Hello,
This is my first post on here, however I have been a lurker for a long time. I have had concerns for my little boy for a few months now. He is currently 7.5 months old.
My concerns all started when he suddenly started to go off eye contact at around 4 months old… before then was your typical stare at mummy and smiley baby. Now, although he does give eye contact it’s much more seldom and you have to seem to work for it with funny noises, signings faces etc. even then it’s often fleeting for around a few seconds. Weirdly I notice his eye contact is so much better in the car mirror, if I’m looking at him through the boot or when the room is quite dark. At bedtime when the room is dark he will stare at me from his cot and smile.
He does laugh and smile hysterically if I do something he finds funny. Loves his toys.
Secondly since he has been able to move, he has hated being cuddled. Often preferring to be on the floor exploring. He will not cuddle to sleep and only sleeps well independently in his own cot.
In the day he is more than happy to be left alone with his toys. Does not check in with me once. I do not leave him as he is a fast crawler now. He doesn’t often respond to voice, only if I’m making a silly noise.
He is a very very active baby, nonstop moving from the moment he wakes. He hates anything that straps him in and seems to need to be in constant motion.
He hasn’t really started babbling, mainly shrieks, grunts, oohs, aahs. Only the last couple days he’s started babas but only done this a few times.
When he wakes in the morning he makes no sounds at all and I only know he’s awake as I hear him moving in his cot, I’ve left him for 30 minutes before and he hasn’t called out at all.
Now he is crawling he never crawls to me or looks for me. If he gets upset he just stays in the same position whimpering to himself, never seeks me out for any reassurance.
Every nappy change and getting him dressed it an absolute nightmare. He hates it so much and gets himself in a right state, especially doing the sleeves.
I’ve tried talking to my husband about this, he seems so different to other babies I know his age who stare lovingly at their parents and interact so well. My husband gets annoyed with me and doesn’t see what I see.
Would be grateful for any input or comments