Your baby, 2 months pregnant
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During this month, your baby will smile, laugh and make many different kinds of noises. Talk to your baby and encourage him to continue making sounds. When you place your baby on his chest, he can lift his head and chest up. Give your baby a variety of toys that make different sounds, have different textures and light up. All of this will help to develop his senses.
Most babies will spit up at some point or another because of overfeeding or the lack of a mature digestive system. This is very common and is usually not a cause for concern. As long as your child is growing properly and the spit up does not cause him to choke, he is probably fine. More than likely, the spitting up will improve as your baby gets older.
Soon your baby will be rolling over, so it is time to start thinking safety! Avoid leaving your baby on changing tables, couches, countertops and other surfaces unattended. You never know when she will decide to roll for the first the first time.
Until your baby is four to six months old, there is no need to supplement his diet with water, juice or cereal. Some parents are tempted to put cereal into a baby’s bottle to help them sleep longer-this is not recommended. Babies get all of the nutrition they need from breast milk or infant formula. Your baby has probably settled into more of a predictable feeding pattern. Most babies will drink about 5-6 ounces of formula or breast milk every 3-4 hours. Avoid giving your baby a bottle in his crib and do not prop the bottle while you are feeding him.
Because all babies have different temperaments, it should be understood that some babies are fussier than others. While some babies are quiet, calm and content most of the time, others are not. Some babies get fussy and aggrevated very easily and need more nurturing from their caregivers. If you use a pacifier, try to limit the amount of time you give it to your baby. Give it to your baby when he needs it for comort and avoid giving it to him when he is not fussy. Never hang the pacifier from his neck to avoid strangulation.
Your baby will learn from you and his environment. Make your baby feel secure and loved by responding to his needs promptly. This will help your baby build trust in you. Never yell, shake or hit your baby–even if you do get frustrated or upset. Doing so can seriously harm your baby and decrease the trust that he has in you.
Developmental Milestones 2 Months Old
Physical
Jerky movements are almost gone. Smoother circular movements have taken place of the jerky movements.
Your baby can grasp objects voluntarily
Eyes are more coordinated and your baby can see various colors
Intellectual
Your baby will smile at you this month!
Prefers objects with more complicated designs, colors and shapes
Some babies will sleep through the night,but not most
Most babies will sleep for longer stretches at night
Emotional
Your baby will smile when he is happy
Your baby will show preferences for people he knows
Babies like to be held and comforted. Babies need to feel safe in order to deveop a sense of security.
Age Appropriate Toys
Rattles
Balls
Colored toys
Mirrors
Mobiles
Playgyms
Books
Musical toys
Lighted toys
October 15th, 2009 at 3:56 am
Ang-I had to put my little man in his own room too becuase hes way to big for the bassinet now….hes to long for it!! lol Hes begining to REALLY love his sleep, so I don’t think he cares where we put him down to sleep, as long as he can just sleep!!! lol
October 15th, 2009 at 3:56 am
dazieoo- my Nolan was born 9lbs2oz then left the hospital at 8lbs7oz and is now almost 10 weeks and 14 pounds
October 15th, 2009 at 3:57 am
I feel like I never have time to get on here anymore. I am really enjoying being back at work and everything is going great with Hudson staying with my aunt. Unfortunately, he HATES being in the car, so the 1.5hr commute each way is getting to be a little stressful bc he cries most of the way. Otherwise, it is amazing how much he is changing and growing. He loves cooing and saying he’s ‘gooood’. We are about to take him to the Georgia Aquarium for the first time. Hope everyone is doing great!
October 15th, 2009 at 3:57 am
sunnybunny3- my daughter is 10 weeks old and she has 2 teeth comming through. She’s on the smaller side so I am having a hard time finding stuff for her to chew on, I’m worried she’s going to chew her fist/fingers off lol. She’s not been too fussy with teething YET but shes drooling like a saint bernard and she is always starving! We went from 3 oz to 5 or 6 oz in like a days time. She’s growing like a weed!
October 15th, 2009 at 3:57 am
dazieoo- my son is 8weeks old and weighs 14ps 2oz. He is BF and was 8.6pounds at birth. He is just a chubby happy little guy! I had to get 6-9months clothes cause he out grew everything i had for him. I dont think theres anything to worry about!
