Here is your 2-month-old child who has changed so much in such a short time that you have no idea what will happen next.In this article you will learn how to care for your toddler as the baby needs to develop properly, what mode of the day it will suit best.
How much should a child eat in 2 months?
It is known that physical activity and physical development requires a lot of energy.The baby in this period it received in such an amount that it needs for proper development, he must eat well.In general, pediatricians suggest that a child should be a day to eat about 900 ml of milk.That is, one feeding should cover 150 ml.If we talk about the classical scheme proper feeding, you must divide your meals into 6 equal sessions.That is, it essentially every 3-3.5 hours.2-month-old children do not require night feeding, so that time of day break may already be longer.For example, if you feed a child for the last time at 23 hours, you can safely wait 6 am for the next session.
correct mode of the day
Typically, 2-month-old child is already good enough debug your daily routine.He gets used to sleep and eat at certain hours.At the same time, he sleeps not so much, so do not worry if the total number of "sleepy" hours will be reduced to 16-18.At night the baby at this age already asleep much stronger and better.Enough big problem for parents and for the child becomes a fact when a pipsqueak confuses day and night.In such a case, it is sure to "retrain" him to sleep properly.Remember that "break" the situation will be very difficult.A very important part of the baby's life becomes a walk.2-month-old baby, whose regime debugged properly, should walk at least 2-3 times a day.Gradually increase the time spent on the street, bringing it up to 1.5 hours at a temperature not lower than 10 degrees.In the evening, preparing to sleep the crumbs, it is important to swim.It may have to do long (about 10 minutes).Swim 2-month-old child should be in the water at a temperature no lower than 37 degrees.Do not forget that a massage him very much needed.As a special gymnastics.How to hold them, you can read below.
daily routine of your crumbs on hours (approximate)
If we talk about how to spend your day should be 2-month-old baby, its mode can be divided as:
- 6am.Awakening and the first feeding.
- Up 7.30 is the best time to do a little gymnastics, to wash the baby and play with him.
- 7.30 - 9.30: Your baby should sleep a little more.At this time, you can go about their business.
- 9.30 again awakening and lunch.
- from 9.30 to 11.00 baby is not sleeping.Therefore, you can safely gather for a walk.
- from 11.00 to 13.00 pipsqueak should rest.The ideal option would be sleeping in the open air.
- With an hour to two hours of the day you have to go home to feed the child and play a bit with him.
- from 14.30 to 16.30 - the time for an afternoon nap.
- 16.30 - 18.30 baby wakes up and is ready for the games.
- 18.00 - 20.00 time for an evening of sleep.Do not worry, that the 2-month-old baby in such a case would not sleep at night.This is definitely not going to happen.
- 20.00: pipsqueak wakes up and begins to awake again.You can play a little with him, then bathe.
- 22.00 - preparation for sleep.
- 24.00 last feeding.
What are the nuances of the daily routine is to remember?
Of course, you should understand that the 2-month-old children do not follow the above routine vsegla.It often happens that they themselves set the sleep mode and games that they like.It should be remembered that this is no problem.Even if the baby wakes up at 7 am, not 6 or fall asleep at 24.00 and not at 22.00.But, as mentioned above, if there are more serious problems with the regime, then it should gradually change to the right.How to do it?First, train yourself to it.If you constantly pursue the same actions every day, your child will get used to it.
How to conduct exercises and swimming?
is important to swim your crumbs every day at the same time.Most moms are opting for this procedure the evening.You can hold the baby's hands in the bath, while washing his dad, or else use a supportive hammock.As a rule, a half-hour swim helps the child to "walk up" the appetite and sleep well all night.If water treatment, on the contrary, invigorate your baby, it is better to do them in the morning.
Special gymnastics Determines whether an extension and flexion of the legs, breeding pens in hand, gentle stroking and pleasant massage.2-month-old baby especially like the last one.But remember that these exercises are best done after not eating.Also pay attention to the mood of the crumbs.
recommendations pediatricians to establish sleep
Many believe that the 2-month-old baby is still too small for him to establish a special sleep mode.But to do so, as the doctors say, periatry never too early.If you want to help your child make sleep more enjoyable, then you should remember these recommendations:
- Try to keep track of those signals that takes you to the child.Two months - it is still too early a date to discipline formed the regime, because the baby adjusts to the needs of the organism.
