Growth Spurt And Leap Chart

If you re a parent in today s day and age you ve no doubt heard about the wonder weeks written by a husband and wife team outlining the 10 wonder weeks which often cause sleep regressions that all babies go through in the first 20 months of life the book outlines when and why each wonder week happens.

Growth spurt and leap chart. In a nutshell the book describes 10 developmental growth spurts known as wonder weeks these are different from physical growth spurts although the timing of some may coincide. The wonder weeks app available from itunes and google play essentially creates a personalized developmental growth chart for your baby so you know when your child s wonder weeks are coming up because while wonder weeks do happen during certain specific week ranges your baby s wonder weeks are likely different from another baby s. And it made so much sense.

For example leap two which happens around the 2. After that you can expect more at 3 months 6 months and 9 months. During this time some important growth spurts and mental leaps happen typically around the 4 month 9 month 13 month 18 month and 24 month mark.

In young babies they usually last for one or two days. In older babies they can last up to a week. Use the chart here to calculate your baby s exact age in weeks and months and read on to find out what s going on inside that tiny body.

It s a gassy period for newborns as their gut flora becomes established in anticipation of the end of colostrum and the arrival of mature breast milk. Although growth spurts can happen anytime during the first year your baby will most likely have his initial spurt between 1 and 3 weeks. Some experts believe that growth spurts are more likely at certain points in your baby s first year.

In al 10 leaps your baby learn new things. Omg it described pretty much word for word what i was going through with o. A baby s first year is full of difficult growth spurts.

Between 4 and 6. The growth spurts or leaps as they are sometimes known include both body and brain growth and can take up a lot of physical and emotional energy. Extra fussiness clinginess change in eating patterns.

When do growth spurts happen and how long do they last. Between 2 and 3 weeks. All babies go though the same changes in the mental development at the same time.

Growth spurts can happen at any time. This is called a mental leap. By using a chart called the wonder weeks parents can prepare for fussy periods.

For the purposes of this article we ll refer to mental and brain growth as a leap and physical growth as a growth spurt.