6-month-old baby development

6 month old baby girl starting to crawl

It's amazing, your baby is already 6 months old! and new adventures are about to begin in this new and important stage of his life. Your little one's psychomotor advances allow him to stay seated quite agilely or turn his head completely to look for you. He has also gained strength in his little hands, which are able to hold his bottle and even raise your arms to ask you to take it.

He now stays awake much longer and as he does so, he is more aware of the world around him and interact in a much more active way. Their laughter floods your home, your heart and makes you happy every day despite the possible difficulties, since motherhood is not a bed of roses as you will already be verifying. This new stage is loaded with news that we will tell you below.

Complementary feeding

Baby's first porridge

The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends introducing food from 6 months, although in some specific cases it can be started at 4 months. There is no general rule about food With which to start, each pediatrician will give you completely different guidelines. But the most common is to start with fruits and vegetables that are easier to digest, such as banana, orange juice, zucchini or potato. In the link we explain in depth how the baby feeding at 6 months.

A few years ago, the only known method was the traditional one, that is, based on ground foods and porridge. Although many families continue with this method, which on the other hand it is totally effective and does not entail any delay for the babyToday many mothers opt for the baby led weaning (BLW) method. This system consists of offering whole foods to the baby, although it is not as simple as it may seem and it is important to take into account some of the baby's maturation factors.

In this link you will find very useful information on both methods of introduction to food. So you can have enough data to take one or the other option depending on your needs.

6-month-old baby development

At six months, your baby is already able to sit up when he is lying on his stomach, lifting his body with the help of his hands. This will get you crawling in no time, if you haven't started crawling yet. As you already know, every baby is different and it is necessary to respect their individual times.

Now he has full mobility of his legs and arms, so he is able to pass an object from one hand to another or to put his foot in his mouth. Regarding your vision, in general at 6 months it is usually equal to that of an adultHowever, as we always say, there are exceptions. The usual thing is that at this age they are able to follow objects with their eyes, their toys or objects that may attract their attention.

Soon your baby will start making his first sounds and babbling, they generally begin to utter words similar to "ma" or "pa". This is a great encouragement for the parents, as the baby seems to be saying "mama" or "papa". However, they are words without meaning or meaning for the baby, but that you can continue to stimulate so that the little one develops language skills.

The visit to the pediatrician

Child percentiles

At 6 months, a review will be carried out with your pediatrician, where they will check aspects such as your height and weight (what is known as percentile). It is also the time to check the child's vision, hearing or sensory development. This is a very important time for the development of your little one and it is important that you go to this medical visit to make sure that everything is happening normally.


Also on this visit you will receive all the necessary guidelines to start with the feeding complementary. If you go to the review with enough information, you can ask your pediatrician any questions you may have regarding feeding methods. As you have already seen at the beginning, the options are very different and it is also important to know the opinion of the doctor, although the decision in any case must always be made by the parents.


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