Your baby’s first days
If possible, the family should meet the baby's doctor before the birth. If the baby has a health problem, the obstetricians following the pregnancy communicate with the pediatricians.
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A new discovery every month. Choose your baby’s age and explore Dr. Murat’s videos about development, feeding and everyday care.
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49 videos · Videos are in Turkish.
First six months: a short introduction
We are starting a month-by-month guide to baby development in the first six months. Days and nights at home may have blurred together.
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Complementary feeding at 7–8 months
In the previous episode we began discussing the transition to complementary foods and reached 7–7.5 months. At this stage our baby has begun eating breakfast, lunch and dinner.
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Month 10: feeding
A ten-month-old baby can eat most of the foods on the family table and should eat independently. You can help, but the baby should decide how much to eat.
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Month 10: language development
Language development in ten-month-old babies varies according to family circumstances and genetic factors. Babies communicate well with the adults around them.
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Month 10: everyday care
At ten months, a baby gradually begins to show their own personality. For example, some babies react when they come for a medical examination and may not want to be examined.
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Month 10: routine check-ups
During a ten-month-old baby's examination, physical growth is assessed first. Recent weight gain, increase in length and growth in head circumference are measured.
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Month 11: feeding
An eleven-month-old baby can eat many of the foods we eat in everyday life together with us.
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Month 11: language development
Eleven-month-old babies gradually prepare to say one or two words. They learn easy words such as babam, mamma, dede and memme from those around them and say them by imitation.
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Month 11: physical development
An eleven-month-old baby is approaching one year of age. Their physical characteristics generally resemble those of their parents.
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Month 11: routine check-ups
If a healthy baby has had no problems at the nine-month examination, the next examination takes place at twelve months, or one year of age.
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Month 12: feeding
For a child who has completed twelve months and is now one year old, some feeding restrictions from infancy no longer apply. The child can now eat everything with us at the table.
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