Milestones in 6 week old

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Hi people!

when did your little one start to discover their hands and any tips on how I can help my LO? She’s only 6 weeks and 2 days but doesn’t grasp anything or seem to have discovered her hands yet.

Honestly I feel 6 weeks is still like a newborn. My baby didn’t even start to attempt to grab with meaning until 12 weeks at the very earliest! Put baby on one of those mats with the hanging toys and try not to stress about milestones at this early stage, baby will find their hands in their own time

Just relax and enjoy your newborn.

Absolutely agree with this. 6 weeks is so tiny, they just eat, sleep and poop at that age.

6 weeks is still a newborn to me although I know that’s not the technical definition at that age. This site tells you what to expect at each age.At 6 weeks they’re not really doing much.

I think it was at least 3 months old when he started to hold things I passed to him.

Yes, at least three months. I think their hands are still balled up in a cute little fist at six weeks.

For play at six weeks, try singing to them, stroking soft toys gently over their cheek and hands and holding things for them to look at. That's about it. And think minutes before their are just ready for a quiet hold again.

Thank you everyone. Would this be the same with eye contact, is it too early?

Way too early. Wait to 3 or 4 months

I can’t remember when my little one discovered her hands but it definitely wasn’t 6 weeks. It’s normal for them to have clenched fists for quite a while.

Please have a chat with your hv. Abput what to expect.
Do you have any reason to be anxious about milestones? Eg premature or difficult birth or family history?

At six weeks babies are basically potatoes. Needy potatoes. Definitely too early to worry about milestones.

derbyshirefamilyhealthservice.nhs.uk/our-services/0-5-years/development-0-6-months/development-0-6-months

Haha I used to call DS a screamy potato! He’s a lot more interesting now at 4.5 months

Try and enjoy them at each stage OP, they grow really quickly.

Gently, is there any anxiety here? I don't think many 6 week old are doing anything more than sleep and feed

DS1 is 15 weeks and has only recently discovered his hands. If I pass him things he holds on to them and tries to bring them to his mouth (and fails) so don't worry I think your LO at 6 weeks has a while to go yet and all babies develop at different rates. Mine started smiling sooo late compared to what I read online I was so worried but he smiles all the time now

Have a look at the wonder weeks app

All babies are different /)

Thank you everyone xx

@cestlavielife not as such, I just checked an app for what milestones I can expect each week and it said they should grasp toys etc :(

@DuvetQueen1 yes, very anxious. Doesn’t help that her eye contact has been a lot less this week lol

Are you sure it said six weeks and not six months? A six week old definitely wouldn't be expected to grasp toys.

Babies can't really see much when they're tiny, it's all blurry and they can only really see very close to them (faces at feeding/cuddling distance). They also can't see colour at six weeks.

Which app,
It isclearly incorrect

check on any nhs web site and ask your h v for reassurance
Whrn you go for vacvine get a longer session for a check and get information from Your h v or g p

It is important ypu tslk to gp or h v aboutthis anxiety
Because it will interfere withyour interaction with baby

At six weeks they will grasp things that you put in their hands as they are unable to let go! Definitely delete the app, the NHS one is reliable for things like this.

I do miss tiny babies, enjoy the cuddles!