2 month old baby sleeping. How much should a two-month-old baby sleep day and night

Childhood is one of the most beautiful and difficult periods in a person's life. During this time, the body goes through dramatic changes, each of which has its own distinctive features. Parents monitor how a one-month-old child develops day by day, how much he should sleep, how to observe the proper regimen in the second month of life.

Development of a newborn in the second month of life

From the moment of the first breath after birth and up to 28 days, the neonatal period lasts. The baby seems so fragile and tender. But nature took care of the adaptive capabilities of children. They are much stronger and more enduring than their parents believe.

The neonatal period, which is given for adaptation in other, extrauterine, conditions of life, is replaced by an active jump in physical growth and maturation of the nervous system. In the second month of life, the newborn begins a new stage of development.

How much sleep should a two month old baby

The second month of a baby's life prepares new surprises and discoveries for parents. It turns out that the baby is ready to spend much more time in active mode than a month ago. The daily norm of sleep is reduced to 15 (sometimes 16) hours. Experienced mothers know: the sleepy hour is interrupted by multiple feedings. After all, a small stomach holds a small amount of liquid, so you need to feed often and in small portions. This is especially noticeable at night, when the baby can “non-stop” stay at the breast, feeding half asleep.

Feeling mom nearby, the baby sleeps tighter and longer

Many parents are concerned about the question: how much should a child sleep at night and during the day, what should be the daily routine of a two-month-old child? The newborn is not yet able to sink into deep sleep. He is mostly superficial. This is why babies wake up so easily. The duration of sleep for breastfed babies often depends on the presence of the mother nearby. Feeling her scent, they sleep sounder and longer. At 2 months, children sleep twice a day for 1.5 hours, and 2-4 times can take a nap for 30-40 minutes.

How to get 2 month olds to sleep through the night: a healthy night's sleep

There is a category of babies who sleep much less time than is customary. Sometimes this is due to certain physical condition problems. But it also happens that the baby is healthy, but sleeps less than the average newborn. In this case, they talk about individual characteristics, which is a variant of the norm.

Sleep plays an important role in the development of a child. Some pediatricians believe that a healthy baby should sleep until he has a feeling of hunger or irritants (noise, wet diapers, etc.). In order to adjust the mode of a two-month-old child and teach him to sleep at night, parents should take care of creating comfortable conditions in the children's room: air temperature is 20ºС, normal humidity, no dust accumulators (the canopy over the bed, which young mothers like so much, is superfluous for the child, as well as soft toys).

A healthy child who develops normally knows how much sleep he needs. It is wrong to wake up the baby just because, in the opinion of the parents, it is time for him to do something else - there is, for example. For normal development and normal health, sleep is no less important than food.

E.O. Komarovsky

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How to put to sleep at 2 months

There is no single algorithm of actions: all children are different, so parents watch their baby and look for an individual approach to it. One falls asleep on his own in the crib. For another, it is important to feel the warmth of a mother's or father's body. The third requires motion sickness. Both natural biorhythms and the nature of life in the family are taken into account.

There are three main problems that parents face:

sleeps only on hands;
sleeps poorly at home, but well on the street;
does not fall asleep without motion sickness.

What to do in the first case? Is it necessary to "accustom to the hands"? Moms will say yes: you can’t spoil the attention. If the baby does not want to sleep without a mother, slings (for daytime sleep) and joint sleep at night come to the rescue. Although the same Komarovsky believes that this is just a habit and the realization of a natural instinct. This can be weaned off in a few weeks.

The sling will help you not to part with your mother during daytime sleep

Does the baby need to be rocked? Pediatricians say no. Falling asleep in response to motion sickness is nothing more than a reaction of a weak vestibular apparatus. This is not good for the child and exhausts his relatives. Weaning from motion sickness can be very difficult.

Is it worth rocking a baby? - Doctor Komarovsky - Video

If the child does not sleep well at home, but well on the street, parents should reconsider their regimen and plan walks during the children's vacation. Sleeping in the fresh air is useful and convenient. How much a child should walk at 2 months depends on how he reacts to being away from home.

In order for the baby to fall asleep without problems at home, it is necessary to create comfortable conditions:

a minimum of annoying factors (a working TV in the room is not the best companion for sleep);
comfortable air temperature (better +19ºС than +24ºС);
comfortable clothing (no need to wrap).

How long does a 2 month old baby need to be awake per day?

Not all mothers know how much a two-month-old baby should sleep per day. Sometimes the baby reacts uneasily to the attempts of parents to organize the most comfortable conditions and often wakes up. Or his routine is broken. Few healthy children at two months can sleep soundly for 5-6 hours at night. Indeed, until the age of six months, biorhythms are only formed.

The main reasons why a healthy baby often wakes up:

long breaks between feedings;
colic;
overexcitation;
the presence of irritating factors (noise, cold, etc.).

