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4-6 Months

Explore tips, milestones, and products for babies aged 4-6 months. Learn about development, feeding, and care for your growing little one.

The baby's first celebration: Tiptoeing into the New Year.

The baby's first celebration: Tiptoeing into the New Year.

New Year's Eve is a magical event filled with anticipation of wonders, joy, and celebration. Unlike older children, one-year-olds do not thrive in noisy gat...

Diagnosis being addressed: congenital torticollis in newborns.

Diagnosis being addressed: congenital torticollis in newborns.

A condition of either congenital or acquired nature, in which a child has a tilted or turned head, is called torticollis. It occurs due to deformation of th...

Development of the nervous system in the first year of a child's life.

Development of the nervous system in the first year of a child's life.

The central nervous system makes a phenomenal leap in the first 12 months of a baby's life. No other year will see as many changes in development. Each mont...

Color of a children's chair: how to know what is normal and what is not.

Color of a children's chair: how to know what is normal and what is not.

The stool of healthy children doesn't always appear the same. Its characteristics typically depend on age, type of feeding, and the child's development stag...

When to start introducing complementary foods to the baby. First complementary food.

When to start introducing complementary foods to the baby. First complementary food.

Many mothers have questions about when to start solids with their infants and which foods to introduce first. It’s crucial to implement the weaning process ...

How to help an infant with colic.

How to help an infant with colic.

In the first few months of life, a baby's digestive system undergoes several changes, which can lead to colic. Pediatrician Alla Anatolyevna Shcherbakova di...

Flat head syndrome: Plagiocephaly and brachycephaly.

Flat head syndrome: Plagiocephaly and brachycephaly.

This is far from a rare occurrence, and it raises significant concerns among parents. Here's what you need to know about plagiocephaly and brachycephaly, or flat head syndrome.

Dreams lasting 20–40 minutes: normal or problematic?

Dreams lasting 20–40 minutes: normal or problematic?

You put the baby down for a nap, took a deep breath, poured yourself a cup of hot tea, brought a sandwich/cookie/meatball to your mouth — and then heard cry...

Child Development at 6 Months: Standards and Recommendations

Child Development at 6 Months: Standards and Recommendations

Half a year can be considered the first significant milestone for your little one. By this time, they have grown stronger and heavier, roughly doubling thei...

Child development at 5 months: standards and recommendations.

Child development at 5 months: standards and recommendations.

You’ve been together with your little one for five months now - congratulations! He’s no longer an alien with a blank stare, nor is he just a doll lying sti...

Child development at 3 months: standards and recommendations.

Child development at 3 months: standards and recommendations.

In just three months of life, your baby has transformed from a tiny bundle who mainly sleeps, eats, and cries, to a person who smiles at you, recognizes lov...

Child development at 4 months: norms and recommendations.

Child development at 4 months: norms and recommendations.

Most likely, 4 months of life with a baby have taught you to quickly adapt to constantly changing circumstances. Well, this skill will come in handy during ...

Child safety: from birth to 6 months

Child safety: from birth to 6 months

Every year in the U.S., hundreds of children under the age of one die from injuries, many of which could have been prevented. Often, these injuries occur be...

Regurgitation in infants: is it normal or not?

Regurgitation in infants: is it normal or not?

If your baby is spitting up, it can be concerning — no matter how much they're spitting up. Doctors refer to this phenomenon as reflux. What is reflux, why ...

Sleep of a child aged 5 to 12 months

Sleep of a child aged 5 to 12 months

A series of articles based on Mark Weissbluth's book "Healthy Sleep, Happy Child." Part 9 - "Sleep for Children Aged 5 to 12 Months" (key insights and useful information for parents).

Photos of sleeping infants on Instagram pose a threat to their safety.

Photos of sleeping infants on Instagram pose a threat to their safety.

With this article, we risk provoking the anger of toy, pillow, and other cuddly product manufacturers for infants. However, we cannot remain silent—this concerns the safety of babies!

Safe Kids: A Checklist for Parents

Safe Kids: A Checklist for Parents

We live in very different conditions, making it impossible to create a universal guide for organizing a child's room. However, this checklist will help make the room where the child sleeps safer.

Children's Sleep Safety: Explanations of the Recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Children's Sleep Safety: Explanations of the Recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Every year in the U.S., over 3,500 children unexpectedly die in their sleep. This is often linked to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) or accidental suffocation.

What to do for the baby to sleep well from birth?

What to do for the baby to sleep well from birth?

You're expecting a little one and envisioning a peacefully sleeping baby in their crib. However, you already know that this sweet image doesn't always becom...

A child isn't getting enough breast milk: how to identify it and what to do.

A child isn't getting enough breast milk: how to identify it and what to do.

How can you tell if your baby is getting enough breast milk? Why might breastfeeding need to be supplemented with formula, and how should you properly intro...

How to differentiate the symptoms of food allergies in infants from signs of other illnesses.

How to differentiate the symptoms of food allergies in infants from signs of other illnesses.

There was an allergy, and now it's gone... How to determine if a baby has a food allergy — since it can easily be mistaken for another condition — and what ...

Weight of newborns by month

Weight of newborns by month

Learn from the article about the average weight of newborns by month. This information will help you monitor your baby's weight and understand if they are g...

Understanding the ingredients of children's milk formulas.

Understanding the ingredients of children's milk formulas.

Let's explore which proteins, fats, and carbohydrates form the foundation of baby formula, what additives should be included, and which are undesirable. Eve...

How to create a breast milk bank at home.

How to create a breast milk bank at home.

Breastfeeding mothers can pump and store breast milk. But what about its safety and benefits for their nursing baby? To answer this question, it's important...