baby wont look at me when I speak

[mummy2aisha]

I was wondering if anyone elses baby does this she is 8 months. I will hold her up and talk to her and she will make no eye contact and move her head towards something else. I will even move my face in frount of her and she will still ingore.Can a baby be rude on purpose at this age if she does it now i can only imagine what she be like later.

Has this just started or has she always been the same? Does she giggle and chatter to you or anyone else?
A baby cannot be rude at 8 months,does she look at her toys?

does she turn her head if you call her?

She does turn her head sometimes if I call her but she is more intrested in chewing on something or playing she has always been like it.

ahh shes just being a normal baby then i think
they're naturally very curious and easily distractible!

If you put her on your lap but look away, will she look at you? Does she smile and interact with you? Sometimes babies find it a bit overwhelming to have someone staring straight at them. My DD preferred to 'talk' to me when she chose, if I picked her up when she was busy with something else she didn't respond that well. I would be a little concerned if she showed no interest in people at all though, maybe speak to your HV if you're worried.

You're accusing a baby of being rude?

My dd does exactly this. I find it improves if I move her further away from me and then talk to her. She seems to find it hard to focus on things that are very close up (I wonder about her eyesight a bit). Try moving her further away.

have you had her hearing tested. it does sound unusual for a baby not to respond to its mother.

BlameIt, all babies are long-sighted, so viewing things from further away will help generally.

have a chat with your HV.

id say it depends on how she interacts the rest of the time with you, but to put your mind at rest id speak to your health visitor. could be worth having her ears checked.

Does she never look your way? They usually turn away when they are over-stimulated.

I tried talking from a distance and she does respond more so it must of been a case of getting in her face. Thanks for all the comments I learnt some new things great advice from all. Trafficcone I probably was accusing a baby of being rude but only because of my ingorance of not realising that babies aint that advancanced.

My dd 3.2 years is the same, you ask her questions or try to get conversation but its like she is easily distracted and has something better to do than talk to you. She can talk but when she wants on her terms. What a madame