It should be borne in mind that at 2 months the nature of the baby’s sleep looks like this: after falling asleep, the phase of superficial sleep lasts 40 minutes. Then the baby wakes up. If there is a mother nearby who can offer him a breast, he immediately falls asleep again and can rest 4-5 hours (at night). For feeding, the baby usually wakes up at 4, 6 and 8 in the morning. If the mother was not around, after an hour of superficial sleep, he is able to wake up and begin to be active. Putting the baby to bed again is a difficult task.

When co-sleeping, the child falls asleep faster at night

The main reasons why a “problem” baby does not sleep are: birth injuries, taking medications, and disturbances in the functioning of the body. These can be pathologies of the nervous system, gastrointestinal tract or allergies. Experts will help to understand the true reasons.

Approximate daily routine and feeding hours

The daily routine of a two-month-old baby depends on his sleep and feeding regimen. Breastfed babies continue to eat on demand. It is impossible to overfeed with breast milk. Babies on artificial mixtures eat by the hour. As a rule, they themselves wake up at the right time for feeding, so there is no need to specifically wake them up, taking away part of the sleep.

The wakeful period is the time when parents can do little gymnastics, massage, educational games. At 2 months, the child can keep his attention on the toy, turn his head towards the sound, try to hold the rattle.

How to organize walks at this age depends on whether the baby sleeps on the street or not. If the baby is better resting in the fresh air, it is advisable to shift the time of the walk to his sleep. In summer, a healthy baby can stay outdoors all daylight hours. In winter, it is necessary to walk with him twice a day for 1.5–2 hours. The only contraindication is the air temperature below 5–10ºС (the peculiarities of climatic zones are taken into account).

It is better to bathe the baby before bed at night. This helps to relax the nervous system. The child can be bathed during the day. The time is chosen before one of the feedings.

The table shows an approximate schedule of 2 months for both breastfeeding and formula-feeding. The regimen for 2 months of life can be adjusted taking into account the individual characteristics of the baby.

Table of day regimen options for children from 1 to 3 months

Mode elements	Time in hours
Mode elements	option 1	option 2	option 3	option 4
1. Wake up, feed, toilet	6.00 - 6.30	8.00 - 8.30	6.00 - 6.30	8.00 - 8.30
2. Waking	6.00 - 7.00	8.00 - 9.00	6.00 - 7.30	8.00 - 9.30
3. 1st nap (preferably outdoors)	7.00 - 9.00	9.00 - 11.00	7.30 - 9.30	9.30 - 11.30
4. Feeding	9.00	11.00	9.30	11.30
5. Waking	9.00 - 10.00	11.00 - 12.00	9.30 - 11.00	11.30 - 13.00
6. 2nd nap (outdoors)	10.00 - 12.00	12.00 - 14.00	11.00 - 13.00	13.00 - 15.00
7. Feeding	12.00	14.00	13.00	15.00
8. Waking	12.00 - 13.00	14.00 - 15.00	13.00 - 14.30	15.00 - 16.30
9. 3rd nap (outdoors)	13.00 - 15.00	15.00 - 17.00	14.30 - 16.30	16.30 - 18.30
10. Feeding	15.00	17.00	16.30	18.30
11. Waking	15.00 - 16.00	17.00 - 18.00	16.30 - 17.30	18.30 - 20.30
12. 4th nap	16.30 - 18.00	18.00 -19.30	17.30 - 19.30	-
13. Feeding	18.00	-	-	-
14. Waking	18.00 - 19.00	-	-	-
15. Bathing	16.00 - 16.30 before 4th sleep	19.30	19.30	20.00
16. Feeding	-	20.00	20.00	-
17. Night sleep	19.00 - 6.00	20.30 - 8.00	20.30 - 6.00	20.30 - 8.00
18. 1st night feeding	21.00	23.00	23.30	22.00
19. 2nd night feeding	24.00 (or at 2-3 o'clock)	2.00 or 5 am	-	1.30 or 3-4 o'clock

Two month old baby mode

There is no consensus among parents and pediatricians about whether it is necessary for a child to create a strict regime and “drive” his biorhythms into this framework. Soviet pediatricians adhered to the postulate: there will be a regime. Everything happened exactly on time. This was partly due to the regime of working women, who had to leave maternity leave early, leaving the crumbs in the care of nannies in a nursery. Modern doctors say something else: the baby is able to tell his parents what is best for him. Up to six months, his regime is only being formed. All that parents have to do is to watch the baby and make up the daily routine of the newborn at 2 months according to his needs.

The 2-month formula is a handy thing for a mom who can plan household chores. But over time, the baby and mother learn to understand each other and compare their needs so that it is convenient for both. Don't cut your baby's daytime naps in the hope that he'll sleep better at night. You should not specifically wake up the baby for the next feeding. It’s easier to lie down next to him and offer him breasts through a dream.

