Baby development

5-Month-Old

At this stage, baby is likely obsessed with their hands, grasping toys, and rolling over. You may even be kicking off sleep training this month.

5 months

Baby Development

This week, typical development may include: May army-crawl or scoot, responds to name sometimes. Every baby follows their own timeline — comparison is the thie…

5 months

Milestones

May army-crawl or scoot, responds to name sometimes.

5 months

Sleep

Two to three naps plus longer night sleep are common. Regression weeks can still happen.

5 months

Feeding

If solids have started (often around 6 months), milk remains the main nutrition while textures expand slowly.

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