October 15th, 2009 at 3:58 am
I haven’t been on here in soo long! katrich My LO didn’t sleep much at all either, but i noticed the sound of running water would calm him down…. So i got this white noise machine… now he sleeps from about 9 PM to 9 AM (He wakes up to eat, but it’s easiy to put him back to sleep). and he takes about 1-2 hour nap in the after noon…. sometimes a second one around 5 or 6. I think different babies need different amounts of sleep.. but i think my LO needed more. Now that he’s sleeping more he’s soo much less fussy when he’s awake. He laughs soo much now!!
October 15th, 2009 at 3:58 am
I am taking the minipill, or the POP (progesterone only pill) and my midwife said that they don’t decrease the supply. the package information leaflet said that it is perfectly fine for breastfeeding mothers nad that it doesn’t lower the supply, either. I haven’t noticed a difference in my supply. I have been taking it for 1 1/2 weeks.
October 15th, 2009 at 3:59 am
i had a copper iud inserted on my 6 week postpartum appt. Had crampings ever since. went to doc 2 weeks ago and he told me that my uterus is probably still contracting so be patient and the pain will go away. he also did ultrasound and iud was in place but he couldn’t see the string. but told me it’s fine. Last Wednesday i went to get it removed since after about a month i still have pain. He tried to remove but couldn’t find a string. Then he did external ultrasound and it’s there but insternal (i was scriming because i was really in pain) didn’t show anything. He schedule a procedure for yesterday and prescribed me lorazepam along with 800mg of motrin. And after taking all those drugs it was still unsucessfull, he couldn’t find iud at all. Then he send me for x-ray and it clearly showed my iud. now i’m schedule for the surgery in 2 weeks to be removed. I have no idea why this happened. I had it for a year before then had it removed without a problem when we decided to have a baby and i loved this iud. And now i can’t bf my baby for 4 days.
October 15th, 2009 at 3:59 am
I have been able to get my son to sleep longer in the day by wearing him in a carrier. He did not like a sling, but he loves the upright kind - we have a Mei tai and a Baby Bjorn. He will sleep for 2 hours in it although now that I have used it for a bit I have noticed that he is napping better when I put him down. I suspect he has gotten used to sleeping in the day because of it. A carier like this might also be helpful to the Moms who have babies who do not want to be put down. That way they are close to you - like being held - but your hands are completely free. There are simimlar carriers out there that are considerably less expensive as well. I know you can get the ‘Go-Go Rider’ for under $30.
October 15th, 2009 at 3:59 am
ann n sean, Try swaddling your little one really tightly and putting them semi upright like in a boppy chair. sometimes they go through these stages and it can be hard. petskies- Don’t feel badly about the flat head thing. It happens to ALOT of babies and is no cause for concern. It will NOT stay that way. Their bones are soft and maleable and not closed so of course it can shift. I mean..have you ever seen a adult with a flat head?? Just do what the doctor recommends and change the positioning of your baby and within a few months, it will just go away. It happened with my first child and is really not a big deal.
October 15th, 2009 at 4:00 am
so i think my 2 month old just started showiing symptoms of reflux is this possible, maja spit up right away. The new baBY I think just started showing symptoms I think she has silent reflux she doesnt spit up where you can see it, but I hear it come up and I hear her swallow it bak dowen. SHe started fussing at the bottle eating an ounce nad then not wanting the rest and crying and sticking out her tongue, and she hiccups and coughs alot. in the middle of the night before I heard her couhg from sp[it up but it didnt bother her so I thought nothing of it, now she is uncomfortable I keep her in the swing most the day, and I see her sleeping likr arching her neck. Is this possible that she has it, and that she needs zantac again, and that I will have a reflux baby and a 18month old. HELP
October 15th, 2009 at 4:00 am
I also took Ry to the Pediatrician Monday for his 2 months check up. He was 7 lbs 18 inch when he was born.. now he is 11 lbs 9 oz and 22 1/2 inch long. He has grown a bunch! I have 2 other babies in my neighborhood, Marley is 3 weeks older and Julie is 10 days younger. Both are so much smaller then my little boy- is his size normal? He eats about 4 oz every 3-4 hours. Except at night he can go longer (some times even 10 hours of sleep) and wake up to only eat 2 oz then sleep again.. what are your babies weighing in at?
