3-Month Baby: Reaching Interesting Objects

A 3-month-old baby can generally reach anything nearby that attracts attention.Besides d he already has the ability to overthrow the body when lying in bed . On the one hand this is fun, but can also be dangerous if not accompanied.

A 3-month-old baby with a male sex generally weighs 5.1-7.9 kilograms with a length of 57.6-65.3 cm. While baby girls weigh 4.6-7.4 kilograms with a length of 55.8-63.8 cm. His motor skills are growing, marked by his ability to reach objects nearby.

Motor Ability

He had been able to straighten his head and chest when he faced down. This position becomes the beginning he can turn around himself. At this age, 3 months old babies can generally:

• Active playing. A 3-month-old baby finds his first toy, his own hand. He can play the fingers, observe them, put the hands together, open the lid of his fingers, and put it in his mouth.
• Hand and eye coordination continues to develop. We can help train it by holding a toy and see if he can reach the toy in our hands.
• A 3-month-old baby can kick faster because his knee and pelvic joints are more flexible.
• He began to feel and feel various rough, smooth, hairy, or hollow surfaces. He also began to hold objects. At this time we can provide various kinds of toys such as light rattles, plastic or rubber rings, toys with squeaking sounds, or soft dolls.
• Can mimic if you stick your tongue out, make a sound from his mouth.

At the end of this third month, you might be surprised because your baby might be able to roll or turn around yourself , either from left to right or vice versa. Praise and encourage him often because he could be afraid of his new abilities.

Speaking Ability

When you talk to him, he tends to look directly at you and mutter as if to answer. Research found that babies who are often invited to talk later will have more vocabulary and higher IQ than their peers. You can talk to him while pointing to the objects mentioned around you. Although not yet able to understand, but the words will be recorded in his memory.

Social Ability

As the brain develops, the baby will be more able to adjust to the outside world and be more sensitive to changes around it.

• He can recognize his parents and close relatives, and identify new faces. He also began to have a tendency with whom he wanted to interact, so he would choose the people he used to be with everyday.
• In the midst of the crowd, he can find and recognize your face among the people around him. He can smile or move his hands when he sees you coming.
• He began to chatter trying to imitate the voice and expression of you or someone else who was asking him to play. Some babies can even really like having conversations with other people.
• He likes to observe everything including other babies and pets, even reflection of himself in the mirror.

Try to always respond to his smile, ask him to talk, and immediately come when he cries because that will make him know that he is safe and loved.

In terms of social interaction, the baby will feel comfortable when you hold and hold him, especially when he is feeling disturbed, tired, or hungry. His heart will enjoy interacting with others while in your arms or your lap. This position made him feel comfortable so he did not feel disturbed by the presence of people he did not know around him.

It -things Others to Remember

Schedule a baby's sleep for 3 months gradually starts to look more stable. Some have been able to sleep without waking up all night. Whereas during the day they usually experience two phases of sleep. Because the baby's sleep has been reduced a little, he will stay longer so that he has more time to play. Around the age of 11 weeks, he already has an interest in one thing and is reluctant to choose other objects as toys.

The sound of music with high and varied tones, as well as the sounds of the people around him can attract his attention. Listening to music and reading stories from fairy tales can add to the vocabulary.

Consult a doctor

If you feel it is necessary, you can consult your child's condition to the doctor, especially if at 3 months he:

• Unable to uphold his head.
• Cannot focus his vision on a particular object.
• Don't smile.
• Cannot hold objects.
• Does not respond to loud sounds.
• Ignoring the presence of new faces. Even often feel uncomfortable when they are between them.

No less important, because you can reach objects and put them in your mouth, you should keep your child away from objects that are at risk. Besides, don't leave him alone while playing with objects around him. His ability to play and interact will be more developed when the baby is 4 months old .

Read the development cycle of the next age in a 4-Month Baby: Start Able to Chat