Chris C
he is a foster child, he was exposed to drugs & alcohol durring pregnancy, and has been diagnossed with being developmental delayed. are there any moms who have any suggestions on what i can do to promote eye contact?
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Not making eye contact can be common in children with autism so maybe you would be able to find some good advice if you looked up autism therapies.
Not making eye contact can be common in children with autism so maybe you would be able to find some good advice if you looked up autism therapies.
when did your baby start making eye contact?
SarSAr
my daughter is 11 weeks old an has yet 2 make eye contact its like she off in her own little world (mind u she was premature born just shy of 37 weeks 5 pounds 11 ounces).. ive been readin up an it says that most babys at her age are makin eye contact an able 2 smile when u smile back... i was just wondering if anyone else could help me? i kno it says that premature babys take a little more time than others 2 reach milestones than not premature babys i just want 2 kno if anyone whos had a premamture baby could tell me what there childs milestones were thanks
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I had so many dealings with specialists about this same problem! Let me assure you, you have absolutely nothing to worry about!
My daughter was born 36+5.. despite almost being classed 'full term' she has been as if she was 3 months premature her whole life so far (she is 7mo).
We saw paeds and eye specialists/surgeons about her not making eye contact, in the end not finding anything wrong but we just had to play the wait and see game. It was somewhere between 3-4 months she started making eye contact. She is still not very big on eye contact though (my son was always starting into my eyes, but my daugher isnt interested).
My daughter also never smiled until about 5 months. She actually hated most things... she hated to be touched, held, cuddled, talked to, fed (I syringe fed until 5mo, and at 7mo now she still isn't on solids). The only thing she liked was to be in her cot, she didnt like human contact. That all had to do with her being premature and in the special care nursery.
I wouldn't worry about it at all, but just mention it when you go to your child health nurse check-ups. They check their eyes for cataracts and such at your regular check-ups with them.
It sounds as if your baby, like mine, is a little more premature than what the numbers say.
A good exercise to keep attempting, which is great for their brain connections and should be done regularly up until 6mo anyway, is to have rattle or something else eye-catching, hold it a good 30cm away from their face, and slowly move it from left to right around their face. They will lose eye contact in the middle, that is normal for babies. Hopefully you can use the sound of a rattle or something to grab her attention. If it doens't work, just keep trying it every day until it does. She will most likely 'follow' before she locks eye contact with you whilst you are feeding or anything like that. Also, get your partner or someone else to hold her facing away from you, and then speak, you may find she tries her best to look right at you (just not actually lock eyes).
I had so many dealings with specialists about this same problem! Let me assure you, you have absolutely nothing to worry about!
My daughter was born 36+5.. despite almost being classed 'full term' she has been as if she was 3 months premature her whole life so far (she is 7mo).
We saw paeds and eye specialists/surgeons about her not making eye contact, in the end not finding anything wrong but we just had to play the wait and see game. It was somewhere between 3-4 months she started making eye contact. She is still not very big on eye contact though (my son was always starting into my eyes, but my daugher isnt interested).
My daughter also never smiled until about 5 months. She actually hated most things... she hated to be touched, held, cuddled, talked to, fed (I syringe fed until 5mo, and at 7mo now she still isn't on solids). The only thing she liked was to be in her cot, she didnt like human contact. That all had to do with her being premature and in the special care nursery.
I wouldn't worry about it at all, but just mention it when you go to your child health nurse check-ups. They check their eyes for cataracts and such at your regular check-ups with them.
It sounds as if your baby, like mine, is a little more premature than what the numbers say.
A good exercise to keep attempting, which is great for their brain connections and should be done regularly up until 6mo anyway, is to have rattle or something else eye-catching, hold it a good 30cm away from their face, and slowly move it from left to right around their face. They will lose eye contact in the middle, that is normal for babies. Hopefully you can use the sound of a rattle or something to grab her attention. If it doens't work, just keep trying it every day until it does. She will most likely 'follow' before she locks eye contact with you whilst you are feeding or anything like that. Also, get your partner or someone else to hold her facing away from you, and then speak, you may find she tries her best to look right at you (just not actually lock eyes).
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