{"id":"4c9484da8f92c9b6b0aa9749c4323681","slug":"2-month-baby-milestones","question":"2 month baby milestones","answer":"At 2 months, your baby is right in the sweet spot for some lovely early milestones. They should be smiling socially — real, responsive smiles that light up when they see you or hear your voice. Around this age, they're also starting to soothe themselves a bit, which is the beginning of self-regulation.\n\nOf course, every baby moves at their own pace, and there's genuine variation in when these things click into place. What matters most is keeping an eye on the overall arc of development and bringing any real concerns to your pediatrician at your regular check-ups — they can reassure you or spot anything that needs attention early on.","sources":"[{\"title\":\"CDC — Developmental Milestones (Part 2 of 4)\",\"journal\":\"CDC Clinical Guidelines\",\"year\":\"2023\",\"url\":\"https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/milestones/index.html\",\"label\":\"RELEVANT\",\"score\":0.768},{\"title\":\"Toddler <span class=\\\"qt1\\\">Development</span>\",\"journal\":\"NIH MedlinePlus\",\"year\":\"2026\",\"url\":\"https://medlineplus.gov/toddlerdevelopment.html\",\"label\":\"RELEVANT\",\"score\":0.763},{\"title\":\"Uncoupling of the Infancy Life History Stage.\",\"journal\":\"Hormone research in paediatrics\",\"year\":\"2021\",\"url\":\"https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34352793/\",\"label\":\"RELATED\",\"score\":0.751},{\"title\":\"Walking Attainment in Very Low Birth Weight Infants in Japan.\",\"journal\":\"Physical therapy research\",\"year\":\"2021\",\"url\":\"https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35036253/\",\"label\":\"RELATED\",\"score\":0.732},{\"title\":\"Timing of early maternal stress and transdiagnostic psychopathology in toddlers: Longitudinal associations across internalizing, dysregulation, and maladaptive symptom domains.\",\"journal\":\"Infant mental health journal\",\"year\":\"2026\",\"url\":\"https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41972328/\",\"label\":\"RELATED\",\"score\":0.73}]","view_count":0,"created_at":"2026-07-11T00:44:25.888Z"}