Your baby at 2 months Babys Name iabysAge—‘TodaysDate ‘Milestones matter! How your baby plays, leas, speaks, acts, and moves offars Important clues about his or her development. Check the milestones your baby has. reached by 2 months, Take this with you and talk with your baby’s doctor at every \Well-chid vist about the milestones your baby has reached and what to expect nex. What most babies do by this age: Social/Emotional Milestones Cognitive Milestones > Calms down when spoken to or picked UP (learning, thinking, problem-solving) © Looks at your face © Watches you as you move ‘Seems happy to see you when you walk up to hee 5 Leoks ata toy fr several seconds Smiles when you tak to or smile at her : Movement/Physical Development Language/Communication Milestones Milestones 1D Makes sounds ther han eying Holés hoa up when on tury 15 Reacts to loud sounds Moves both arms and both legs 5 Opens hands bey Other important things to share with the doctor. 4. What are somethings you and your baby do ogee? 2. What are somethings your baby kes oo? 3 Iethere anything your Baby does or does nat do Hat concen you? 4. Has your baby lost any sills he/she once haa? ‘5, Does your baby have any special healthcare naods o was hele bom prematasl? You know your baby best. Dont wat your baby snot meeting one or more milestones, has lost sls hoor she one had, oryou have oe eoncems, act at Tak with your babys doctor, share your concems, and ‘54 about developmental screening. You or he otra st concerned 4 Askfor a referral @ special who can evaluate your baby more: nd 2. Cal your state or terior ear eveton progam tod out i your baby can get services to help. Leam tere and fn the number at ege govFindE. Foc more on ow to help your baby, vi ede. govlConcere Don’t wait. ‘Acting early can make areal differencYour next steps 1D Share this checklist & keep tracking milestones! Take his checks o your chk’ next check-up and be sure to share ith te doctor, aswel as others who Care for your child Keep racking by downloading COC's FREE Milestone Tackar app Or find onine checklist at wwnn.ede.govilestones. 1D Support your child's development with these tps and many more from worw.ede-govimllestones or on CDC's Milestone Tracker app = Feed onl breast miko fora fo your Baby. Babes ae not ea for other foods, water or other ‘ink for about te est 6 months of * Learn when your baby i hungry by looking fo sons. Watch for signs of hunger, suchas puting hand to mouth, tring head toward breasUbot, or smackig!iking ls * Look for sigs your baby ful, suchas closing her mouth or tuming hee hoa away trom the breeettotte i your baby snot hungry, sok to stop feeding = Tak care of ourse Parenting can be hard war Is easier to eroy your new baby when you fee 00d yours. 1 Tal, 296, nd sing t your baby to hap her develop and understand languge. If your child is missing milestones or you have other concerns: 1D Call your chile’s doctor. Schedule afolow-up vis with your chik's doctor as soon as possible. ‘Tall the doctor you want to talk about your cis development. Take tis checklist with you and ask {or developmental screening 1 Call for services to help. Cal ‘and say Ihave concems about my cie's ‘development and would Ike to have my Ghd evaluated To find out If helshe s eligible for services to help.” You dont need a doctor’ referral to call tis program. Don’t wait. Acting early can make a real difference! Note to Dr. "= WIC (the Special Supplemental Nutt Program for Women, Infants, and Chicren) encourages fails to tak with you about ther chiles development. 1 This checklist reflects milestones MOST children (at last 75%) would be expected to meet by this age. ' Missing milestones can bean indication to administer @ developmental screening. The American ‘Academy of Pediat (RAP) recommends developmental sereening between recommended screering ‘ages concerns arse his chock isnot a substute for @ standardized, vaidated screening too. '= if developmental screening shows concems or you or the parent sil have concer, refer to your sales" ‘early intervention program. and, athe ‘same time, for further developmental and medical evaluation, 1 For FREE resources to support developmental surveillance, vst ede.gowAetEarlyiHealthcare. www.cde.gov/ActEarly aie 1-800-CDC-ANFO (1-800-232-4636) 3 ose