Your Baby’s Amazing Journey: Developmental Milestones

Physical Development:

• Reflexive movements. May briefly lift their head during tummy time.
• Arms and legs move in jerky motions. Hands are often tightly fisted.

Senses:

• Responds to loud noises.
• Focuses briefly on faces and objects held close.
• Prefers high-contrast patterns.

Feeding:

• Strong sucking reflex. Feeds frequently.

Social and Emotional Development:

• Cries to communicate needs (hunger, discomfort, etc.).
• May make small throaty sounds.
• Enjoys being held and cuddled.
• Begins to recognize familiar voices and faces.
• May briefly gaze at your face.

Cognitive Development:

• Begins to learn through senses.
• Shows interest in looking at faces.

Things you can do to support development:

• Provide plenty of skin-to-skin contact.
• Talk and sing to your baby.
• Offer interesting things for them to look at.
• Respond promptly to their cries.
• Give them tummy time when they are awake and supervised.