my baby girl is 8 weeks and 4 days. she smiles sometimes when she sees me smiling, but not that often and never just bc she sees me. everything i read says that at 2 months babies are actively smiling. could something be wrong? anyone else had the same thing? she's not very vocal yet but everything else (her weight, height, etc.) is normal. thanks
2007-11-29 08:18:31 · 7 answers · asked by mommy2b 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Hi,
I have studied child development and let me tell you, if your daughter is smiling sometimes, that means she has the ability to perform the action, and therefore, you dont need to worry that she cant. Sometimes children smile more than others, depending on her temperment, health, and many other things. If you are concerned though, I recommend going to the todays parent website, the tend to be pretty informative and non biased.
Hope that helps! And like the last post says, every child developes at a different rate, statistics are just that, an average. Find what works for your baby, and she will likely begin to respond.
One more note, babies often learn through role modeling...so if she smiles when you do, she is learning from you! : )
Have a good week!
2007-11-29 08:28:18 · answer #1 · answered by Cheryl P 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My baby girl smiled when she was like a month old. Could have been gas, but I think it was a real smile. Your baby is fine. Everyone is different, pretty soon, she'll be smiling away at anything and everything!
2007-11-29 16:22:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe she's not ticklish yet. Give her a lot of visual and physical stimulation to monitor all of her progress. Don't be afraid to challenge her past her current levels and don't focus on what the 'others' are doing.
2007-11-29 16:29:00 · answer #3 · answered by Lynda G 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
smiling is a learned behavior, as long as she smiles back when you smile at her, there is nothing to worry about. Eventually, she will make the connection that smiles indicate happy feelings.
2007-11-29 16:22:13 · answer #4 · answered by essentiallysolo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my baby used to do the same.. when he turned 3 months old he started smiling at me but when he was 2 months old.. he didnt smile or laugh or do nething. it seemed like he hated me because he would frown up at me and poke his lips out with me
2007-11-29 16:38:32 · answer #5 · answered by foxxy_lady4 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
shes fine, every baby is different. it may be her personality
2007-11-29 16:21:05 · answer #6 · answered by mamaz= 1 an 1 on the way 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2007-11-29 16:26:27 · answer #7 · answered by battla4life p 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