The following may be signs of developmental delays. If your baby shows these signs during the first three months, notify your pediatrician.

Gross Motor and Sensory

• Limbs and trunk feel floppy and excessively loose
• Arms and legs are stiff when moved during dressing and changing
• Moves arms and legs in only a limited way
• Is unable to maintain a position on the stomach

Fine Motor and Vision

• Arms and trunk feel floppy and excessively loose
• Moves arms and legs in only a limited way
• Arms and legs are stiff when moved during dressing and changing
• Does not follow moving objects with eyes
• Does not notice hands
• Eyes cross or turn out

Language and Speech

• Babbles in a limited way or not at all
• Does not respond to loud noises

Cognitive, or Social and Emotional

• Does not smile
• Does not pay attention to new faces

Daily Routines

• Has trouble soothing self or maintaining a calm state
• Breathes heavily, snores, or has trouble breathing, which interferes with sleep
• Persistently turns head to only one side while lying or sleeping
• Is excessively distressed with routines of dressing, diapering, and bathing
• Is not comforted when held
• Has trouble with sucking and feeding or feeds slowly

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