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2 month old baby held and drank from bottle...

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Poppylizzyrose · 18/02/2019 00:03

I’ve googled and know it’s been done, but anyone else’s babies done this? She’s bf mainly too. She just grabbed at the bottle, filmed her and took pictures and I was amazed. Didn’t think they had motor skills to do it until older. It wasn’t full so didn’t weigh a lot I’m just confused and a bit in awe....Shock🤯🤯

She finished a bottle and I fetched her the other one I had in fridge, she drinks cold too, isn’t bothered. She loves her food, I was just shocked she’d made the connections...

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SpoonBlender · 18/02/2019 00:05

Next week she'll be making her own sandwiches!

It's great fun when you can see them joining the dots like this. Long may her self-sufficiency continue!

Boobiliboobiliboo · 18/02/2019 00:09

Yes, DD did this at 8 weeks. She also signed “milk” really young (maybe around 4 months).

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Poppylizzyrose · 18/02/2019 00:13

Wow it’s just mad isn’t it, usually it’s 6 months...don’t want to be “that” mum but I’m so impressed she made the connection.

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PennyMordauntsLadyBrain · 18/02/2019 00:19

I remember thinking DD was a genius when she was a week old as she started holding her dummy in her mouth herself.

She’s 16 months now and the other day I caught her licking some old toast that she’d scooped out of the food waste bin, so I think I was a tad premature.

tanya1986 · 18/02/2019 01:26

Penny that made me laugh 😂

Both my dc are forward and you do feel so much pride but my two are also very independent at young ages which means they ain't your babys for long

LucyBabs · 18/02/2019 01:55

Yep ds talked at 9 months. 3 word sentences. I genuinely thought about contacting mensa. He then began licking the wheels of his buggy and eating snails in the garden. He's 7 now. He's doing well in school but loves to pick his nose and eat it so I'm still holding off on mensa
Hahaha

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Poppylizzyrose · 18/02/2019 04:02

Haha this has made me laugh! Penny 😂 and lucybabs. Also Florence held her dummy at 3 days old, it came out and she popped it back in. I was shocked. Also she’s held her own head since birth, is so strong at tummy time lifts whole head up. She was born with full thick head of hair. She’s just never seemed “newborn” people say she’s forward, she seems grown up isn’t needy is very content with strangers ( though I think this will change)

So how have your children turned out? My mums extremely clever and Florence takes after her in looks and they share the same birthday. I wouldn’t say I was that intelligent and her dad certainly isn’t! Bless him. Was horrified when told there were male fish...didn’t understand. Just thought fish were fish a non gender, I then pointed out he had a baby...he doesn’t know about plants either. I think he only knows about our local football 😂😫

I didn’t really have high hopes for Florence but my mind is being changed...

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Sureyouwill · 18/02/2019 04:23

Mine was too lazy to cry lol. After several months, don't ask me how many, she'd put a hand under the bottle to tilt it up, but never actually held a bottle in her life! She was very much a princess and I was very much deemed to be her slave I think!
As a teenager now, she's probably one of the sportiest and fittest teens you'd come across.

But, your baby sounds very advanced, and it's awesome to see them do something cool ahead of their time!

Sureyouwill · 18/02/2019 04:28

Penny, my genius spent a solid 30 seconds focusing on her thumb, trying to get it into her mouth I presume. The concentration was intense. After a very gradual progression towards her mouth with said thumb, she hit herself square between the two eyes. Lol.
I knew she was for Mensa at that point.

Sureyouwill · 18/02/2019 04:32

I figured she had expert hand-eye co-ordination Grin

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Poppylizzyrose · 18/02/2019 04:34

I am just amazed by her..obviously I play it down massively in Mum groups and I dont go on about it massive fear of being “that” annoying Mum. But here on the internet Can I just say wtf when I saw her holding her own bottle and drinking over and over again. She’s done so many things, she’s even teething early and has a top one coming through...(don’t know if this is impressive) lol she just doesn’t seem her age. People think she’s 4 months. She looks around smiling and babbling. She holds my hands and strokes them while feeding or cuddling. She puts weight into her feet, stands up. She’s so strong.