If “education according to Komarovsky” is closer to you, you can use his advice:

From the moment of birth, the regime of the child must be subordinated to the regime of the family. Prepare for a night's sleep in advance and prepare your child for it. Determine the time when night sleep begins, and let it be a time that is convenient for you! From 21:00 to 5:00? Please! From 11pm to 7am? To health! Have you chosen? Now try to comply. If you want your child to sleep well at night, do not allow too much sleep during the day. Don't be afraid to wake up the dormouse! Try to underfeed slightly on your penultimate feed and feed as much as possible right before bedtime. Remember: hunger is far from the only reason for crying, and do not plug a child's mouth with food at the first squeak. Overfeeding is the main cause of abdominal pain and related sleep disturbances.

E.O. Komarovsky

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Raising a child is one of the most difficult tasks in a parent's life. Do what is comfortable for your family and baby. This will make everyone calmer. And the calmness of the parents is always transmitted to the child.

Although still his rest continues to occupy most of the day. Let's figure out what are the norms and rules of sleep for a crumb of two months.

Period features and sleep

A two-month-old baby can already look up to three meters ahead and tries to fix his gaze on the most important image - the mother's face. It is during this period that the baby begins to smile, but the movements of the arms and legs are still chaotic, he only masters them, sometimes it wakes him up. Then it is recommended to do it, especially at night. In a baby of this age, sleep is shallow, superficial, and the baby is sensitive to the absence of a mother. He will not sleep for a long time, but will begin to loudly demand his mother. In a 2-month-old baby, the quality and duration of rest is very dependent on the presence of the mother, feeding and care. Before falling asleep and when the child wakes up, it is applied to the chest.

How much sleep should a child

Often, mothers complain that a child does not sleep well at 2 months, counting only the time when he slept in his crib. The thing is that the baby does not want to sleep without his mother, and in her absence he sleeps for about forty minutes, no more. Having a mother nearby is very important for children in the first months of life, so many women decide to sleep with such a small child, buy slings for the period of their wakefulness and activity.

Important! The sleep of the baby is very dependent on the emotional mood of the mother. If she experiences any stress, is nervous, then this always affects the quality of rest and the condition of the baby.

Sleep norms

Usually, a baby's sleep at 2 months lasts about 16-19 hours, of which 10-12 hours is a night's sleep. The rest of the time falls on daytime rest, which consists of two long periods (up to two hours) and several short ones (30-40 minutes). A baby of this age, sleeping all night without a break, is a rarity. Usually babies wake up every 3-4 hours and require food, and after feeding they fall asleep again. Continuous sleep at night most often lasts no more than 3-6 hours. Periods wakefulness is usually half an hour to an hour.

Babies can cut sleep rates by up to two hours.

Daily regime

A two-month-old child does not yet have any specific daily routine. But how much he sleeps depends very much on properly organized feeding, good conditions for sleeping, walking and daily bathing. An example daily schedule is:

at 6 in the morning the child wakes up and is fed;
from 6:15 to 7:00 - a period of wakefulness filled with morning hygiene, physical education or games;
from 7:30 to 9:30 - sleep;
from 9:30 - the second feeding;
until 11:00 - a period of wakefulness filled with games, massage;
from 11:00 to 13:00 - walk and sleep;
13:00 - third feeding;
from 13:15 to 14:30 - activity period, games;
from 14:30 to 16:30 - sleep;
from 16:30 to 18:00 - the period of wakefulness;
18:00 - fourth feeding;
from 18:15 to 20:00 - sleep;
from 20:00 to 22:00 - wakefulness period, evening swimming;
22:00 - fifth feeding;
from 22:00 to 24:00 - sleep, then the sixth, night feeding.

Of course, it is not at all certain that a two-month-old baby will adhere to such a routine, especially with an on-demand breastfeeding regimen.

Did you know? The child begins to recognize the mother's voice while still in the womb. He begins to recognize his mother's face before any other faces. Therefore, the mother needs to talk to him more often.

If the child sleeps more during the day than at night, then try to keep him busy during the daytime. Give him massages, exercises, googling and playing with him to prolong his daily wakeful periods. During the period of night awakenings and feedings, talk to him quietly, turn on a dim light. If the child falls asleep heavily and is worried, shake him on the handles, but the amplitude of motion sickness should not be large, and the movements should not be sharp. When a child falls asleep perfectly without motion sickness, then you should not accustom him to it. If the baby is sleeping, you do not need to wake him up to feed or carry out any scheduled procedures. After all, a child at 2 months knows better than his parents how much to sleep, and should not rigidly follow any routine. You need to accustom him to the regime gently, gradually.

Causes for concern

Mothers often worry about the baby's poor sleep and worry about his health. Children who do not get enough sleep show the following traits:

very irritable and capricious;
sometimes look sleepy, lethargic;
do not pay attention to toys and rattles at all, do not play and do not smile;
often look with "unseeing" eyes.

