Contents
- His progress in gross motor skills
- His progress in fine motor skills
- Language and understanding
- What to do and how to play with a 3 month old baby?
- Socializing your baby at 3 months
- What weight and size for a 3 month old baby?
- What vaccines for a 3 month old baby?
- Milk: how many feeds or bottles for a baby at 3 months?
- Your baby’s sleep at 3 months
His progress in gross motor skills
At this age, your baby is more and more active. It starts to roll on the side to try to pass on the back or on the stomach. He also tries to stand up on his arms and reaches out for objects. His neck and back muscles strengthen, which allows him to hold his head. While watching him, encourage him to stay on his stomach for a few moments. You will see: resting on the stomach, he lifts his head.
His progress in fine motor skills
Until the age of 1, your child is in the oral phase. Indeed, your little one catches everything that passes in front of him and put objects in your mouth. Be careful not to leave dangerous objects within reach.
Language and understanding
At 3 months, your baby’s “language” develops: it isarrival of babbling. Children gradually pronounce syllables such as “pa”, “ma”, and high-pitched sounds. Remember, toddlers are delighted to be made conversation. Also, talk regularly to your toddler. This will pique his interest and familiarize him with the words. Trust yourself, parent / baby communication is quickly established through interactions.
At the age of 3 months, your baby laughs out loud, and you love it! More and more alert, he is also more and more interested in his environment.
- Awakening the senses
At this stage, your baby’s hearing and vision become clearer. He recognizes people better and better, both visually and in sound of voice. Your child can also distinguish distant people and several colors.
What to do and how to play with a 3 month old baby?
At this age, cuddly toys and puppets are welcome. Use them for tell little stories to your child. Very early on, you can also introduce books of different textures to your baby. This allows him to familiarize him with different and particular tactile sensations, but also to perfect his motor skills.
Now, at bath time, you can see small signs, such as laughter, movements of joy or shivers and grimaces, whether or not he likes contact with water. If so, the moment of the bath will be able to last a few minutes and become a real part of pleasure and relaxation.
Another moment of interaction to promote with your baby: the Massages and caresses. Very soothing for your child, they are also a good moment of complicity.
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What games and toys can be offered to a 3 month old baby?
While exploring the world he surrounds, your little one discovers at his own pace the colors, textures and sounds of the objects you put at his disposal. To encourage them to develop their skills and refine their movements, offer them games adapted to their age and to materials that respect their health and the planet. We favor materials such as cotton, extra-soft velor for cuddly toys, books in fabrics and play mats and, later, FSC® wood, a label that guarantees that the toys have been made with materials from responsibly managed forests for better respect for the environment. The vertbaudet brand offers a nice selection of FSC® wooden toys, such as rattles or sensory shapes dedicated to toddlers as soon as they are old enough to coordinate their movements and control their amplitude, so as not to be wrong. So stay tuned to their development! The cotton gauze awakening mat with its Tanzania arch, the puppet glove or the organic cotton rattle from the vertbaudet brand can now help stimulate their curiosity and awakening to the world.
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Socializing your baby at 3 months
At 3 months, your baby is more and more sociable. He smiles to those around him, whether the faces are familiar or not.
If you are working, your maternity leave ends, your baby returns to the nursery or is looked after by a nanny. This séparation may be difficult for you, as for your little one, but it will be done smoothly, with a adaptation period of a fortnight.
What weight and size for a 3 month old baby?
Since birth, your baby has grown at least 10 cm. If you have a baby boy, he weighs around 5,75 kg and measures close to 59,9 cm. If you have a little girl, she weighs around 5,35 kilos and measures close to 58,6 cmAround the ninth week, your baby’s second fontanel, located at the back of the crown of his head, closes. As for the large fontanel, at the front of the skull, it will only close between 1 and 2 years old. At 3 months, your child’s head circumference is approximately 40 cm.
What vaccines for a 3 month old baby?
At 3 months, you can give the 2nd injection against diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, polio, meningitis. At the same time, your baby receives the second injection against hepatitis B. All of these reminders should be noted in your baby’s health record.
Milk: how many feeds or bottles for a baby at 3 months?
Your child takes 4/5 feeds or bottles per day. If you are returning to work and are still breastfeeding, adopt a draws milk. You will be able to entrust your little one to the nanny or even to the nursery. Also note that the law allows you to take time to express your milk at your workplace.
At 3 months, your baby’s digestion is easier. This is because colic usually ends in the third month. Some digestive problems may persist. To know the origin, it is important to consult your doctor. However, at the age of 3 months, the regurgitations had to be detected and treated.
Vitamin K intake ends this month. On the other hand, the contribution of vitamin Dwill be essential until your child is 18 months old.
Your baby’s sleep at 3 months
Your baby is now more used to the cycle of days and nights, so he is more inclined to sleep at night (six hours at a time), especially if he can do without his nightly meals. Teach him to fall asleep without your help. At first it may be that cry a moment, before falling asleep. Be careful not to confuse nocturnal awakenings and phases of sleep restless, where the child opens his eyes and cries or cries. If you hug your baby at these times, you may wake him up suddenly. Your little one will therefore not be able to discover the natural sequence of restless (REM) sleep and calm (slow) sleep.
Also know that it is necessary four to eight weeks to the infant to adapt to the day / night periodicity. But if your baby still wakes up frequently, you can help her find her bearings. For example, don’t wake him up saying “it’s time to feed” or that his diaper is dirty. Finally, even if it is important to respect your child’s sleep, by limiting noise, in the evening, during the nap, do not impose great silence in the house. You can also leave the shutters ajar. Your child can even take a morning nap in their deckchair.