2 month old sleeping habits.

[Naomi95]

Hi, I have a few questions. I’m unsure of how my 2 month old should be sleeping in the day. Currently I let him sleep whenever and for how long he wants to sleep. But I’m unsure whether he should he be having scheduled naps? Also when he is awake how long should be he awake for, and what sort of activities should I do with him when he awake?
Secondly, Everyday he has 1-2 episodes where he cries but I don’t know why and the only thing that settles him is when I walk around with him on my chest. Is this normal? Or am I missing something?
And finally, is it bad to let him sleep on you, when he naps with us he sleeps for hours at a time whereas often when I put him on in his crib he will only sleep for 30mins-1hour. Have we spoiled him? Though our health visitor told us it was impossible to spoil a newborn.
Sorry for all the questions, I am a new mum and just want to do things right.

It is impossible to spoil an infant, and at 2 months, a baby does not have "habits." The simple truth is that the baby runs the show for now. Let him sleep when he needs to sleep. Whenever he's hungry, he needs to be fed. He is experiencing a massive amount of growth and development, and this requires lots of sleep so stop worrying.

All totally normal! Some babies put themselves into a schedule eventually, some need a bit of help, but right now all you have to do is follow his queues and let him sleep when he's tired, feed him when he's hungry etc. I would keep lights bright and noise up during the day, then dim and quiet at night just to help set his clock, but otherwise let him dictate the pace. In terms of activities, you don't really need to do anything in particular! Let him have a little bit of time on an activity mat, give him some tummy time, take him for walks, pop him in a bouncy chair and let him watch you getting on with your own things - just keep talking to him and singing to him and giving him lots of cuddles. Don't feel under pressure to do anything besides meet his immediate needs and rest yourself as much as you can. You're doing a great job!

So normal. A sling or carrier may help during the hours he's wanting to be held and close to you. During the day talk to him as normal, go for walks, play music, sing - he will get so much from just being with you. As poster above said, lots of colour, bright lights and noise during the day and quieter, darker, calmer at night to hopefully help his body clock naturally develop. Let him sleep on you if thats what he wants! We as a country are obsessed with getting babies to sleep away from us - a sling or a carrier, or the buggy, will hopefully help him settle too.

Ds is 8 weeks and exactly the same
I have found the crying episodes are sometimes a poo brewing if that's helpful? Also found a nursing chair helpful for naps, once he's in a deep sleep I transfer him to his recliner thing if I've got stuff to do.
He's learning to laugh and babble atm and I think all that brain activity is very tiring