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At three months

What your newborn may be able to do at three months

 
If your baby seems not to have reached one or more of the developmental milestones listed, check with your doctor or maternal and child health nurse. In rare instances the delay could indicate a problem, though in most cases it will turn out to be normal for your baby. Premature infants generally reach milestones later than others of the same birth age, often achieving them closer to the adjusted age (the age they would be if they had been born at term), and sometimes later.

The 3rd month

By the end of this month, your baby:

 … should be able to:

  • on stomach, lift head up 45 degrees
  • follow an object in an arc about 15 cm above the face past the midline (straight ahead)

… will probably be able to:

  • laugh out loud
  • on stomach, lift head up 90 degrees
  • squeal in delight
  • bring both hands together
  • smile spontaneously
  • follow an object in an arc about 15 cm above the face for 180 degrees – from one side to the other

… may possibly be able to:

  • hold head steady when upright
  • on stomach, raise chest supported by arms
  • roll over (one way)
  • grasp a rattle held to backs or tips of fingers
  • pay attention to a raisin or other very small object

… may even be able to:

  • bear some weight on legs when held upright
  • reach for an object
  • keep head level with body when pulled to sitting
  • turn in the direction of a voice, particularly mummy’s
  • say ah goo or similar vowel consonant combination
  • blow a raspberry (make a wet blowing sound with lips placed together and vibrating)