Let's agree, you can’t measure all children "one comb"! 2 months is the period when the child is already accustomed to the environment outside the womb, and now his body and nervous system are rapidly developing.
We will figure out what a child should be able to do at 2 months and by what criteria it is possible to judge its development.
Height and weight of a two-month-old baby
The main criterion for the development of the child, relatives consider his height, as well as weight. During the first 12 months of the baby’s life, these indicators change rapidly, measure them monthly.
At two months, the baby can gain the most weight in a lifetime. From the moment of birth, on average it should be + 1400 g. In the case when this indicator is low, you need to pay attention to feeding and adjust it. And only when the child’s height and weight are very different from the norm, it is necessary to talk about the presence of pathology in the child. In this case, without examining the baby, a highly qualified specialist can not do.
The growth of a baby from birth should increase by an average of 6 centimeters. Also, indicators such as the volume of the head, chest (about 2 centimeters) change.
The sleep of a baby who has reached the age of two months
Sleep crumbs will take about 18 hours a day. Awake time is an average of 40-50 minutes. Now we just have to deal with structuring the daily routine. At this age, the baby is able to distinguish day from night, and this skill must be fixed. This is a great time to form a daily routine.
It is also important whether traditions are established that prepare the child for sleep. Many experts recommend bathing a child before bedtime. The child loves swimming, as being in the water relieves stress and has a calming effect. The duration of the bath should not exceed 5 minutes.
Mom should also learn to recognize signs of fatigue from her child, in order to facilitate the transition from wakefulness to sleep.
A sign that it’s time to prepare the baby for bed may be that the baby is yawning, pulling himself by the ear or “freezing”.
Advice! You can not overwork a child. Try to put him to sleep sleepy, but still awake.
Motor reflexes of a two-month-old baby
After two months of life, the baby's reflexes begin to fade. Now he lies with more straightened legs and handles. Conscious movements come to replace the reflexes: he squeezes and unclenches his fists, pulls his hand to his mouth, tries to pull it toward the toy in front of him. And since he excellently makes such movements with his fingers, he is very addicted and begins to intensively grab everything with a pen. It can be a diaper, a sheet, an adult's hand and everything that hangs above the bed. If you put a toy in the pen, the child can hold it for 30 seconds. On the changing table, the baby behaves more actively, waves its legs and handles.
The muscles of the back and neck have already strengthened to some extent, and children, being in their arms, can hold the head in an upright position, turn it to a sound, slightly lift it, lying on its tummy. The degree of this ability depends both on the individual characteristics of the baby, and on how correctly he was carried on his hands, laid out on his tummy.
The emotional sphere of a two-month-old baby: what should he be able to
In the emotional sphere of a child at the age of two months of life, significant changes occur. The sweetest thing that a child from the emotional sphere can do is smile. So he reacts to the sound, the voice of his native people. The very first smile will appear in a dream, later and during wakefulness.
In addition, the child is already noticeable intonation and facial expressions. Now in his cry one can recognize a mournful cry, indignant, displeased. In addition, the sounds of speech will be heard in crying - these are the first prerequisites for its development. Following these sounds, the baby begins to "aguet."
How a child can react to objects at 2 months
The fact that the child’s vision is developing gradually is not news for anyone. But how does a child in 2 months react to objects? The kid is able to focus his eyes on the subject for a long time to consider it. Most of all, he will like his mother’s face, but for a long time she will not be able to stand, bending over the bed. An alternative could be a colorful ball suspended above the crib.
But he is interested not only in objects and toys. At 2 months of life, the baby begins to consider his own body. Lying on his back, he stares at his arms and legs for a long time. If a toy gets into his fist, he will definitely try it on the tooth.
The baby will not leave without attention the sound of a rattle, he listens to it, realizing that it sounds because it is played.
What can a premature baby at 2 months
The topic of development of a premature baby is also worth paying attention to. In fact, during this period he should only have been born. Therefore, it is not surprising that the development of such a baby will be somewhat inhibited, and what a premature baby at 2 months can do is significantly different from those born on time.
Naturally, only a specialist can judge how such a baby develops, since the requirements for premature babies are different. They get tired much faster, therefore they often sleep. Such crumbs do not hold their own heads.
Despite the fact that the children have already gained good weight, they are still very weak and very behind in development. But already at the age of two months, doctors recommend laying the baby on the stomach.
In conclusion, it must be said that if the child has not yet learned to do what children can do in two months, you should not be upset and make premature conclusions. The child requires most of your warmth and attention. Push him to new discoveries. Playing with a two-month-old crumb does not require much - put a rattle in a pen, move a colorful toy in front of your eyes. Over time, you will be surprised at his skills.
