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During the second month of life, your baby may be settling into a routine. You have both had time to recover from the birth and are getting to know each other well. You might still feel overwhelmed and stressed at times, and that is normal.

Your baby's movements are becoming smoother and less jerky. Although he can hold his head up briefly, he still needs your support. While on her tummy, your baby can probably hold her head up slightly. Continue to lay her on her belly for tummy time throughout the day. Babies like to look at different patterns, colors and textures as their eyesight is improving. Because your baby may be rolling over in one direction, it is imperative that you do not ever leave your little one unattended. Even if she has not rolled over yet, one day she will surprise you!

You will be rewarded for all of your dedication this month with smiles of appreciation. Your baby is beginning to smile socially and likes when you smile back at him. Your baby likes to see you excited and the more you interact with him, the more fun he will be for you. Praise your baby for learning a new skill and show him he makes you proud! Some babies begin to coo-make the same sounds back to him. Play cooing games with your baby to help him develop language skills.

Babies have a strong desire to suck and sometimes feeding does not meet their need. Encourage your baby to suck on a fist, hand or pacifier to learn to soothe themselves. Many babies suck on their thumbs or hands before they are even born. Often times, babies enjoy sucking on pacifiers. Be careful not to overuse them and never tie them aorund the baby's neck.

While crying is totally normal, some babies will develop colic. Colic occurs when a baby continuously cries and can not be comforted. Continue to comfort your baby the best you can and ask for suggestions from the doctor. Medication may be necessary. Accept help from others and take the time for yourself that you deserve and need. While it can be challenging and tiresome, colic usually settles down around 3-4 months. Babies need caregivers to be patient, gentle and attentive.

Babies hands have unclenched and will remain open most of the time now. Encourage your baby to reach for objects and grasp ahold of them. Let your baby experience different sizes, colors and textures to optimize learning.

Your baby will be getting his first series of shots at this time. It is very important that you have your child immunized against serious diseases. Not only is it important for your child's health, it is critical for the well-being of the community. Giving your baby tylenol before he receives his shots will decrease the pain. Vaccines do have some risks and side effects, but are much less severe than the actual disease.

Your baby may be going a bit longer in between feedings. Most breastfed babies can go about 3 hours in between each feeding and bottlefed babies are feeding closer to every 4 hours. You may have been told that if you add solids or cereal to baby's bottle, they will sleep better. This may be tempting, but it should not be done. Breastmilk or formula should be the only source of nutrition at this time. Babies at this age are still to young to start on solids.

Continue to play with your baby and teach her about the world around her. Set her on your lap facing outwards so that she can see more. Talk to your baby, sing to your baby and tell her all about what you are doing. Babies love to listen and this is how they learn. During playtime, sit her so that she is facing you. Stick your tongue out and see what she does. Babble back and forth. Make sure that you read to your baby. Babies do not necessarily care what you read to them, they just like hearing your voice and seeing the brightly colored pictures.

Developmental Milestones 1 Month Old

Physical

• Your baby can hold her head up for short periods of time.
• Some babies can turn their heads from side to side while laying down.
• Babies will hold gazes for longer periods of time.
• Eyes can track objects
• Grasp-your baby is equipped with a reflex that will allow him to grasp ahold of your finger or another small object

Intellectual

• Your baby is discovering that he has hands and feet. Hold her arms above his head and ask , `How big is baby?` You can also count his toes and play this little piggy.
• Your baby may gurgle, coo, grunt and hum to show her feelings. Coo and gurgle back and talk to her face to face.
• Some babies may squeal and laugh.
• Recognizes parents and will calm down when he hears the parents voices.
• Your baby listens to and enjoys music. Use her awake times to stimulate her sensory development. Sing to her and play music. Vary what your baby hears.
• Your baby will start sleeping for longer periods of time during the night and begin to stay awake more during the day.

