Milestones: 4 months old

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Written By Nicole Morales

At the 4-month mark, your baby starts to understand and is learning new skills also like crawling, sleep training, teething, etc. Certain milestones you will observe your baby grasp at 4 months are

Emotional and Social Milestones

  • Learns to smile when so they can get your attention

  • They start to giggle when you are trying to make them laugh

  • Will follow you with their gaze

  • Will start making sounds to grab your attention

Communication and Language Milestone

  • Starts making sounds like “ooooo”, “aaaaaa”

  • Uses sounds to communicate with you

  • When they hear your sound they look toward you

Cognitive Milestones (learning, thinking, problem-solving)

  • Opens their mouth when they are hungry, more so when they see a bottle or breast (if being breastfed)

  • Starts staring and using their hands when they have tummy time

Movement/Physical Development Milestones

  • They are able to start holding their head steadily when you have them in your arms

  • Is able to grab or hold on to a toy when you put it near them or in their hand

  • Waves and moves their hands around in excitement when they see toys

  • Starts bringing their hand to their mouth, this could also mean they are hungry or teething

  • Your baby will try doing a pushup. Kidding, using their arms and legs to stay up when on tummy time.

For additional guidance, please contact your pediatrician and refer to CDC's guidelines here: https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/milestones/index.html

Nicole Morales

Nicole’s path as a newborn care specialist, postpartum doula, and pediatric sleep consultant is driven by a deep passion for infant well-being and supporting families during the early stages of parenthood. With a background in child development and early childhood education, She is dedicated to helping parents navigate the postpartum period smoothly. Her journey into pediatric sleep consulting stems from witnessing the transformative impact of healthy sleep routines on both infants and parents. She strives to empower families with knowledge and strategies to create a nurturing sleep environment for their newborns. It's her mission to ensure newborns infants and toddlers receive the best care, and parents feel confident in their caregiving roles.

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