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# Baby Development Timeline

By [Nalanda Robson (@nalandar)](https://listium.com/@nalandar)

489 views · 1 like · 0 followers  
Published 17 August 2017 · Updated 17 August 2017

Category: family &amp; parenting / babies &amp; toddlers

Keeping track of baby habits and baby developments

## Items

### 1. [NewBorn](https://listium.com/@nalandar/20619/baby-development-timeline/0/newborn)

Item ID: `0`

- Breastfeeding Freq: Every 2 - 3 hrs
- Sleeping Pattern: Wakes up 2 - 3 hours
- Playtime: Likes sounds, mirrors, and colours
- Motor Skills:
  ```json
  [
    {
      "complete": false,
      "value": "Communicate through cries, grunts"
    },
    {
      "complete": false,
      "value": "Sneeze"
    },
    {
      "complete": false,
      "value": "Hiccups"
    },
    {
      "complete": false,
      "value": "Best vision from 8 - 12 inches away"
    }
  ]
  ```
- More Info: -

### 2. [1st Month](https://listium.com/@nalandar/20619/baby-development-timeline/1/1st-month)

Item ID: `1`

- Breastfeeding Freq: Every 2- 3 hrs
- Sleeping Pattern: 15 - 16 hours/day
- Playtime: Amused by Faces. Not toys yet.
- Motor Skills:
  ```json
  [
    {
      "complete": false,
      "value": "Hearing fully developed"
    },
    {
      "complete": false,
      "value": "Hands in tight fist"
    },
    {
      "complete": false,
      "value": "Respond to familiar sounds"
    }
  ]
  ```
- More Info: -

### 3. [2nd Month](https://listium.com/@nalandar/20619/baby-development-timeline/2/2nd-month)

Item ID: `2`

- Breastfeeding Freq: Every 2 - 3 hrs
- Sleeping Pattern: Sleep more at night. Less during the day
- Playtime: Social butterfly. Responds with gurgles and coos.
- Motor Skills:
  ```json
  [
    {
      "complete": false,
      "value": "Begin lifting heads"
    },
    {
      "complete": false,
      "value": "Sucks fist / thumb"
    },
    {
      "complete": false,
      "value": "Eyes track moving objects"
    }
  ]
  ```
- More Info: -

### 4. [3rd Month](https://listium.com/@nalandar/20619/baby-development-timeline/3/3rd-month)

Item ID: `3`

- Breastfeeding Freq: Every 3 - 4 hrs
- Sleeping Pattern: 15 hours a day
- Playtime: Love kicking and swinging at things
- Motor Skills:
  ```json
  [
    {
      "complete": false,
      "value": "Mimic sounds"
    }
  ]
  ```
- More Info: -

### 5. [4th Month](https://listium.com/@nalandar/20619/baby-development-timeline/4/4th-month)

Item ID: `4`

- Breastfeeding Freq: Every 3 - 5 hrs. Maybe ready for solids foods
- Sleeping Pattern: 15 hrs a day. Naps 2-3 times a day
- Playtime: Love peekaboos/funny faces. Reach at things
- Motor Skills:
  ```json
  [
    {
      "complete": false,
      "value": "Rolls on stomach"
    },
    {
      "complete": false,
      "value": "Can push up elbow"
    },
    {
      "complete": false,
      "value": "Begin teething"
    }
  ]
  ```
- More Info: -

### 6. [5th Month](https://listium.com/@nalandar/20619/baby-development-timeline/5/5th-month)

Item ID: `5`

- Breastfeeding Freq: Every 3- 5 hrs. Nourishment includes solids
- Sleeping Pattern: 15 hrs/day. Naps 2-3 times a day
- Playtime: Love Patty Cakes
- Motor Skills:
  ```json
  [
    {
      "complete": false,
      "value": "Learn to reach with both hands"
    },
    {
      "complete": false,
      "value": "Grasp things with fingers"
    }
  ]
  ```
- More Info: -

