After two months outside the womb, your baby is spending more time awake and taking in the world around them. Newborns are hard-wired to look into the eyes of anyone who stops to chat and both children and adults are hard-wired to look into babies eyes and engage with them. The infant facial features are just what attracts us and it is very hard not to respond when a baby looks at you and smiles their brand new smile. And when faces don’t fit the standard design a baby expects - facial hair, glasses, masks and other variations - you will see your baby’s eyes scan and frown as they process the unexpected. Gradually widening your infant’s social circle and sharing simple books featuring faces and different expressions will help them build their mental catalogue of what people look like.

An uncomplicated start to breastfeeding will be paying off at this stage, with your milk supply well-established and your baby efficiently feeding directly from the breast. Some mothers might even find they have too much of a good thing. With an abundant milk production and a strong let-down reflex, they have babies who struggle with the flow and experience discomfort from overfull tummies. These babies tend to have above average weight gain, frequent, gassy bowel motions and sometimes bring up excess milk from distended stomachs.

As your baby approaches the first month anniversary of their birth, you will already see significant changes from how they appeared that first day. Although some babies still like to be curled up as though they are still held tight within the womb, most babies are getting used to having arms and legs they can stretch out and straighten. Those curled up little legs can make positioning your baby in a baby carrier a challenge when you are starting out, as you struggle to position them in the recommended M position with the carrier supporting them “knee to knee”. As they begin to unfurl like a blossoming flower, this gets easier and you will also find dressing them a little easier too.