What to Expect
Your baby is already learning and growing! Expect your child to begin smiling at people, notice sounds, pay attention to faces, and sleep a lot – up to 18 hours per day! If you need more support, the City’s Newborn Home Visiting Program is available to help with the adjustment to parenthood. Scroll down to find out more!
Events
Baby Storytime for Pre-Walkers
Storytime
Baby Storytime & Playtime
Programs
Home visits for new moms
Newborn Home Visiting Program (NHVP)
NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene
New moms can get home visits from health professionals to help with breastfeeding, health and safety tips, and connections to community resources.
Healthy food for families
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
NYS Department of Health
Free healthy food, counseling about healthy eating, breastfeeding support, and referrals for women, infants, and children under five.
Sleeping safe & cribs for babies
Safe Sleep Initiative
NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene/NYC Administration for Children's Services
Families can get information on creating a safe sleep environment for their baby and may qualify for a free crib.
Milestones
How your child plays, learns, speaks, and acts offers important clues about their development.
What most 2 month olds do at this age:
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Social
- Begin to smile at people
- Can briefly calm themselves
- Try to look at parent
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Communication
- Notice sounds
- Coo, make gurgling sounds
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Learning
- Pay attention to faces
- Begin to follow things with eyes and recognize people at a distance
- Begin to act bored if activity does not change
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Physical Development
- Can hold head up and begin to push up when lying on stomach
- Make smoother movements with arms and legs
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Health
- Receive needed nutrition from breast milk or formula
- Feed eight to 12 times per day
- Steadily gain weight
- Sleep up to 18 hours per day
- Are on schedule with shots
Act early by talking to a doctor, teacher, or social worker if your child:
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- Doesn’t respond to loud sounds
- Doesn’t watch things as they move
- Doesn’t smile at people
- Doesn’t bring hands to mouth
- Can’t hold head up when pushing up when on tummy