Everything you need to know about your growing 2-month-old

As a new parent, it can be both exciting and overwhelming to watch your little one grow and develop. With each passing month, you may notice new milestones and changes in your baby’s behavior and appearance. At two months old, your baby is likely becoming more alert and active, and you may be wondering what to expect in the coming weeks. In this article, we’ll explore some of the common developments and milestones you can expect to see in your growing two-month-old baby. From physical changes to social and emotional development, we’ll cover everything you need to know to support your baby’s growth and well-being.

Social and emotional milestones of 2 months old

Some of the ways you’ll see your little one learning to connect with the people around her at 2 months:

• Can self-soothe by sucking on her hand.
• Starting to smile at others.
• Attempting to look at her parents.

Tips for Parents

• Engage in skin-to-skin contact. Your warmth will help soothe her.
• Hold your baby close to your face and make eye contact. This will help your little one learn your features.

Language and communication milestones at 2 months

How your baby is engaging and expressing his needs:

• Alerted by sounds and turns toward them.
• Making cooing noises.

Tips for Parents

• Have “conversations” with your baby when he makes cooing noises by speaking back to him in a baby talk voice. This back and forth is important for helping him to develop language and communication skills.

Brain development milestones at 2 months

How your child’s brain is growing:

• Beginning to track people and objects with her eyes.
• Starting to get fussy if she’s feeling bored.
• Paying attention to the faces she sees.

Tips for Parents

• Say the names of the objects or people your little one is showing interest in. 

Movement and physical development milestones at 2 months old

How he’ll move through his environment:

• Arm and leg motions will be smoother.
• Can push up while on his belly and hold his head up.

Tips for Parents

• Participate in tummy time with your little one by facing your baby and speaking with him while he is placed on his stomach in front of you.
• Encourage him to move his head, arms, and legs by moving safe toys around him.

Food and nutrition milestones at 2 months

What mealtimes look like at 2 months:

• All of the nutrition your baby needs can be found in breast milk.
• She’ll easily suck and swallow during feeding.
• Her tongue will move back and forward to suck.
• She’ll latch onto her mother’s nipple or a bottle.

Tips for Parents

• You should see signs of hunger about 8 to 12 times in 24 hours. Newborn babies need to eat a lot because they’re growing rapidly. They double their birth weight in the first six months of life, or before.

Things to look out for

While all babies develop differently, you should speak to your pediatrician if your 2-month-old:

• Can’t latch while nursing or bottle feeding.
• Loses a lot of breastmilk or formula out of the side of his mouth while feeding.
• Won’t smile at people.
• Doesn’t bring his hands to his mouth. 
• Has no response to loud noises.
• Doesn’t track people and objects as they move.
• Is unable to hold his head up while on his tummy.

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