9 months old

9 months old

What's happening this month...

Your baby

Your little one is starting to enjoy a wider range of foods. They may stand unaided for a few seconds and are starting to develop a sense of humour. You’ll also start to see that they need less sleep during the day. 

Around this time babies' memories start to get better and you could find them imitating actions from as long as a week ago!

Find out more about your 9 month old baby's development here.

You

Try not to worry if your baby doesn’t reach developmental milestones at the same time as your friends’ babies. All babies are different, but if you are really concerned, speak to your GP.

What to think about

Life with a baby is hardly ever clutter-free and if you're used to sharing the housework it can come as a bit of a shock when you're at home and doing the lion's share.  Follow our tips to help you and your partner work things out.

If you're thinking about taking a break, now's a great time to go - your baby will be happy with wherever you choose just as long as you're there.  Find out what to take to make travelling with a baby simple.

What to expect from your 10 month old baby
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Comments

9 months old and very small

Submitted by mummymarie1 on Sun, 29/04/2012 - 23:54.
my little girl is 9 months old and has failed to gain weight since birth, recently admitted to hospital but still no real explenation. i have 5 other children who were all fine so know something not right. she is in 3 - 6 months clothes, size 2 nappies and weighs only 12.5 lbs. is this normal?

standing

Submitted by puddles10 on Fri, 16/03/2012 - 11:20.
my baby is almost 9 months old and refuses to stand even when im holding her up. She seems to not want to stand, she has a chair that she pushes around the floor on so her legs are strong but is this normal for a baby to not want to stand or push up on her legs at this age.

with regards to baby food i

Submitted by mesomakawi on Thu, 08/03/2012 - 11:30.
with regards to baby food i found it easier feeding my 9 month daughter from the same meal that i cook i dnt use alot of salt in my cooking anyway and she enjoy's joining in with us at food time !!!

anybody body got any good

Submitted by rellymummy on Wed, 18/01/2012 - 23:00.
anybody body got any good tips/recipes for my 9month old daughter as i prefer to cook my own food !!?

MY BOY

Submitted by ritafaria on Wed, 07/12/2011 - 21:50.
MY BOY IS 9 MOUTH OLD AND IS GROING OK AND IS TEETHING BUTT DOSENT WANT TO EAT MORMAL FOOD ONLY WANTS CEREAL (CERELAC) NO OTHER FOOD COULD SAMONE GIVE ME ENY IDEAS WANT TO DO THANK YOU

Weaning/ snack foods

Submitted by zarak86 on Tue, 04/10/2011 - 08:42.
Hi, My baby was born BIG and has always had a healthy appetite, maybe a little too much was weaned ealry and trying him on new foods is always stressful for me coz he puts so much in his mouth, I make my own baby food but I am after some recipe tips and some ideas for finger foods to give him between meals please help :)

Jess

Submitted by JessGreg on Wed, 28/09/2011 - 21:23.
my little boy is 9months and is breastfed and doesnt really know how to use his beaker as his never had a bottle, so when he drinks out of his beaker he has a few sips then spits the rest out .. anyone elses little one do this?

feeding time

Submitted by nikkie11 on Wed, 13/07/2011 - 17:02.
have u tryed with putting some finger foods on his tray? when its meal time?i did that with my daughter because she was fussy and when she opened her mouth to put the finger foods in i put a bit purees on her spoon and put it in before she got her finger food in.

finger food

Submitted by DOBBYMAGIC on Mon, 04/07/2011 - 14:13.
I am confused about what size of food to give my 9 month old. He has very little interest in eating and tends to cry at meal times over everything, need advice please. He tends to be sick or choke on everything but then sometimes he manages fine. The only things he will eat are yoghurts, fromage frais, carrot, veg purees.

Baby Drinking

Submitted by Abdooo on Sat, 19/03/2011 - 19:50.
Do u know how much water that babies need every day and any one tried babies ready_made juices what u can say about it, it is good?

Antenatal classes

Submitted by sinead123 on Tue, 30/11/2010 - 22:51.
Hiya , i am 33 weeks pregnant and was wondering whether its too late to book antenatal classes now!? i was planning to go to some but just presumed you dont have them till about 36 weeks and book them just before! .. but have now read they get fully booked really early . Does anybody know if i can still go to them? x