Baby milestone myths

  1. Myth: Your baby should be crawling at 6 months
    Fact: Generally babies do start crawling at 6 months; but many don't reach this stage even till 9 months. And not all babies crawl traditionally. Some use their bottom to scoot around, some use their arms, or even roll across the floor. Some babies even skip the crawling stage completely and move directly to cruising or walking.
  2. Myth: Early Walker, Late Talker
    Fact: Developing early in one area does not trigger a delay in another milestone.
  3. Myth: Boys talk later than Girls
    Fact: All babies develop speech within the milestone timeline – and with speech development there is a huge range of normal.
  4. Myth: Baby should make eye contact by 8 weeks
    Fact: Not all babies make it to the 8 week milestone. Some babies take up to 3 months to get eye contact. And by eye contact it does not mean staring into your eyes. Just a momentary gaze when you address them is also enough as a milestone ticked off the chart.
  5. Myth: Babies potty trained before 2 years are intellectual and more intelligent
    Fact: Potty training is all about being aware and able to control bodily functions. Part of it is personality. In fact kids who getting potty trained are more likely to be constipated or have day wetting issues as they try to hold their urine or stool as compared to others of their age.

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baby's hearing development

Babies use their ears to take in massive amounts of information about the world around them. Hearing also enables them to learn language and stimulates brain development. Your baby should receive a hearing screening test shortly after birth.

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Baby's development milestone:
Crawling

Crawling is a baby's first attempt to move around independently. Generally a baby starts crawling between 7 months to 10 months. Sometimes the baby skips traditional crawling and adapts to alternative modes like scooting on his bottom, ...

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during pregnancy

With a baby on its way you are already tackling morning sickness, insomnia, back aches, swollen feet and mood swings. Add to that a weird metallic taste in your mouth. Not at all a pleasant thought! A common pregnancy symptom in the first trimester, Dysgeusia is the medical term for the metallic taste in your mouth; and it stays even when you are not eating.

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and fitter you

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