Help! My 2 month old doesn't look at faces
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Anonymous
| Im probably freaking out over nothing, but I'm worried because my 2 months old DD seems to intentionally avoid looking at faces or making eye contact. She can track objects with her eyes, and like all babies loves the ceiling fan. My older DD loved looking at faces at this age, and I'm afraid it's a sign of a future problem that the baby doesn't. Did anyone else have a baby like this? How did things turn out? |
Anonymous
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Take a breath. Lots of babies don't make eye contact that early. Remember, their eyes can barely focus. And they don't see color yet.
http://www.babycenter.com/0_developmental-milestones-sight_6508.bc |
Anonymous
| Give it another month. |
Anonymous
| At 2 months, there's no problem with that. Both of my sons (neither of whom is on any spectrum) would look right past me to stare at the completely blank wall behind me. Give it a few more months. |
Anonymous
| My baby was like that. She would turn her head away. And would smile and laugh with her toys, but not with real people. But now at 6 months she grabs for faces, beards, noses, mouths. he stares, laughs, smiles. I wouldn't think nothing of it for now. But, clearly you are worried, just like .i was. So I guess it's more realistic to say, keep an eye on it, and talk to ped if it doesn't change by 4/5 months. |
Anonymous
I heard that when they do this, they're actually looking at you because they can see better in their peripherial vision than straight ahead. We had the same experience. |
Anonymous
| I would ask the ped just to give yourself some comfort. Try not to worry, and good luck! |
Anonymous
| If she's two months, you must have a ped visit coming up? Talk to the ped. I think it's not unusual--babies that age are still learning to focus. Ours certainly wasn't making eye contact at that age, and seemed far more interested in our foreheads or shirts than our faces. Now, she studies faces intently and makes eye contact and smiles. |
Anonymous
| I'm having the same problem with my dd. Occasionally she will look at us if she is on her change table or in her bouncy chair but other than that she tries very hard not to look into anyones eyes. If I try to get in her face to look at me she freaks out. She doesn't make eye contact when feeding either. How is your daughter now? Did she improve? We are going to see our doc soon. |
Anonymous
| our baby did not look at us from birth on, and now that he is 15 month old he still avoids eye contact, does not like being hugged and kissed, does not understand simple commands, does not understand when we say ''where is mama/daddy''. I had a strange feeling right from the beggining onwards, we saw a few Dr.s who said all is normal he is so tiny, wait and see, tho over time things are not improving for some reason, i guess Dr.s are just gonna be keep on saying wait and see, but the precious time is going! |
Anonymous
Your doctors say all of that is normal? I don't mean to scare you but I would get a second opinion. |
Anonymous
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2 months?
It is fine. |
Anonymous
We were told that too. Get speech therapy |
Anonymous
| Pp re 15 month old, please schedule an evaluation with early intervention. You may be able to get some help. Worth trying! |
Anonymous
Its too young to worry about right now. Don't let it interfere. Things could completely change a month from now and you have another year or two before you need to be concerned. Overstimulated babies will typically turn away from stimulation as well, that could be another factor. |