8 month old milestones

[Babymama08]

I would just like to hear other opinions and own experiences with their babies.
My son has just turned 8 months...he is sitting, eating, making sounds, babbling, smiling, laughing, blowing bubbles, and trying to crawl.

But I have noticed for a little while now, his eye contact isn't great...if he is sat infront of us and we speak to him he doesn't acknowledge us, only if we make silly sounds or sing.
He doesn't know or acknowledge his name and will move his arms if he is excited or upset.
When we do have eye contact he will smile or giggle if something makes him laugh or happy.
I have noticed sometime if I smile at him he doesn't always smile back, but silly noises will make him smile ( usually my trick to get a photo of him)

I just wanted to hear what others have to say.
I have spoken to HV and have an appointment for him when he is 10 months for a development check anyway and he is having his eyes and ears checked by the doctor next week.

Should I be worried?

It's really impossible to tell from your description. I worried about all of this with my first, he's now a totally normal 9 year old. Looking back he did make eye contact and respond to his name just not if I tested him by doing it incessantly to assuage my anxiety.

Does he understand language? So for example if you say 'daddy's home' will he look towards the door? Does he ever make eye contact? Does he ever return a smile? Babies are excited and interested in everything so won't consistently do these things on demand.

Getting his ears and eyes tested is a good idea (probably fine but no harm in checking). Other than that most likely his development is fine, if it's not much more obvious signs would develop as he ages.

My DS is now 3 and dd has just turned 9 months.
She’s crawling and pulling herself up on things but early walkers are standard in our families.
Dd doesn’t always smile when she is smiled at sometimes we have to smile come on smile and make a silly noise. DS always smiled and acknowledged us but does have speech and a slight development delay although he’s very bright.
Dd eats either we spoon it in or she picks it up. She is just starting to master a sippy cup.DS wasn’t eating much at 8 month he turned a corner at 10 months
Both knew their name by 9 months but I did use their names a lot.
Your 8 month old sounds fine.

He does make eye contact sometimes and will hold it for a while.
If you make a funny noise he will look at you and laugh or smile.
He giggles when being tickled and tends to look at you quite a bit during nappy changes.

If I say "what's that and point, he is beginning to look.
But he doesn't respond to much else nore understand his name.

I know all children develop at different times...but it is hard not to worry, when I feel he is behind in the social aspects.

It has been a funny year and DD doesnt interact with strangers as Ds did.
Are you using his name a lot? I say baby blossom where’s my baby blossom. Blossom would you like some food? Look what blossoms doing? Come on blossom let’s go and change your nappy etc.
I think it’s 10 or 12 months for recognising name

It could be something or nothing. I had similar concerns about my little boy as a baby. All health professionals thought I was crazy, as did my family. I spent the most time with him and I knew something was different. He has asd but he’s also a lovely caring, kind, bright little boy. He has his own struggles but is in a mainstream school with friends and is doing great academically.

It could all be nothing too of course. The health professionals wouldn’t have dismissed my concerns if that wasn’t the case. Babies all develop differently. I’m just telling my story because for us, ‘worse case scenario’ really isn’t bad at all.

I use his name alot and he doesn't respond to it at all.
His eye contact isn't great either, I could come back from work and he won't even acknowledge me.
I know you shouldn't Google and all babies are different but I just worry there is something.
He has his HV developmental review soon and I am just hoping he is just a bit delayed in certain areas and he will get them in his own time
I have noticed he flaps his arms and opens his mouth when he is excited too.
I am not sure if I am just looking into everything a little too much and he is just being a baby.

The arm flapping is normal in little babies. It’s hard not to become obsessed with it though. I remember “testing” my sons eye contact almost daily. It didn’t do any good.

Is there any update on how you baby is doing now 6 months down the line? Xx

@Babymama08 @Mummyat25 any updates please?