The Second Month of Your Baby
Feedings
Feeds
every 2-3 hours and may sleep 3-4 hours between nighttime feedings. May spit up
after feedings as cardiac sphincter valve at top of stomach does not close tightly
until baby is walking.
Sleeping
May
sleep 5 -7 hours per night. Now she is developing a routine in the sense that
she has definite waking hours during the day and she sleeps straight, not
curled up with her fists unclenched.
Crying
Babies
does not cry as much as before except when are they are uncomfortable.
Pysical
Changes of Your Baby
Focuses Eyes
Your
baby can follow an object with his eyes as it's passed over her face, looking
in an arc about six inches from her face.
Sounds
Cooing sounds may be made in response to people speaking gentle, soothing words.
Smiles
Babies
enjoy smiling faces and sometimes smile in return. Now she has a range of facial
expressions. Movement
Babies have more control
over their movements now. They start to lift their heads briefly when lying
on their stomach and has some control over the neck muscles. They reach for things
with their hands and kicks arms and legs up in the air. Compared to the rest of
the body, their stomach looks rounded.
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