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The 8-month-old baby is already preparing to walk and is beginning to understand what is happening around him, as he already responds when they call his name and move very well.
He misses his mother a lot and when she is not around, as soon as he gets home, he can go looking for her. At this stage, his favorite game is to do everything to stand and walk alone and crawl very well, being able to crawl back and forth with great skill. He likes to open drawers and boxes and try to stay inside them.
See when your baby may have hearing problems at: How to identify if the baby does not hear well
Baby weight at 8 months
| Boy | Girl |
Weight | 8.4 kg | 8.2 kg |
Height | 68 cm | 67 cm |
Head size | 44.5 cm | 43.5 cm |
Chest circumference | 44.5 cm | 43.5 cm |
Monthly weight gain | 450 g | |
Baby development at 8 months
The 8-month-old baby can usually sit alone, get up with help and crawl. Despite screaming to get attention, the 8-month-old baby strangers the lap of strangers and throws a tantrum because he is very attached to his mother, not enjoying being alone. He already transfers the objects from hand to hand, pulls his hair, starts to understand the word no and makes sounds like "give-give" and "shovel-shovel".
At 8 months, the baby's upper and lower incisor teeth may appear, the baby usually screams to get the attention of others and does not like them to change their routine. The baby is also not very well when moving furniture or leaving him with strangers and therefore if it is necessary to move house, at this stage, emotional shock will be possible and the baby may be more restless, insecure and tearful.
The 8-month-old baby who is not crawling may have developmental delay and should be evaluated by a pediatrician.
The baby at this stage does not like to be quiet and babbles at least 2 words and is sad when he realizes that the mother is going out or that he will not go with her. Looking into the baby's eyes while playing and talking to him is very important for his mental and social development.
The 8-month-old baby can go to the beach as long as he is wearing sunscreen, a sun hat, drink lots of water and is in the shade, protected from the sun during the hottest hours. The ideal is to have a parasol to avoid direct sunlight.
Watch the video to find out what the baby does at this stage and how you can help him develop faster:
Baby sleep at 8 months
The baby's sleep at 8 months is calmer because the baby can sleep up to 12 hours a day divided into two periods.
8 month baby play
The 8-month-old baby likes to play in the bath, as he loves floating toys.
Baby feeding at 8 months
When feeding an 8-month-old baby, you can:
- Offer 6 meals a day;
- Offer chopped food, cookies and bread for the baby to bite;
- Let the baby hold the bottle alone;
- Do not give unhealthy food, such as fried food, treats to the baby.
The 8-month-old baby can eat mocotó jelly and fruit gelatine, but the gelatine must have 1 or 2 teaspoons of cream or dulce de leche because the gelatine is not very nutritious. The baby can also drink natural, non-industrialized passion fruit juice and cannot eat "danoninho" because this yogurt has dyes that are bad for the baby. See other recommendations at: Baby feeding - 8 months.
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- ÁLVAREZ María Luisa et al. Nutrition in pediatrics . 2nd. Caracas, Venezuela: Cania, 2009. 389-413.
- KLEINMAN Ronald; GREER Frank. Pediatric Nutrition. 8th. USA: American Academic of Pediatrics, 2019. 163.