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4-6 Months Overview
What’s Happening at 4-6 Months?
Baby’s On A Roll!
Baby will start rolling over around this age. Rolling is an important milestone—and can make Tummy Time more challenging!
It’s time to start solids
How do you know when baby should start eating solid foods? What should you give them first? What can’t they have? Watch and learn the answers to these questions—and more!
These Toys Help Baby’s Development
As baby learns to move and communicate, it’s a great time to help them play! These toys can help with their development.
Frequently Asked Questions
for Parents of 4-6 Month Old Babies
- Baby can start solids around 6 months if they can sit up in a high chair and have good head control.
- Always make sure a healthcare provider says baby is ready before you start them on solids.
- Some good first solids are purees and cereals.
- Learn more about baby’s feeding.
- By 4 months, baby should be lifting their head during Tummy Time and keeping their head centered.
- By 6 months and older, baby should be reaching for toys and able to pivot while on their tummy.
- Learn more about Tummy Time!
- Play can be a great way to promote baby’s development!
- Peek-a-boo can help with communication and visual tracking.
- Baby can play with blocks all throughout their first year.
- Mirrors are a great way to play during Tummy Time.
- See the best toys for baby’s first year to help with their development.
- Don’t forget these important toy safety tips.
- Even though baby can’t talk yet or understand what you’re saying, it’s still important to talk back-and-forth with them.
- This simple technique is called serve and return.
- When baby makes a noise, respond to it.
- This helps them learn back-and-forth communication.
- If baby was born at or before 37 weeks, you should adjust for prematurity while tracking their milestones.
- Continue to adjust for prematurity for the first 2 years of their life.
- Learn how to adjust for prematurity.
- Swaddling should end as soon as baby shows signs of rolling over.
- This usually happens between 2-4 months.
- Baby should get 12-16 hours of sleep a day at 4-11 months of age.
- Some of this sleep comes from naps.
- Here are some ways to help your little one sleep.
It’s Important to Remember:
Use our checklists to track your baby’s behavior and discuss any concerns with your healthcare professional.
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