Your Baby Is 6 Months Old! How That’s Going To Change Your Life
Your baby has just hit 6 months old – what a time in life! They’re growing, changing, trying new foods, sitting up on their own, and making new sounds and expressions that could mean anything.
But seeing as you’re getting pretty skilled at understanding them, you’ll parse them out in no time at all!
And now your child is half a year old, it might be the time to check in with yourself and see how your life has changed.
To get you started off, here are a couple of details about your life that have probably been on a rollercoaster lately!
You Might Be Getting a Bit More Sleep
6 month olds tend to sleep longer through the night. They may even be sleeping all the way through, from the moment you put them down until first light.
And the first time you don’t have to do a night feed is a pretty monumental moment in a parent’s life! You might get a little panicked about it, what with your child usually waking up on the dot to get their midnight feed, but it’s nothing to really worry about.
All it really means is that your routine is working, and your child is properly settling into it! You can start to get a bit more sleep too, and that might take a bit of getting used to!
You May Have a Few More Worries By This Point
When your baby reaches the 6 month mark, they’ve grown out of the newborn stage and are well on their way to becoming a year old.
That means they’re at a point in life when they’re just starting to show off their own little quirks and curiosities. You’re going to be able to do more things with them, and interact with them in more complex ways.
All in all, you’re going to have a lot more worries about the way your child reacts and behaves than you did 3 months ago!
You might notice all kinds of things that give you pause for thought, like whether or not they like holding onto a cup, or how quickly they react to your voice.
The latter may even have you looking up tips for hearing-conscious parenting, to make sure you’re ready to help your baby cope with any hearing challenges as they get older.
But it’s important to talk about worries like these, and get some perspective on them. Because even when you know every baby goes at their own pace, you’re going to have milestone markers in the back of your head just adding on the pressure.
Let medical professionals and loved ones weigh in. It’ll help you let go of worry – or provide some more structured support if you need to deal with something – and get you focusing on much more productive things.
The 6 month mark is a game-changer for parents! Think about the ways your life has changed, and celebrate the wins you’ve had along the way.
