Four-Month-Old Baby - What to Expect
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- Опубликовано: 21 авг 2024
- Bye bye, baby blob stage. Welcome to month four, the beginning of what most seasoned parents would describe as the golden age of babyhood.
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Your baby is all smiles this month, and chances are, you will be too. Welcome to month four, the beginning of what most seasoned parents would describe as the golden age of babyhood: several months, or even more, of pure baby bliss. Bye bye, baby blob stage. See you later, screaming sessions. Hello bundle of expansive, responsive baby joy, smiles for miles, delight for days, personality plus, plus, plus.
And here's another plus: your newly social butterfly is still not independently mobile, which means she'll mostly stay where you put her, and as long as she has your attention, she's likely more than happy to do so. And as if that's not enough yummy to melt you into a pool of lovestruck slush, just wait until you hear the world's most delicious sound: your baby squealing, and even giggling. And it won't take much silliness to get that glee going, either.
Baby's an easy audience, and an eager performer. No more awkward face plants. Your baby will most likely be able to lift his head 90 degrees when he's on his belly, thanks to all that tummy time practice you've given him.
Other amazing milestones to look for, your baby will anticipate being lifted when you reach to pick her up, and she'll practically jump for joy as you do. She'll also likely be able to turn in the direction of a sound, like the sound of your very familiar voice, and soon, if she hasn't already, be able to roll over at least one way. Belly to back typically comes first. Watch your wriggler closely, so she doesn't roll into trouble.
You can help encourage these and other fantastic physical feats by continuing to offer plenty of supervised tummy time, but don't stop there. At playtime, get your baby moving by raising his hands up and down over his head, and back to that roly-poly belly. Add some activity into those endless diaper changes, too, by bicycling those dimply legs in a rhythmic way.
Adding to the joy, a new love of toys. Play gyms and activity mats, of course, but also sensory toys that trill or squeak or tweet or rattle when pressed or shaken. High on the fan favorite list are toys that play music, especially in reaction to your baby's movements, and because your little one is reaching for toys now, she'll especially adore any playthings she can grasp onto and shake.
Also this month is some welcome news for sleep-deprived parents. Some babies, but certainly not all, are able to sleep longer stretches at night. Think six to eight hours at a time. There's a really wide range of normal, but you can hopefully expect your sweet snoozer to take anywhere from two to four daytime naps, each lasting anywhere from 45 minutes to two hours. Baby's total sleep per 24-hour day, around 14 to 16 hours, still leaving plenty of time to play the day away. Here's to a happy fourth month.
Mommies, all babies are different. All moms who have had more than 1 baby can attest to this. My first is almost completely opposite to my second. Use the info on this video as a guideline but your baby may still be catching up or a little ahead with the sleep and development.
Don't compare your baby to the babies of people commenting here who you don't even know. You have no idea about their day to day circumstances and past experiences.
Love your babies and do best for them.
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First time Mama here, reading your comment gave me some reassuring that I needed. Thanks for that! 😊
Thank you for saying this bc my baby is a preemie and has been in the NICU since his birth. The constant hospital care doesn't really allow for "regular" development
@@Jillians1025 🙌😊
@@beoverwait 🤗🤗🤗
Im soo blessed with my baby at 2 months 1/2 he started sleeping from 11pm-8AM 💙💜
My new baby sleeps long hours at night it’s wild. He’s still sleeping now and it’s 8 hr so far. Real baby right there.
My baby finally slept the whole night yesterday, at 4 months old exactly. She is literally doing everything she said. So interesting seeing my daughter personailty grow. & her laughter is PRECIOUS!!
How did you get your baby to sleep the whole night?
Mine sleeps whole night at 3months.
We play a lot with her during the day and give her milk every 3 hours and about 140ml at night before she sleeps.
@@ismaelkf your so blessed!
@@andiledlamini9801 It's usually on their own. Start a sleep routine for them!
