8 weeks and not smiling

[Wiggleroomm]

I can’t help it - I am so worried!!!

I know they can just be a bit ‘slow’ and my HV not worried yet but I can’t get it out my mind…

My eldest smiled at 5 weeks and so did everyone else babies that I know were all smiling at 6 weeks so this feels like something is wrong!!!

I want to stop thinking about it so much as it’s ruining the precious early stages… but how can I? If it’s not a cause for concern then why is it everywhere that they should start to smile at 6 weeks? It makes a new mum very worried when their baby still isn’t , two weeks later. With every day that goes past I stress
more and more as it’s such a huge social / emotional milestone

I’m also worried this means he’ll be behind in all the over emotional / social milestones as well… xxx

My baby smiled at 9months +4 and is honestly the smiliest baby ever now. Try not to worry I’m sure your baby will smile soon. 8 weeks isn’t late at all. Xx

I remember with my first baby the dr at her 8 week check, wrote “NOT SMILING” on her notes and I was terrified something was wrong with her, she smiled at 10 weeks for the first time and she was fine.

my now 9 week old started smiling at 5 weeks which surprised me

Just seen this is old. I hope babies smiling now 😆

Yea he smiled at 9/10 weeks 🙌

For anyone else who comes across this. These are just averages and babies will vary sometimes massively by weeks or even months.