DD is 10 months old, and up until now, we had no concerns. Over the past week or so, she's not herself. There's nothing wrong per se, but it's as if her light has been dimmed slightly. She no longer laughs but does give us a slight smile. She's not really interested in playing or toys anymore. We sing and do music with her during the mornings, which she previously loved, but now she doesn't really join in or smile with it. She seems, well, a bit down.
We've checked the obvious things:
-- no change in her eating
-- no change in her nappies (pees and poos like normal)
-- not teething at the moment, that we can see (she won't let us near her mouth to look, but she doesn't exhibit usual teething signs)
-- no fever or high temperature
-- no changes to sleep pattern
My husband and I are both still a bit concerned though. We did all have colds a month ago, but she's over that now and without symptoms. We also covid tested (LFT and PCR) all negative. We initially thought she was feeling under the weather still or was a bit bored with her daily routine, but nothing seems to make much difference. So far we have:
-- introduced new toys
-- taken her outs for walks so she can get fresh air and sunshine
-- added in a mid-afternoon snack of a rusk/baby biscotti with milk (she eats 3 meals per day, still on purees, no meat)
-- started reading her books
-- made sure she has extra cuddles and snuggles for reassurance
-- play with her in her playpen
-- encouraged her exploring (she's starting to stand and trying to balance)
But she still seems a bit depressed. It's just me and my husband, we have no family in this country to help and our friends all have their own kids. We wondered if she's just bored of us, but then we're all she knows so surely she wouldn't feel like she's missing out if she doesn't know what she's missing out on. We're reluctant to take her to baby groups or swimming, due to risks of covid (it's rife in our area among children and I know many have relaxed, but we're not willing to take the risk on our child under 1).
We're not sure what to do, or if this is normal. Has anyone else experienced this?