Research

Listed below is some important information from the research we did on general growth of a baby. (Your Child’s Developmental Milestones From 0 To 6 Months, n.d.)  The baby we are designing for is at the start of the project 4 months old. From the months of 1-3 it can be noted that the baby can see colors and can follow objects with their eyes in month 4. 

1 month old:

• Lay on tummy ​

• Start using head muscles ​

• Eyes start to focus on objects ​

• See only black and white​

• Starts to use their hands​

2 months old:

• Respond to voices​

• More alert and more awake​

• Sit upright with support ​

• Start to see colors ​

• Start to learn toys in their hands

3 months old: 

• Control head muscles ​

• Follow object with their eyes​

• Repeats sounds that they hear​

• Move their arm and legs out of excitment  ​

4 months old:

• Your baby will roll their body from front to back. They’ll be able to hold their head steady in line with their body. This will stop their head lagging behind their shoulders when lifted. 

• Your baby will: 

- laugh out loud 

- move their body towards a voice 

- make sounds like “ah-goo” 

- listen to people who are talking 

- make a vocal sound when a person stops talking

•  Your baby will reach for objects and look at them while holding. 

5 months old:

• Your baby will roll their body from back to front. They’ll lift their head when sitting.

• They’ll move objects from 1 hand to the other. 

• Your baby will: 

- smile and make vocal sounds when they see themselves in a mirror 

- mimic a person’s voice by making vocal sounds 

- make ‘raspberry’ (spitting) sounds 

• Your baby can reach out and grasp a dangling object. They'll start to look at small objects with interest. 

6 months old:

• Your baby will be able to sit with support. They may prop themselves on their hands. 

• Your baby may: 

- get upset when they cannot see their main caregiver 

- recognize  familiar faces 

- smile more often - especially at their parents or main caregiver 

- try to hold their bottle while drinking 

• Your baby will look to the floor when they drop a toy. 

• The baby can grow teeth from now on, they like to chew on something when it hurts. 

• The baby can be interested in things that make sound. 

Your child’s developmental milestones from 0 to 6 months. (z.d.). HSE.ie. https://www2.hse.ie/babies-children/checks-milestones/developmental-milestones/0-6-months/