Yeah we’re still at every 2-3 hours … also we put 7 oz in a bottle and he slams it and SOMETIMES will crash out for the 2-3 hours… he’s only 14 weeks
I'm making a habit of watching the next of these videos every month as a milestone to celebrate my son turning another month old. I've been anticipating this for a while and it feels like graduating lol. I love my little bundle of sunshine ❤️
Me too. My son is turning 4 months in a couple weeks and I’m excited and sad because he’s growing up 😢
@@brianas6550I thought I’m the only person who is sad by watching her daughter growing up, I’ll really miss her infancy
My baby is finally sleeping, we're so happy we can now sleep more than 5 hrs a night
same here. haha
SAME
Sameee
Hehe same
My 4 months 1week old baby girl started to sleep over 8 hours straight a few days ago too ❤️😁
I watch my grandson from Friday to Sunday, he takes a nap and I finish washing and making bottles, just-in-time for him to wake up. 😊
45 minute naps?🤣 Let's be honest, most of us are lucky to get 30minutes. I hope it gets better though
Yes! It's like their just taking a little power nap. Thankfully mine sleeps great at night! ❤️
@@susiequsie1980 Mine started napping longer during the day randomly 😅 much welcomed change! Enjoy the snooze! My son still wakes 1-2 x but hopefully it'll get better eventually
And I was like “am i the only one with 20-30 min naps???!!!” 😪😪🥲🥲❤️🩹
@@feyzaopanoglu3350 Okay well my baby is sleeping through the night majority of the time now. Its crazy how things change suddenly??? I hope things get better for you too :)
My baby takes 3 hour naps 😮🙄
My identical twin girls-Aurora and Delilah- turned 4 months on September 8, 2020. Their adjusted age is only about 3 months now, but they’re almost completely on track with 4 month old development. They’re my 5th and 6th children(3rd and 4th biological, I adopted my 2 stepchildren 😊) and they’ve made the most perfect addition to our family. So eternally grateful for the blessing of rare identical twins and I’m just so in love with my babies, they’re pretty much perfect in my eyes 💕
Beautiful
come back to this comment and it takes you back to when they were just little babies
My baby still wakes up for multiple night feeds 😂
I love this lady through my whole pregnancy I’ve watched her now my baby is 4 months she’s still helping thank you❤
Yes ...I've read her books too....fantastic insights
My baby is 4 months old and she does everything mentioned since she was 3 months old 👶
My little cousin is going to be 4 months july 14th, she’s been able to hold her head up since two months 😂 Right now she’s giggling, trying to roll over, and overall just so content and happy. My aunt had three other kids before her (now the oldest is nine, two are both 4 because they’re twins), the youngest one is definitely so far the easiest in my opinion
Only cries when she’s hungry or needs her diaper changed, maybe i’m wrong though because i’m not her mom though
I love her lots and can’t wait to see her grow
My grandson turned 4 months 8/6/2020 the next day hit by a train in a car accident. Thank God he's good. Just a broken bones.
Hugs
@@maggiewanjira2845 thanks 🙏🏽
Thank god he is ok . 🙏🏼 I will be praying for him.
Prayers for their speedy recovery
🙏🏻 ❤️ god bless
I love WTE. Y’all are so informative and also include all variations. A place for all mom’s to feel good about motherhood (and dads about fatherhood). I never feel concerned after watching your videos. All pregnancy and even now. Thank you.
I feel so lucky our baby has always been so good at sleeping at night, i feel like a set schedule helped and of course lots of playtime to get them tired out and a bath right before bed time.
yeah my daughter started sleeping 9 hours every night around 6 weeks old 🙏🏿
Blessings to all you Mom's n Dad's out there! You are the perfect parent for your baby and they just love you so much 💓 God is good!
Thank you for all the information you are sharsharing WTE. You are one of my go to channels since I got pregnant 😍 Now my baby is turning 4 months after a week! ❤
I am a first time parent and your content is extremely useful to me. thank you
My baby is nightmare during the night 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 can’t sleep but her smile is so adorable
That’s how I feel at night sometimes I want to cry but that smile makes it all better lol
My baby is nearly four months and has only had max 13 hours in any given 24 hour period since she turned 13 weeks 🤣 not all babies need that amount of sleep christ if she naps 2 hours a time in the day she was up the whole night! So I stopped trying with the naps and just got out of the house more if she naps she naps it's up to her She was also so grumpy about it all now she naps for 30 mins 4 times a day and has 10 to 11 hours at night and she's a happy smiley baby reaching all her milestones early ❤
Same
Background music is so annoying !
It's so interesting to know about the behavior of babies at different months,now I notice why 4 months old babies smile so much 😍🥺Thanks for this informative video ❤
I feel so lucky all my babies slept through the night. Always feed, burp, back to sleep. All 3.