Then the cause of poor sleep should be sought with a doctor. The following factors can disturb a child's restful sleep:

hunger. The most common reason for waking up a child. It is easily solved by putting the baby to the breast and feeding him;
mother's absence;
wet;
uncomfortable temperature conditions when the baby is too hot or too cold, so you need to monitor the temperature in the room and crumbs;
pain. Most often, these are infantile colic, which occur against the background of the immaturity of the digestive system. They can appear as early as two weeks after and last up to four months, but usually go away after three. In premature babies, it can last up to six months. During this period, it is not recommended for a nursing mother to eat food that promotes gas formation (legumes, cucumbers, change milk to kefir, etc.), and the child is prescribed those that promote gas discharge (, fennel tea,) and probiotics;
excitable nervous system babies of this age. Before going to bed, bathe the baby, shake it in your arms, sing a lullaby. The child may be hindered by the nervousness of the mother or excessive activity before bedtime;
late fitting. Toddlers are recommended to settle for the night no later than 21:30, preferably around 20:00;
allergies accompanied by itching, nasal congestion, and neurological and other health problems that need to be addressed with your doctor.

Important! One of the common causes of poor sleep in infants is that it develops due to a lack of sleep. Sometimes the increased excitability that accompanies this disease is observed from 1.5 months of life and is clearly visible from -. The child is restless, irritable, often shudders, sweating increases (especially on the face and head). Taking the prescribed amount of the vitamin will remove all these problems.

How to keep your baby's sleep

The quality of sleep and how much a child sleeps are affected by various factors. Parents should create a favorable background for the baby to fall asleep.

Favorable environment

A variety of factors affect the sleep of a two-month-old baby. The main ones are:

temperature in the bedroom;
designed ;
baby process;
performing special massage and exercises;
comfortable place to sleep;
feeding with mother's milk;
calm music or lullaby;
good quality application;
daily outdoor walks.

It is necessary to ensure that the main activity of the baby occurs during the day, and in the evening try to reduce it in order to prepare the child for the rest period. Therefore, in order for him to sleep better at night, the bathing process is carried out immediately before bedtime. Not bad after bathing to do a little massage to relax. The sleeping place of the baby should be well arranged. The baby must have an individual bed, an orthopedic mattress is required. Preference should be given to bed linen made from natural fabrics (cotton is ideal). The presence of special toys on the crib will distract the baby. Attaching the baby to the mother's breast and the very process of sucking calm him down. The baby, as a rule, begins to doze within ten minutes from the moment of feeding. Attaching the baby to the breast and then falling asleep under the breast is sometimes the only way to calm down and fall asleep for the baby. This is especially true for children after severe or suffering from any. It is important to ensure that the baby has access to the breast at night, mothers are usually advised to sleep with such a small child nearby. It is advisable to buy for the organization of daytime falling asleep under the breast.

The environment around the baby before going to bed should be calm. You can sing a melodic lullaby or turn on pleasant classical music. To speed up the process of falling asleep, you can shake the child in your arms. An important factor for a baby's sleep is the temperature regime. The temperature should be in the range of +18 ... +20 degrees, and the humidity should range from 50 to 70 percent. Too dry air in the baby's room can cause some types of dermatitis, contributes to the drying of crusts in the nose. Therefore, it would be nice to purchase a special one. Good quality, worn on the baby at night, will save him from interrupting sleep. Walking in the fresh air not only improves the health of the child, but also contributes to his good sleep. If bad weather conditions (rain, severe frost, wind, etc.) do not allow you to go outside with your baby, then it will be imperative to ventilate the room well before going to bed.

We do not overdo it

As the baby grows, he begins to stay awake longer and sleep less. But for a two-month-old peanut, waking for no more than two hours is considered the norm. If a child overdoes, then his body begins to secrete stress hormones. The baby becomes restless, can cry and act up for a long time. Another sign of overwalking is long-term falling asleep even under the mother's breasts.
If the baby, while breastfeeding, still shows signs of anxiety for more than half an hour (the eyelids tremble, twitches the arms and legs, trembles), this is also a sign that the baby has gone too far. The moment when it was necessary to put the baby to bed is missed. Such a baby will fall asleep for a long time and sleep poorly. Therefore, when the baby begins to yawn and rub his eyes with his fists, he must be put to bed.

Proper feeding and sleep of the child

Feeding and sleep in breastfed babies is different from formula-fed babies. Usually naturalists wake up more often, but mother's milk protects them from many problems that can disturb sleep, and breastfeeding calms the baby.

Breastfeeding

So, for babies who are fed by mothers, feeding at the request of the child is acceptable. After all, mother's milk contains all the necessary trace elements and is easily absorbed by the baby's body. The baby communicates his intention to eat with the help of childish whimpering and anxiety. It turns out that the child himself develops his own individual feeding schedule.
But, on average, the interval between meals is usually set during the daytime every three hours, and at night about every four hours. It should be noted that if the baby is sick and something bothers him, then he will very often demand the mother's breast - this calms him down. If mother's milk is not enough, then he will also require breasts more often. Therefore, it is carried out with the help of . For bottle-fed babies, it is important to develop a feeding schedule. Reception of special for feeding should be carried out at a certain interval at a set time, since the baby takes the necessary period of time to digest such food.
A wide range of infant nutrition products is now available in pharmacies and specialized stores. For two-month-olds, milk formulas such as Nestle Nan, Semper, Bibikol "Nanny", etc. are offered. The instructions for formulas for feeding infants indicate the recommended portion and regularity of feeding. Typically, for a two-month-old baby, the feeding interval is about four hours, and a single intake of formula is 120-140 ml.

