3-6 months - What’s next?

[yangswagu9]

@benvi85 Birthday twins! My baby is 3 months today. Curious to see what people say about the 3-6 month phase.

I have been an absolute mess these past 3 months

 

[ambassadorforchrist]

@yangswagu9 3-6 months is wonderful!! They’re so cute at that age

 

[benvi85]

@yangswagu9 Haha right?! Everyone seems to be saying it gets a lot better and more fun! We’re doing great

 

[savedbygrace77]

@benvi85 My mom tells me I was walking at 10 months lololol

 

[cernunnos]

@benvi85 My LO is 5.5 months (4.5 months adjusted age). Every day is better than the last, IMO. New skills mean new cuteness and new fun. Also they start to sleep through the night around 4 months which is a game changer. Enjoy it!

 

[thanhcongk83]

@benvi85 Probably need a playpen of some sort. We used ours until around 10-12 months.

 

[benvi85]

@thanhcongk83 Yes I was thinking about this! A safe play area where I can leave her to play independently

 

[lyso]

@benvi85 I wish someone would have told me that your baby will learn to associate sleep with something. For me it’s nursing to sleep and contact naps/sleeps. And it’s hard to stop. Start putting the baby in the crib with a routine.

My babes starting crawling at 5 months, standing at 6 months babling at 6.5 months. Once they start moving it’s a different type of exhaustion

Naps become more predictable Same with sleep at night. 3/2 naps and 12 hour nights. Baby’s wake windows will start to feel longer. For me 2.5-4 hours at 6.

At 4 months they show a lot more personality and are happy and you can make the laugh and smile

Also not to buy to many clothes (personally) Barely wore 3m Outgrew 6 month very fast. Now 9m in pants don’t fit at 6 month

 

[benvi85]

@lyso All great things to know! We’re loosening sleep associations already so hoping to get to independent sleep soon!

 

[danjor4jesus]

@benvi85 The next few months are all about developing a rhythm with sleep, and gross motor skill development (lots of tummy time is recommended). Start reading about baby led weaning… feeding is about to kick your ass starting at the 6 month mark.

 

[benvi85]

@danjor4jesus Hmm ok I’ll read up on that. You mean starting solids kicks your ass?

 

[danjor4jesus]

@benvi85 Yes that’s what I meant sorry. Allergen introductions, avoiding choking hazards, exposing to different textures and tastes, we ended up cooking entirely separate meals for the baby… some manage to not do that somehow but for us it was the most practical solution to get her to eat. Eating is relatively straightforward in the first 6 months (although it might not seem that way)… just milk. When you start going into solids it becomes a lot more complicated and annoying. But it’s important to attack it head on so you don’t have a picky eater by the 12 month mark when you have to wean off milk.

 

[jesusluvsu667]

@benvi85 Take pictures.

 

[eaglesz]

@benvi85 Don't be surprised if a tooth starts coming in soon. My lo has 2 almost 3 by 6 months. Some don't get teeth till later but you might start getting one soon!

 

[benvi85]

@eaglesz Wow good to know!

 

[ginbellen]

@benvi85 Fun times are ahead when they start to babble more, laugh, smile, cry, have more of a personality all on their own, (mine is 10 months now)

 

[benvi85]

@ginbellen Yay looking forward to seeing her personality develop more!

 

[jasonjob11]

@benvi85 Welcome to peak baby! It’s an awesome time. Ours are almost 6 months and I can easily say these last 3ish months have been the most amazing. Each month better than the last!

 

[benvi85]

@jasonjob11 Awww I love this!

 

[tiggerbonn]

@benvi85 Commenting to come back to this! Mine turns 3 months on Thursday!