my best friend had her baby girl a month ago...even when she was just 2 weeks old should would smile...it looked just like a smile...but i have herd new borns dont smile..so if it wasent a smile what was it. At a month old she does it all the time now..its so cute!!! and i know it has to be a smile.
2007-08-30 05:23:59 · 9 answers · asked by lovely 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
my daughter has been smiling since day 1 and now at 6 weeks she actually giggles out loud...some say a smile is just gas but i dont believe that...i simply have a happy baby and so does your bestfriend
2007-08-30 05:40:37 · answer #1 · answered by Renee 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
They can absolutely smile that young. It comes down to if they know why they're doing it or not or if they are just fine tuning those little facial muscles. Typically around 1-2 months babies start to smile because something HAS amused them. Your friends baby is halfway to a month so she could very well start noticing things she thinks are funny or interesting to her! Either way you have to LOVE baby smiles!
2007-08-30 12:31:47 · answer #2 · answered by Rae K 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Its a reflex at that age not a social smile. Babies learn to smile in a social context around 6 weeks. I think my baby really started to smile at around 8 weeks.
2007-08-30 13:21:19 · answer #3 · answered by lovelylady 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its not normal for them to smile as a reaction to you, its not an expression of emotion until theyre around 2 months old and have that concept.
But they can smile, usually because of gas or something like that.
2007-08-30 12:31:07 · answer #4 · answered by amosunknown 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They can, but not because they are happy. The muscle work the same way as when we ourselves smile or laugh, however, the emotion is not yet developed in a new born. So when you see the baby smile it is because there is a tensing of the muscles, usually due to gas or a bowel movement.
2007-08-30 12:30:15 · answer #5 · answered by ultimatefitnesswithchristie 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i watched a national geopgraphic documentary about babies in the womb, and they smile in the womb! but they often don't smile shortly after they're born due to being under so much stress, it's a whole new environment for them! they need to adjust before they feel like smiling.
2007-08-30 16:07:40 · answer #6 · answered by Ember Halo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if theyre sleeping they usually do it its a reflex or something but in a bit when she gets a little bigger shell smile at mom just by talking to her
2007-08-30 12:29:44 · answer #7 · answered by geraldine_487 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes they do i have a 2month old daughter and when she was just a week old she would smile.
2007-08-30 12:59:25 · answer #8 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes ,its SMILE only.
2007-08-30 12:33:40 · answer #9 · answered by Amarnath C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