4 months

At the end of this month, your baby;
– While on your stomach, turn your head 90? can lift
– Can laugh loudly
– Can hold his head while upright
– While lying on his stomach, he can lift his chest with support from his arms
– Can be rolled to one side
– Can catch a rattle or toy touched by his fingers
– Can pay attention to a grape or small objects
– Can reach an object
– May scream with joy
– Can keep his head at the same level as his body when held by his hands and made to sit
– Can turn towards the direction of the mother’s voice
– Can produce vowel-silent combinations like a-guu or similar

5 months

At the end of this month, your baby;
– Can keep head straight when standing upright
– While lying on his stomach, he can lift his chest off the ground by supporting his arms.
– Can be rolled to one side
– Can pay attention to a small object
– Can smile spontaneously
– Can pick up a rattle when touched to the tips or back of its fingers
– Can put some weight on his legs
– Can keep his head at the same level as his body when he is pulled from his hands to sit down
– Can make a-guu and similar sounds
– Can turn towards human voice

6 months

At the end of this month, your baby;
– Can keep his head at the same level as his body when pulled up to a sitting position
– Can make A-guu or similar sound combinations.
– Can bear some weight on legs when held upright
– Can sit without assistance (6.5 months old)
– Can hold on to someone or an object
– Can eat a cracker by himself
– He may object when you take his toy
– Can search for a falling object

7 months

At the end of this month, your baby;
– Can sit without assistance
– Can eat a cracker by himself
– Can bear some weight on legs when held upright
– He may object when you take his toy
– Can pass an object from one hand to the other

Your baby is 4-7 months old

Your baby will discover solid foods these days! With this discovery, you will notice that its sense of taste begins to develop, and the little creature will gradually appear before you with its own personality. These small changes should not worry you too much if your baby is growing within normal limits.

How big should my baby grow?

4-7. The average weight gain of a baby between months is 500-750 grams per month. The rapid growth in bones will lead to a height increase of approximately 5 cm during this period. At monthly checkups, ask your pediatrician to show you your baby’s growth curves. This is the best way to see the path you have taken since birth and dispel the doubts in your mind. Because this is the only way we, as pediatricians, can show many mothers who apply to us saying “my baby is not gaining any weight” that their babies are gaining more weight than normal.

We cannot give you an exact figure about how much babies weigh in this period, but we can say approximately this; By 8 months, your baby will have reached approximately 2.5 times his birth weight.

Should I be worried?

Is my baby too weak? Too fat? Is he tall or short? As babies grow, parents’ curiosity and concerns about this issue increase. This is because over time, the range of the lower and upper limits of normal opens. For example, the weight of a 6-month-old baby boy can vary between 5.5 kilos and 9.5 kilos, and the weight of all babies within this range is normal! However, when you put them side by side, a 9.5 kilo baby is almost twice the size of a 5.5 kilo baby? Let us remind you once again that each baby is an independent individual with its own growth line.

Growth is a complex process. Many factors such as the amount and quality of nutrition, genetic characteristics, regular functioning of organs, the adequacy of hormones that control growth, and the emotional state of the baby are effective in the growth process.

If the baby’s weighing stops for at least two months, it should be examined. The first reason that comes to mind is that if the baby is breastfed, there is not enough milk. In this case, your doctor will give you information on how to increase your milk supply until your baby is ready for solid foods, otherwise the deficiency will be filled with bottle formula. During this period, a baby should be fed an average of 5 meals a day.

What to do if your baby is overweight? Don’t try to make him go on a “diet” by starving him. It is better to increase the baby’s mobility rather than reducing the food. Move his legs as if he were riding a bicycle, dance by taking him in your arms, and let him enjoy the movement.

Share any doubts about your baby’s weight and development with your pediatrician, and be prepared with answers to the following questions:

 * How many times a day do you feed your baby?
 * How much do you feed each time?
 * If you are breastfeeding, how many minutes do you breastfeed each breast?
 * How many times a day does your baby poop? What is the amount of poop?
 * How many times a day does your baby pee?

Additionally, your doctor will also ask questions about your baby’s sleep, movements, and relationship with the environment. All these questions and their answers, perhaps together with some laboratory and x-ray examinations, will clarify whether your baby is developing in its own normal way or whether there is an underlying disorder that needs to be corrected.

Premature (premature) babies will weigh lower than those born on time during this period.

In conclusion

Just because your baby is growing for 7-8 months does not mean that it will continue like this from now on. The growth rate may decrease or increase in the following months. Rapid growth will continue for a few more months. However, when it comes to crawling, walking and talking, your attention will focus on the home accidents your baby may experience rather than his/her weight.