4 Month Milestones
Babies develop on different timelines. Development happens on a continuum, so some babies will develop some skills earlier and some a little later. Here are some of the skills that are likely to emerge each month.
4 months
-interested in new settings
-smiles at mirror images
-May be able to roll tummy to back
-pushes up, lifting chest off of floor
-lifts head to 90 degrees
-can hold a toy and shake it
-swings at dangling toys
-may nurse more at night to make up for daytime distractions
If your baby hasn't achieved these skills It's not necessarily a delay, but If you have concerns that's a good reason to ask your pediatrician or get help from a pediatric OT or PT.
For more tips on infant feeding, infant development, and lactation, check out the archive!
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Bottle feeding
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Breastfeeding
- May 3, 2024 Getting Baby Back to Breast
- Apr 29, 2024 Colic Baby: Signs, Symptoms, and Relief
- Sep 8, 2023 Latina Lactation Support
- Jul 1, 2023 Mom Support Group: Circle Moms at Gala Desserts
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- Apr 3, 2023 Newborn Nursing: Latch, Colostrum, Torticollis, Sleepy Babies, Milk Supply, and More (2023)
- Mar 19, 2023 Infant Occupational Therapy: a Holistic Approach (2024)
- Jan 24, 2023 Breastfeeding Tools: Nipple Shields, Pacifiers, and Breast Pumps (2023)
- Jan 19, 2023 Occupational Therapy and Lactation: treatment mastitis, milk bleb treatment, mental health, oral motor therapy, infant therapy (2023)
- Jan 4, 2023 6 Month Milestones
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- Dec 7, 2022 New Pinterest Page
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- Nov 23, 2022 Signs your newborn is hungry (2023)
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- Apr 12, 2023 Mommy and Me Class
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Newborns
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- Jul 1, 2023 Mom Support Group: Circle Moms at Gala Desserts
- Jun 3, 2023 How Much Breastmilk Should a Newborn Eat (2024)
- May 28, 2023 How many diapers does a newborn use a day? (2024)
- May 9, 2023 Tongue Tie Symptoms in Newborns: Colic, Reflux, Gas (2024)
- Apr 3, 2023 Newborn Nursing: Latch, Colostrum, Torticollis, Sleepy Babies, Milk Supply, and More (2023)
- Nov 29, 2022 Signs of a “bad latch”
- Nov 28, 2022 How to Increase Breast Milk Supply (2023)
- Nov 23, 2022 Signs your newborn is hungry (2023)
- Nov 14, 2022 Signs your newborn is hungry- Early feeding cues
- Oct 28, 2022 Storing and Preparing Breastmilk: CDC Guidelines (2023)
- Sep 9, 2022 Bottle Feeding your Breastfed Baby: Paced feeding, newborn feeding, bottle nipples, bottle feeding tips (2024)
- Sep 5, 2022 What causes painful breastfeeding?
- Aug 26, 2022 Breastfeeding Newborn Tips - Latch and Positioning (2024)
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Nurture and Nourish Charleston
- Jan 11, 2024 What kind of bottle is best for your baby? (2024)
- Jul 1, 2023 Mom Support Group: Circle Moms at Gala Desserts
- Mar 20, 2023 Free Mommy and Me Class! - SOLD OUT (2022)
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- Sep 5, 2022 What causes painful breastfeeding?
