11 week old baby doesn't smile

[elliejjtiny]

DS5 was born at 36+6 so should only be 8 weeks. He doesn't smile though. His mouth kind of twitches sometimes and turns up at one of the corners very slightly but not a proper smile. Should I be worried? He was born with an apgar of 6 and took ages to breathe on his own which has made be a bit paranoid I think.

Hi Ellie. My little boy was born at 35 weeks with an intial apgar of 3 rising to 9 after 10 minutes and like your boy took ages to breathe on his own. He began proper smiling at about 13 weeks so 8 weeks corrected. I was worried too and desperate for a smile. Allow him a bit more time. It will come. Sounds like he's starting to learn already.

I have a 35 weeker and he took ages to smile too, 12+ weeks, I was starting to worry and he is ds2 so I'm way more relaxed about things with him!! He did it in the end, can't stop him now I'd give him a bit longer but you can always speak to your hv

Thankyou both. Hopefully I'll see a proper smile soon.

My twins were born at 37 weeks and dts didn't smile properly until 12 weeks. In fact he would avoid eye contact so I was worried about him. He wasn't very smily until around a year but now at almost 2, he's a very happy and sociable chappy .