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The sixth month is the time when they will have mastered all the milestones they know and are on their way to achieving many more. Your baby is almost ready to move around by crawling, and walking and is in the process of fine tuning their mobility. This also means you need to babyproof your home as soon as possible. They are also way more social and fun, with lots of giggling, babbling, and expressions. Some munchkins may also be ready for solids.
Now that you know all about the 5 month milestones for babies, it is time to check out what's ahead to know the things to do with 6 month old. Since this is new for both you and your baby, you’ll be concerned and curious to know how your baby is progressing and seek answers to all questions related to 6 month baby growth milestones.
Physical growth in your six month old is very rapid, and you’ll notice way more mobility than ever before. They'll be trying out different ways to use their arms and legs. They are also able to roll, which means you need to be extra careful now.
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Importance: This plays a crucial role in motor development as your baby will slowly learn to use their legs for things like walking and running.
Completion Rate on BabyG App: 76% Babies
Importance: Being able to roll over strengthens their muscles and builds the foundation for motor development that will increase their mobility.
Completion Rate on BabyG App: 81% Babies
Importance: This is a key development in their motor skills, which also improves hand eye coordination and encourages them to try to move their body.
Completion Rate on BabyG App: 84% Babies
Importance: It is important for fully developed neck muscles. Only when your baby can hold their head up without wobbling can they move on to other mobility movements. They cannot learn things like crawling, walking, or running without practicing this first step.
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Importance: You need this milestone to learn how to pick up or throw objects, which is the first step in motor development.
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Importance: Your baby will figure out body balance with this milestone, and it lays the foundation for them to start crawling.
Completion Rate on BabyG App: 82% Babies
Importance: This helps strengthen the sensory receptors in your baby's body and improves their understanding of temperature differences.
Frequency: Every days for a few weeks
Frequency: Once a day for a few weeks
Your six month old baby will have improved their cognitive skills by now. They’ll become easily bored if you leave them alone for a while or don’t engage them in activities. They will observe objects with way more focus and will like to put things in their mouth.
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Importance: This milestone indicates the development of focus in babies and also helps them understand the speech mechanism by reading and imitating lips.
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Importance: This milestone aids in understanding the concept of space-depth. It also improves visual learning.
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Importance: It helps them understand action-effect phenomena. They will be able to control their actions once they know what the action-effect relation is.
Completion Rate on BabyG App: 81% Babies
Importance: It is important for cognitive development as well as fine motor skills.
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Importance: This lays the foundation for other cognitive activities like memory building, pretend play and even language learning.
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Importance: Your baby gets an understanding of cause and effect relation with this milestone.
Frequency: Once a day for a week
Frequency: 3 to 4 times during the week.
Your little one's language skills are rapidly developing at this stage. So you need to buckle up to tap into their full potential. Your baby will engage in a lot of vocal play, including babbling, squealing, and imitating what you say. Many are found to repeat certain sounds and even string a bunch of different sounds together.
Completion Rate on BabyG App: 92% Babies
Importance: Only when they can tell apart different sounds can they imitate the same and try to talk, and that's where this milestone plays a role.
Completion Rate on BabyG App: 93% Babies
Importance: This gives them a start on learning to communicate with you verbally.
Completion Rate on BabyG App: 69% Babies
Importance: With this milestone, they learn to communicate their likes and dislikes with you verbally.
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Importance: Your baby will slowly learn to talk by stringing more and more letters together.
Frequency: Every day for a few weeks
Frequency: 3 - 4 times a few weeks
Your baby has developed an understanding of emotions by now, and they can tell when you speak softly or harshly to them. Six-month social and emotional development milestones raise the bar for your baby's accomplishments.
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Importance: This is a form of sensory exploration, and babies are visually attracted to human faces. They also bond and try to express affection for people this way.
Completion Rate on BabyG App: 84% Babies
Importance: The significance of this is that it shows how socially conscious and gradually trust-building your baby is.
Completion Rate on BabyG App: 84% Babies
Importance: This milestone indicates a healthy social and emotional development as they like to interact with people and things outside rather than just being cooped up at home.
Completion Rate on BabyG App: 71% Babies
Importance: This milestone promotes emotional engagement and self awareness both of which are building blocks of social and emotional development.
Completion Rate on BabyG App: 79% Babies
Importance: As soon as your child learns their own name, they open themselves up to more social interactions.
Completion Rate on BabyG App: 77% Babies
Importance: This means they have started to communicate their likes and try to resist any activity that they don't like, which is also a building block for social interaction.
Frequency: 3 to 4 times for a month
Show your baby photos of the entire family, like your baby’s aunt, uncle, grandpa, or anyone who is most likely to visit soon. Talk to them about their relationship with these people, and keep repeating this exercise until they recognize other family members. Soon they will be able to complete the milestone ‘responds differently to strangers’.
