02/27/2026
Dr. Chheda - 👶 According to my mom, by the time I was eight months old, I was walking, I was talking, and I was toilet trained. I was not.
Don't let your neighbors, the Instagrammers, the TikTokers tell you that your baby should be doing this by this age, otherwise they are gonna be very, very delayed. No!
💚 Every baby has their own range when they develop:
Some babies are a little bit more advanced
Some babies are a little bit later
That doesn't necessarily mean they're delayed (unless you've seen your pediatrician)
Your baby should be progressing from milestone to milestone at regular intervals. That's why we want to see babies at regular intervals - to make sure they are achieving the milestones and are progressing on to the next level.
We don't ever want a baby not to reach a milestone by the latest possible age range, and we also want to make sure that they are progressing.
✅ Make sure you take your child to their pediatrician at all the appointments so they can test, check, to make sure that your baby has reached the milestones that they're supposed to by that point.
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