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Your baby, 2 months


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2 months old During this month, your baby will smile, laugh and make many different kinds of noises. Talk to your baby and encourage him to continue making sounds. When you place your baby on his chest, he can lift his head and chest up. Give your baby a variety of toys that make different sounds, have different textures and light up. All of this will help to develop his senses.

Most babies will spit up at some point or another because of overfeeding or the lack of a mature digestive system. This is very common and is usually not a cause for concern. As long as your child is growing properly and the spit up does not cause him to choke, he is probably fine. More than likely, the spitting up will improve as your baby gets older.

Soon your baby will be rolling over, so it is time to start thinking safety! Avoid leaving your baby on changing tables, couches, countertops and other surfaces unattended. You never know when she will decide to roll over for the first time.

Until your baby is four to six months old, there is no need to supplement his diet with water, juice or cereal. Some parents are tempted to put cereal into a baby\'s bottle to help them sleep longer-this is not recommended. Babies get all of the nutrition they need from breast milk or infant formula. Your baby has probably settled into more of a predictable feeding pattern. Most babies will drink about 5-6 ounces of formula or breast milk every 3-4 hours. Avoid giving your baby a bottle in his crib and do not prop the bottle while you are feeding him.

Because all babies have different temperaments, it should be understood that some babies are fussier than others. While some babies are quiet, calm and content most of the time, others are not. Some babies get fussy and aggravated very easily and need more nurturing from their caregivers. If you use a pacifier, try to limit the amount of time you give it to your baby. Give it to your baby when he needs it for comort and avoid giving it to him when he is not fussy. Never hang the pacifier from his neck to avoid strangulation.

Your baby will learn from you and his environment. Make your baby feel secure and loved by responding to his needs promptly. This will help your baby build trust in you. Never yell, shake or hit your baby--even if you do get frustrated or upset. Doing so can seriously harm your baby and decrease the trust that he has in you.

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tatianamommy - 1 minutes ago
azmommytobe - hahahahaha!

tatianamommy - 1 minutes ago
Oooh stripper names!! I'd be Tiger Dolina. Not too hot, but then again...niether are the leaky boobs (even though I heard some guys like it!!)

azmommytobe - 2 minutes ago
NJD-You have a perfect name...our strip club can be called 'BJ's house of tricks and picks by ex prego chicks!' Tina- I used gripe water 5 times a day for a few weeks and thought it was a miracle. Then it stopped working. My dr said sometimes they can get used to it (the ginger part) and it will lose effectiveness. There is a sodium bicarb free gripe water called 'colic calm' coliccalm.com but you have to buy online and not many places have it. I emailed them and AZ didn't have it. The one that seemed to work for a while was Baby Bliss at Walgreens. That DVD will help you alot. Even if it does not (which it should) it is just a really interesting video. Honnest, it prevents his colic moments from the start. Let me know how it worked for you ok.

luci777 - 8 minutes ago
Help, baby just had her first shots and is very fuzzy,and uncomfortable. any ideas what to do to calm her down.

NJDevChick - 28 minutes ago
Saw the message about the Stripper name lmao, mine would be BJ Linden, yes my first dogs name was BJ haha.

H34v3nLeigh - 33 minutes ago
yea nmck, most people swear by gripe water and its fine to use, i just prefer using plain ol water. I say use whatever works! If the water didnt work for me, i would probably use the mylicon drops as well!

nmck - 37 minutes ago
heaven I never heard that about gripe water. Interesting! I did a bunch of reading about it online and the difference between gripe water and mylicon is mylicon(simethicone) breaks up gas bubbles to make them easier to pass. So when it is gas that works. But gripe water treats the whole digestive system with the sodium bicarb and the ginger and fennel or whichever herbs may be in yours. Thats why I chose to go with that over plain boiled water. It helps me to target my son's fussy time (usually 6-8) and give him a dose an hour before that. It helps about 5 out of 7 nights in a week. More than enough for me to keep doing it!

tinamarie4685 - 44 minutes ago
H3- I think we're going to buy stock in Mylicon!!! hahahaha... we ALWAYS have that stuff in our house...... it really works sometimes, but then other times it does nothing (i guess thats when its her acid reflux and not gas..) Thats interesting about the active ingredient in the gripe water .. we actually put 5mL in her bottle tonight and she drank it and it didnt seem to do anything.... or maybe it did? She was crying so hard and then just fell asleep! Was it from crying herself to the point of exhaustion or did the gripe water work and make her fall asleep? I think she was just so tired from all that horrible crying :(

redlady - 53 minutes ago
hey ladies I thought I'd share my secret. when alex gets super fussy and nothing will console him have these high contrast cards I bought at the art museum they are a distraction. there called wee gallery and since I word in agriculture law I got the farm collection.. got to www.weegallery.com and check them out they also have the artwork you can purchase but it puts him in a trance and the he starts to smile and coo at them...i usually can distract him long enough to get ready for work in the morning

