Written by Ajanta Biswas
How time flies!! Just a few days ago, you delivered the tiny little bud and now your baby is already two months old. Your munchkin is no longer a newborn. Indeed, these two months have been a rollercoaster ride for you with continuous feeding burping sleeping and repeat. As soon as your baby turns two months it is time for the baby’s 2 month checkup. Time to visit the doctor again.
The second-month baby checkup is essential as your baby is going to have quite a number of important vaccines this time. So be prepared. Here is what can happen during the 2nd month baby checkup including the physical checkup, vaccination shots, and expected developmental milestones.
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You can notice a lot of physical development in your baby by this time. Your baby will seem a little bit taller by now due to your effective mustard oil massages and stretching of the arms and legs. Your baby will gain weight and appear to be cuter and chubbier. Most babies also go through their first growth spurt during their second month of life.
Your doctor will do a thorough physical and health checkup to measure whether everything is going accordingly or not. The doctor will tick the results in the baby’s growth chart and notify you if anything is unnatural.
The pediatrician can also ask you a few questions such as
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By this time the senses of your baby will be much more developed. Your baby will become more aware and accustomed to the world around them.
Based on Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the following are the developmental milestones expected for a 2-month-old baby.
Note that the development milestones will not be the same if you have a premature baby who comes out much before the due date or has to be put into the NICU.
In the case of preemies, the development milestones will be calculated according to the days or months the baby arrives before its due date. Also, each baby is different when it comes to milestones, some babies may reach their milestones on time while others may be a bit delayed. It is important for mothers not to compare their babies with other babies of the same age. In case there is cause for concern, your doctor will point it out to you during the 2nd month checkup and mention what you can do about it.
Your baby will get some important vaccines in this checkup. Do not miss these vaccines are they are essential for your baby’s health and immunity.
Vaccinations recommended by the Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP) for a 2 month old baby are as follows
This is a lot of vaccines, but the good thing is that they do not require separate shots to inject the vaccine. Your doctor can give the 6-in-1 vaccine to your baby to avoid the pain of each injection for each vaccine.
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Do not hesitate to ask the doctor questions or clear your doubts no matter how silly you consider them. Remember that the doctor is bound to assist you with all your queries. The questions you can ask during the 2nd-month baby visit are
Besides these questions, you are free to ask any question that may appear to you important to know. In the end, do not forget to ask for the dates of the doctor for the fourth-month baby checkup.
Studying English literature has been highly instrumental in creating a love for English and World Literature for this writer. Ajanta has been writing for more than two years. She specializes in creating short and crisp blogs that can create awareness among women about healthy pregnancy and among parents about better parenting.Read more.
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