Development: the first 12 months
Baby is finally here and you will now accompany her on her wonderful development journey. In these first 12 months - rom birth, when she can hardly see or move, through to her first birthday when she'll be excitedly jumping about - you will cross many development milestones together.
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What you need to know about the first marvellous year of baby’s life
During this first 12 months, a baby will learn many things. Parents can – and should – participate in this development by stimulating their baby right from the first month onwards.
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Baby's 1st month of development
Your baby is delicate and very fragile. One of her first developmental exploits consist of lifting her head for a few seconds, leaning on her elbows and taking a look around.
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Baby's 2nd month of development
Little by little, your baby’s head and neck are becoming stronger. When flat on his stomach, he will lift his head slightly, staring at an object, trying to see what it is. Your baby can hold an object for a little longer and can hear noises.
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Baby's 3rd month of development
Mummy, I want to join in! That’s what your baby seems to be saying during this phase in her development. She recognises people well and perceives her environment.
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Baby's 5th month of development
It’s the 5th month and your baby's is talking! Of course, you can’t understand what she’s saying yet.
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Baby's 4th month of development
Tickle his chest: your baby will burst out laughing. He is very sociable, pronounces some vowels, smiles, cries and may be starting to fear strangers.
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Baby's 6th month of development
Independence starts at around the 6-month mark in baby’s development. The nervous system is capable of supporting baby’s weight and he can now sit. He plays for 20 to 30 minutes with toys given to him and passes them easily from one hand to the other.
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Baby's 7th month of development
In this 7th month of development, your baby has become an expert at sitting and is starting to discover new body movements.
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Baby's 8th month of development
When he’s around 8 months old, parents tend to believe that their baby is starting to say "mama" and "dada". In reality, he is just pronouncing isolated syllables like ba-ba or pa-pa.
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Baby's 9th month of development
From here on in, you need to keep even more of an eye on your baby. At 9 months, as well as be able to crawl and thus move faster, she is regularly starting to stand while holding on and tries to reach objects that attract her attention.
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Baby's 10th month of development
You baby is communicating more and more, and is gradually developing his language and social skills. He understands what waving goodbye means and is starting to wave goodbye and claps his hands.
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Baby's 11th month of development
Your baby is spending more and more time standing up and at around 11 months is usually trying to walk. First steps are taken while holding onto the sofa or coffee table.
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Baby's 12th month of development
Baby’s 12th month may well see that amazing moment, when he takes his first steps, even though he’ll not be very steady on his feet yet.
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