Little one not smiling yet
My little boy is 10 weeks and we haven’t had so much as a glimpse of a smile yet I’ve tried everything; singing to him, funny faces, smiling up close, talking to him in silly voices, my daughter plays with him, sings to him. I talk to him constantly and when I’m not he can still hear us because my daughter’s there and being a toddler doesn’t stop talking till she’s asleep haha. When should I worry about him smiling? My daughter had smiled by 6 weeks and we had massive smiles constantly from then on and we haven’t even had one yet from him and he’s nearly 11 weeks now. I keep being told that because he was early he’ll be on a different timeline but he was only a couple weeks early
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My baby was 4 weeks early, he's 13 weeks now (9 weeks corrected) and he's sort of smirking but not proper smiles. It's really hard when I see others at 6 weeks super smiley but I'm trying to be patient
@Erin my baby is 15 weeks but 7 weeks early and we’ve only had 2 proper smiles appear in the last week. I feel you it’s so tough comparing to others but they’ll get there ❤️
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I’ve found it really helpful to have the Wonder Weeks app. It gives you an idea about what milestones babies might be meeting at what time. If he was a few weeks early, his development should be measured by using his due date, not birth date. So if he’s nearly 11 weeks now and was 3 or 4 weeks early, he should be at week 7 or 8 developmentally. If you’re still worried in a week or two, maybe talk to a health visitor for advice. Xx