8 months baby development, what can your little one do?

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8 Month Old Baby Development

How should an 8 month baby develop?

According to the Denver II screening test, a baby at 32 weeks or 8 months of development generally achieves the following:

• Sit alone without a back.
• Roll over himself.
• Changing position to sitting, from lying down from standing.
• Able to stand holding on.
• Say "ooh" and "aah".
• Mimicking the sound he heard.
• Laugh when invited to joke or talk.
• Saying vocabulary combinations, such as "ba-ba", "ga-ga", "da-da", and others.
• Saying "da-da" and "ma-ma" even though it's not fluent.
• Trying to pick up and hold toys or other objects.
• Follow or look at anything in any direction.
• Look and see the faces of the people around him.
• Provides the cube or object he is holding.
• Start learning to hold a cube in both hands, and beat each other.
• Smile to yourself or respond to someone else's smile.
• Play with the toys.
• Eat alone even though it's still messy.
• Start learning to wave his hand.

Gross motor skills

In terms of gross motor development, at 32 weeks or 8 months he has shown a lot of progress.

Babies are usually able to roll over, sit on their own, and change their position from standing or lying down to sitting.

Interestingly, after previously learning to stand alone by holding on but not smoothly, now your little one can do it on their own.

Right at the age of 8 months, the baby's motoric development is quite visible, namely trying to stand on its own.

Even though you still need to hold onto objects around it, or hold your hand, your little one is starting to get excited to do this.

Communication and language skills

At the age of 8 months, your little one starts to talk more and more even though the pronunciation is not clear. If previously your little one started laughing out loud and saying a few words, it has now grown.

At this age, babies are able to say “breast” and “mama” when they see their parents, even though it's not completely clear.

During the language development of this 8 month old baby, he can imitate the sounds he hears and start babbling many things.

Indirectly he learns to make a specific sound according to his mood.

Fine motor skills

Curiosity during the development of the baby at 32 weeks or 8 months, the greater when he sees various interesting objects around him.

That's what makes the baby try to grab the object that catches his attention.

Then, during the development of a baby at the age of 8 months, he began to be able to hold an object, and give it to other people. This difference is quite significant when compared to when a newborn is born.

Your little one also usually starts hitting the two objects in his hand, even though it's not smooth yet.

Social and emotional skills

In the development of social and emotional abilities at the age of 8 months, babies are able to smile to themselves and to others.

He also began to enjoy playing with his toys and eating alone in his baby dining chair.

Although he still needs practice, at the age of 8 months he started learning to wave his hand and show his desire for something. The baby's emotions are also seen more clearly in this phase.

In the next few months after passing through this phase, the baby will begin to learn to appreciate, imitate moods, and perhaps show sympathy.

For example, if a baby hears someone crying, he or she may cry too. Even if your little one is just starting to learn about his feelings, he will start to learn everything from you.

Over time, your little one will learn from the way you behave in front of other people. It is also at this age that he has begun to feel anxious if he is separated or left behind by his loved ones.

Quoted from Pregnancy Birth & Baby, there is a possibility that he will cry or make a sound like screaming when he is left behind.

What should be done to help the development of an 8 month old baby?

Take time to read stories, cuddle and play music to soothe the baby before putting him to sleep.

Doing this routine before bed can make your baby sleep better and hone your baby's cognitive development at 8 months of age.

If you need to clean the nursery every day, make sure all the work in the nursery is done before the baby falls asleep.

Always make sure that the bed and room atmosphere is comfortable so that he will sleep better during the development of your little one at the age of 8 months.

Health of 8 Months Old Baby

What needs to be discussed with a doctor at 8 months of age?

If your baby does not have a serious medical condition, most doctors will not do any checks related to the health and growth of the baby at 32 weeks or 8 months.

Don't hesitate to call your doctor immediately if you have a problem with your baby's 32 weeks of development that can't wait for your next visit.

