| When you are given a time with a baby it is always the average you are given. So babies feed for 30 minutes, they have growth spurts at 3 months or they walk at 13 months.
But the range is also important – always plus or minus for every time given.
30 minutes becomes 15 to 45 minutes
3 months becomes 2 to 4 months
13 months becomes 9 to 18 months.
Remember that all babies are different. So the only guaranteed thing is that your baby will be different from the next.
Generally babies have growth spurts at 3 weeks, 6 weeks, 3 months and 6 months. These growth spurts are the most noticeable ones. It is thought that babies have them about every three weeks. Remember the growth spurt is when the baby is growing physically – he is still growing in between but you may not notice it so much – maybe it is his brain growing rather than his legs.
So yes, it could easily be that your baby is having a growth spurt at 12 weeks.
Best wishes,
SARAH |