by pointing.

 

TWELFTH MONTH

        The fine and gross motor skills of a baby who has completed twelve months have reached a good level.

• He can remember events for a long time.
• He may cry when he leaves his mother.
• He can carry out verbal commands.
• He can show interest in people he knows.

 

I explained the stages of baby development month by month for a year. If you want to get more detailed information, you can use the resources I have left below !!

 

RESOURCES

https://www.thebump.com/baby-month-by-month

https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/healthyliving/child-development-1-newborn-to-three-months

https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/childdevelopment/positiveparenting/infants.html