Your Baby’s Progress - Month 2
What’s Going on This Month?
Your Baby
- May begin to turn his body from side to side, control the movement of his head and begin to respond to you by smiling and making sounds.
- Knows your voice and touch.
- Follows moving objects and lights.
Caring for Your Baby
- Take your baby for his well-baby checkup.
- Your baby should get these shots: DTaP, Polio, Hib and Pneumococcal Conjugate (PCV), and the Rotavirus vaccine.
Keeping Your Baby Safe
- Keep your baby’s head supported when holding or moving it.
Nutrition
- The only food your baby needs right now is breast milk or formula.
Growth and Development Activities
- Let your baby feel different textures against his skin.
- Show your baby faces and pictures of faces. Move them and see if your baby will follow the pictures.
- Let your baby have some quiet time.
- Imitate your baby’s movements and expressions.
- Let your baby grasp objects in his hand, but make sure he does not put small objects in his mouth.
- Develop a regular daily routine of caring for your baby.
A Survey for Healthier Ohio Babies
The Ohio Department of Health may be asking for your help in a project called the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS). We survey new moms who are randomly selected. They receive a survey in the mail. The PRAMS survey asks women about their life before, during and after pregnancy.
Some of the questions in the survey may not seem related to health care. The questions try to get the best picture of a new mother’s health care and the things that happened around the time of her pregnancy.
The Ohio Department of Health will seek to improve health care for women and children in Ohio from the information given. A gift will be sent to those who fill out the survey. If you have any questions about PRAMS, please call the toll-free number 1-800-755-GROW.
This page last updated on 4/14/08.