3 Month Old Baby Milestones – What Are They and How to Help Your Baby

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3 Month Old Baby Milestones

As your baby completes their 2nd month and enters the 3rd month, you are bound to see a lot of changes and developments. Apart from physical changes, here is what you can expect as a part of your baby’s 3 month old baby milestones.

Your baby is quickly learning new things every day. They are adjusting to a new world after spending 9 months in the safe haven that is their mother’s womb. Here are the new skills your baby is going to learn.

In This Article

Important Milestones You Can Expect From a 3 Month Old Baby
How Can You Help a Baby Reach Their 3 Month Milestones?
Milestones You Can Expect at the End of 3rd Month
When Should You Consider Seeing the Doctor?

Important Milestones You Can Expect From a 3 Month Old Baby

Here is a list of some of the important milestones your baby can reach at this time. Note that this time period varies from one baby to another and not all babies are the same.

1. Hearing Development

Your baby’s hearing is getting better. They can hear and turn toward the direction of the sound. They can recognize primary caregivers’ or siblings’ voices and even look for them.

2. Vision Development

Babies can start observing faces with great interest and track movement till their head turns to the side. They will show interest in moving toys with lights.

3. Development of Smell

They may react to a new smell and be very vocal in their own way about your new perfume or even a new person’s smell.

4. Development of Taste

Your munchkin is still on a milk-only diet and so not much of a development on this front.

5. Development of Touch

Babies start exploring new textures. They will try to touch faces and enjoy being touched or tickled.

6. Fine Motor Skill Development

At this stage, your baby can hold and release items. Some babies might even pull their own hair as their grip improves.

7. Gross Motor Skill Development

During this time, babies can move both arms and legs together. They can kick at things or objects like in a play gym. Some can bring their fists to their mouth and chew on it.

8. Social-Emotional Development

Babies can recognize and respond to familiar faces. If they don’t like a face, they can cry every time they see that person.

[Read : When Does a Baby Start Recognizing Familiar Faces?]

9. Physical Development

You will see that your baby is trying push up on their hands during tummy time. They will stretch and push legs down when made to stand.

10. Movement Milestone

Babies will turn from side to side. Some babies might try to roll onto one side.

11. Language Development

As a part of their language skills, babies can recognize voices, songs, and tones at this time.

12. Cognitive Skill Development

Your baby will be able to understand when playtime or walk time comes to an end and show their displeasure for the same. They might start playing with other people and even smile at faces.

How Can You Help a Baby Reach Their 3 Month Milestones?

Help a Baby Reach Their 3 Month Milestones

Here is what you can do, to help them develop on various fronts

Hold your baby up in a standing position and let their feet touch the ground.
Take them on walks for fresh air, to develop curiosity and attention.
Increase their tummy time to help make backs stronger.
Help them roll over to show them how it is done.

Milestones You Can Expect at the End of 3rd Month

3 month baby milestone

By the time your baby completes their third month, they will be able to

Hold up their heads and backs a little longer during tummy time.
Stretch and kick legs when on their backs.
Hold and release objects placed in hands.
Watch and observe faces or moving toys.
Make sounds and noises apart from just crying.
Make faces and expressions.
Bring hands to mouth or close to the mouth.

[Read : Head Control In Babies]

When Should You Consider Seeing the Doctor?

You should consider meeting the pediatrician if

Your baby does not hold objects.
Is unable to track movements at all.
Does not recognize or respond to primary caregivers’ faces or voices.

Your baby is getting more active and social. It is time to enjoy even the smallest development rather than fret over possible delays.

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