9 Month Old Baby

9 Month Old Baby


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Child Development, Your Baby at 9 Months

Not only emotions of a 9-month-old baby get brighter and richer every day, the main thing is the ability to stay in the upright position. The first attempts to walk make parents want to push the baby forward, to help him to get oriented. And this is quite understandable. However, the baby will have to wait 1-2 months until he would be able to easily walk on his own. Adults are often surprised at the baby’s emotions: his astonishment and joy. He cries and laughs, expresses anger, disgust or curiosity. He monitors you, repeats your actions, tries to get an item with two hands. He wants to walk in the street or to the other room. He has good memory-he remembers where you keep toys, needful things.

He gets on your knees and tries to reach a pendant on your neck or a cell phone in your jacket’s pocket. And if he doesn't like how you are wiping his nose, he’ll act up, turn away and push your hands. The baby expands his zone of discovery and now includes the yard, the park, the children’s playground where you walk. If you choose “an incorrect” from his point of view direction – be ready for the protest, discontent. The baby may remove the hat he dislikes, and you won’t be able to talk him into putting it on again. Sensing the things, the baby inserts fingers in them and tries them “to the tooth”. He has enough teeth to bite, nibble or chew.

That Should at 9 Month Old Baby be Able to do?

The baby is able to:

  • to prattle and “sing seranades” for a long time;
  • asked “where?” he shows his nose, mouth, mom’s and his own body parts, toys;
  • insert fingers into all the holes;
  • tear paper, napkins, kneads clay or plasticine;
  • flip book page;
  • sit, stand, walk with a support, crawl, stand up;
  • squat holding mom's hands.

A smart baby repeats syllables after you, vowels and consonants, use them to call his favorite subjects and parents.

Child Care at 9 Months

Care procedures remain the same, but emotionally they are different now. A baby knows perfectly well how is performed bathing, washing the face and other body’s parts and is willingly engaged in the process. If he “succeeds” sitting on a poppie, he enjoys the approval of adults. He imitates adults’ movements. For example, he can wipe his nose himself, or rubs himself with a bath puff. You can diversify the usual bath procedures by showering with a strong water jet located at the distance of 25-30 cm from the baby. After rub the baby with the towel.

It’s a great way of water quenching in order to avoid colds. Keep doing massage and exercise at least 30 minutes a day. The baby now understands when he is asked to turn on the belly or on the back, sit down. Being engaged in all games and manipulations with your baby, give him a chance to act independently, to take the initiative. Help him if he fails, but do not act for him. Support him, express positive emotions.

9 Month Old Baby’s Diet

9 month old babies

A 9-month-old baby’s diet is similar to that of an adult, but some children are still breastfed. Starting with this age, you can add fish to eggs, meat, fruit and vegetables. Make sure that the baby has no allergies, add new foods with an interval of one week. The baby's lunch already consists of three dishes: meat, vegetables, fruit puree. Sometimes he can suddenly reject all food and asks milk or breasts.

Sitting at the table, he will try to eat with a spoon, and although most food will not reach his mouth, you’d better let the baby learn to do it himself. For the development of chewing skills give him crushed, but not mashed food-for example, soup, porridge, boiled or steamed vegetables, bananas and other soft fruits, tomatoes, cookies or buns. Instead of breast milk you can poor liquid porridge – semolina, buckwheat, oat, rice in a sippy cup and give it to the baby.

9 Month Old Baby’s Regimen

During this period of time the baby eats 5 times a day with an interval of 4-4.5 hours and sleeps twice a day by 2-2.5 hours. At night the baby sleeps 10-11 hours practically without waking up. It is unlikely that a nine-month baby will sleep prescribed hours, though, falling asleep, he has plenty of time to replenish strength and energy. Active children can have one daytime sleep, but they go to bed earlier and sleep longer hours. Feeding now takes more time, you can walk and get acquainted with the social environment longer. Time and duration of bathing depends on the baby’s well-being. You can turn it into a game: play that it’s raining, or that you are at sea with the boats.

Activities With 9 Month Old Baby

The baby’s fingers are now strong enough to tear paper. This activity delivers him genuine pleasure. You should let him understand that this can be done to old newspapers and magazines, but not to books. Explain it to him in a categorical tone, give him cardboard books – the baby should remember that he can’t tear many useful things. Many children books are printed on thick paper or cardboard so the baby can’t damage it by flipping pages. His fingers are still not very obedient.

You can develop motor skills by sorting nuts, pebbles, bins, gradually adding smaller items. Make sure that he doesn’t put them into the mouth. You can teach a 9-month-old baby to get dressed and undressed. Of course, the easiest thing is to learn him to put on a hat or take off his panties, but he also can help you to insert the arm into a sleeve, squeeze it into a fist or raise a leg. In the bathroom teach him to wash his face and hands.

Compliment him on his cleanliness, but not on the fact that he has washed his hands, otherwise he may develop a dependence on praises. Wash your face with him, to let the baby learn on your example. With a 9-month-old baby you can do sculpting, cutting out, painting with crayons or markers. Give the baby a piece of clay or dough and together sculpt figurines. Let him pick a nut, a bin or a macaroni tube out of the soft mass. You can collect scattered toothpicks, matches or small items into a box. This is a perfect exercise for fingers.

Toys and Games for 9 Month Old Children

A 9-month-baby isn’t very independent, but still very different from a 6-7-month-old. He willingly plays with soft toys, dolls, light or moving toys, musical instruments. Rubber and wind balls, toy hammers, pyramids with rings, constructors, tweeter, tumbler, bells will also fit for this purpose. Walking dolls in bright clothes, talking and windup animal toys will fascinate him. Pyramids and constructors should be clear and simple, made in compliance with safety rules – rings should be broad and holes should not contain pins, sharp ends and corners. Try to make play areas in every room of the house: bedroom, kitchen, courtyard.

Upside down toys are an interesting game. Lay dolls and animals upside down before the baby and turn them into the correct position together with him. Let the baby put a hat on and take it off before the mirror. He will enjoy watching his reflection. Show him a toy or a doll in the mirror, then compare the reflection with the original. Getting acquainted with subjects children like to watch big pictures. You can make a DIY book: cut images of animals, a phone, dishes etc. Don't forget about exercise – develop coordination, shaking the baby, swing it up and down, play with a wind ball and drag the rope.

Medical Surveillance

You can bring a nine-month-old baby to the doctor to assess his psychomotor development. It is optional, but desirable. The pediatrician will assess motor skills-like walking, creeping, moving fingers, holding objects. In addition to mandatory check-ups, particular attention is paid to identifying possible anemia. Blood tests to check hemoglobin levels are performed only upon the mom’s consent. If any problems are identified, you may be advised to visit a doctor-neurologist, orthopedist, surgeon, urologist.

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