Your baby is two months old
The second month in a child's life is a new, exciting stage filled with emotions, events and news. The development of your newborn baby at two months is experiencing a special leap: it can hardly be called a newborn, since the body has fully adapted to the extrauterine lifestyle and entered the most active phase of its growth.
Physical indicators (height, weight)
From a physical point of view, a two-month-old baby begins to develop extremely actively. Most often, by this time, he is gaining at least 800 grams of weight and grows at least a few centimeters. All averages increase, be it head coverage, height, weight or chest volume.
Hearing and vision are improving, but have not yet reached the ideal (the child does not hear all the sounds and does not know how to focus his vision on fast-moving objects).
Do not be alarmed if a child develops more slowly than his peers. There are average indicators of height and weight, but they are not at all absolute. It makes sense to be on your guard only with a sharp jump in weight or other indicator. This may be a signal of some kind of pathology, which specialists will talk about in more detail.
Approximate table height and weight:
Useful links on the topic of height and weight:
- Why does a child gain weight poorly?
- Weight gain table up to a year
- Newborn baby growth chart
Child's abilities and reflexes
By the second month of life, any baby begins to develop and master new skills and acquires special reflexes. Most often, the basis is made up of motor functions that open the door for the baby to a hitherto unknown world. It is difficult to talk about what a child can do because all skills are quite relative. According to statistics, most two-month-old babies are able to:
- prevent involuntary muscle contractions;
- lie still, relaxed;
- lift the breast for a few seconds, tries to keep his head lying on his stomach;
- keep the head on weight for a while (about when the child begins to hold his head);
- hold simple toys with your palm;
- grab yourself by body parts;
- smiles at mom;
- turns his head to the source of the sound;
- listen to human voices. Revives in response to communication;
- lying on its side can lie on its back.
Details about what a child should be able to do at 2 months
The newborn can already bend, wave his hands, at times squeeze his fingers and show significant interest in objects that can be grasped and touched. That is why he crumples the sheets, grabs the hand of adults and stubbornly tries to rip off the toys hanging over the crib.
Crying remains the only way to communicate with the outside world for a two-month-old baby, but other sounds gradually begin to appear in his “speech”. The kid begins to gurgle and laugh more willingly.
- Started to gag
- Began to smile knowingly
What to teach your baby
First of all, it is recommended to teach the child the correct pronunciation of certain sounds. It is best to parody the baby himself, but at the same time focusing on articulation. Observing the movement of the parent's lips, the newborn after a while will involuntarily begin to imitate them and improve his own skills. For this, all kinds of fairy tales and nursery rhymes may be suitable, in which the aforementioned sounds appear.
Children rejoice when their parents switch from incomprehensible words to sounds. Any child will be happy if his mother starts meowing or barking, thereby calming him.
Daily regime
A two month old child adheres to a fairly peaceful lifestyle, so it is difficult to say how much he eats or how much he sleeps. Considering that at his age the baby is experiencing literally seven-mile growth, he needs a decent amount of energy. He gets it not only from food, but from sleep, which can be safely considered a cornerstone factor. The child sleeps most of the day.
The daily routine is important for the development of any baby. In the very first months of life, parents should form a schedule according to which both sleep or play and food will occur at a certain time. It is necessary to adapt to the child and remember that he has his own biorhythms that deserve respect from adults.
In the phase of night sleep, the most active growth and development of the young organism occurs. It is best to develop a tradition that would prepare your baby for a long and healthy sleep. That is why experts advise to bathe the child right before going to bed. Children love water treatments that relieve any stress with ease. Bathing two-month-old children should be no more than five minutes in compliance with the norms regarding the temperature and composition of the water.If your child does not sleep well, then read the article link.
We read in detail: baby's day regimen at 2 months
Tips for caring for a 2 month old baby
Parents should be aware and remember that a newborn baby needs constant supervision. You cannot leave him alone and ignore visits to specialists.
By the second month of life, the baby should be examined by an ophthalmologist, pediatrician, neurologist and orthopedist. Doctors are required to assess the general condition of the body, give the necessary advice on care and identify the presence of pathologies.
It is important to keep an eye on the umbilical wound. Most often, the resulting crust disappears by two months, but there are exceptions. In any case, the wound must be processed on time.
Important articles about childcare:
- Skin care;
- Hygiene of newborns;
- Hardening (when to start).
Games
It is important for a child to feel care and love, which he receives best through play. Children at this age are not yet able to focus their gaze on moving objects, so it makes sense to hang a variety of toys over the crib that differ in color and size (mobiles for the crib). Touching them with his hands, the newborn will receive a lot of impressions and new emotions.
Any parent should take into account the curiosity of the child, as the child gradually shows interest in things and events in his life. As a shared activity with your child, you can ring a bell nearby with your child, changing location and invariably asking: "Where is the ringing?"... Thanks to this tactic, the child will turn his head and follow your movements.
The child should feel completely safe. In order for him to develop harmoniously, give him your disinterested love, surround him with attention and help to acquire new impressions about the world around him!
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