• Head to toe guide to your newborn baby

Head support

Babies are born with very little ability to control their head and neck muscles, so your little one will be relying on you to support these essential body parts for at least the first few months. As a rough guide, most babies develop neck muscles strong enough to hold their head up by the age of six months, which is a crucial step for them in learning to sit up and walk

Sep 27, 2010

Head to toe guide to your newborn baby

We take a look at your newborn baby’s physical features, from the tip of his tiny head down to those wriggly little toes

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