My little one too !
Mines too, they spend all 7 hours at night but I nurse them while sleeping and put them back to sleep after burping,,, when u nurse them sleeping they will continue to sleep
That's what I'm getting smiles for miles🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
Me too brother god bless you and your fam 😁 it’s awesome being home watching him grow up
Your sweet voice and words all sounds like you are the mom to all the babies on earth. I have learnt allot my baby is 4
I’ve been following you since my very early pregnancy time and all I can say is I love love love loooove you so much
My bby 3 months been rolling over since 2 half months is this normal lol he even holds his own bottle for less than a minute pulls his soother out n laughs my little cheeky monkey i just love him soo much he so bright he also loves watching little baby bum n plays with his teddy😍
That's exactly my bby,
It’s normal. My baby did the same.
My 3 months can balance on the balcony railing all by himself.
Since my baby was 2 weeks old she has slept all night from 9pm - 7am 😊 now she is 4 month old
From 3 months of age, we started the Moms on Call method of nighttime sleep and she sleeps 13 hours each night. Biggest difference in the world! 😍
What is that Moms on Call?
Can you share the method? I have the same age baby, I would like to use it to my baby
My baby at 4 months is really exploring her vocal range so cute🥰
Our baby sleeps from 10pm all the way to 10am-11am after that he chills for a few hours and by 1pm-2pm he takes a nap. And again the same routine. Wife breastfeed him at night and he does bottle in the day and he Is always happy 😊 he's been with that routine since he is a newborn
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What to expect was monumental to my life. Thank you
my girl is 4 months and i can’t get her to laugh. everything i read says 3-4 months is when they start and she just smiles and coos. i know there’s a wide range of ‘normal’ but i just can’t wait to hear her laugh.
Hello, any updates on your daughter? My 3.5 month old hardly hardly smiles a few times a day
@@shiprakalra1060hello did she start giggling? Mine is also 3 months also and very hard to make her smile
Hello any update on your babies ? 😊
My 4 month old still screams and cries a lot definitely when i try to get him to nap😂
4th month means end of 3 months or end of 4th n beginning of 5th !??
My baby is sitting without support I just have her do it for a few seconds so she is not uncomfortable so she is definitely milestone ahead, she sleeps 3-5 hours a night depending on the day every night is different
My son a screamer he has colic, he is about to be 5 months on the 18th and i hope one day he will sleep through the night and stop screaming
You should try giving him a little bit of chamomile tea I’m Hispanic and it’s a natural remedy I’ve done for my kids even just 2oz will help him a lot!!
5 months is way past colic timeline. I hope he’s better now but if not have him checked out. Both my kids where colic and by 4 months it was gone.
@@catspjs6229 he started to calm down I think he was starting to teeth he has two teeth now he’s almost 7 months
@@alexislynne1998 That’s good, glad to hear he’s doing good. Nobody likes their Babies to be miserable.
@@catspjs6229 exactly he’s my first too
Wow my baby started doing everything u said. This is truly the best month
My baby turned 4 on April 13th
And he doesn't actually stay on one spot especially on his tummy
He sleeps more now and that's such a relief
And he can sit for some minutes before falling on his face or backwards...am soooo happy 💃💃
4months
Bold of you to assume we were responsible enough to do tummy time regularly
My baby is 3months 4weeks when he can roll over from back to belly. He has sleep from 8 to 4am since he was 2month 3weeks old. A few times when he wakes up at 2pm to feed and nappy change. 😊
My baby is 3 months and capable of doing all of this🙏🙏💗💗 one time I caught her sitting 😦🥴these pandemic babies
I must of created a little Bam Bam from the Flintstone. My King Angelo can do situps, pushups and hold his own bottle at 3 1/2 months. Feeling blessed 🙌🏾.
Everyone stay safe and good luck with yours.
Well I must have your twin. My son 4 months is all over the place. Rolling and trying to sit up. Non stop on the go. Need more energy for him☺
(Gertrude) My baby brother Asther is gonna turn 4 months old in September 14.❤😊
Me and my wife are waiting to welcome our second baby boy and I'm so eager to meet him. Just so excited 😍😍😍🥰🥰🥰 we are currently at 37 weeks pregnant.