2 months is a significant age of the baby, it is at this time that the baby comes to his senses after the stress associated with his birth, gets used to his parents.
The child's lifestyle is becoming more defined, and many mothers know when and how much their beloved man sleeps and eats. But not all babies are the same.
How much a child should sleep at 2 months is a relevant topic for parents whose children have reached that age.

Benefits of sleep for baby

No one will dispute the benefits of sleep. During a night's rest, people gain strength and recover in order to be as collected as possible, useful to the family and society during the wakefulness period. Only at night, when resting, a person helps the brain to restore the chemical composition of nerve cells. How often have we noticed that with chronic lack of sleep, nervousness noticeably increases ...

Paradoxically, it is a fact that in a dream, wounds and burns heal faster. Strengthening the immune forces of the body is impossible without proper rest at night. Prevention of nervous diseases and even their treatment is carried out with the help of sleep.

In a dream, the baby grows and gains strength for development and acquaintance with the surrounding reality. The full sleep of a child at 2 months, day and night, is one of the indicators of his health. All parents know that a sick child does not sleep well, falls asleep with difficulty, is naughty and wakes up at the slightest rustle.

If the baby does not get enough sleep, then this can cause such negative aspects as:

hyperactivity;
hypovitaminosis;
weakening of the immune system;
increased intracranial pressure;
hysteria (often cries, badly calms down).

Therefore, it is so important to control the process of falling asleep and waking up the baby. “What are the acceptable sleep norms for a two-month-old baby” is an important question that requires the most accurate answer.

Sleep norms for a two-month-old baby

Features of the development of a two-month-old baby are directly related to his sleep day and night. Many mothers mistakenly believe that their baby does not sleep well at 2 months. At this age, infant sleep is almost always characterized by restlessness and short duration. Any rustle can cause the crumbs to wake up. In just half an hour to forty minutes, a child can sleep alone in a crib, wake up again and call his mother. This behavior is explained by the fact that the phase of deep sleep in the baby is not yet sufficiently formed, the superficial type prevails. For a two-month-old breastfed infant, this is within the normal range. Much more anxiety should be caused by too long sleep of the baby, his lethargy and apathy.

The norms of sleep per day in a two-month-old crumbs are very individual. But the total amount of sleep should be at least 15-18 hours a day. Of these, daytime sleep accounts for 6–7 hours, and 8–10 hours for night sleep. At the same time, at 2 months, the child should not be awake for longer than 1.5-2 hours in a row.

These moments largely depend on how often the mother takes the baby in her arms, whether she breastfeeds him, whether there is emotional contact with the baby.

Olga, mother of two-month-old Darina: “Last week my daughter began to sleep for 30-40 minutes. She actively walks for 1.5-2 hours, then sleeps again for 30-40 minutes. The pediatrician said that if, after waking up, she does not cry, behaves as usual, smiles, and babbles, then there is no reason for concern.”

How much does a 2 month old baby sleep during the day?

The physiology of a two-month-old baby is designed in such a way that he cannot be awake for more than two hours, even during the day. The daily routine of a baby at this age is an alternation of short periods of wakefulness and sleep with breaks for feeding.

Four times a day is the norm for a baby's daytime sleep at 2 months.

Two sleep periods can be long (1.5-2 hours) and two short (up to forty minutes).

If the child does not sleep very well during the day, then you can go for a walk for this period or put the stroller on the loggia. As a rule, poorly sleeping babies like to “rest” in the fresh air, the influx of oxygen has a beneficial effect on them.

Sometimes it also happens that the baby sleeps, practically without waking up, but you should not “go on about” with him and enjoy freedom ... It is undesirable for a baby’s daytime sleep to last more than two hours. To prevent this from happening, try not to reduce the "noise". Do your normal household chores and talk as usual. The baby will wake up on its own and will be “ready” for feeding and communicating with loved ones.

He should not be allowed to stay awake for a long time. Otherwise, the baby will begin to grumble from overexcitation. The child rubs his eyes, fiddles, is naughty - these are the first signs that it is time for the baby to rest. Ten or fifteen minutes should be enough for him to fall asleep, but if he “overdid it”, then sometimes an hour may not be enough to put the crumbs to bed.

Night sleep

How much a child sleeps at night at 2 months is a no less relevant question. The calmness and duration of sleep at night also depends on the emotional state of the baby, on how much he eats and feels comfortable during the day.

A baby can sleep for 4-5 hours without a break at night if nothing bothers him.

The bedtime for each two-month-old baby is individual and largely focused on the daily routine that has developed in the family. The limits for lulling a two-month-old baby at night can range from 21 to 24 hours.

