Reaching to grab or bat toys

Babybug · Mar 6th, 2010, 15:21 PM

When did your little ones start to grab or bat at toys?
Eloise doesnt yet and she will be 12 weeks on tuesday, I am not worried but I was reading a website about development and it had a little list off things that you should contact your pediatrician about if your child wasnt doing them, she does them all except reaching for stuff.

As I say am not worried I feel she is developing well and people keep saying how alert and strong she is for her age.

Am just curious do your little ones do this.

houli1983 · Mar 6th, 2010, 15:27 PM

Hi

My son was 12 weeks on Wed and he is batting at the toys on his playmat but with closed fists, so not gabbing them yet. I was also wondering whether he should now be doing this by now. All babies develop differently tho, so i'm not too worried.

Nickij · Mar 6th, 2010, 15:28 PM

I would say that Jack has only really been interested in toys and started to really pay any attention to them is in the past 3 weeks (he was 19 weeks on friday)

**OmarsMum** · Mar 6th, 2010, 16:34 PM

Omar started grabbing toys 10 days back. Earlier, he was only interested in trying to hold his bottle & grabbing his dummy,

sun · Mar 6th, 2010, 16:41 PM

Bun started batting at toys only recently - before that he would look, but wasn't really interested. He has a teddy that plays music if you push its tummy and he loves punching that though!!! I really wouldn't worry - if you surf around, the discrepancy between what the different websites say is pretty big. Also makes a big difference whether your LO was born early or late - all babies develop differently and might do some things early while others late. Purposely reaching out and grabbing something they want usually takes more than 3 months anyway and your LO is a few weeks away from this!

xx

Zoex89x · Mar 6th, 2010, 18:20 PM

my LO will be 15weeks on monday and about 2weeks ago she started grabbing her toys herself(still not got great hand-face co-ordination yet tho and occasionally hits herself in the face with her rattles lol-not that she cares!) but she still hasnt started batting things yet though.

bloodbinds · Mar 6th, 2010, 18:25 PM

She started about 8 weeks (i remember as it was the day after her 8 weeks injections!) but she was very clumdy about it, still getting the co-ordination right. And now at 16 weeks she is a pro!
But every baby is different, i've read most babies don't start doing this until 4 months, so i wouldn't worry xx

lozenge · Mar 6th, 2010, 19:22 PM

Think it was around the 12 week mark for us. It is amazing how quickly they go from not doing something to doing it! Just when you start to worry about them not doing one thing, they suddenly do 3 new things at once. xx

babybaillie · Mar 6th, 2010, 19:56 PM

7 weeks but its not her toys. we hand her hat which has to long bits that tie with pink ball like shapes at the end over her car seat and she swipes them. put her under her baby gym n shes not interested

Mynx · Mar 7th, 2010, 04:30 AM

Evie's just turned 15 weeks and has really started grabbing at toys over the last week or so. She's been batting at toys for a couple of weeks

The concentration on her face when she's grabbing at something is just soooo cute

Mar 6th, 2010, 15:21 PM	#1
Babybug Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 811	Reaching to grab or bat toys When did your little ones start to grab or bat at toys? Eloise doesnt yet and she will be 12 weeks on tuesday, I am not worried but I was reading a website about development and it had a little list off things that you should contact your pediatrician about if your child wasnt doing them, she does them all except reaching for stuff. As I say am not worried I feel she is developing well and people keep saying how alert and strong she is for her age. Am just curious do your little ones do this.

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Mar 6th, 2010, 15:27 PM	#2
houli1983 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Scotland Posts: 169	Hi My son was 12 weeks on Wed and he is batting at the toys on his playmat but with closed fists, so not gabbing them yet. I was also wondering whether he should now be doing this by now. All babies develop differently tho, so i'm not too worried.

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Mar 6th, 2010, 15:28 PM	#3
Nickij Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,444	I would say that Jack has only really been interested in toys and started to really pay any attention to them is in the past 3 weeks (he was 19 weeks on friday)

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Mar 6th, 2010, 16:34 PM	#4
OmarsMum Mum (Mom) BabyandBump Team Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: UAE Posts: 12,809	Omar started grabbing toys 10 days back. Earlier, he was only interested in trying to hold his bottle & grabbing his dummy,

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Mar 6th, 2010, 16:41 PM	#5
sun Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 9,970	Bun started batting at toys only recently - before that he would look, but wasn't really interested. He has a teddy that plays music if you push its tummy and he loves punching that though!!! I really wouldn't worry - if you surf around, the discrepancy between what the different websites say is pretty big. Also makes a big difference whether your LO was born early or late - all babies develop differently and might do some things early while others late. Purposely reaching out and grabbing something they want usually takes more than 3 months anyway and your LO is a few weeks away from this! xx

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Mar 6th, 2010, 18:20 PM	#6
Zoex89x Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 315	my LO will be 15weeks on monday and about 2weeks ago she started grabbing her toys herself(still not got great hand-face co-ordination yet tho and occasionally hits herself in the face with her rattles lol-not that she cares!) but she still hasnt started batting things yet though.

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Mar 6th, 2010, 18:25 PM	#7
bloodbinds Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6,563	She started about 8 weeks (i remember as it was the day after her 8 weeks injections!) but she was very clumdy about it, still getting the co-ordination right. And now at 16 weeks she is a pro! But every baby is different, i've read most babies don't start doing this until 4 months, so i wouldn't worry xx

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Mar 6th, 2010, 19:22 PM	#8
lozenge Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 524	Think it was around the 12 week mark for us. It is amazing how quickly they go from not doing something to doing it! Just when you start to worry about them not doing one thing, they suddenly do 3 new things at once. xx

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Mar 6th, 2010, 19:56 PM	#9
babybaillie Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 2,018	7 weeks but its not her toys. we hand her hat which has to long bits that tie with pink ball like shapes at the end over her car seat and she swipes them. put her under her baby gym n shes not interested

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Mar 7th, 2010, 04:30 AM	#10
Mynx Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: NW London, UK Posts: 8,297	Evie's just turned 15 weeks and has really started grabbing at toys over the last week or so. She's been batting at toys for a couple of weeks The concentration on her face when she's grabbing at something is just soooo cute

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