Edit: my baby was born march 8 and he is absolutely addorable 🥰🥰🥰
Luckily my son sleeps about 12 hours a night and takes 2-3 naps or day. Even with feedings and diaper changes, he goes back to sleep at night. Not looking forward to the sleep regression 😳
my baby doesnt want anything to do with me..when im around all she does is scream(yes scream, not cry)..when i put her down she will calm down to crying until im out of sight..then shes all laughy & happy...it breaks my hearts shes done this since 3 weeks old & its killing me..i just want baby love i feel like i missed out on all that cuz of how she is with me...she is happy with anyone else 💔😭
That must be really distressing. Could it be a perfume or something or maybe she is picking up on your distress. I know my baby girl has preferred my husband the last week but she normally swaps backwards and forwards.
You might want to look into early intervention . I don’t want to alarm you or anything like that since she’s still so young. But I used to do local screening for autism and being touched and not liking interactions was one of the early signs.
stay in the same place? i'd be lucky if he lays in one place for 1 minute. lol he rolls in different directions and is practically crawling at this point. he's been doing this since 2 months
Love the way you explain melts heart ❤ with facts.you are amazing
love to use these facts for my own gorgeous baby ,for a family video and create precious memories
Can't wait!! My heart is bursting 💖
Whoever wrote the script for this video really likes their alliterations 😂
My son started to sleep on his back more. He used to like to be rocked to sleep in the car seat. His tummy time improved, started to reach of items and most finally sleep through the night!! He only wakes up for one feeding then straight back to sleep!
i thought you weren't supposed to let babies sleep in car seats? I'm not a parent myself, so this is a genuine question. My mom runs a daycare and she always tells me that they shouldn't be in their car seat unless they're in the car
@@savannah9479 yes your are not suppose to, especially for more than 2 hours. Some babies liked being rocked to sleep. I wasnt able to afford those items the closest we had was a car seat. Also as a grad student filled with hectic assignments i needed my child to sleep asap so i could work on them. However i dont encourage this.
@@savannah9479 hello can we use baby walker for baby of 4 months
My son sleeps 8hrs since he was 2month 3weeks old. He started sleep around 5hrs begining his 2months.
My baby is 4 months old on august 5th 2021, she slept 13 hours last night. Didnt wake up once, she’s been sleeping through the night sleeping 10-12 hours for the last id say 3-4 weeks
She’s also up all day and doesn’t nap during the day 🥲
That’s great! Does she wake up for feeds during the night? Or sleeps throught
Thank you this video eased a lot of worry for me
My son just turned 4 months. He went through a sleep regression at 3 months, and now seems like he’s doing it again. He won’t stop
Crying when I put him down and refuses naps
My daughter is 3 months and we're going through a rough sleep regression. She was sleeping all night from 8pm-7am, waking every 4 hours for meals. Now she's fighting naps and staying up until 1 or 2 am. She's smiling so that helps with the frustration.
I have the same
@@mel...s Oh my gosh when they smile you can't even get mad.
@@NinaSharee u already know♥️
My sweet baby boy started sleeping through the night at the 2 months mark. 😅. I guess I have been very lucky 🥰
My baby been sleeping through the night from birth 😂😂. I wake him to feed of course.
Umm, why is she not talking about the dreadful 4 month sleep regression?! It’s not all rainbows and sunshine this month😵💫
for real. my 4 month old is already teething too :(
Yeah that’s why I came to this video, it’s been a tough couple of weeks so far. He was down to 1 feed a night but now back to 2. Crying for most of the day, upset belly, very windy the list go on. Hoping this phase go quick 😬
Yeah totally agree! The 4mth mark is meant to be one of the hardest as they suddenly regress yet she mentions nothing of this. Our boy is suddenly sleeping more, eating less but often and then suddenly wails for no reason....
Yes! I was just thinking that a lot of parents might be searching for assurances and help and a video saying it’s easy and great now might make them think there’s something wrong.
Ahh yess my baby since he was I month old would sleep through the night now hes 4 months and starts waking up and crying or just wakes up and won't sleep for awhile and has started to wake up during the nights and early mornings
My mom gives my baby sister no tummy time. So she decided to do it by her self every 10 seconds my mom was away doing something. And also she laughs when i tell her by a literal operation i was going to have. I'm still recovering (hint: it's the cut)
My son sleeps 9PM-6AM
My first is waaaaaaay different than my second. My newest member is a good sleeper, My first baby is almost 2 and still sucks at sleeping lol. She's never been a good sleeper and it got way worse at 4 months with my first. My second baby just hit 4 months and is a good sleeper. I'm lucky in that category but my firstborn hates naps amd bedtime with a passion.
