Has a nurse or doctor ever commented on how advanced your baby is?

at her 9 mo appt her dr said she's ready to walk and should be by hernext appt in a month. He was right! He said that she's doing everything she should be doing maybe more. Oh and he said she has a huge personality. Cause at her visit she was talking loudly, crawling around and having dad carry her to turn the light switch off and on

Yes, the doc commented that it was advanced for my 4 month old to roll over both ways and pull himself around. He could also hold his head up from birth which surprised the nurses, but I've heard of other people's babies doing that.

Sure but all babies are special in every way. Some develop later and some early. As long as there healthy I dint' care how my baby is developing.

Oh and he rolls all over the floor back and forth at 4.5 month. And can sit unassisted for about 2 seconds now to. I think that pretty great. :)))

Good luck and congrats

Yes, I get this all the time because my daughter was adopted out of a very bad situation and I guess people assume that a child born into a bad situation is doomed to amount to nothing.

She was a month premature and from day one was still hitting all her milestones at the expected time (without age adjustment) or even early.

Your 4 month old SHOULD be able to hold his head up well, that's not advanced, that's a normal development.

Anyway, at my son's last appointment(9 months) the doctor was surprised he was self feeding. I don't know why, many babies do it at his age, maybe she just hasn't run into any that do.

Yep I've gotten that one too my daughter was about two weeks old and could hold her head up for about a minute without help.Also my son rolled over the night he was born,the nurses where shocked that he could do that.

EDIT:
I found a picture of her at 1 month holding her head up:

http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o197/...

Here is the ones form 2 weeks old!! she is so tiny!! lol

http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o197/...

http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o197/...

Yes, many people are usually suprised how advanced Chloe is. Since she was born 5 weeks early, they think she's a lot younger than she actually is. I usually just laugh and tell them she was a preemie and that's why she's "small"

Although I still think that at 5 months 14lbs and 24 inches isn't that small...

A lot of people do not know the stages of when babies develop. When my sister-in-law and brother come to visit-they still try to carry my 9 month old like a newborn! He doesn't have any of it!

I am sure your baby is doing great!

i honestly just thought they try to pick out something excellent about every kid that comes in to assure the parent and make them feel all warm and fuzzy. :) i'm sure the compliments are all honest, but its hard not to compliment on something about amazing little babies.
with my son he did hold his head up since he came out...the nurse actually didn't believe me until she pulled him up by his arms into a sitting position and she said, "they aren't supposed to do that..." in defense of her doubting me. so i guess thats the most undeniably genuine complement about my son's development i've gotten. everyone comments on his verbal skills also, and his manners.
i try to enjoy all the compliments on my kids now, because i remember how i was and the trouble i got into as i got older. :)

4 month olds should definitely be able to hold their head up well. Maybe she doesn't have experience with children?