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[quote=Anonymous]Yes, although I think it's possible that the 6 week old just cannot show you that they are hearing you, even if they are in fact hearing you.  There's no harm in continuing to do hearing tests to reassure yourself that your baby is okay, but the fact that your baby passed a test seems to indicate that your baby's hearing is okay, right?  I spent away a lot of my children's early days/weeks worrying about things that turned out not to be anything to worry about, and I wished I would have just enjoyed the time.  I understand that sometimes things are wrong, and that sometimes doctors don't catch them right away.

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]While on one hand I support trusting your instincts and there's certainly no major harm in looking into anything that concerns you, on the other hand I think it's important to understand what newborns can actually be expected to do.  Expecting a six week old to react obviously to sound, to smile, to play with toys, etc. just does not seem realistic.    I remember having my first baby and wondering what I should be doing to "enrich" her.  I read to her, sang to her, played music, etc.  While I think all this stuff is fine, I also don't think it's worth stressing out about, nor do I think babies that age are really able to notice or process it.  I had a friend with older kids who gave me a great piece of advice which was "enjoy this time when she can't move, doesn't have expectations, and just wants to be fed, held, and to look around, and [b]hear your voice[/b]!  Don't go out of your way doing all kinds of things for her, just go out to lunch or to a movie while she sleeps in the stroller because pretty soon she'll be moving around and demanding entertainment!  Enjoy this part while you can."  At the time I didn't have the perspective to realize how true that was, but now that baby is almost 7 years old, and I have another child and one on the way, and I see clearly how right she was.

[quote=Anonymous]Np. I had posted earlier about newborn hearing. My LO still does not react to sound at 6 weeks...startles at loud noises but does not at all ever turn head to sound..lpassed the newborn hearing (after failing left ear first time) at the hospital. I am waiting for 10 weeks for appointment to redo the test or something similar. You may want to be vigilant too. I think my infant has good bit of hearing loss as my friends say by 6 weeks LO should react to human voices :(((

You may want to look into it as well.[/quote][/quote]

I am the poster about the newborn hearing. You are right about enjoying this time but as you yourself said, enjoying your voice...so the expectation is that the infant is able to decipher your voice and react in some basic way at this stage.[/quote][/quote]

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