6 Months Baby: Physical Milestones
12 May 2017 | 1 min Read
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Growth
Most babies cut their first tooth at around 6- 8 months, so always watch out for your baby’s first sign of teething. It may come along with a bit of distress (cranky baby, baby trying to chew on everything s/he gets around), but don’t worry that’s just a phase.
Motor Skills
- Sits with own arm’s support without anyone’s help.
- Uses fingers and hands to pick and drag small things towards her
- Starts recognizing own image in the mirror
- Rolls in both directions
- Might begin to stand on feet with support
- Crawling backward before taking any step forward
- Plays and finds toys which are partially hidden
- Bangs and shakes toys
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