Natalya, mother of four-month-old Bogdan: “When Bogdan was 2 months old, he fell asleep after evening feeding at 20:00, and then woke up again after 1-1.5 and asked for breasts. And only after this supplementary feeding did he fall asleep until 12:00. This mode was terribly exhausting. Now he wakes up only once a night, we all began to get enough sleep.

There are times when a baby confuses day and night. To prevent this from happening, parents and everyone close to them must adhere to some rules:

Do not talk loudly in anticipation of a night's sleep.
Do not play with the baby so that he does not get overexcited.
Do not listen to loud music.
You can sing a lullaby or talk to the baby in a whisper.

All these moments will help the child to form regime moments at the subconscious level - when you can be awake, make noise, and when you need to "behave" quietly.

To help in falling asleep, a table can be compiled that will record the entire sleep and wakefulness of the baby per day. Parents who tend to adhere to a certain order, it will be very useful. But parents need to clearly understand that the norms presented in the table are very arbitrary, the process of compiling the daily routine must be approached individually, taking into account the personal qualities of the baby.

Regime moments	Time	Duration (in minutes)
Rise, hygiene procedures	6.00-6.10	10
Feeding 1	6.30-6.50	20
wakefulness	6.50-8.30	100
First dream	8.30-9.10	40
Wake up feeding 2	9.10-9.30	20
Games with the baby, gymnastics	9.30-11.00	90
Being outdoors (dream 2)	11.00-12.20	80
Feeding 3	12.20-12.50	30
wakefulness, massage	12.50-15.30	100
Meal 4	15.30-16.00	30
third dream	16.00-17.30	90
Feeding 5	17.30-18.00	30
Communication with the baby	18.00-19.20	80
Dream 4	19.20-20.30	70
Waking up, staying awake, bathing before bed	20.30-22.00	90
Night sleep, night feedings (at the request of the baby)	22.00-6.00	individually

Sleep and feeding

The sleep of a two-month-old baby is directly dependent on how he is fed, because feeding and sleep are the main components of a baby's life at this age.

Lactation

The breastfed child is in a privileged position, because the feeling of hunger, which most often wakes up the baby, can be satisfied almost instantly. Having satiated, the baby sleeps sweetly again. At this age, newborns are very fond of napping near a food source during feeding. All nursing mothers know how quickly the baby "under the breast" falls asleep and how sweetly he snore while he is being held in his arms.

Artificial way of feeding

A bottle-fed baby requires more care and attention from the mother. The lack of emotional contact between the baby and mother can affect the fact that the child will fall asleep worse.

But the duration of sleep in an artificial person may even be longer than in a breastfed child. The fact is that mixtures take longer to digest than breast milk, so a 2-month-old baby can sleep longer without getting hungry.

Sleep disorders

One of the main causes of poor sleep in a 2 month old baby is hunger. Most often, only this feeling is able to awaken the baby and demand a new portion of food.

But there are other factors that should alert parents if a two-month-old baby does not sleep well:

pain (most often in the abdomen);
uncomfortable condition (wet diapers or diapers, uncomfortable clothes, inappropriate temperature conditions - too cold or too hot, etc.);
features of the infant's nervous system (slight excitability of the psyche, excessive emotionality);
reasons that cannot be explained (in this case, one cannot do without the help of a qualified specialist).

Conclusion

So, we examined the topic: how much should a child sleep at 2 months. The total amount of sleep per day for such crumbs is 15-18 hours. This time is enough for the baby to get enough sleep, develop normally and learn about the world around him. A child at this age is not yet as organized as four- and five-month-old children. Therefore, you should not strictly follow the sleep and feeding regimen, but give the crumbs the opportunity to adjust sleep on their own.

About the daily routine of an artificial baby

The daily routine of a 2-month-old baby fed with artificial mixtures will be somewhat different than for a baby who receives mother's milk. This is explained by a longer (compared to breast milk) assimilation of an artificial product. In this regard, the breaks between feedings should be at least four hours, so the artificial feeding schedule will be as follows: 6:00 | 10:00 | 14:00 | 18:00 | 22:00 | 2:00

As for the periods of wakefulness and sleep, they remain the same as for babies fed on mother's milk. Depending on the individual characteristics of the organism of each child, some minor adjustments can be made to this mode.

On the importance of sleep

The quality of sleep determines the characteristics of the physical and emotional state of the baby.. If he slept well, it means that he will have enough strength to actively perceive the world, play games and communicate with loved ones, as well as an excellent appetite. A sleepy child will be lethargic and capricious.

A two-month-old baby should sleep at least 16 hours a day, and the sleeping baby does not need any motion sickness and stroking. If he is healthy, fed and put to bed on time, there should be no problems falling asleep, because he needs sleep physiologically.