She used to cry when I left the room but she’s fine being separated now (obviously only do to get jobs done. She doesn’t cry much and she sleeps a lot which is something that doesn’t fit when I google early signs of intelligence. I’m pleased she sleeps though! She loves her sleep, naps and look stretches through the night. I shouldn’t be awake now and she’s deeply asleep. I’m just very shocked the bottle thing floored me. Know I’m daft! Blush

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Sureyouwill · 18/02/2019 04:39

Every little thing they do is precious and you should feel good about. The only people I found who cared was my very pushy mother. Nobody else gave a fuck lol. My mother thought she was a genius. She was in fact the most relaxed baby you could ever come across.
Sleep is great for them! It enhances their brain development if they're getting sleep!

flapjackfairy · 18/02/2019 04:40

My eldest child did lots of things early . I don't want to burst your bubble but he turned out to have autism so these markers are not a guarantee of a child genius ( my son is v clever ) that can translate that into whatever measure of success you deem to be important .
If I was you I would stop comparing your child and simply love and accept them for who they are.

Sureyouwill · 18/02/2019 04:44

flapjackfairy I think the OP is just excited like most new Mums when their child does something new. Don't deflate her.

brookshelley · 18/02/2019 04:45

Why would you want your baby to be advanced? Genuine question. It's all well to love your baby Poppylizzyrose but your latest post seems a bit OTT to me. You are Googling if your 2 month old is showing early signs of high intelligence? That is weird.

Sureyouwill · 18/02/2019 04:48

brookshelley Because there are markers for child development and the OP sees her baby doing things ahead of the norm so to speak and she's just proud. Simple as that. Happy her baby is reaching her milestones and happy that she's reaching them ahead of the normal range.
Christ, do you have to rain on everyone's parade here?

ErrmWTAF · 18/02/2019 05:02

Is she drinking the Prosecco or the Chardonnay? We need to know these things! .... Smile

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Poppylizzyrose · 18/02/2019 05:03

Yup just that I was googling like mad, I’m single mum too so had to come on the forum to express myself. Thanks sureyouwill, I felt like a popped balloon 😂🤦🏼‍♀️ Reading the last two! I should sleep now no ones putting out my bornfire though. 👍🏻 She smiles and makes great eye contact, so fingers crossed she isn’t autistic but obviously I’d love her no matter what if she was as I’m sure you do, flapjack.

I was just bit chuffed, I worked in early years (they all say that lol) just lots of things I haven’t seen a baby do. 🤯

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Poppylizzyrose · 18/02/2019 05:04

She’s drinking champagne 🍾 ☺️

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flapjackfairy · 18/02/2019 05:08

Sorry not meaning to deflate her just pointing out that I was similarly smug and thought I must be some supermum to be raising such a genius only to crash to earth later on. But do you know what it did me a favour in the respect that I threw all expectations out of the window and it stopped a lot of the stress involved with competitive parenting. A huge plus looking back.

brookshelley · 18/02/2019 05:11

Sureyouwill I think it is weird to Google if your 2 month old is showing signs of high intelligence. That has nothing to do with being proud of your child and it's not raining on anyone's parade. I'm proud of my DCs too but I don't go online looking for evidence that they are gifted.

Sureyouwill · 18/02/2019 05:11

I was a single Mum too and had nobody to tell about what my baby had achieved apart from my parents really.

Just keep it within your family, as you know yourself, other Mums won't appreciate you telling them.

I'm proud of your dd - she sounds like a character!

And you should rightfully be proud. If you've no-one else to tell, you can tell us here, and don't mind the begrudgers Wink

Sureyouwill · 18/02/2019 05:13

The OP is a single Mum, it's the middle of the night and she's just proud. Give her her moment of joy ffs.

brookshelley · 18/02/2019 05:19

Sureyouwill My comment about going online was related to this specific phrase and not about her posting here on MN. The below statement is OTT in my opinion. If you disagree fine.

"She used to cry when I left the room but she’s fine being separated now (obviously only do to get jobs done. She doesn’t cry much and she sleeps a lot which is something that doesn’t fit when I google early signs of intelligence."

Sureyouwill · 18/02/2019 05:23

So? We all think our babies are geniuses! She's a first time Mum with nobody to talk to apart from Google and the less than savoury MN massive. Give her a break.