When will my baby start interacting more?

Question

I have a 5 week old beautiful baby girl. She is starting to stay awake more often, usually fighting her sleep (lol). She gives a few little smiles here and there, and when she's awake I'm always by her side talking to her and smiling at her, and generally playing with her.

About what generalized age do newborns start interacting more with their parents, laughing, smiling, cooing, etc? I don't want her to grow up too quickly but I'm real excited about her reaching this milestone!

Please, serious answers only please!

Answer 1

My son (5 months now) started smiling a lot at 2 months. His cooing an interaction picked up quickly from there and by 3 months, we could start to really relate well to him and see his little personality.

Those first 6 weeks are tough, because you have to do so much for your baby and get so little in return. That being said, all of the time you spend talking, smiling, and interacting with her is laying a foundation for her future interaction with you. So hang in there, momma! There's a payoff in the near future, and it comes in the form of the first smile your baby girl gives you when she looks up into your own smiling face.

Answer 2

Babies proceed at their own pace and generally catch up to each other in the long run. My daughter was more talkative and learned speach pretty early. She was speaking when she first started crawling so it was pretty early. By age one she could talk pretty clearly but hadn't started walking yet. My son moved more and talked less. He started walking before he was a year old but hardly spoke until he was two. But if you pay attention you'll find that your child is interacting with you, even if it's just to watch. Around a month they start smiling and mimicing other facial expressions, after that they may start cooing and even though this isn't speach they'll actually take turns having a conversation. It's not so much a timeline as a series of steps. If you become concerned about the rate of your child's development ask you pediatrician. But just pay attention to your baby and keep doing what you're doing. It'll happen before you know it and then the next thing you know you'll wish they could stop asking you for that latest Barbie thing every five minutes.

Answer 3

As you would know and have noticed, a baby grows and changes every day. You can't make her mature too soon at that age, just keep talking to her, playing with her, read to her etc. All helps with development later on but you'll notice that she will start to recognise faces and voices in the next few weeks and be able to tell if its you or someone else who picks her up for comfort etc. Real big changes start around 2 months so not far off now. Enjoy her while she's small!

Answer 4

Awww... Congratz =]

My baby is a little bit older then yours and she is 7 weeks old. She started smiling and laughing at 6 and a half weeks. But every baby is different. She will start doing it in her own time. I did the exact same thing with my baby like you playing with her and with her all the time. My baby sounds alot like yours but you baby should start soon in the next few weeks or so but she will start when shes ready ok

Dont rush her

Congratz again

Answer 5

Usually about 3 months you start to get some reactions, laughing when tickled, big smiles etc.

Answer 6

It takes a 2-3 months for them to be up and around. After that they go straight to swinging from the drapes.

Answer 7

the baby will be more active around 2-3 months

Answer 8

About 10-12 weeks if memory serves me correctly. I have four children with my youngest being 14.

Answer 9

Usually they start showing personality traits around the second or third month.