Hi everyone,
just posting as I’m a bit worried about DD development and just want to ask a little bit about others experience/if anyone has experienced the same thing.
DD is 25 weeks old - born at 37 weeks via emergency c-section due to failed induction but with no complications. I am type 1 diabetic but otherwise had a healthy pregnancy. I was induced at the end due to concerns about the placenta but on delivery it appeared healthy.
when she was a bit younger (I can’t say when exactly but would say about 12 weeks) I noticed that she would not look at faces very often. If you held her up or tried to get attention she would do anything to look away or look in another direction.
I went to the GP who agreed and could notice this. He referred us to paediatricians but they didn’t want to see us until she had an eye test. This has been done - they didn’t find any major problems with vision but they noticed a ‘reduced visual interest’. Gp has now said to monitor and he will refer us again in a few months if still worried.
the health visitor hasn’t been very helpful and didn’t want to come and see and wasn’t very interested.
Now having said this - she has improved but doesn’t behave in a way that I would think typical - I.e she will look briefly and smile but doesn’t really have and prolonged interaction beyond a few seconds (it’s just like she doesn’t like looking at faces). She does better when lying down but again doesn’t seem to want to interact much. She is also very fussy and although less than as a small baby still has I would describe as ‘meltdowns’ where she cries inconsolably and is very difficult to calm down.
other people have noticed and the main sort of comments I get are oh she’s so observant of the room type comments. You have to work extremely hard to get her to look at you or smile. She babbles but to herself- ie not to get attention or in response to me talking to her.
there is nothing else I am particularly concerned about at the moment in terms of development - ie she sleeps well, is using her hands etc.
anyway tldr. - baby doesn’t like to look at faces or interact much - any similar experience or ideas to help?