Families For Life | 3-4 Months: A Simple Guide to Baby's Development

Baby development milestones: 3-4 months old

• Your baby is able to hold his or her head in midline and the movements of the arms and legs are smoother and more continuous.

• Bring his or her hands from side to midline and kick his or her legs alternatively, or sometimes, together.

• Raise head and chest when lying on stomach.

• Support upper body with arms when lying on stomach.

• At this stage, your baby's visual alertness increases, especially to nearby human faces. Your baby can attentively follow movements around him or her, as well as move hands when at play.

• Your baby now enjoys bathing and other caring routines and begins to react to pleasurable and familiar situation with smiles, increased vocalising of "coos" and "gaas" and excited movements.

• Establishes eye contact.

• Takes increasing interest of the surroundings.

• Begins to vocalise. Smiles in response to speech.

Turns head towards the direction of sound.

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