2 month old baby

It’s lovely when your baby begins to recognise you. At 2 months, your voice will probably be the sound they most recognise, and you’ll start to learn their likes and dislikes as their personality develops! You’ll probably notice at this stage that your baby stays awake for longer too – some 2 month old babies are awake for ten hours a day!

Feeding your baby

It’s important to keep up the night feeds, especially in the early weeks, as they are essential for your baby’s nutritional requirements and for maintaining your milk supply.

At this stage feeding problems are also common amongst babies, for example, colic occurs in 1 in 4 young babies. It is comforting to know that colicky babies do not have any lasting problems once the colic stops, but it can be very hard to listen to the long periods of crying every day. To discover some tips on soothing a colicky baby, take a look at our article on colic.  

Your baby’s nutritional needs are changing as they grow so they will probably be feeding for longer now but might be taking less feeds per day. You should still be guided by your baby but by now a feeding pattern may be starting to show.

Did you know?

Your baby develops physically from head to toe. First by strengthening their neck muscles to support their head, followed by shoulders, chest and lower back. Your baby’s legs are the last to develop.

Your baby knows who you are

Your baby is by now very comforted by your embrace and may well cry when picked up by someone unfamiliar. They’ll move their arms when they’re stimulated or excited, and can comfort themselves by sucking their fingers or thumb.

Your baby’s learning to lift their head

Your 2 month old baby’s body is continuing to straighten out. Soon they’ll be able to lift their head and hold it for a few moments while they’re lying flat on their tummy.

Communicating

Although your 2 month old baby won’t be able to talk using words for about a year, they’re already learning how to communicate. Your voice is probably their favourite sound. When your baby hears it they’ll instinctively respond by making a sound in reply.

Discovering their hands

As their instinctive grasp reflex lessens, your baby will become fascinated with their newly discovered hands, and will use them (as well as their mouth) to explore new and different objects.

baby years:

• My baby’s development stage by stage
• Feeding and nutrition
• My baby’s health
• My baby’s routine

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