Tips for parents Support and encourage your baby during playtime. Help her develop her fine-motor skills by giving her small objects to pick up while under your supervision. Can get into a sitting position and sit without support. Pulls up using furniture for support to stand. Starting to crawl. Tips for parents Place your baby close to furniture so he can try to raise himself up. Food and nutrition milestones at 9 months What mealtimes look like at 9 months.
Enjoys teethers. Beginning to eat thicker pureed foods and stays full for a longer period of time after eating. Try these tips:.
Introducing New Foods. As your child grows, they'll be trying lots of different foods. Here are some tips and recommendations for the process:. By 9 months old, most babies are sleeping through the night and taking two to three naps during the day that last one to two hours each. If your little one is sleeping well through the night, factors such as illnesses, teething , and growth spurts may cause temporary disturbances in sleep.
Many families find that if their little one is having difficulty sleeping through the night, moving them to their own room can make a big difference in helping their baby sleep better.
Your baby will receive their 9-month well-child check-up this month. Along with typical physical check-ups and weight, length, and head circumference measurements, the 9-month visit will include:. Although your baby is growing and developing more and may express frustration during car rides, it is still extremely important that you keep your infant rear-facing in their car seat as long as possible.
At 9 months old, your infant should be in a rear-facing 5-point harness car seat that is appropriate for their weight and height. If your little one is crawling or has been crawling for some time, you will also want to make sure you have baby-proofed your home including:. Finally, if you have a gun in the house, make sure it is properly locked up, out of view, and stored separately from ammunition. Get it free when you sign up for our newsletter.
Nemours KidsHealth. Your Child's Development: 9 Months. Reviewed January Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. The Growing Child: 7 to 9 Months.
Updates in Infant Nutrition. Pediatr Rev. Section on Breastfeeding. Breastfeeding and the use of human milk. J Clin Sleep Med. American Academy of Pediatrics Ages and stages: Baby. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Milestone: 9 months. Dosman, C. Evidence-based milestone ages as a framework for developmental surveillance.
Please scroll down to view all the images. Uses fingers to point at things. Looks for things she sees you hide. Puts things in his mouth. Moves things smoothly from one hand to the other. Stands, holding on. All babies grow at their own rate. Read more about how baby growth charts are used. This posture might look a little odd, but it's perfectly normal for this stage of development. At this stage, all of your baby's senses help her learn about her world.
To help your baby explore her sense of smell, introduce her to many new and different scents. For example, go outside and let her smell flowers or fresh-cut grass. Let her take in the odors of various types of foods, objects, and materials you find indoors, too.
Just make sure whatever you introduce is safe for her to smell. Around this time your baby might figure out how to roll onto her tummy from a seated position and get back up again. All of these motions are strengthening her muscles in preparation for eventually being able to walk. Your baby may now be crawling or doing something similar like scooting on her bottom or slithering on her tummy. Keep in mind: some babies skip crawling altogether, while others master it a little later on.
For example, she will probably have mastered the raking grasp, meaning she's able to reach out and pull objects toward her. For this reason, too, make sure what she has to play with is safe and unbreakable. Your baby has a very short attention span and may only be interested in playing with a toy for two or three minutes before wanting the next fascinating object. The key may be this: Your baby will enjoy playing with things that are just a little different from what she already knows and is familiar with.
In fact, if something is too new and different she might feel frightened or overwhelmed by it. So, as an example, if your little one loves playing with a cereal box you could put a ball in it or add a string to it so that she can pull the box along. For example, while looking in the mirror she may grab a strand of hair or try to rub something off her chin.
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