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Nine-month-old suddenly not responding to name or making eye contact

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FTM20122025 · 20/09/2026 11:01

looking for a bit of reassurance as I currently can’t eat or sleep. my daughter is 9 months old tomorrow and does not respond to us saying her name no matter how loud, she can hear as she will look up if we clap our hands. it seems all of a sudden even if we are close to her face she just won’t lock eyes. she still engages in games like peekaboo and will look at us with eye contact on her own accord. she crawls, stands against furniture and claps her hands as well as raising her arms to be lifted up. I don’t know if it’s because of her teething (she has 3 new teeth coming through) or something more concerning but over the last couple of days it’s like she’s just zoned completely out to us trying to get her attention or communicate and it’s breaking my heart. this is worst when out in the pram but even at home with no distractions it’s a real struggle, just wandering if anyone else went through something similar and how they got on?

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PumpkinsAndCoconuts · 20/09/2026 11:04

I unfortunately have no idea but I didn’t just want to leave your question without any responses… is there a health care provider (or maybe a child minder, nanny or someone from a similar profession) you could ask about this?

FTM20122025 · 20/09/2026 11:08

@PumpkinsAndCoconuts this is so kind of you, I’m going to take her to doctor tomorrow and hopefully see if I can get any answers

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