Emotional

• Your baby is soothed by sucking. Babies need to suck and a pacifier may work wonders in helping your baby calm herself now.
• Shows a preference for parents vs. strangers
• May smile when they see a parent or familiar face

Age Appropriate Toys:

• Rattles
• Shakers and Chimes
• Music toys
• Shiny toys (foil works, too!)
• Unbreakable mirrors
• Mobiles
• Moving toys

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piesmum - 48 minutes ago
yip we waited in line for a couple of hours with our 2 lo and I'm bf and I got the mist. It was quick, they said it was safe for bf. My 18 mnth old got hers last week and she got the shot and has to have a follow up one in 28 days.

cuddlebunnymeg - 6.5 hours ago
Well ladies. I got a letter today in the mail that my boyfriend and I are given priority for the h1n1 vaccine and will be given it on Wednesday since Brooklynn is under 6 months of age. The h1n1 flu is so scary that I am thankful. I don't want anything to happen to Brooklynn!! How many other ladies were able to get it? Or have had it?

michelles - 6.8 hours ago
organic-ha!!puttering! i feel like i putter my life away.....

OrganicMomma - 7.5 hours ago
Kristina~ I agree, usinig the sling insn't the same as life before pregnancy/baby, but it has certainily made some things easier. I couldn't wait to get my closet back in order (get the maternity clothes out and far, far away!) lol puttering is easier with him in the sling too. Puttering: putting junk away that accumulates on the coffee table and kitchen table and dining room table...lol any flat surface in my home is a catch-all.

KristinaA - 9.6 hours ago
I have a sling, and it helps to hold the baby when I'm walking around, but I found that doing things is still difficult because baby is still in the way. It's the same issue trying to do dishes as I faced when I was pregnant, I can't get close enough to the sink, and same for doing laundry.

mamadear04 - 11.8 hours ago
Thanks cailet, and OrganicMomma. I have something I can carry the baby in..It go's over me kinda like a back pack thing, but the baby is still too small for it..I think im going to try to find a sling..I am having the hardest time getting anything done, and it would be great if I could do dishes, and fold laundry, and mop the floors holding the baby..

stublit - 20.5 hours ago
my little guy has formula and breastmilk. i try to do as much b milk as possible. but when he has more formula he gets backed up. if he doesn't poo at the end of day two i do water and karo syrup. works like a charm! when he has mostly breastmilk he poos every couple hours and usually i can see diaper rash beginning. so i have to use desitan to get rid of it and aquaphor to prevent it.

cuddlebunnymeg - Friday, 6 Nov
cheetobaby- my lo is 7 weeks old and i am a first time mom. She is awake from about 4-12pm. She'll sleep off an on after that. When she does wake she eats and goes back to bed right away. When she is awake i play with her, talk to her, give her tummy time, place her in her swing, rock her and hold her. i do whatever works. She is usually quiet when she hears my voice.

kathy=^.^= - Friday, 6 Nov
hi ladies!!! my sister had a baby and he will be 1 month 2marrow and i was just wondering how many oz do you feed ur baby? i breastfeed so i dont know... could you please post to my page... thanks

cheetobaby - Friday, 6 Nov
I feel like my 5 week old baby sleeps all the time and when she is awake she plays and gets fussy pretty quickly (like within 5-10 min). Being a first time mom I have no idea how long babies at this age typically stay awake/sleep. About how long do your babies stay awake and sleep and when they are awake what do they typically do?

OrganicMomma - Friday, 6 Nov
Mommadear~ long before i got pregnant i thought carrying a child in an infant carrier was really strange. i am of the school that agrees very much so with attatchment parenting. plus, i figured that 'wearing' the baby would help my abs and core strength. i'm a little vain in addition to beinig 'earthy-crusty'...heheheh

deeyore486 - Friday, 6 Nov
beccaboo, just becareful if you choose to try a nipple sheild, they do come with their own sets of battles. You might look for breast shells though...they are used between feeds, instead of during a feed like a shield is. The shells are more of a basket that goes over the nipple to help keep clothing and the like off the nipple so it has a better chance at healing. Here is a like so that you can maybe take a look at them...http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2403244

Cailet - Friday, 6 Nov
mamadear yes a sling is something to carry the baby in. The one I have is the sleepy wrap. http://www.sleepywrap.com/index.php?page=sleepy-wrap
We like it, although my husband still has trouble remembering how to put it on when he wears it! He also won't tie it as tight as it's supposed to go, so the baby always winds up lower than when he first put him in.

