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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....🤯🤯

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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Poppylizzyrose · 18/02/2019 05:54

Yeah I did google it, apparently crying a lot is common and not sleeping well is sign of intelligence as they’re so interested in the world. That doesn’t fit with mine though as she sleeps a lot and doesn’t cry much. She’s very settled, I think she’s tired a lot as we go out doing things every day, so she’s stimulated and naps. I may be coming across badly to you but I am just proud and a bit shocked. Both me and her dad are dyslexic, I really struggled at school. I’m so happy that if she is intelligent, she’ll potentionally have a better time of it than me and really enjoy learning. 🤷🏼‍♀️

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brookshelley · 18/02/2019 05:59

You're not coming across badly, I don't blame you for being excited. But I just know people who were overly invested in their child being gifted or brilliant, and if the child turned out not to be leading to heartache.

Just enjoy your baby and don't try to compare her to others or rank her skills. You will have plenty of time to determine what she needs in terms of her intellectual development down the line.

brookshelley · 18/02/2019 06:00

I mean the fact you're thinking about how she will do in school based on holding her bottle at 2 months tells me you need to relax...

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Prusik · 18/02/2019 06:10

Op, enjoy your babies developments and milestones. I was really enjoying this thread until the killjoys came along.

I have two boys. They're still young and I love every development. It's incredible and fascinating and I'm proud of them even when it's something as "mundane" as rolling over - it's not really mundane because your child has learnt it and it's amazing. That's absolutely 100% right and normal.

One of my boys is a bit behind in his language development. But my 13 month old has about twenty words already. Both boys I'm impressed with and proud of - even the one who is behind his language amazes me. It's incredible.

Enjoy your baby and celebrate her achievements.

Eslteacher06 · 18/02/2019 06:43

It's great your baby is like that, honest. And it's so amazing watching them develop... especially in the early days :) I will say one thing though...kids have a habit of throwing curve balls! Just when you think you've got it sussed or you say 'Baby does this'...they throw a nuke bomb 😂 Enjoy this time as you are :) IME newborns are lovely...toodlers are savages lol. Have a look at Mental Leaps if you haven't already :) it really helped me.

DinosApple · 18/02/2019 08:50

It's so exciting when they surprise you with something new. They keep doing it too, it's not something they grow out of.

DD1 walked and talked early.
DD2 crawled across a room and swiped and ate a cake from a visiting toddler at 5.5 months. I figured it would be ok to wean her then .

Toddlers and up they tend to surprise you with what they've learned in a different way, how to bypass the baby gate/escape the cot, eat a tub of sudocrem and unlock your phone.

Your baby sound fab, enjoy watching her grow.

LucyBabs · 18/02/2019 14:55

You sound like a great Mam poppylizzyrose

ReturnofSaturn · 18/02/2019 15:14

Haha yes mine did this. I was amazed at first too but I think a lot of babies do this tbh.

TortoiseLettuce · 18/02/2019 15:24

Personally I hope my child is thick. I’m highly intelligent and people find me boring and hard to relate to so I’m quite isolated. Average people always seem so happy and have loads of equally average friends and are satisfied with an average life. I don’t want my child to feel like the odd one out, like I do.

PinkHeart5914 · 18/02/2019 15:30

God some posters on here 🙄 seriously do you get out of bed the wrong side or just mean?

OP is just excited by her baby, that is allowed and most new mothers are, everything they do is new to you and babies are a wonder

3in4years · 18/02/2019 16:44

Ah... mine was a genius baby too. So easy to spot the signs if you look for them. No way of possibly knowing if she's dyslexic or not at 8 weeks!!! If she is, she should get support and do fine. Enjoy her.

Stupomax · 18/02/2019 16:55

Yeah I did google it, apparently crying a lot is common and not sleeping well is sign of intelligence as they’re so interested in the world

According to that I ought to have three geniuses

sagradafamiliar · 18/02/2019 17:01

You're not 'that mum' you're just proud. Kids bring moments of wonderment! I couldn't believe it when I was holding my youngest to burp him and he lifted his head up and held it steady at a few days old. Enjoy these early days, OP, they go by in a flash.

