Your baby at 6 months
A big, joyful doorway: first tastes, first sits, and the well-baby six-month check. Milk still leads; food is play and discovery.
Development this month
Milestones show up across four areas — and they arrive in any order, at her own pace.
What you might notice
- Sits with little or no support for some babies
- Ready for first solids (with the usual signs)
- Responds to her name and turns to sounds
- Babbles strings like 'ba-ba' and 'ma-ma' (no meaning yet)
Sleep around this age
Sleep is the question new parents ask most — so here's the typical shape of it, gently. Some days won't match, and that's normal.
Down to 2–3 naps, with roughly 2–2.5 hours awake between them.
Ranges based on AAP, Polly Moore, and pediatric well-baby guidance. In the app, BabyBloomy predicts her next window from her own pattern — and never pings you between 10pm and 7am.
Feeding
First solids alongside milk — milk is still the main event. Purees or baby-led finger foods; expect more playing than eating at first.
Play & connection
Play is how she learns — and the easiest logging you'll do. A few ideas for right now:
- Rolling games and reaching for textured toys
- Peekaboo — the first taste of object permanence
- Supported sitting with toys in front
- Read chunky board books, even briefly
Moments worth keeping this month
The first years disappear fast. A two-tap log now becomes a page later.
- First taste of food — the face is everything
- First independent sit
- A word-in-the-making babble
You might be wondering
Start simple, one food at a time, and follow her cues. Our starting-solids guide walks through a calm first-foods approach.
Under 12 months, milk is still the main nutrition. Solids are for skills and exploration — 'food before one is just for fun.'