There is just so much to worry about during your baby's first six months. There is the concern over whether or not you have purchased the right car seat and then if you are even installing it correctly. You might also find that you are worried about feeding your baby, especially if you are breast feeding as it can be hard to tell whether or not the baby is getting enough to eat. As you can see, there are many things that a person can worry about during the first six month's of their baby's life.

While you want to make sure that you are taking certain safety precautions into consideration, you want to make sure that you are not stressing so much about things that you actually end up missing out on other important things. Some people will find themselves so focused on one potential problem that they allow three other problems to simply slip by them without noticing at all.

Some of the best things you can do during this time is to listen to your baby's doctor, your parents and any friends or other family that have had children in the recent past. Even though you might want to go about this alone, it is important to make sure that you are taking all of the advice you can get because it can really save you a lot of frustration. Of course, this is not to say that all advice is good advice so you are really going to have to use your best judgment.

There are some things that you will see happen in the first six months of your child's life. For example, the weight of the child is supposed to increase by at least 0.5 ounces every day for the first six months of life. At about four months of age, the baby will learn how to smile and how to wave his arms around when he is excited. By the time your baby reaches five months of age, he will be able to show a clear preference for the people he loves.

During the beginning of your child's life, there are going to be many doctor appointments. In fact, the doctor will want to see your baby at 2 months old, 4 months old, 6 months old, 9 months old and at 12 months old. After that, your baby will continue to see the doctor but it will not have to be every couple of months.

As you can see, there is a lot that will be taking place during your baby's first six months of life. It is important to make sure that you are learning as much as you can during this time in order to make sure that you are getting everything taken care of and you know what to expect from your baby.