My 3 month old son always averts his eyes & looks eleswhere. He likes for his head to be turned far left & tilted up most of the time. His eyes are always looking at the ceiling, etc. He will look at me straight in the eyes sometimes while I am giving him exaggerated attention. My other twin son, does not do like his brother, but instead seems to make 'normal' eye contact, and does not keep his head turned far left & up. Does my first mentioned son have any kind of symptom, or this not a big deal?
2006-06-26 14:33:25 · 11 answers · asked by ProudPop 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Nothing to worry about. Every baby develops differently. In 2/3 months, he'll focus more on the persons around. Try to spend as much time with your children as possible and sooner or later, they don't want to seperate from you anymore. At least that happened with my baby.
If you think there is a problem, go to a doctor. Better safe than sorry
2006-06-26 14:37:15 · answer #1 · answered by nice_dog 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My son did this too. He's now four months and not doing it as often. What I did was check the situation. Perhaps, the room is well lit and the tv is on. Maybe there are people he doens't know...voices or sounds that aren't familar (over sitmulated).
My son would also stare at the ceiling/light/fan. I think part of it was his eyes were developing at that time. At three months they can start to see colors and shapes. They can also start to see farther away. Perhaps, he's just taking in the sites.
Also, for some sensative babies the sight of their parents is very stimulating. So, maybe your face so close to him overstimulates him and he's telling you he needs some space.
Either way, don't worry about it. Give him another month and he won't want to be out of your arms!
If you are really concerned call your doctor and tell him/her. Otherwise, I would mention it at your next doctor apointment...which should be soon. My son had his first shots at 3 months...
2006-06-26 15:38:02 · answer #2 · answered by Baby #3 due 10/13/09 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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My 3 month old son always averts his eyes & looks eleswhere. He likes for his head to be turned far left & tilted up most of the time. His eyes are always looking at the ceiling, etc. He will look at me straight in the eyes sometimes while I am giving him exaggerated attention. My other twin son,...
2015-08-11 22:30:29 · answer #3 · answered by Bessie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not worth worrying over immediately, but avoidance of eye contact in infants is an early sign of autism. Don't worry, this is no diagnosis, but I would bring this up with your child's doctor. It's entirely possible that this behavior is normal though, so, again, there's no reason to worry over it at this point.
2006-06-26 14:44:04 · answer #4 · answered by Professor Plum 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When a baby avoids eye contact it is a disengagement cue. He is saying "I've had enough." I'm not saying this is the situation with your child. You should talk to your pediatrician about it.
As well as the way he holds his head. My friend's son had torticulous. He held his head to the right all the time. He needed some physical therapy to loosen the muscles.
2006-06-26 15:06:30 · answer #5 · answered by jones_reid 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My daughter does that too. I don't think it's a problem. If it is really worrying you bring it up to your ped at your next normal visit (I don't think it's something to make a special appt for) but it could just be that he's overstimulated when he looks at someone's face, or he likes the light, or something like that.
2006-06-26 14:50:06 · answer #6 · answered by Call me AL 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
actually my son was like this. my doc said it's because he was trying to take in some much information and stimulant, that he became overwhelmed. him not making direct contact with your eyes is because he just can't take it. there's no problem I'm sure. my son was this age when i noticed it. in a month he won't do it. your babies are different than one another. never compare.
2006-06-26 14:46:58 · answer #7 · answered by kari 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You should remember to tell your pediatrician that it sounds like he may have a problem. I don't want to worry you and say something i'm not sure of
2006-06-26 14:36:09 · answer #8 · answered by nastaany1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A new baby has poor eye control,it's not you.This will change as he gets older
2006-06-26 14:38:31 · answer #9 · answered by cama145 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
His eyes are not developed fully yet. It is hard for him to see things, even at a close range. You would need to have your fave fairly close to his in order for him to see you. Just keep trying to put your face up to his, and see if he starts looking. Not to mention at that age their mind needs to be continually stimulated. I know with my daughter she would not look at me for very long before something grabbed her attention else where, a simple noise.
2006-06-26 14:38:14 · answer #10 · answered by gaea08 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