H34v3nLeigh - 54 minutes ago
Tina i had the gripe water, but a bunch of stuff i read said that the sodium bicarbonate which is the active ingredient isnt good for babies. I used it once, it didnt seem to work. But im generally hesitant to give my baby anything medication wise. so i asked my doctor and she said i didnt need to use the gripe water, she said to try warm boiled water and that helps to get the gas out too. and its just water so you know 'whats in it'. If youre still interested in the gas drops the most reccomended one is mylicon. there isnt any sodium bicarbonate in it, they use something else i forget what its called.

nmck - 1 hours ago
tinamarie- Gripe water is great. It often works for us, but not always. Since it is natural, I do not mind giving it to him a couple times a day!

junebb08 - 1.2 hours ago
Hey Mommies - I got this link sent to me from a friend and thought I'd share with everyone else. Fill out the form and get a free box of wipes. http://marthababysteps.com/reqform.php

krysandbundleofboy - 1.5 hours ago
This Is a Question For any one whos Belly Button completely 'popped' out during pregnancy.. Has it gone back to normal yet!? im freaking out thinking i might never have an inny again, anytips on bringing it back in? its one of the only things about my post pregnancy body i hate ! :( Msg My page :)

tinamarie4685 - 1.6 hours ago
thanks for the DVD suggestion......... I just told my husband to rent it!! I feel like I am going to go INSANE with all of her crying. She was on Zantac for the reflux, but that made her throw up... so now she is on Axid and it doesn't seem to be helping much either. We're also giving her Maalox when she's eating and is in pain from her acid reflux. I can't wait until this is over........ i know she will be such a happy baby when this all passes!!! Has anyone on here tried Gripe water for their colicky babies? I just read about it and got some but have yet to use it..

MilMom2Be - 1.6 hours ago
STARBY~ lol

starby - 1.7 hours ago
Yikes, mine would be Shawnee West Wooly...ew...hee hee

beautifulbebe - 1.9 hours ago
branbug, how about having a yard/garage sale this weekend? It would bring in some cash. Sell lemonade (.50c) on the side.

MilMom2Be - 2.1 hours ago
I would be Sarah Sligh, Lol... Hunny and I are both in the military, so if you are really bad off... The mil pays our rent (and we don't live on base, we have a rent allowance), we have a utilities allowance, a BAS (basic allowance for sustenance, link), and then we still have our base pay. We are not wealthy by any means, but if you are really struggling, and you qualify and think you can deal with the constant BS, lol, it's not a bad life...

brandi0881 - 2.8 hours ago
Too bad we don't all live close, we could all just open our own strip club...LOL!

momof6 - 2.8 hours ago
You guys are so funny - you have fun names - I am Jujabee Spruce - how boring!!!!

azmommytobe - 2.9 hours ago
Berb--most of us have our bank accounts that are getting skinny so we are planning a strip club revival!

azmommytobe - 3 hours ago
Tina- go to your local library and rent 'Happiest Babies on the Block'. My little man is 11 weeks now but had 12-15 hour crying/screaming spells before I knew it was reflux. The DVD will save your life and sanity...I swear. Doing that, along with his zantac, feeding him upright, sleeping at 20 degree angle and 2 oz of prune juice have made him into a brand new baby. I know how hard it can be...and I am here for you! Mine used to sleep in his bouncer chair for a while there because it was the only way he was comfy.

berbaby3 - 3 hours ago
What did I miss? You ladys are making my day and I dont even know what you are talking about!LOL

stacey23 - 3 hours ago
Add Taffy Bexhill to the post partum hotties!

tinamarie4685 - 3.1 hours ago
Hey Moms! Okay, just wondering what you all do with your babies ALL day long? My husband works 12 hour days, and I am a stay at home mommy with a colicky baby that has bad acid reflux...... she's almost never content and I try do do fun things with her but she always fusses and cries.... She's almost 9 weeks old, and I just dont know what to do with her for all those hours - especially the ones when she's just screaming crying!!!!!!!!!!!! :(

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