October 15th, 2009 at 4:00 am
Was wondering if any one else has a baby on nutramigen? They switched my lo formula he does so much better on it but every once in a while after he poops ( I change him right away) he gets diaper rash so bad that the wipes are all blood. it doesn’t seem to bother him I think it hurts us more then him. I ordered some new diaper rash cream that my cousin says works with one application but haven’t received it yet. I was also wonder if you guys think he might have reflux? He spits up often and swallows really hard. His spit up is chunky most the time and he spits up after the first ounce. Pretty much every ounce. a few times a week he wakes up out of No where screaming tears on all. My mother in law tells me he can’t have acid reflux because he doesn’t projectile vomit. From what I read that is only so in a really bad cases of it. I really don’t want to take him back to the doctor we have been there a lot over the last 10 weeks due to his colic and allergies to milk and soy. He is a whole lot better now and don’t want to be one of those mom’s who run to the doctor for every little thing. Your suggestion and comments have always been helpful in the past and I am glad I found this website. Nothing better then a bunch of women (mom’s) going threw the same thing at the same time. Thanks for being there all of you!!!!
October 15th, 2009 at 4:01 am
I’m having the worst night/morning!!! Did laundry last night to discover a green crayon had melted all over my clothes, and the baby’s! My wardrobe is limited as it is! Then my 9 year old had night terrors all night, and then I overslept, only to awaken to the house filled with smoke, because he decided he was going to cook a pancake in the microwave for 10 minutes, now my house is so stinky. Then we were late to school on top of it all. I have no energy, and I feel like a fat cow, and I just needed to vent, Thank you ladies! Oh, and on top of it all, I layed there awake until 11:00 last night crying, thinking about if something ever happend to Cohen, if he died of sids or something. Seriously, why would I think such horrible thoughts? I got myself all worked up and freaked out and couldn’t fall asleep…. am I a freak?
October 15th, 2009 at 4:01 am
Jenny33- I am EBF and my LO falls asleep while bf’ing. Then afterwards I burp him and put him over my shoulder and hold him for awhile. That is my favorite part! I did this with my 4 yr old son until he was 2 yrs old. He is not spoiled he is a perfect little boy. The way I feel is that they are only this little for a short time and I want to bond and soak up all of this time as much as I can.
October 15th, 2009 at 4:02 am
Im so aggravated, sad, annoyed, and just had it. i think my 2 month old just started showing signs of acid reflux’GERD’ maja had it and it was horrible she cried all the time and was so uncomfortable. Now having and 18mon old and in infant with GERD how am I going to handle it. Anastasija I think has silent GERD. she doesnt spit up she swallows it> i noticed she only wants to eat small amounts at a time she use to eat 3 oz every 3 now she eats 1 1/2 and fussses when I try to giver her the rest she cries alot after she is kinda arching her neck, and she is uncomfortable I just have that inner mother feeling that I HAVE A KID YET again with reflux. my husbands like no she doesnt spit up hes not backing me up. and we go sat to the ped, Im wondering if I should make an apt for the GI specialist that maja went to, maja had to go on ENfamil AR and had to be on zantac. help
October 15th, 2009 at 4:02 am
I asked this same question in the 1 month forum but since I’ll be here soon I thought I would ask you ladies as well, how do you put your babies to sleep , do you rock them,put them in a swing, bouncy chair or just let them fall asleep on their own ? I rock my daughter to sleep as she won’t fall asleep on her own but I’m afraid that I’m doing her more harm than good as she will be going into daycare when I go back to work in 6 weeks. I’m just afraid that she will be spoiled and have a hard time adjusting. BTW she will be 7 weeks on Friday.
October 15th, 2009 at 4:02 am
I feel so blessed. It is like I have the best of both worlds. I don’t think that it would be ideal for me to stay at home full time. I am used to having some adult interactions during the day. I call it the best of both worlds b/c I work 2 days one week then 3 days the next week and it rotates back and forth that way. So I get to get out of the house a couple days a week and then on the days that I am home I can really enjoy alone time with the baby while the older kiddos are @ school. This time is so precious to me and having this schedule does not make me feel overwhelmed at all. I am also happy because my mom and dad keep the baby on the days I am at work. So it works out perfect.
October 15th, 2009 at 4:03 am
Been a long time since I have been on here. My little guy Rylen will be 10 weeks old on Friday - cant believe how the time is flying by so quickly. He has been drinking at least 5oz every feeding and has drank up to 6-7 oz on occasion (rarely but a few times). We put him down at 8:30 pm and he usually sleeps until 2:30-3:00 am and he wakes only for a feeding and then he wakes again at 7:00 am for another feeding. I am looking forward to him sleeping through the night but will miss it as well…I know this is my last baby (tubes were tied during my c-section) and this is the last baby I will have that quite moment during the wee hours of the morning where we just look into each others eyes, that has to be one of the best feeling there is.