- is very important to precisely carry out all stages of the routine: walk, eat and engage in games at the time, which is allocated for this purpose.Then the dream child will come faster and deeper.
- To the kid is not the negative attitude towards sleep, not try to force it to rock and leave no one in the room, hoping that way he will stop crying and fall asleep.
Height and weight of the two-child
In general, when normal diet and without health problems, a child should dial up to 900 grams and grow another 2.5 cm. Thus, pediatricians indicatethat the average growth of the crumbs must be by this time 62 cm, and weight - about 5,600 grams.Also, there is a gradual increase in the circumference of the chest and head.The first is almost catching up with a second, though still a little less.
Diseases, doctors and vaccines
If your baby was born in the cold season, the end of the second month of life, he may have a problem with a small amount of vitamin D in the body.This can lead to the development of D-deficient rickets.If the temperature at the 2-month-old baby is constantly increasing, he sweats heavily, his head begins to go bald, and urination occurs too often, then it is necessary to conduct a consultation with a pediatrician.He may designate increased doses of vitamin D, the change of the daily diet, or any special preparation.
also often happens that the 2-month old children who previously did not have any signs of damage to the nervous system, but transferred in utero anoxia, give symptoms of nervous disorders.This is manifested in tearfulness, high excitability, trembling hands and chin while screaming or crying.In this case, the best solution would be to appeal to the professional children's neurologist.
course, can occur and the common cold, because it is immune from any one of 2-month-old baby.Runny nose, fever, fever and crying often alarms.If you notice them at your baby, consult a pediatrician.In no case Straight cure it yourself, especially if the temperature at the 2-month-old baby too quickly rises.
Games for the development of your crumbs
course, this is a very important part in the life of any child.What makes a 2-month-old baby, in addition to eating and sleeping?Of course he plays.Since the time of its activity increases, you can spend more time developing games, but no longer than 25 minutes at a time.What games experts recommend at this age?An excellent option would be a game of "Forty-white-sided" when Mom or Dad touches turns fingers baby, pronouncing the words rhyme.Thus, the child will develop better speech apparatus.Start slowly carry on a conversation with your toddler.He will answer you, watching his lips stirring.Since that time, the baby loves to swing legs and arms in the air, sometimes touching them to the hanging toys, the pendant with bright zveryata who still ringing after the impact, is an excellent choice.For the cool kids suit rocking in a rocking chair.For more emotionally better to choose light "dance" around the house.
Charging and massage crumbs
At this time, just need to start doing with your baby simple exercises.To begin your regular flexion and extension legs and arms, but later you can bend the legs at the knees when the child is in the supine position (on the stomach or back).This massage 2-month-old child is considered to be the most common.If your baby suffers from improper digestion, you can easily help him get rid of the gas, if we put on the back, bend the legs at the knees and will make a circular gentle massage tummy a few minutes.Also, to improve digestion a little child, lay it at least 3 times a day for a few minutes on the belly.At the same time, make sure that in this position 2-month-old baby held up the head.If you also combine this process with a gentle stroking, and easy on the back, arms and legs, buttocks, it is like the kid even more.Do you need stroking clockwise.To temper the child from the first months of life can begin to air baths.They can be safely combined with putting some on his tummy.When tempted to crumb, do not do too warm water, if you add a little cool, it will also become a kind of stabbing.
What child is able to do in 2 months?
your toddler gradually develops and grows.Therefore, in the two months of age, he is able to much more than just after birth.So, for example, a child has partial control of his neck muscles.If you lift it up by the handles, it will try to keep the head.If before the kid could very hard to grasp the handle of his mother's, in this age of the grasping reflex often disappears.Do not worry, it's perfectly normal.The child begins to better monitor the movement of various objects.He often listens to the sounds wafting, reacts to them differently.Perhaps frightened or delighted.The main feature of the baby in 2 months of age became its ability to focus the eyes on someone's face.He starts to smile her mom and dad.While lying on his tummy baby can hold his head briefly.If at this moment to put in front of him a bright toy, it is likely to be interested in it and will look to focus on it.It is very important in this period of development to show the baby to the doctor who will check the tone of his muscles and how well developed his joints.It is also very important in the first trip to the pediatrician to check the proper development of the neck muscles.
