Physical development  I am really concerned about my baby’s physical development. He is 4 months and 12 days, but he won't roll over. Everybody tells me that by now he should ...

Stands on top of her toes   My friend's daughter stands on top of her toes. She is 11 months old and curls her toes when she's standing so she is effectively standing on top of them....

Teething  My thirteen month old baby has only two bottom teeth developed so far. I'm not sure whether to worry or not. Is there any action I should take?

Common cold  Can a one week old baby catch a cold?

Stuffy nose  Does anyone know how I can relieve my baby's stuffy nose. He's 2months & 1week old today and lately he gets really tired drinking his milk. He sounds like ...

Arms raised and moving hands  My grandaughter is 6 months old, just beautiful and is doing everything early. I was wondering about the way her arms are always raised and she constantly ...

Concerned about Down syndrome  My baby is 5-1/2 months old (DOB 19 May 2009) and I am concerned about Down syndrome because of an earlier remark by the doctor. My son smiles at us, coos ...

Extremely concerned  My baby girl is going to be 12months old in November, but I am extremely concerned about her development. Though she is perfect on other milestones like ...

The Terrible 2's  Are the terrible 2's real? I have a 22 month old daughter that is amazing and adorable but in the last few weeks she has become Dr. Jeckle and Mrs. Hyde!...

Not clapping or waiving  My son is 10 months old and he is not clapping or waiving, even though we have been teaching him to do it. I know babies younger than him that are doing ...

Baby does not sit  2 Babies aged 7 and 8 months do not sit on their own yet. What can we do?

Wakes constantly  My 13 month old granddaughter wakes constantly during the night and wants her bottle, with the result that her mother is getting little or no sleep. She ...

Spanking  Is spanking fit for a one year and four months old baby? As a mother how can I discipline my one year and four months old daughter?

Holding his head up  My 6 month old (Isaac) is holding his head up, but he holds it slightly to the left most of the time. Is this something to worry about? He was born at ...

First teeth  My baby is 9 months old but still no first teeth, nor even a sign of them.

Is it normal? Is there anything I can or should do?

Recognizing People  I was amazed about my daughter already recognizing people, especially us, her parents. She is 2 months old now. Another thing that amazed me was that she ...

Premature Twin Girls  I have premature twin girls. They were born 12 weeks prematurely. They are now 14 months old. The youngest is crawling and sitting un-aided. The older ...

Development Of A 6 Month Old  I have a few concerns about the development of a 6 month old little girl, Sara, I care for.
The first being that she has never rolled over. She is also ...

Teething For 3 Months  My little girl has been teething for 3 months now. She is 7 months 2 weeks old. I just want to know why this process keeps stopping. I know she is miserable ...

Side Sleeping  I'd like your opinion about my baby's side sleeping. My baby's head is a bit flat on his right side. I am sure this is caused by his preference for his ...

Baby Cold  Is a baby cold possible while I haven’t got it yet? My 3 week old baby caught my toddler's cold, but I don't have it yet. I am breastfeeding my baby. Is ...

Preemie Baby  My preemie baby was born at 27 weeks, weighing 680grams (1.5 lb). She is a perfectly happy baby with no complication and is now 10months old. The problem ...

Development Problems   How can I figure out if there are any development problems with my relative's daughter? She is 16 months old now, but is still not walking or crawling ...

Premature Baby's Weight  My premature baby's weight is a concern for me. He was 1.8kg (almost 4lb) at birth. Now he is 10months and 10kg (22lb). Is this reasonably normal?

He ...

Born Prematurely  I have a 9 month old baby boy who was born prematurely by one month. He tries to crawl on people and can very well walk in his walker. My concern is that ...

Physically Developmentally Delayed   My son is physically developmentally delayed. He has Infantile Spasum Disease. He gets physical, occupational and developmental therapy Mon-Fri 2wice a ...

Baby’s Breathing  I am increasingly worried about my baby’s breathing. My 3-week old daughter has no fever and eats well. But despite appearing calm, she is becoming increasingly ...

