Development calendar
| After your pregnancy |
| The first few months after your baby's birth: |
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Two weeks: Newborn Finally - the day has arrived! You can now see, touch, cuddle and smell your baby and much more! |
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The first month: Sleep as a self-protection mechanism Baby's vision is still slightly blurred, his or her skin is sensitive and he or she tires very easily. |
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Month 2: Sensory perception Your little treasure can now see, hear, smell and feel - even though the senses are not yet fully developed. |
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Month 3: A growth spurt Your little one will have a growth spurt during this period. He or she will need to move up a clothes size... |
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Month 4: Heads up! Your little bundle of joy will soon be able to lift not only his or her head, but his or her entire body. With arms and legs... |
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Month 5: First teeth! Most babies get their first teeth between five and ten months of age. For some babies... |
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Month 6: Rapid development Your little treasure just never seems to stop growing! Your baby now recognises familiar faces, smiles and is happy... |
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Month 7: The mouth as a sensory organ Everything within reach will be chewed and dribbled over. Don't try to discourage your baby from doing this. Babies have to... |
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Month 8: Locomotion Your baby will find a way of moving forwards on all fours - some even shuffle backwards on their bottoms! Most babies are pushing themselves... |
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Month 9: Expressing emotion Your baby is now able to express feelings using an increasing number of facial expressions. Babies will frown if they dislike something. If a situation... |
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Month 10: Practice makes perfect! Your baby is becoming increasingly mobile, crawling ever more proficiently and with increasing speed. |
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Month 11: Their first word Your child already understands many sentences at this age. Do not interrupt babies when they try to speak. |
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Month 12: A will of their own At twelve months of age, your baby's weight will have tripled since birth and he or she will be one and a half times as tall as that first day... |
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Months 13 - 15: Walking Most babies can now stand on their own and are learning to walk unaided. Healthy food... |