Cailet - Friday, 6 Nov
beccaboo have you tried using a nipple shield? It helps some with the pain, even though that wasn't it's original purpose!

beccaboo1117 - Friday, 6 Nov
anyone have any advice on breast feeding without pain? This is my 4th baby (he's 4 days old) but I haven't been able to really breastfeed any because the pain was just more than i could take....I really would like to succeed this time...any suggestions that have worked for any of you?

luvbugs - Friday, 6 Nov
Sep26-I only enrolled my baby & 18 month old in medical-I figure anything that comes up with the mouth will be covered by medical at this age (such as when I was little I fell face first into a coffee table and knocked out my front teeth, it was a medical thing not dental)

mamadear04 - Friday, 6 Nov
Im sorry but you ladys are going on and on about a sling and i have no idea what that is..Please i have to know what it is...is it somthing u carry the baby in?

OrganicMomma - Friday, 6 Nov
Michelles~ i bought the 'ring sling' from a lady here in town that makes them. i met her through Le Leche. i have one that was a gift, i think made by Jelly Bean and sold at Target. I didn't like it though. The handmade sling is great, it has a pocket large enough for wallet and phone... and it has a tail of fabric so when i figure out how to nurse using it i can flip the farbic over and no one will know.

kaytee - Friday, 6 Nov
hey. does anyone elses babe eat four ounces every four hours ? ( except sleeping longer at night ) and if they drink more, like five ounces, when did you upgrade the amount of milk? my little girl will be six weeks old on wednesday-- hit me up on my page? thanks !

ymmfreshstart - Friday, 6 Nov
sept26 - If there is a cost difference, don't add the baby to eye or dental, but if its the same go ahead. You will not need eye, and you shouldn't need dental.

sep26girl - Friday, 6 Nov
It is health insurance enrollment time. I have an option to enroll/change my child into medical, dental and vision separately once in any calendar year. So health ins. is an obvious selection but what about dental/vision? I think I am getting health/vision for my 20 months son and health only insurance for a newborn. What are you guys doing?

sep26girl - Friday, 6 Nov
Good to know girls =) Thank you for all your responses! Lola - thanks to getting back on your ped.visit. I ended up putting my daughter on zantac which is the same stuff cheet2baby was given. So it is a second day she is on this med and I have to admit she is a much happier baby. She still has reflux, she still caught on it but she no longer ends up screaming after her spitups. So I guess zantac works as designed and gets rid of the acidic part of her spitups. We decided to try it for a week and then to try dropping it..

aussiemamma2 - Thursday, 5 Nov
My boy has really wet nappies.. After every feed l have to change him.. l have never really worried too much.. My first did green/blue kind of nappies which l found more alarming!! l think it diarreah when it has mucus in it, you would know the diff..

deeyore486 - Thursday, 5 Nov
Sep26girl, EBF babies can poop like crazy, or not at all. :) Just depends on the bub! Nothing wrong with your little one going all the time.

lola21 - Thursday, 5 Nov
Sep26-i took my LO to her 1st month appointment and I told the pedi bout the watery bubbles in her mouth and her spiting up a lot and her choking on her spit he told me that its normal and that everything was fine with her..he just says that sometimes she might eat too much and the food will come back up after eating or awhile after eating and she chokes because on her spit because sometimes when she goes to spit up it doesn't come up all the way so she chokes or gags on it so just for me to pat her on the back is fine and she'll cough it up...so that's what he told me

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