Age: 2-4 months

Reflexes

• Palmomental and phasic bite decreasing

Oral-motor and self-feeding skills and behaviors

• Corners of lips start to become active in sucking
• Smacking lips
• Head control increasing
• Tongue protruding and mouth opening in anticipation of feeding
• Visually recognizing bottle
• Beginning to reach for objects

Positioning

Appropriate positioning at this stage can include:

• Supported semi-sitting position, at an angle of 45-90 degrees

Appropriate foods

• Breastmilk or infant formula

You can view a video of feeding skills at the 2-4-month old stage here:

• video for broadband (3.04 MB)
• video for modem (1.40 MB)

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