👶 Your 12-Month-Old Baby

🌱 Development at 12 months

• Pulls up to stand and walks holding furniture
• Waves bye-bye
• Calls a parent "mama" or "dada"
• Drinks from a cup you hold

These are things most children (about 3 in 4) can do by this age. Babies born early may reach them later — use their corrected age.

📏 Growth: WHO weight, length and head size

Any steady curve within this range is normal; what matters is that your baby follows their own curve over time.

🍼 Feeding

• Eats family foods; whole cow's milk can now be the main drink (about 300–400 ml a day)
• Continue breastfeeding if you both wish — WHO recommends up to 2 years and beyond

😴 Sleep and teeth

• Total sleep: 11–14 h in 24 hours, usually 1–2 naps (National Sleep Foundation and American Academy of Sleep Medicine ranges).
• Teeth that often come through around now: upper front teeth, upper side incisors, lower side incisors.

💉 Vaccines due at 12 months

Your paediatrician may group doses differently. Keep the vaccination card safe.

💡 Tips for this month

• Stop bottles gradually and use cups
• Brush teeth twice a day with a smear of fluoride toothpaste