Tummy Sleeper  My baby is a tummy sleeper and will only sleep in this position. We tried several times to put him to sleep on his back. During the next 4 weeks I hardly ...

Drinking Formula  My 2 months old grandson has been drinking formula. But the doctor changed his formula about a month ago because it was giving him lots of gas and vomiting....

Baby Has Constipation   My 7 week old baby has constipation. She was fine for the first 2 weeks. But now its really bad. My doctor told me to give her Karo Syrup which I tried ...

Does My Baby Weigh Too Much  Does my baby weigh too much? My 19 month is 32 inch (80cm) tall and now weighs 17 kg (37.4 lbs)? Is his weight too much? Apart from checking on development ...

Jerking Baby Movements  I see this jerking baby movements my 7mth old baby boy started doing recently. It's almost like he gets a "chill" or has sucked on a sour lemon. I am concerned ...

Falls All The Time  My 21 month old son falls all the time. Why does this happen? What can be the cause? And more important, what can I do to help him get over this problem?...

Infant spits up  My 3 month old infant spits up a lot and hasn’t had a bowel movement for a week. He also seems to pass a lot of gas.

I did discuss it with my doctor....

Baby's Bowel Movement  I am giving my 2 year old baby cow's milk from one month ago. Before that I used to give her formula in the mornings and cow's milk in the night. But there ...

Baby Development Slowing Down  I may have a problem with baby development slowing down. My son is now 4 months old and has always seemed to pick things up very quickly. He seemed to ...

Activities At 3 And A Half Months  Hi there... I was just wondering about activities at 3 and a half months. I have a son who is now three and a half months old and I am not too sure on ...

Sudden Development Change  I recently noticed a sudden development change in my 3 months 3 weeks old baby. At around 2 and a half months, she started staring at her hands and swatting ...

Baby Vaccinations  My husband and I have been doing research and we just don't know what to think about baby vaccinations. Both sides make sense to us. The tw sides are like ...

Heart Burn  I have a 3 month old baby and I am breast feeding. I often get heart burn with many of the foods I eat. Does my baby also get heart burn? Is there a way ...

Baby Development Chart  My 7 months old son is not following the baby development chart an infant is supposed to follow! He doesn't crawl, sit, lift up his head when lying on ...

Baby Navel  By what month should the baby navel be completely dried up? My baby's cord is still showing a little at 3mnts old. Anything important I should be aware ...

Bowel Movement  My daughter is 8 weeks and she has not had a bowel movement on her own for over a week. Every day I use a glycerin suppository to encourage her bowel movements ...

Can Baby See The Color Orange?  I was wondering if my baby can see the color orange? Whenever I buy him toys he always seems to prefer yellow to orange. Is this a one-of-its-kind thing ...

Low White Blood Cells  My baby is 2months old and on 2 occasions the doctors found her white blood cell count to be low.

Moms and Dads, share with me if you have had this ...

Baby Is Not Grasping   My son will be 18 weeks (roughly 4 and a half months) this Sunday, but unfortunately this baby is not grasping anything yet. He puts his hands to his mouth,...

Should I Help Baby To Crawl At 1 Month Old?  My baby has just turned 1 month old today.

Since birth, she has had good control of her head and neck and could hold her neck up for 30 seconds on her ...

Frustration And Yelling  This is the most embarrassing thing I would ever have to admit to but I need some answers... so I'm going to put myself on the spot. I love my 18 month ...

Newborn Bowel Movement Concern  I have newborn bowel movement concern. My son has not have a bowel movement in over 36 hours but he pees almost every hour. Is this a real problem? He'...

Shoes For Baby  When is the right or best time to buy the first pair of shoes for baby?

Plays Peek-a-Boo  My grand daughter is now 5 1/2 months old, sits up by herself, plays peek-a-boo and takes her hands and rolls them when singing patty cake.

Is this ...

Tummy Time Sleeping  My baby is 3 and half months old. I understand that my baby should now be tummy time sleeping. Usually babies fall back on to their tummies and try to ...

