When Should my Baby... Milestones 0-12 months

When should my baby...

As physicians we hear this question all the time!

Parents are always concerned about the developmental milestones of their baby. There is SO much happening in the first year and parents tend to be both nervous and excited about making sure their baby is developing properly, and rightfully so.

We have reviewed early developmental milestones from birth-12 months of age (including gross motor development, fine motor skills, language progression and social skills). It is important for parents to remember that development is not always linear and all babies develop at their own pace, but hopefully this video is a helpful general guide. Additionally, We review some development red flags so parents know when they should discuss concerns with their pediatrician.

When should my baby... Hopefully this video has the answer!

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[annai]

THANK YOU! Being a first time parent is scary as it is, so it’s so refreshing to hear explanations like these.

[SaltySirenFloriduh]

And every baby develops differently and might not do these things on the same timeline. All of my children hit their milestones at different times so if you’re baby isn’t doing everything “on time”, please don’t worry💜just make sure to talk to your pediatrician so they can help you keep track and reassure you that they’re just fine.

[cathyrisigo]

I’m an OT in Peddu for 33 years. It’s very frustrating for me that people don’t take more time to focus on the importance of Crawling. Crawling is probably the most crucial milestone a child can do to help them develop and have the most success in future learning in behavior. This is when their tonic neck reflex is get further integrated, they begin to develop near and far point focusing, it helps to develop the artist in their hands to get ready for intricate fine motor skills, helps build core strength and most importantly gets to two sides of the body working in a coordinated fashion as well as strengthens your eye hand coordination had to mention of a bunch of other sensory system benefits… this is a wonderful video but it be nice if you did some thing to emphasize Crawling benefits!

[MarioChong]

Thanks for the educational material. I found it well organized and easy to understand. Also on minute 13 you guys mention about your kids hearing two languages all the time. We would love to see a video about that topic.

[karlarheeder]

Thanks so much. I am a first time mommy. My son is now almost 3 months old.

[charimarferrer]

Thank you, being a FTM and social distancing I have been making myself crazy over wether or not my son has been hitting those milestones, I’m not around any other parents or kids to assure myself that my beautiful 5mo old is “normal”. Mommy groups on social media just makes it worse because of the competitive nature of them and the fear mongering they cause Bu jumping to untrained diagnosis of things that could be wrong with your baby. This video really set my mind at ease and brought me peace that I haven’t had in a while.

[AMuslimMiss]

can you please talk about how to raise bilingual children? you mentioned this at the end of the video.

[thedreamer]

I love these, my baby is 2yrs old now. She is precious 🙂

[tfptravel.food.peace.]

My baby is only 3 months and he rolled over from Stomach to Back. He puts everything in his mouth. He also laughs too. He'll be 4 months in 2 weeks!

[aabbccdd]

I think every single month counts and is equally important to a newborn. Breaking it up into 2-mont increments isn't quite enough for those who are looking for sub milestones. Going from baby needs support to "can lift head entirely on it's own" is a HUGE difference and I think there is a lot of wiggle room. Something more specific, like they can hold their head up for 1, 2 or 3 minutes at a time by themselves before falling down. Something like that. At what point does the baby go from "can hold head up for a bit" to "can hold head up entirely on their own"? There is more subtlety to the early months than you say.

[littlemissgamergal]

My boy is 12 weeks old and hes struggling to keep his head up during tummy time. But I was never informed (as a first time mum) of the importance of tummy time. So hes very late to beginning tummy time. I hope it doesnt effect his motor or fine skills later on. Everything else he is on track with. I'd even say his language skills are advanced which is amazing. Since I sing songs and I sing him nursery rhymes when we play <3

[lonnabunny]

Hmm... it’s amazing how different all babies are my baby is only 1 month old and she rolls A LOT from belly to back and has even started to do it from back to belly and she coos sometimes as well but these guidelines are helpful especially for ftm ❤️

[NativeAmerican]

My daughter crawled until she was about 15 months lop she could stand and take a step or two but she was just comfortable crawling. She's a great and fast walker now ❤❤

[pumpkinpied]

Mine is 7 months. 5 weeks premature. She doesn't roll over yet or crawl.

[ss]

Its been a year, has a bilingual/trilingual video been made as of yet ? Would really like to see this covered!

[davidfox]

Father of a 2 week old who is my first child. I am trying to get as much tummy time as possible but this lack of sleep really makes it hard. Any advice?

[jehotatee]

Very practical and realistic video. Enjoyed watching the genuineness in both of you.

[Nickeno]

My son is pinching like an adult but the only thing he didn't do that worries me is Not putting things in mouth. He barely do that. He will hold onto things, pinch stuff, transfer from one hand to another but he will not put things in his mouth. It was rarely. And he didn't want to eat too. Just one nom and that's all. I'm quite tired but i just wish this is normal so it can give me hopes to no give up on him. He just turned 1 years old

[kellyvick]

Thank you!! I started worrying and my husband found this video and made me feel much better about our 7 month old.

[yeshiwagaw]

Thank you! You are better than some pediatrician. I wish I watched this when I had my first baby. I was so terrified because my baby wasn't doing based on what their book saying. Thank God! Now no one can catches him when he runs around.