How old when babies can hold their head up?

egankn · October 2009

It seems every day my LO's neck is getting stronger and stronger and when we burp her she wants to lean back and stare at our faces...

lhousefield · October 2009

My LO was holding her head up the day she was born. For the past couple weeks she has been able to sit in a bumbo...all babies are different.

kittykatlover · October 2009

I think it depends on the baby, but DS could hold his head up for a second or two a couple of days after birth. Now he can pretty much hold it up indefinitely.

DarcyLongfellow · October 2009

DD has been able to hold her head up briefly since birth.

I'd say around 2 months or so I stopped having to hold her head when I was carrying her up on my shoulder (because if she got tired, she could just rest her head on my shoulder). Now, at almost 3 months, I rarely need to support her head for her, although I still will usually lean her against me when I have her sitting up. She can go in the Bumbo, though.

mfransdell · October 2009

It depends on what you mean. Hold it upright when in a sitting position happens earlier then holding it when on the belly.

water-fairy · October 2009

DS was able to hold his head up breafly since birth, about 3 weeks ago we stopped supporting his head when upright, he doesn't need it anymore.

Blackvelvet · October 2009

DS could hold it up when he was born and could lift it up during tummy time the first week.

BeeLove · October 2009

Most babies can hold their head up at birth ...it's control that is the issue. All babies develop head control at different paces, but between 2-4 months, they should be able to hold it up with control fairly well.

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