Here are some numbers that will help you evaluate your baby’s growth curve
Average weight for 6 month boy: 7.9kg/ 17.4 pounds/ 278 ounce
Average weight for 6 month girl: 7.3kg/ 16 pounds/ 257 ounce
Average height for 6 month boy: 67.6 cm
Average height for 6 month girl: 65.7cm
Average head circumference for 6 month boy: 38.1cm
Average head circumference for 6 month girl: 37.3cm
You would undoubtedly need to adjust these to your baby's needs because no two 6 month olds are alike. You can learn a fair amount about a child's development by observing a healthy weight gain over time and the number of diaper changes, which should be around 10. Make sure you have the right formula for 6 months baby for healthy weight gain and developement. Here is a detailed schedule to help you determine whether your child is on track.
Breastfed Babies: 5-6 feedings per day, each feed of 10-20 minutes
Formula-fed Babies: 5-6 ounces (150-180 mL), 4-5 feedings per day
At this age, they will have a slightly more predictable sleep routine than before. They should sleep around 14 hours a day. During the day, they should be getting 4 hours of sleep, broken up into multiple shorter naps. At night, your baby will settle down for a longer stretch of sleep, usually around 10 hours. Of course, every baby is different, so these numbers may vary slightly.
You don’t have to worry about developmental delay in your baby unless you see these signs
At 6 months, your baby can comprehend way more than you think. They’ll want more attention from you and will love to explore their surroundings. So try to give more and more cuddles and love. Make sure everything around you is safe, including toys that can be put in their mouth and won't cause a choking hazard. Engage them in a variety of activities and keep track of how they are progressing.
Apart from these, keep those conversations going. Make them full of expression, and respond to them as they try to speak with sounds. One must do item on your priority list should be babyproofing the house if you haven't done that already because these little munchkins will be all over the place pretty soon. Your baby still hasn't reached the stage where they can tell you if they’re feeling good or not, so the best way to find out is to use a pee, poop, and sleep tracker, which can tell you a lot about your baby’s health. You can find everything, from trackers to activities and even expert guidance, via our 24/7 chat support on the BabyG app.
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At 6 months old, your baby can make sounds like "ma," "da," "ah," "oh," and even "no!" which they learn by mostly mimicking you. They also make gurgling sounds when playing, babble and make a range of sounds, and use their voice to show likes and dislikes.
At 6 months old, infants should be developing gross motor skills, which involve using large muscles in the body. Here are some typical gross motor skills that a 6-month-old baby should have, according to the search results
Supporting weight: Able to hold almost all weight when supported in a standing position
Turning head: Able to lift chest and head while on stomach, holding the weight on hands
Rolling over: Rolls both ways
Pivoting: Able to sit on the floor with lower back support
Your baby will have cognitive skills like being self aware, may also do self exploration and can talk to one’s mirror image. They also have improved memory and attention spans. They will explore each and every object with utmost interest, like looking at it from every angle. Some may even understand object permanence, which is knowing an object exists even if it is hidden.
They will have 20/20 vision and see all sorts of colors. They can also understand how far an object is from them, which is known as spatial awareness.
6 month babies can see all colors, the full spectrum, just like most adults.
Your baby is ready to start solids, so any finely mashed, lump free puree is a good option. This could be any kind of fruit, vegetable, lean fish, meat, or egg. Make sure it’s warm, freshly cooked, and well done. Keep in mind to introduce one food at a time and follow the 3-day rule to determine allergic reactions to a particular food. However, breast milk or formula should still be the main source of energy and nutrients for the baby, and solid foods should be added gradually.
This is a part of self exploration where your baby is starting to learn about themselves, which is a crucial part of cognitive development.
They are not there yet, but they should be completing key milestones for walking like supporting weight, turning their heads, rolling over on their own, and pivoting. Some babies will also be able to sit up but walking happens at a much later stage.
Not all can, like some babies who can definitely sit up with the support of a caregiver, but for them to do it on their own, it’ll take at least 7 to 9 months.
They should be able to firmly grab onto things. They may hit, knock off, or bat objects. Since they are improving the use of their thumbs, they can also pick up objects with a pincer grasp. They also bring the toys to their mouths.
Since every baby is different, you’ll see them each have a routine of their own. Some general guidelines for parents, however their baby’s routine is
They should get 14 hours of sleep everyday
Engage them in multiple activities during the daytime when they are awake
You can add solids like pured veggies or fruits to their routine as well
They should sleep for a total of 14 hours everyday. This includes 10 hours of sleep during the night and 4 hours of sleep during the day.
They can take 2 to 3 naps for a total of 4 hours of sleep during the day. Usually they sleep longer for the first two naps, which may be around 60-90 minutes, and the last one is shorter, around 30-45 minutes.
Every baby has a different sleep schedule, but most babies wake up anywhere between 6 a.m. and 8 a.m. with a consistent bedtime routine.
You should feed them solids twice a day. Your baby can eat almost anything that’s finely mashed or pureed except for honey. Start with small portions and gradually move to a thick consistency as the baby learns to eat. We always recommended homemade food over packaged or ready-made foods in the market, as it is the safest and healthiest.
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