what sort of signs do babies give away, that show they are advanced for their age?

[sourgrape]

What about the doula?

Mind you, a really advanced baby would cut it's own cord and there'd be no need for a mw.

are you a journo op?

Ooh stoppit Hunker! No don't! Rofl HEE HEE.

Ahem well I did say advanced, let's add 'are utterly self-obsessed and ungrateful' oh no wait, damn that's all babies!

burping

Yes definitely

burping

Did I say the mw did anything. No. In fact I suspect said baby was merely protecting feeling of uselessness in mw and doula was baked biscuits, of course.

That's great Hunker. Let me tell you what I said on OP's other thread....

... and farting, natch.

I have posted this before but...
my mate's dw said about her (3 day old) ds "Oh I can tell he is going to be very bright, look he is really alert and keeps trying to look at me!"
HE CAN'T FKN SEE YOU, YOU STUPID BINT

Sourgrape - sorry to not take your OP seriously (if that's how you wanted it to be taken). I worry that Grandma over does it on the praising of the genius that is DS - I was similarly pressured by her and left school at 16 with a blue moheican (can't even spell it!) and a very bad attitude. Am personally hoping that he's happy and well adjusted rather than G and T - but if he will insist on discussing quantum theory over our breakfast of freshly caught quail, what's a mother to do?

First-time parent friend, reckons child can lift head from laying on back, kiss people and grab for objects.

Child is nearly 3 weeks old.

Gotta love proud parents though, tis better that way than the other!

rofl

My friend used to prop books up in front of her three week old.

According to MIL, my DH was eating fish and chips at 3 months... Thing that always makes me a bit is that she is proud of this fact... (for 'fact', read 'totally spurious made-up fantasy).

ROFL moondog.

Who are these people though, really?

Thing is, I knew mine were going to be bright because I gave birth to them.

And they are, exceedingly so. DS1 is taking his first GCSE next week in "things I've learnt off the telly" and DS2 is already a postgrad in "finding chocolate, however well hidden". [proud mummy]

I'm with you there hunker. DS's first sentence (at an incredibly young age of course) was "Is Iggle on next?".

DS2's first four-word sentence was "a poo in there" - DS1 had just pooed in the potty...

DD is indeed gifted. From a young age she could fire poo at 150mph, reaching distances of over 12 ft.

DS is also gifted. He can sniff out sudocream from at least a mile away. He also knows how to use a sonic screwdriver.

what about talking at 6months?
dd can say mummum, dada, more, yes, bye

what age do babies normally start to talk?
its probably perfctly normal, but im a first time mummy, so im probably over proud

and so you should be proud sourgrapemy dd said her frist word when she was 6 motnhs old. She said ?dada? but the killjoy health visitor said it was normal for a 6months old to say this. She said the baby doesn?t understand the meaning of word ?dada? it?s just one of the sound they make. Soon after that dd starting saying Mama, bye and her favourite word 'NO'

i think that's early, sourgrape, you should be proud. but i don't think it's any indicator of G&T status.
not that i'm sure you'd want it, in any case, it seems like there's a lot of heartache involved.

Are parents not called mama, dada as its the first sounds babies naturally make. 6 months is quite soon. My friends baby talked very early to my astonishment, but the others all caught up.

All I can add to this thread is that my son as average or just below average with all his pre-schoool development. Eg he At school (he's now 5 and in reception) he's in the top 15% of the children - they group them for activities by ability and he's in the top group. So what they can do as a baby may well be completely be immaterial. Try to relax - I always thought my son had something wrong with him and he clearly did not. Equally you may have a child who walks and talks early but then struggles with schoolwork.

And remember - academic ability can only get your child so far. Personality especially confidence and self-esteem counts for far more.

gecko has been mam, dada and babaing since 6 months

she has since added gaga and now can join ba and gaa to sound remarkably like bugger

if DC is not showing at least SOME interest in the Classics by around 19.5 months, i would SERIOUSLY start worrying. This happened to my DD. Luckily it was caught early and we got her back on track.