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Developmental milestones: 7 months.

American Academy of Pediatrics.https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/baby/pages/Developmental-Milestones-7-Months.aspxOpens a new window[Accessed February 2022]

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When can my unborn baby hear me?

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I’d love to be able to read and sing to them.

Important Milestones: Your Baby By Four Months.https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/milestones/milestones-4mo.htmlOpens a new window[Accessed February 2022]

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Important Milestones: Your Baby By Six Months.https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/milestones/milestones-6mo.htmlOpens a new window[Accessed February 2022]

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Important Milestones: Your Baby By Nine Months.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/milestones/milestones-9mo.htmlOpens a new window[Accessed February 2022]

CDC.

Important Milestones: Your Baby By One Year.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/milestones/milestones-1yr.htmlOpens a new window[Accessed February 2022]

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Important Milestones: Your Baby By Eighteen Months.

She is a mom of four and loves to hike with her kids, read, and knit.

Grandmother bottle feeding a baby

Cooking a complicated meal her kids probably won’t eat is one of her favorite pastimes.

Startle reflex in a baby

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