Wavingwhiledrowning · 18/02/2019 17:15

All our DCs have been Average Joe's when it comes to development. Except for DD2 who has incredible language skills. We weren't really prepared for it. When she exclaimed "oh bloody hell!" on a bus at the age of around 1yo we were simultaneously amused and proud (but feigned shock for the sake of keeping up appearances!). I've never seen an entire bus load of OAPs chuckle so much all at once. Now 2.5 she literally never stops talking. Ever.

spugzbunny · 18/02/2019 18:45

My DD also held a bottle at a very young age. She's breastfed but has a bottle each night. I'm pretty sure she's going to be smart. She's always a little bit ahead of things and you can see her just working things out. I also think she farts glitter though so it's hard to tell!

Chipsahoy · 18/02/2019 21:20

This is my first born, he was 6 days old and had been bf up until this point. And after.. But we tried a bottle of formula out and he held it right away, drank from it.
He never did it again, well until he could but then was far too lazy to. I guess a fluke.
At the time, I assumed he was a genius, a medical marvel
He is a pretty normal 11yr old, clumsy as hell though, drops everything, so definitely a fluke.

Still, it's lovely to be so excited and in love with our DC achievements.

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

ememem84 · 18/02/2019 21:31

Ds has just mastered the spoon. He’s 16 months. It’s taken weeks of concentration. But finally. He’s got it. He’s a genius. (But also licked the dirty spoons from the dishwasher earlier...)

sar302 · 18/02/2019 21:41

Loving all these baby achievements! Today my 14 month old giggled at his own fart 🤔

Myshinynewname · 18/02/2019 21:46

Sounds like you’re doing a great job Poppylizzierose. There’s absolutely nothing wrong being proud of the amazing things your lo can do. It’s one of my favourite things about being a parent - watching them practice and master new skills.

LLOE7 · 18/02/2019 22:05

My 2nd rolled from tummy to back at exactly one month old. I put her back on her tummy and said "nope, you can't do that yet" She giggled and was rolling non stop at 10 weeks. I am proud and if she were my first, I would be impatiently and over excitedly waiting for her to do the next 'thing', but knowing how fast my first grew, I want her to slow down!

DisgraceToTheYChromosome · 18/02/2019 22:32

DGS farted on me earlier today, and chuckled in an unsavoury manner. This morning, after throwing a toy car into the toilet, after his socks and a handful of crisps, announced "I've been silly, aren't I?". Eighteen months Friday week.

AlanThePig · 18/02/2019 23:08

Ds could read by two and a half. At 14 he called me to ask how he made instant mash.

I fear be peaked too soon.

AlanThePig · 18/02/2019 23:09

*he

DisgraceToTheYChromosome · 18/02/2019 23:43

DD was 17 when she asked me how to operate a mop. The shame of it.

TheVanguardSix · 18/02/2019 23:57

Ah here's to your self-sufficient 'dinner for one!' DD! She'll do it herself, said the little red hen. Watch this space. She's a smart, determined little cookie! That's a beautiful moment... and the beginning of many more to come!

I was a single mum too with DC1. I remember DC1, when he was just a few months old and could cruise around, standing next to the TV with his dummy in his mouth until his head was practically inside the screen touching the Teletubbies.

Well, this one day, I'd put on a DVD and it was a Universal Pictures film- the company with the earth turning in space. Anyway, he toddles over to the bookcase next to the TV, grabs a dictionary and holds it up next to the TV screen. The dictionary has a photo of the earth in space on the cover. I was just gobsmacked. My visual genius!!!

No but honestly, aren't these 'child genius' moments totally remarkable? He's 17 next week and has had his head inside a computer screen for years now. You name it, he games it. I had much higher hopes. He's alright though.

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