Name: Srividya

1. Not grabbing:
My twins were born at 34 weeks and are 4.5 months old now. The weekly updates that I get from baby center suggest taht from 3 months plus itself a baby can grab something that you put in front of them. But my baby 1 can only recently hold something only right in front and then keep in mouth but does not try to grab from a little far too. The baby 2 does not even care if we keep something close to her eyes. Is this normal? Is there anything I can do to help them?

2. Holds breath
My baby 1 screams for everything like hunger , discomfort etc. and he starts with holding his breath and also turns blue for sometime. We try to blow air into his mouth and so but only after sometime he starts the scream. We are very tensed when he holds the breath. The ped. didnt have many comments on this, but is there anything I can do?

3. Stranger Anxiety?
My baby boy at 4.5 months seems to know the difference between people at home and outsiders. He cries after a min. when outsiders hold him. We didnt take them out much until 4 months. but is there anything we can do now, as I dont want him to be like that. He sometimes just seems to know by touch.

4. Height
My babies were born at 34 weeks at 17.75 inches height. During the 4th month appt, they were measuring around 24-25 inches. I see that they are shorter than other babies of their age. Is there anything we can do about it or just wait? The ped.s simply say their percentile and say they are growing so its ok. and they say they are not like premies but I can see the difference. Any suggestions?

Thank you.

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