Baby Rashes  My baby is 1 month old now. He cries a lot which I believe is normal, but my main worry is that there are some baby rashes on his face only. Is this normal?...

Preemie Weight Gain And Brain Development  Our twin grandchildren were born at 31 weeks. The boy came home after a month in the hospital and the girl came home after two months but is having to ...

Stimulate My Premature Baby Boy   Medical personnel say I must stimulate my premature baby boy. My son was a premature baby boy born at 30 weeks. So, ten weeks (2,5 months) too soon. There ...

Best Toys For Baby  What do you see as some of the best toys for baby?

I know that it's difficult, if not impossible, to pick a 'best baby toy', but what I am specifically ...

Wheezy and Difficult to Breathe  My grandson is five months old and is breastfed, but he is constantly very wheezy and finds it difficult to breathe.

His mother is a smoker. Could this ...

Dangerous Falls  My son is one year and five months old and sometimes takes a few dangerous falls. Altough he is a well-balanced walker, he sometimes trips over his own ...

Skinny Baby  My son is really a skinny baby. His birth weight was only 2.5 kg (5.5 lb). He is now 27 months old and 100cm tall (39.4 inches), but still only weighs ...

Biting  My 15 month old grandson is a "biter". We have not had a "biter" in the family in my memory. I do know that many children are biting others, but the family ...

Teething  My baby is 3 1/2 months old and has a lot of saliva. I read somewhere that this is due to teething. Some say its because of her gums. Others say that she ...

Sensory Integration Problems  I have a seven month old boy. How do I know that he is not dealing with sensory integration issues (as my 2 1/2 year old is, which was just diagnosed two ...

Baby Gaining Weight  One of my biggest concerns is about my baby gaining weight... or rather, the lack of it.

My 8 month old son is a teenie thing and I just don't understand ...

Baby Throwing Things  A baby throwing things is apparently a normal means of learning. They drop things, especially from a highchair, to:
- see how the object will land
- to ...

Skipped crawling  My 8 months old son skipped crawling and has, with our help, been walking for about a month and a half. The doctors are now saying that we need to stop ...

First steps  My daughter turned a year on New Year’s Day, but hasn’t taken her first steps yet. She will pull herself up, cruise around and with our help she walks....

Cannot roll over  My granddaughter is 10 months old now and cannot roll over, crawl or move around independently at all, although she does pull herself to a standing position ...

Stares at his right hand  I have 9 month old twin boys, and only one twin constantly stares at his right hand. Could there be something wrong? Everything else about him seems normal,...

Intellectual Development  What techniques and methods are used to stimulate brain development?


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Baby gets the chills  Why does my baby get the chills all the time. Is it normal? It creeps me out. My first child didn't do this.

Stomach crawl  My 8 month old son still stomach crawls. He scoots and slides forward using his upper arms to get to his toys. I have been doing different things to encourage ...

Stand unsupported  My son-in-law tries to let his 4 month old baby stand unsupported. He stands her and just holds her hands(not even firmly) until her legs give way. Is ...

Stuffy nose  My daughter is 7 months and constantly experiences a stuffy nose. In her fourth and fifth month she went underweight. I took her to hospital and was put ...

Commando crawling  My son is almost 10 months and only does commando crawling. He does not crawl on his knees. He uses his feet and arms, and does not lift his upper body ...

Tummy time struggle   My first observation of a baby on his tummy doing tummy time was disconcerting. After understanding the value of this exercise I became more comfortable ...

Awakening  My baby is 10 weeks old and is now awakening at 2 and 5.30am. He was sleeping from 8pm till 4am until two night ago. I feel we have taken back a few steps....

Development of 18month old baby  I'd like to encourage the development of 18month old baby. What can I do to make my baby sharp & smart? What should I teach him at this age? Also, do you ...

Different twin  My fourteen week old son is the second born of a twin birth. We are concerned he may be suffering from problems other than acute reflux.

He bobs his ...

Meeting her needs  I am a mother of a 14 month old girl. Up until a few weeks ago she was the perfect child. She always slept in her crib, played by herself didn't want to ...

