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Growth and Development at Eight Months

Growth

(general info re growth)

Weight
An eight month old baby girl weighs anywhere between 6.6k and 10k
An eight month old baby boy weighs anywhere between 7k and 11.4k

Length
An eight month old baby girl measures anywhere between 65cm and 74cm An eight month old baby boy measures anywhere between 66cm and 76cm

Development

(general info re development)

Large Body Movements
· Can weight bear when held
· Sitting ability improving for the ‘wobblies’. Other babies sitting for indefinite periods and playing
· Some babies can get from tummy to sitting position
· Some are starting to crawl (commando style often)

Small Body Movements
· Rakes up a small object (like a raisin) and picks it up
· Feeds herself finger food

Vision
· Constantly alert, insatiable vision continues

Hearing and Speech
· Turns when called
· Responds to miniscule noises behind ears
· A greater variety of speech-like sounds. Maybe the sound bbb or ma, da, ga
· Imitates sounds

Social and Understanding
· May show distress on separation from mother
· May try to grasp spoon when being fed
· Finds a partially hidden toy

End of fact sheet

Robin Barker 20(c)00

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