### 7. [6th Month](https://listium.com/@nalandar/20619/baby-development-timeline/6/6th-month)

Item ID: `6`

- Breastfeeding Freq: Every 3 - 6 hrs. Introduce new mushy solids
- Sleeping Pattern: Nighttime stretches are longer
- Playtime: Respond well to soft toys
- Motor Skills:
  ```json
  [
    {
      "complete": false,
      "value": "Learns to sit up"
    },
    {
      "complete": false,
      "value": "Rolls in 2 directions. Front and Back"
    }
  ]
  ```
- More Info: -

### 8. [7th Month](https://listium.com/@nalandar/20619/baby-development-timeline/7/7th-month)

Item ID: `7`

- Breastfeeding Freq: Eats tablespoons of solids
- Sleeping Pattern: 6 - 11 hours of nighttime stretch
- Playtime: Picture books. Colourful magazines
- Motor Skills:
  ```json
  [
    {
      "complete": false,
      "value": "Sees colour in full"
    },
    {
      "complete": false,
      "value": "Babbles"
    },
    {
      "complete": false,
      "value": "Legs can support their own weight with help"
    }
  ]
  ```
- More Info: -

### 9. [8th Month](https://listium.com/@nalandar/20619/baby-development-timeline/8/8th-month)

Item ID: `8`

- Breastfeeding Freq: Needs 750-900 calories. Soft finger foods
- Sleeping Pattern: 15 hrs/day. Naps 2-3 times a day
- Playtime: Household objects or soft toys
- Motor Skills:
  ```json
  [
    {
      "complete": false,
      "value": "Begin to lean over"
    },
    {
      "complete": false,
      "value": "Already crawling or nearly"
    },
    {
      "complete": false,
      "value": "Can sit up by her/himself"
    }
  ]
  ```
- More Info: -

### 10. [9th Month](https://listium.com/@nalandar/20619/baby-development-timeline/9/9th-month)

Item ID: `9`

- Breastfeeding Freq: Solids 3-5 times/day. 24-32 ounces of milk.
- Sleeping Pattern: 15 hrs/day. Naps 2-3 times a day
- Playtime: Cushioned obstacle course
- Motor Skills:
  ```json
  [
    {
      "complete": false,
      "value": "Learned Object Permanence"
    }
  ]
  ```
- More Info: [https://www.simplypsychology.org/sensorimotor.html](https://www.simplypsychology.org/sensorimotor.html)

### 11. [10th Month](https://listium.com/@nalandar/20619/baby-development-timeline/10/10th-month)

Item ID: `10`

- Breastfeeding Freq: milk formula 4 - 5 times / day
- Sleeping Pattern: 13 hrs/day. Naps 2 times a day
- Playtime: Loves Patty cakes
- Motor Skills:
  ```json
  [
    {
      "complete": false,
      "value": "Have a favourite toy"
    },
    {
      "complete": false,
      "value": "Understand simple instructions"
    }
  ]
  ```
- More Info: -

### 12. [11th Month](https://listium.com/@nalandar/20619/baby-development-timeline/11/11th-month)

Item ID: `11`

- Breastfeeding Freq: 3 solid meals and 1-3 snacks/day
- Sleeping Pattern: 13 hrs/day. Naps 2 times a day
- Playtime: Peekaboos
- Motor Skills:
  ```json
  [
    {
      "complete": false,
      "value": "Learns to stand"
    },
    {
      "complete": false,
      "value": "Recognize objects"
    }
  ]
  ```
- More Info: -

### 13. [12th Month](https://listium.com/@nalandar/20619/baby-development-timeline/12/12th-month)

Item ID: `12`

- Breastfeeding Freq: 3 solid meals and 1-3 snacks/day
- Sleeping Pattern: 13 hrs/day. Naps 2 times a day
- Playtime: Story telling
- Motor Skills:
  ```json
  [
    {
      "complete": false,
      "value": "Can self-feed"
    },
    {
      "complete": false,
      "value": "Understand simple instructions"
    },
    {
      "complete": false,
      "value": "Can prob walk 2 - 3 steps"
    },
    {
      "complete": false,
      "value": "Can say Dada and Mama"
    },
    {
      "complete": false,
      "value": "Stand without support for a few seconds"
    }
  ]
  ```
- More Info: -
