She is almost 5 months old. Unfortunately her daddy must be away for 4 to 6 months. How long will she remember him? I show her pictures of him everyday. I would think that would help.
2007-05-30 06:43:51 · 7 answers · asked by ani 4 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Babies process everything. They are like sponges. Keep showing the picture to her, but when he returns it will still take a little while for her to be familiar and comfortable. Do you have anything that smells like Daddy that you could keep around her? Do the best you can, when he returns everything will fall into place. After all, she's still a baby and he is her daddy.
2007-05-30 06:54:55 · answer #1 · answered by mom3x 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
a daddy memory to an infant could be something so individually the child's, that we adults might not recognize it's relevance to him /her...but the child will connect association to it for a LONG time as it grows. There little minds are building synaptic path-ways that will last there life times.
There are so many good answers to your question here already .. all these folks have given the most aplyable hint to dealing with your situation... a man once said the greatest gift a father could give his children, is to love there mother...and i would think the greatest gift here would be for the mother to love the dad as well as circumstances allow..
and let the child SEE that love reaches further than the front door.
Thanks for asking such a question..we as adults sometimes overlook the little worlds of kids, and how things seem to them... you gave many folks something to think about .. some of them not much more than kids themselves.
2007-05-31 10:07:34 · answer #2 · answered by olddogwatchin 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She is still developing a memory, and her memory of Dad will fade a bit. Talking about him, and showing her pictures of him and even letting him talk to her on the phone will help. When he sees her again, she may react like he is a stranger. Warn him and talk about how he should react. He should react as if there is nothing wrong or out of the ordinary. If you were to study how long it takes her to warm up to strangers, and then measure how long it takes for her to warm back up to her father, you would find it takes much less time but that doesn't help the feeling of awkwardness at first. Best wishes
2007-05-30 06:51:47 · answer #3 · answered by Momofthreeboys 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you talk to her about him and show her pictures of him and let her hear his voice... she will remember her Daddy and know who he is when he comes back to her... dont worry about that. Just focus on helping her know and hang on to the memory of her dad.
2007-05-30 06:51:30 · answer #4 · answered by ~ Rachel B.~ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have him record his voice(maybe reading a story or just saying things to her). That way she won't forget his voice. Also if its possible, when he's gone to call on the phone and have him talk to her. Its also good that you're showing her pix!
2007-05-30 06:56:05 · answer #5 · answered by L♥G 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'd say about 2 months, i dont know exactly, HI MOM!
2007-05-30 09:57:37 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0009-3920%28197703%2948%3A1%3C88%3AAEOIEI%3E2.0.CO%3B2-F&size=SMALL&origin=JSTOR-reducePage
Here is an interesting article about infant's memory retention. Sounds like you don't have anything to worry about!! :)
2007-05-30 07:00:40 · answer #7 · answered by Angela S 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