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. At this point, any baby gets used to his house and begins to feel free in it. The development of your newborn baby in two months is experiencing a special leap: it is already difficult to call him a newborn, since the body has fully adapted to the extrauterine lifestyle and has 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 gains at least 800 grams of weight and grows by at least a few centimeters. All average indicators increase, whether it is head coverage, height, weight or chest volume.
Hearing and vision are improving, but so far they have not reached the ideal (not all sounds are heard by the child and cannot focus his eyes on fast-moving objects).
Do not be scared if a child develops more slowly than his peers. There are average indicators of growth and weight, but they are not absolute at all. It makes sense to be wary only with a sharp jump in weight or another indicator. This can be a signal of some kind of pathology, which specialists will talk more about.
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Abilities and reflexes of the child
By the second month of life, any baby begins to develop and learn new skills and acquires special reflexes. Most often, the basis are motor functions that open the baby’s door to a previously unknown world. Talking about what a child can do is difficult, since all the skills are relatively relative. According to statistics, most two-month-olds can:
- prevent involuntary muscle contractions;
- lie calmly, relaxed;
- for a few seconds to raise the breast, trying to keep his head lying on his stomach;
- keep your head on weight for a while (about when a child begins to hold his head);
- hold simple toys with your palm;
- grab yourself for parts of the body;
- smiles at mom;
- turns his head to the sound source;
- to listen to human voices. Animated in response to communication;
- lying on your side can lie on your back.
In detail about what should a child be able to do at 2 months
The newborn can already bend, wave its hands, at times it clenches its fingers and shows a significant interest in objects that can be grabbed and felt. That is why he wrinkles the sheets, grabs the hand of adults and stubbornly tries to pluck the toys hanging over the crib.
The only way to communicate with the outside world for a two-month-old child is crying, but other sounds gradually begin to appear in his “speech”. The kid more willingly begins to aguh and laugh.
What to teach a 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. Watching the movement of the parent's lips, the newborn after a while involuntarily begins to imitate them and improves their own skills. For this, all sorts of fairy tales and nursery rhymes may come up, in which the indicated sounds appear.
Children are happy when their parents switch from meanwhile incomprehensible words to sounds. Any child will be happy if his mother begins to meow or bark, 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. Given 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 attributed to the cornerstone factor. Child sleeps most of the day.
The daily routine is important for the development of any baby. In the first months of life, parents must create a schedule according to which both sleep or games, and nutrition 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 the baby for a long and healthy sleep. That is why experts advise bathing a child right before bedtime. Children love water treatments that easily relieve any stress. Two-month-old children should be bathed for no more than five minutes, observing the norms regarding temperature and composition of water.If the child does not sleep well, then read the article link.
We read in detail: 2 months baby day regimen
Tips for caring for a two month old baby
Parents should be aware and remember that a newborn child needs constant supervision. You can not 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.
Important to keep an eye on behind the umbilical wound. Most often, by two months, the resulting crust disappears, but there are exceptions. In any case, the wound should be treated on time.
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Games
It is important for the child to feel the care and love that he best accepts through games. Children at this age are not yet able to focus their eyes on moving objects, so it makes sense to hang a variety of toys over the crib, different from each other in color and size (mobiles on the crib) Touching them with their 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 general activity with the child, you can ring a bell nearby the child, changing location and invariably asking: “Where is ringing?”. Thanks to such tactics, the child will turn his head and monitor your movements.
The child should feel completely safe. In order for it to develop harmoniously, give it your selfless love, surround it with attention and help you gain new impressions of the world around you!
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2 months and the second month - a huge difference!
The 2nd month begins the next day, as one month old.
And nobody at this time is still abacking.
All the kids are different, we made sounds in the first month of life.
before the month we began to say aha, rarely but aptly