The newborn stage is the first 2 months of life. In this stage there are many things you can do to help your baby stay safe and healthy. Babies at this age are social and love to interact. Here is how your little one will be growing, learning and changing during this sweet age.
Social and Emotional progress at 2 Months and Guidance for Parents
Social and Emotional Progress:
- Follow people with their eyes.
- Can self-soothe by sucking on their hand
Starting to smile at others. - Babies can react to sounds.
- Calm down when spoken to or picked up.
- Try to look at their parents.
Guidance for Parents:
Skin-to-skin contact, also known as kangaroo care, is a beautiful and essential practice for newborn babies.
Hold your baby close to your face and make eye contact. This will help your little one learn your features.
Progress in Language and Communication at 2 Months and Guidance for Parents
Language and Communication Progress:
Attentive to sounds and turns toward them.
- Watches known persons as they move
- Making cooing noises
Guidance for Parents:
Engage in “conversations” with your baby when they make cooing noises by responding in a baby talk voice.This interactive exchange is important for helping them to develop language and communication abilities.
Progress in Mental Growth at 2 Months and Guidance for Parents
Progress in Mental Growth:
- Start to follow people and objects with their eyes.
- If they’re feeling bored they start to cry or become fussy.
- Paying attention to the faces they see.
Guidance for Parents: Parents should Establish a consistent daily routine to provide their baby with a sense of security and predictability. and uses of high-contrast black and white toys or images can stimulate visual development. Parents can also Introduce their little one to the names of the objects or people they’re showing interest in.
Movement and Physical progress at 2 Months and Guidance for Parents
Movement and Physical Progress:
- Can push up while lying on their belly and hold their head up.
- Opens hands briefly.
- Holds head up when on tummy.
- Moves both arms and both legs
Guidance for Parents: Participate in tummy-time with your little one by facing your baby and speaking with them while they are placed on their stomach in front of you.
Encourage them to move their head, arms and legs by moving safe toys around them.
Food and Nutrition Progress at 2 months and Guidance for Parents
Food and Nutrition Progress:At this level of age All the necessary nutrition for your baby is present in breastmilk or formula.
Doctors recommend waiting until your baby is about 6 months old to start solid foods. Some babies may be ready for solids sooner than 6 months. but it’s important to follow the advice of pediatrician for individualized. recommendations.
Guidance 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.
Signs to be mindful of:
While all babies develop differently, you should speak to your pediatrician if your baby hasn’t exhibited any of these signs.