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Baby won’t Smile at me

17 replies

jacko18 · 17/08/2018 07:12

Hi,

I have a lovely 12 week old baby, she has smiled was later at maybe 8-9 weeks only get smiles in the morning time really, well her dad does. Me I get zero smiles like just stares blankly at me as though she doesn’t know who I am. And we haven’t had any laughs yet. She is mega chatty and will engage and chat all day long. Just would love a little smile is that to much to ask haha

Is this normal?

Any tips?

Thank you x

Thanks x

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Minimonkeysmum · 17/08/2018 07:15

Yes, it's fairly normal. They'll theory is that they are so comfortable with you that they don't smile at you, and they smile at the new and novel things (like dad!). Some babies smile at everything, like ds, but dd was much harder to get a smile out of and rarely giggled. Age three, she does both all the time!

GoatWithACoat · 17/08/2018 07:17

Totally normal. Some babies take longer than others. I have 4 DC. One smiled the day after she was born and continued to do so despite the medical profession telling us that’s impossible, it’s wind (it wasn’t) and the others varied with one taking a good 4 months.

The late smiler is perfectly healthy, just a far more chilled, relaxed personality. Don’t worry.

GoatWithACoat · 17/08/2018 07:18

Oh! And my last DC giggled for the first time at 7 months!

Girlundercover · 17/08/2018 07:19

Yes Don’t worry. My Dd was the same, v serious. She is a lovely 9 year old now, with lots of cuddles for her mumSmile

barefootinkitchen · 17/08/2018 07:23

Mine took months before she smiled and laughed . I worried about it. So serious . She’s a happy go lucky child at primary now.

ChocolateChipMuffin2016 · 17/08/2018 07:24

My DS was like this, the only person who could make him giggle was a girl I worked with. He’s 20 months now and is the smiliest, giggliest, happy little boy!

Duchessgummybuns · 17/08/2018 07:34

I can only remember my DD laughing once as a baby. Now at 8 she does it all the time! I wouldn’t worry, you know that she can x

SnuggyBuggy · 17/08/2018 07:48

Mines smiles and my boobs more than me 😣

Anniegetyourgun · 17/08/2018 07:52

I think that's not a blank stare, it's calm acceptance. "This one is MY MUM. Everything is OK. No need for excitement."

badg3r · 17/08/2018 07:57

My first was exactly the same. First giggles were for one of DH's colleagues down the pub. Thanks for nothing eh?!

CigarsofthePharoahs · 17/08/2018 08:37

My 2nd child was less keen to smile at me as a baby. I completely missed his first smile, his older brother got that.
He got the first laugh as well.
I got all the cuddles though.

NoProbLlama78 · 17/08/2018 08:40

DD was very serious until after she was one. shes very smiley and giggly now. don't worry though there is a point where they realise you are a separate person but its generally later than 3 months.

Goth237 · 18/08/2018 00:01

Apparently I didn't smile until I was 2... But then also I've been told my mother didn't smile at me so shrug.

alittlequinnie · 18/08/2018 00:14

Try holding your baby in front of a mirror and smiling at her through that. Always worked for me with grumpy babies. I think it might be because they see themselves as unfamiliar.

I used to get the best smiles out of my daughter this way.

My second grandson only really started to proper full on smile and giggle and laugh when he was about 4 months.

Original poster
jacko18 · 18/08/2018 02:25

Thank you for the reassurance ladies ❤️ I’m sure she will get there now I’ve heard it’s all perfectly normal x

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Paradyning · 18/08/2018 02:32

How's their vision? Are they tracking?

Blynn2012 · 16/11/2020 23:16

Did she turn her head towards noise at 3 months ? I need help

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