If there are still sleep disturbances in a 2-month-old baby, it is necessary to figure out what is the reason for this unnatural phenomenon. The baby may not sleep well due to:

insufficient activity during wakefulness;
increased excitability of the nervous system, which is sensitive even to weak stimuli (for example, the light in the next room, falling into the field of view of the child);
the consequences of birth trauma (this kind of anxiety is noted up to about three months of age);
feelings of discomfort (uncomfortable bed, wet diapers, feelings of hunger or overeating);
too bright light;
noisy environment;
high humidity or dry air;
violations of the temperature regime in the children's room (the optimum temperature is considered to be from 20 to 24 degrees);
pain in the abdomen.

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Babies who are taught to rock in their arms may have great difficulty falling asleep. Having found out the cause of sleep disturbance, it is necessary to take measures to eliminate it (let the baby move during wakefulness, create a calm environment before going to bed: mute the sound of the TV, do not allow other family members to talk loudly in the room where the baby sleeps). The main factor contributing to the normalization of sleep is the laying of the baby at the same time. Having got used to the regime, he will begin to fall asleep on his own.

Sleep organization

For sleep, the child should have a comfortable crib with a hard elastic mattress () and a flat pillow. In order for the baby to fully sleep, it is necessary to create optimal conditions:

well ventilate the children's room;
re-lay the crib, making sure that the sheet does not form folds that can cause discomfort;
if the room is on the sunny side, it is necessary to shade the window;
before going to bed, change a diaper or diaper;
feed the baby.

Since a two-month-old baby still needs close contact with his mother, he feels her absence even in a dream. The sleep of a baby placed in a crib is characterized by shortness and discontinuity. Many mothers notice this when they briefly leave the room where their baby sleeps.

A completely different situation is observed if the mother is nearby: the baby sleeps soundly and for a long time. That is why pediatricians advise nursing mothers during the daytime not to tear the baby from the breast during feeding, but to lie down next to him for about forty minutes. The benefit turns out to be two-sided: the mother gets the opportunity to relax and take a break from household chores, and the baby gains strength for the next wakefulness.

The bathing procedure that precedes the feeding of the baby can make the night's sleep longer and more complete.

Many mothers are interested in the question of the advisability of swaddling a two-month-old baby at bedtime. In previous years, this manipulation was considered mandatory. Modern pediatricians are of the opinion that it is not at all necessary. The exception is when the baby sleeps restlessly, waving his arms. Sometimes loose swaddling helps to solve this problem.

Features of feeding

The ideal option for the proper development of the baby is breastfeeding, since mother's milk is perfectly absorbed by the child's body, contains all the necessary nutrients and antibodies that protect the child from the effects of pathogenic microorganisms.

The nuances of breastfeeding

The most physiological is the free mode of breastfeeding, when the baby gets access to mother's milk "on demand". Demanding crying or restlessness shown by the baby are indicators that he is hungry.

Despite the seeming spontaneity of this approach, it turned out that the need for refreshment occurs in the crumbs every three hours during the day and four at night, so this is quite consistent with the daily routine recommended by modern pediatricians.

It is this feeding regime that most experienced mothers practice, arguing that it not only satisfies the psychological and physiological needs of the baby, but also minimizes the risk of milk stagnation (). Babies who receive breasts on demand practically do not cry, because they feel not only satiety, but also a state of serenity and comfort, close to that which they experienced during fetal development.

The daily norm of breast milk for a two-month-old baby is approximately 900 ml (single dose - 130 ml). How to track whether the baby receives the prescribed norm? A guideline can be the duration of his stay at the chest. The average duration of one feeding is twenty minutes.(the most active and strong babies are able to get enough in a quarter of an hour). We read in detail about how much breast milk or formula a baby should eat -

There are children who turn away from the chest after five minutes. This moment is clearly not enough to saturate the child. This is usually done by weakened babies who feed exclusively on “light” milk that enters their mouths without the slightest effort on their part. With the cessation of this "feed" they stop sucking. To get a little sloth to eat properly, experts recommend that mothers express the first portion of milk. Then the baby will suck out exactly as much as he is supposed to.

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However, with this feeding option, the baby may experience a lack of liquid, since the “front” milk contains more liquid, and the “back” milk contains more fat. To exclude the possibility of such an imbalance, the mother should consult with a pediatrician - he will help her choose the necessary feeding tactics.

It is also undesirable to keep the baby at the breast for too long. For some babies, the feeding process takes about an hour. After eating for the first twenty minutes, they simply hold the nipple in their mouth, occasionally sucking on it. Mothers of such babies should be aware that this can affect the condition of the nipples.

Due to the constant mechanical impact on them, they can form, capable of causing extremely painful sensations during each feeding. To prevent this, you should carefully remove the nipple from the mouth of an already satiated crumb.

Another indicator of the sufficiency of breastfeeding is the number of wet diapers and diapers soiled by the baby. A two-month-old baby who receives enough mother's milk urinates 12 to 15 times a day. The mode of the chair may be different. Some babies poop after each feeding, others have stools from two to four times a day: this is also considered the norm (artists do this less often - no more than one or two times a day).