- Aug 25, 2022 New Lactation Office in North Mount Pleasant
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breastmilk
- Jan 11, 2024 What kind of bottle is best for your baby? (2024)
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Lactation
- Sep 8, 2023 Latina Lactation Support
- Jun 3, 2023 How Much Breastmilk Should a Newborn Eat (2024)
- May 28, 2023 How many diapers does a newborn use a day? (2024)
- May 11, 2023 Tongue Tie and Breastfeeding (2023)
- May 9, 2023 Tongue Tie Symptoms in Newborns: Colic, Reflux, Gas (2024)
- Apr 3, 2023 Newborn Nursing: Latch, Colostrum, Torticollis, Sleepy Babies, Milk Supply, and More (2023)
- Jan 24, 2023 Breastfeeding Tools: Nipple Shields, Pacifiers, and Breast Pumps (2023)
- Jan 23, 2023 The Lactation Network
- Jan 19, 2023 Occupational Therapy and Lactation: treatment mastitis, milk bleb treatment, mental health, oral motor therapy, infant therapy (2023)
- Dec 26, 2022 Nursing Station (2023)
- Dec 23, 2022 Foods that Decrease Milk Supply
- Nov 29, 2022 Nurture & Nourish Services can help with
- Nov 28, 2022 How to Increase Breast Milk Supply (2023)
- Nov 23, 2022 Signs your newborn is hungry (2023)
- Nov 21, 2022 Get the Optimal Latch Guide
- Nov 14, 2022 Signs your newborn is hungry- Early feeding cues
- Nov 3, 2022 Baby milestones by month
- Oct 28, 2022 Storing and Preparing Breastmilk: CDC Guidelines (2023)
- Oct 21, 2022 What makes me different?
- Oct 21, 2022 Feeding is a whole body activity
- Oct 17, 2022 Follow me on IG
- Sep 9, 2022 Bottle Feeding your Breastfed Baby: Paced feeding, newborn feeding, bottle nipples, bottle feeding tips (2024)
- Sep 9, 2022 What I can help with
- Sep 5, 2022 What causes painful breastfeeding?
- Aug 26, 2022 Breastfeeding Newborn Tips - Latch and Positioning (2024)
- Aug 25, 2022 New Lactation Office in North Mount Pleasant
- Aug 22, 2022 Did you know that you might be pumping with the wrong sized flanges?
- Aug 2, 2022 Celebrating World Breastfeeding week!
- Jul 28, 2022 Becoming a lactation consultant…
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Lactation Consultant
- Sep 8, 2023 Latina Lactation Support
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- May 11, 2023 Tongue Tie and Breastfeeding (2023)
- May 7, 2023 Tongue Tie Release: Oral Tie Surgery, Therapy, and Specialists (2024)
- May 1, 2023 Tongue Tie (2023)
- Jan 23, 2023 The Lactation Network
- Dec 26, 2022 Nursing Station (2023)
- Dec 23, 2022 Foods that Decrease Milk Supply
- Dec 7, 2022 New Pinterest Page
- Nov 28, 2022 How to Increase Breast Milk Supply (2023)
- Nov 21, 2022 Get the Optimal Latch Guide
- Nov 19, 2022 How to become an IBCLC for OTs, SLPs, or PTs (2023)
- Nov 14, 2022 Signs your newborn is hungry- Early feeding cues
- Oct 31, 2022 Office in Mount Pleasant
- Oct 28, 2022 Storing and Preparing Breastmilk: CDC Guidelines (2023)
- Oct 21, 2022 What makes me different?
- Oct 17, 2022 Follow me on IG
- Oct 10, 2022 Now offering pediatric scale rentals
- Sep 9, 2022 Bottle Feeding your Breastfed Baby: Paced feeding, newborn feeding, bottle nipples, bottle feeding tips (2024)
- Sep 9, 2022 What I can help with
- Sep 5, 2022 What causes painful breastfeeding?
- Aug 26, 2022 Breastfeeding Newborn Tips - Latch and Positioning (2024)
- Aug 25, 2022 New Lactation Office in North Mount Pleasant
- Aug 22, 2022 Did you know that you might be pumping with the wrong sized flanges?
- Aug 2, 2022 Celebrating World Breastfeeding week!
- Jul 28, 2022 Becoming a lactation consultant…
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Nurture and Nourish Services
- Sep 8, 2023 Latina Lactation Support
- Apr 12, 2023 Mommy and Me Class
- Dec 18, 2022 Occupational Therapy for Tongue Tie (2023)
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Craniosacral therapy
- Aug 14, 2023 Craniosacral Fascial Therapy for Colic, Reflux, and Sleep (2024)
- Jun 10, 2023 Tongue Tie Therapy: A Whole Body Approach (2024)
- May 27, 2023 Craniosacral Therapy for Tongue Tie (2024)
- May 7, 2023 Tongue Tie Release: Oral Tie Surgery, Therapy, and Specialists (2024)
- Mar 19, 2023 Infant Occupational Therapy: a Holistic Approach (2024)
- Nov 29, 2022 Nurture & Nourish Services can help with
- Nov 10, 2022 Infant Craniosacral Therapy
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- Oct 21, 2022 What makes me different?
