8 Months Old

Common milestones include: Sits steadily; May start crawling; Stranger anxiety begins. These are typical ranges — reaching them a bit earlier or later is usually normal. Contact your pediatrician if your baby misses several milestones for their age or loses skills they had.

Around 12–16 hours/day incl. naps, typically with 2–3 naps during the day. Sleep needs and patterns vary, and regressions are common around 4, 8–10, and 18 months. Always follow safe-sleep rules: on the back, on a firm flat surface, with nothing in the sleep space, for the first year.

Breast milk or formula + solids (building to 3 meals). Breast milk or formula remains the main source of nutrition until 12 months, with solids complementing it. Follow your baby’s hunger and fullness cues.