I've a newborn about 1 month and 3 days and he was diagnosed with reflux about 2 weeks ago. I breastfeed and am getting more and more concerned with the fact that he doesn't look at me when I feed him. When he is quiet and I am sitting facing him, he might look at me briefly and then prefer to look elsewhere.
He might occasionally look at DH or me or sometimes follow us with his eyes when we come into the room but much prefers to look around or past us at things.
I think I am getting distressed because I spend much of the time holding him upright on my shoulder and the rest of the time he is squirming or crying from the reflux and so feed times are the only real times he is quiet for a bit and is an opportunity for me to bond with him.
Also, I'm finding the reflux difficult as he hardly sleeps and I just don't want for there to be anything wrong at this point.
Any other babies who didn't make eye contact for a while past first month?
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Typical behaviour in a one month reflux boy baby? Little eye contact
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SweetFudge · 20/09/2005 12:05
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