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- Aug 3, 2022 Infant Craniosacral Therapy
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Tongue-tie
- Aug 14, 2023 Craniosacral Fascial Therapy for Colic, Reflux, and Sleep (2024)
- Jun 10, 2023 Tongue Tie Therapy: A Whole Body Approach (2024)
- May 27, 2023 Craniosacral Therapy for Tongue Tie (2024)
- May 11, 2023 Tongue Tie and Breastfeeding (2023)
- May 9, 2023 Tongue Tie Symptoms in Newborns: Colic, Reflux, Gas (2024)
- May 7, 2023 Tongue Tie Release: Oral Tie Surgery, Therapy, and Specialists (2024)
- May 1, 2023 Tongue Tie (2023)
- Dec 18, 2022 Occupational Therapy for Tongue Tie (2023)
- Nov 29, 2022 Signs of a “bad latch”
- Nov 5, 2022 Bodywork Massage for Babies: Craniosacral, Craniosacral Fascial Therapy (CFT), Chiropractic, Osteopathy, and more. (2024)
- Oct 17, 2022 Follow me on IG
- Sep 9, 2022 What I can help with
- Sep 5, 2022 What causes painful breastfeeding?
- Aug 25, 2022 New Lactation Office in North Mount Pleasant
- Aug 3, 2022 Infant Craniosacral Therapy
- Whole Body Therapy
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Mount Pleasant
- Jul 1, 2023 Mom Support Group: Circle Moms at Gala Desserts
- Apr 12, 2023 Mommy and Me Class
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Occupational Therapy
- Jun 10, 2023 Tongue Tie Therapy: A Whole Body Approach (2024)
- May 7, 2023 Tongue Tie Release: Oral Tie Surgery, Therapy, and Specialists (2024)
- May 1, 2023 Tongue Tie (2023)
- Mar 20, 2023 Free Mommy and Me Class! - SOLD OUT (2022)
- Mar 19, 2023 Infant Occupational Therapy: a Holistic Approach (2024)
- Jan 29, 2023 Bottle Refusal (2024)
- Jan 19, 2023 Occupational Therapy and Lactation: treatment mastitis, milk bleb treatment, mental health, oral motor therapy, infant therapy (2023)
- Dec 18, 2022 Occupational Therapy for Tongue Tie (2023)
- Dec 11, 2022 4 Month Milestones
- Dec 7, 2022 New Pinterest Page
- Nov 30, 2022 Baby Led Weaning
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- Nov 10, 2022 Infant Craniosacral Therapy
- Nov 3, 2022 Baby milestones by month
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- Oct 31, 2022 Office in Mount Pleasant
- Oct 21, 2022 What makes me different?
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- Sep 9, 2022 What I can help with
- Aug 25, 2022 New Lactation Office in North Mount Pleasant
- Aug 3, 2022 Infant Craniosacral Therapy
- Jul 29, 2022 Pediatric craniosacral therapy in Mount Pleasant, SC!
- Jul 28, 2022 Becoming a lactation consultant…
- Bodywork for Babies
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Mt Pleasant SC
- May 27, 2023 Craniosacral Therapy for Tongue Tie (2024)
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Infant Feeding
- May 11, 2023 Tongue Tie and Breastfeeding (2023)
- May 1, 2023 Tongue Tie (2023)
- Mar 19, 2023 Infant Occupational Therapy: a Holistic Approach (2024)
- Jan 29, 2023 Bottle Refusal (2024)
- Nov 30, 2022 Baby Led Weaning
- Aug 25, 2022 New Lactation Office in North Mount Pleasant
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Milestones
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