Stopped talking  My grandson suddenly stopped talking. He is now 13 months old and for the last few months was saying 5 words, saying the sound that a kitty makes (meow)...

Screams often  My grandson is now 13 months old. He has a temper and screams often. Going shopping with him is really hard on my daughter. If he gets something he is ...

Allergic to Penicillin  If both my mother and I are pretty allergic to Penicillin, is it a safe bet that, even though my wife is an RN and says it isn't necessary, that our child ...

Seems very intelligent  My son is only 8 months old and he seems very intelligent. He learns very quickly in every aspect. I am amazed by him. He seems to catch onto things quicker ...

Undernourished  I'm worried that my daughter might be undernourished and lacking all the essential vitamins that she needs. My daughter was born weighing 7lbs 1oz and ...

Baby loves to play with her hands  A 6 months baby loves to play with her hands while she's drinking milk. She likes to stare at her fingers (both hands). Besides that, she also likes to ...

First Teeth  At what age does babies usually start getting their first teeth? Is there anything wrong if a child is almost 8 months and they still do not have any teeth?...

Baby favors one side  I have noticed that my baby favors one side (his right) when he sleeps. I lay him on his back and his head automatically goes to the right.

When he ...

Separation Anxiety  Is it normal for a 15 month old baby to have no separation anxiety that is showing no special emotions on seeing her mother after a few hours? My daughter ...

Cries For Everything  My daughter is now 14 months old and cries for everything. If we walk her in the opposite direction of where she wants to go, she cries. If we give her ...

Constantly Moving His Legs   My grandson is constantly moving his legs when lying down or in a seated position in someone's lap. You'd almost think he's creating enough friction to ...

3.5 Month Old Development  I have a few concerns about my 3.5 month old development. He doesn't follow objects yet. He also doesn't turn towards my voice or my husbands, but I know ...

Premature Baby  I have a premature baby born at 30 weeks. She is 15 months old now. Is there anything I have to worry about now that she's that old or will I always have ...

Gets Tired When Asleep   My 3.5 month old baby gets tired when asleep in the car seat. This means I can never travel with her in the car when she is asleep. I can only go to a ...

Shakes While Feeding  My son is almost 7 months old. He is in always considered extremely healthy, and from what I've read ahead of the development curve.

But I do have ...

Help My Baby Talk  Can you suggest anything to help my baby talk?

I have three children. All boys who are 4, 3, and 16months. My others boys have always developed according ...

Newborn Developments  I've been reading up on all the newborn developments. There are things he is doing now that I didn't think should be happening until later.

When he ...

Does Not Answer  My 13 month old son does not answer to his name all the time. But when you say, for example "look what Mommy has" he will answer.

He walked early, talked ...

Slither Along The Floor  I watched my granddaughter slither along the floor yesterday. I noticed her sitting up at one time and she fell over sideways as she turned to pick something ...

Eye Color  I can't tell what my baby girl's eye color will be, even though she is almost 4 months old. In the sun they look blue with brown specks. And in the house ...

Infant Deafness  Infant deafness is always something we are afraid of. What signs should I be looking for in a one-two month old regarding deafness? Are there any other ...

Toe Walking  How big a problem is toe walking? My son will be 11 months old next week and has been cruising around the furniture or pushing toys, but is always up on ...

Still Not Sitting On Her Own  My 7 mth old is still not sitting on her own. I am concerned. Obviously she is not crawling either yet.

The doctor told me she needs more tummy-time,...

Clickety Hips  My grand daughter has been diagnosed with clickety hips, and has been given a harness that she has got to wear. This restricts the movement of her hip ...

Not Answering Questions  My son is completing 3 years, he is not answering questions... if we ask his name he does not care at all. Strangely enough, he is very much interested ...

Walk In Guard Position  My 21 month old toddler still walks in "guard position" by balancing with his arms. He started walking 2 weeks past his first birthday. Is the arm position ...

Teething  My 7 month old son is teething pretty hard. He also has reflux. Is it normal for babies to have more frequent spit ups during teething? I was thinking ...