Immediately consult further with your doctor if at the age of 8 months, the baby has not been able to do the following things:

• Not interested or trying to reach objects around him.
• Not responding to your affection.
• Doesn't appear to respond to sound.
• Show no signs of being able to speak or babble on his own.
• Unable to roll over on its own.
• Not yet able to laugh, squeal, or make other happy sounds.
• It's hard to move his head.
• Weight does not increase.

What to know when a baby is 8 months old?

There are several things that you may know at the age of development of your little one at the age of 8 months or 32 weeks, namely:

1. Diarrhea in babies

Diarrhea in infants is characterized by the number of bowel movements that are greater and the frequency is more frequent than usual.

Your baby's stool will also be runny and yellow, green, or dark and may smell more.

The most common cause of diarrhea in babies is gastrointestinal infections. In addition, it could also be due to the following things such as:

• Respiratory tract infection due to viruses when the baby has the flu
• Cannot tolerate certain foods
• Food allergies
• Take antibiotics

If your little one has diarrhea, do the following:

Take your little one to the doctor

Contact your doctor if you experience symptoms of dehydration such as:

• Gag
• Refusing to eat or drink
• There is blood in the stool
• The baby's stomach is swollen and protrudes
• Fever for more than 24 hours
• Dark urine
• Sunken eyes
• Dry mouth
• Crying without tears
• Irritability or lethargy

Give your little one plenty to drink

Give your little one drinking lots to avoid dehydration. However, avoid fruit juices and juices that contain sugar.

Water, breast milk, and powdered milk are better options. You can also make ORS solution for children.

Keep baby's bottom dry

Always keep baby's bottom dry and apply cream before putting on a baby's diaper. This is done to keep the baby's bottom moist throughout the day.

Prevent diarrhea by thoroughly washing your hands and baby's hands often, and washing fruits and vegetables before giving them to babies of any age.

2. Teeth problems in babies

In general, your little one's teeth will start to grow at the age of 6 months. If the baby's teeth grow irregularly, there is no need to rush the baby to the dentist.

The location of the first teething teeth at 8 months of age will not affect the smile of the baby later.

In fact, baby teeth usually grow carelessly, especially the lower front teeth and often grow in the shape of the letter V.

The upper front teeth also appear large in comparison to the lower ones.

In addition, the proportion and structure of baby teeth at 32 weeks of development is generally uneven.

Don't worry because the arrangement of the baby teeth will not cause uneven tooth growth as the baby grows.

If the baby's teeth at the age of 8 months are gray, the cause is not iron plaque.

Some babies who drink fluids containing vitamins and iron supplements are more at risk of developing tooth stains.

This condition does not harm the teeth and will disappear if the baby stops taking the medication and starts eating chewable vitamin tablets.

Most importantly, regularly brush your little one's teeth with gauze or clean as soon as possible after taking vitamins to help reduce jaundice.

Also clean his teeth after he drinks milk from a bottle of pacifier or breast milk.

This is done to prevent damage to the enamel layer of the baby's teeth at the age of 8 months due to milk deposits.

Things that must be considered

What to look out for at 8 months?

Usually at the age of 8 months your little one is happiest when he accidentally bites your nipple and then sees you screaming in pain.

If you don't laugh, your baby will usually keep biting until you have a painful reaction.

This is a way for babies to get your attention. Slowly, conveying firmly to him that this should not be done.

Say "no" and immediately remove the nipple from the baby's mouth explaining that "If you bite it continue , Mama will be in pain, please."

If the baby continues to try to hold it, use a finger to pull it out. After a while, babies will learn and give up.

You need to break this baby's habit of sucking or biting the nipple. This aims to avoid more serious problems.

At the age of 8 months, babies should know that teeth are not for biting their mother's nipples.

In exchange, you can provide certain objects to control this bad habit.

For example, wear teether or provide his favorite soft food to support the development of an 8 month old baby.

Just like in the development of babies aged 7 months, breast milk or formula milk and solids are the nutrients needed.

Make sure that both of these nutrients are still fulfilled even though your little one is more interested in solid foods.

Consumed solid food is also food that melts easily in the mouth. In addition, avoid UHT milk until he is 12 months old.

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