My bubs is turning 4 months on the 25th and she's been sleeping 8-12 hours and then about 5 days ago there was a shift and now bedtime is a struggle 😅 Pretty sure its her teeth. But man why is my 4 month old extra extra busy ... literally 😩 Her limbs never stop moving and she's almost panting like a puppy she's so busy 😂😂
The presenter's delivery sounds very sarcastic. She could give Randy Marsh a run for his money.
My baby sleeps 8 hours thru the night 😭 and takes 1 hour naps after every 3 or 4 waking hours.
It was my first time to see her rolling she was on her tummy and turned around she's 4 months it's a pity I'm working can't stay with her 😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥
Stay where I put her….no this girl rolling everywhere lol.
We have a good baby, I was preparing for the worst but the opposite happened, however if one more person says that usually means they will turn out to be a terror I think I'm going to smack in the mouth.
My kid is four months and is still non-stop screams
Have you try set him/ her on schedule?
And try love to dream swaddle, it worked for my baby.
I think that’s more normal than this video portrays.
My son is four months now but still can't roll over and can't hold his head up steadily
I’m here watching this video for my lil bro even though he’s 6 months only because he was born 2 months early 😭😭
My baby is 4 months now and he’s crawling and rolling over all on his own he’s so busy
Mine got into my stash it was mostly Maui wawi but there was a lil Labrador in it!
Mine just turned 4 months and he's none stop rolling around and scooting. He'll push himself from one end of the bed to the next. He has to be monitored 24/7 because he no longer stays where I put him it's crazy 😂
My baby been doing all this since beginning of 3 months
10-12 hours at night. Thank God
What about a 4-month-old sassy baby girl that has it 26-month-old sister? I'm sure a lot of things will change maybe a video on that
My baby is 3 months and has been lifting and baby talking for a while now 😭 she is even already growing a teeth she will be 4 months this month January 🥺
I love watching your videos 🙂
Today my little sister turn 4month today
My baby chole just turned 4 months
My baby Chloe just turned 4 months old too! She was born May 11th!
@@jenniferruff8307 my daughter Xala birthday is April 28
@@jenniferruff8307 Love the name
My daughter just turned 4 months and is crawling!!!
My daughter mobile at 4 months she’s literally crawling right now and stealing my credit card info
I'm a university student.... I'm feeling so sad that I won't get to experience my child's development 😭😭
My son is almost 4 months and he’s up from 12am-5am
😟sorry... all babies are different. Better sleep will eventually come.
Does he/she nap during tbe day?
My 4months baby.when i call her name Angela.she answer me ohhhh ohhh ohh.
And sometimes she call me Mama.how cute huhuhu😊
how wonderful
My baby is 4mths plus and he doesnt like sleeping at nights
This was very helpful.
My baby is 3months plus and is turning back to belly but yet to turn belly to back
Thank u mam
Uh no opposite lol he’s been cranky and fighting sleep
Wonderful videos! Thank you so much!
Kudos!
I pray one day soon he sleeps atleast 6 hours. The most he sleeps if I'm lucky is 4 hours. But then I'll probably be worried if he slept a lot.
Good information
My son started sleeping through the night at 2 months
Same
My 4 month old has always slept thru from 11pm to 9/10 am
Mine as well
Mine too
What’s the secret?? Mine is 3months and only sleeps 3-4hours at night. I’m dying from sleep deprivation
My granddaughter loves 2 hour naps
My granddaughter omg 💕💕💝
babies don't cry for no reason! if yours is crying baby all time?, you need to find out why?!! it could be kind of milk allergy or colic or headache!! thanks god my son is a sweet and calm as butterfly .. love to all your sweet ones
Wow mine has been sleeping for like 10-12 hours at night since 2 months
My baby turns 4 months on the 11th 💙 Almost every time we do tummy time he cry’s. Any tips please ?
I put a mirror in front of him while on his stomach He will think its a person and will laugh and be entertained with himself
Let him cry. Ots safe to let them cry at 4 months.
I can't be grateful to sleep through out the night again 👌👌👍👍😍