About feeding artificials

Formula-fed babies are fed only at certain hours. This is a forced measure, due to the fact that in order to digest an artificial mixture, although it is analogue of mother's milk, but slightly different from it in composition and useful properties, it takes more time.

Two-month-old babies are fed with adapted milk formulas number 1. The number of feedings (5-6 times) and the volume of one serving (120-140 ml) are indicated on each package. It is not recommended to exceed the indicated dosage and number of feedings. Premature babies and babies with very low weight are on a special feeding regimen, which is under the control and prescription of a pediatrician.

If, when breastfeeding, a baby is given drinking water only on especially hot days - to quench his thirst (mother's milk is both drink and food for him), then for artificial people it is absolutely necessary. Drinking water is necessarily given to artificial people in the pauses between feedings.

Despite the fact that artificial babies are bottle-fed, mothers should feed them not in the crib, but in their arms: this is how the much-needed bodily contact with the dearest person is made.

After feeding the children (both infants and artificial babies), it is necessary to hold them in an upright position for three minutes, allowing the portion of air that has entered the stomach to leave it. The presence of abundant (“fountain”) belching is a reason to contact a pediatrician, as this may indicate some pathologies of the digestive tract.

Features of wakefulness

2 months is the time when the baby begins to pay attention to the world around him. If earlier his awakenings were associated only with the need to refresh himself, now he is able to stay awake for an hour and a half.

As the psycho-emotional and mental development of the baby increases, his activity also increases. Feeling the ability to control the muscles (due to the weakening of the flexor muscle tone), he begins to perform many purposeful movements. Vision and hearing, improving day by day (the baby is able to see objects seven meters away from him), allow him to recognize loved ones and gradually navigate in space. This is largely facilitated by the strengthening of the neck muscles, which allow the baby to turn his head in the direction he needs.

walks

Extremely useful for every kid walks in the fresh air. Their duration in the warm season can be at least one and a half hours. The best times for this are morning (before 11) and evening (after 16) hours. It is best to walk in the lacy shade of trees, protecting the baby from bright sunlight.

In winter, walks with a child of 2 months are possible only at temperatures exceeding -10 degrees. The best clothing for a sedentary baby is a semi-overalls lined with natural fur and a lower part made in the form of an envelope.

An awake baby must be taken out of the stroller, showing him the world around him. Walking with the baby should be in a place remote from gassed highways: a quiet park or a calm yard.

Activities and educational games

Two months of age is a great time to train the senses. In order for the baby to learn to follow moving objects, focusing on them, it is necessary to purchase several very light and bright rattles, painted in red, yellow and orange, since now he perceives only these warm colors. The sound of the rattle should not be frightening, but pleasant.

Taking a rattle, you can approach the baby from the side and shake it thirty centimeters from him, forcing the baby to turn his head in the direction of the sound. Having shifted the toy to the other hand, in the same way they achieve the turn of his head in the opposite direction. Mom can simply call the baby in a gentle voice, approaching the crib from different sides, so that he, reacting to the sound, turns his head in the right direction;
It is useful to put the rattle in the child's hand. Weak fingers can hold it for only thirty seconds. This is an excellent exercise that prepares the muscles of the hand for the act of grasping;
You can hang a garland of bright rattles over the baby's bed so that he can reach her arms or legs. The sound made by the garland in response to the touch of the baby surprises and delights him, forcing him to swing his arms and move his legs even more actively;
A bright rattle can be placed in front of the baby, laid out on the tummy (it is better to do this in a crib without a mattress or in an arena). A healthy baby should raise his head, lean on his forearms and, lifting his chest, look forward. A bright object will surely attract his attention and make him stay in this position for some time, examining the objects lying in front of him;
For the development of motor skills of small muscles, you can play with the child in the "white-sided magpie". Going through and massaging each finger, it is necessary to pronounce the text of the rhyme.

The duration of developmental activities with the baby should not exceed twenty minutes. It is necessary to talk with him affectionately, emotionally, often changing intonation, read children's poems, sing simple songs. Hearing how the baby “hums”, calling on the mother to communicate, it is necessary to respond to his call. Otherwise, the "walking" will soon stop, which will inevitably lead to a delay in speech and a violation of emotional development.

Gymnastics and massage

Bathing

When bathing a two-month-old baby, you must follow a number of simple rules:

The use of special detergents is allowed no more than once a week;
For daily bathing, the crumbs use ordinary clean water;
If the baby has sweating or diaper rash, you can add infusions of chamomile and string to the bath;
The optimum water temperature for bathing a baby is thirty-seven degrees;
It is not necessary to bathe the baby before going to bed for the night. If the baby protests and is naughty, you can do this during the daytime or morning hours when he is awake.

Caring for a two-month-old baby is not an easy and very responsible task. If a caring and loving mother steadily adheres to the same daily routine, in the future she will be able to protect the family from the problems that parents of babies who are brought up without any system face. The sooner the baby gets used to the order, the easier it is to adapt to the conditions of the surrounding world.

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