Baby smiling at 6 weeks check??
Hi girls
My little boy has just turned 7 weeks today. We went for our 6 week check yesterday. The doctor was very thorough and checked us both from head to toe!! She spent some time trying to get my lo to smile but he wasn't very compliant. My dh and I have seen him smile at home but he wouldn't do it for the doctor. His smiles at home aren't broad smiles and he hasn't gurgled or giggled just yet. I wasn't too worried about this but the doctor seemed to highlight it and told me to ask the nurse to check this when he goes for his 8 week jabs. This got me thinking about why they need to see them smile? Now I'm getting myself all worried and wondering if they're looking for signs of autism or something else equally scary!! Does any one know anything about this and can put my mind at rest.
I've been trying ever since to get him to smile but he's not very enthusiatic!!
Thanks
Nina
My little boy has just turned 7 weeks today. We went for our 6 week check yesterday. The doctor was very thorough and checked us both from head to toe!! She spent some time trying to get my lo to smile but he wasn't very compliant. My dh and I have seen him smile at home but he wouldn't do it for the doctor. His smiles at home aren't broad smiles and he hasn't gurgled or giggled just yet. I wasn't too worried about this but the doctor seemed to highlight it and told me to ask the nurse to check this when he goes for his 8 week jabs. This got me thinking about why they need to see them smile? Now I'm getting myself all worried and wondering if they're looking for signs of autism or something else equally scary!! Does any one know anything about this and can put my mind at rest.
I've been trying ever since to get him to smile but he's not very enthusiatic!!
Thanks
Nina
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Mine laughed while we were having our check (we have them at 8 weeks at our gps) and the doc said that he was very ahead of other babies his age.
They are babies not performing animals..they'll smile etc when they want to not when someone expects them to. Honestly I wouldn't worry as you've seen him smile - they never bothered asking about Cole smiling at his 6 week check - in fact we were both in and out in 10 mins!
Do you have a camera or phone that videos? If you could catch him smiling on that then you could show them
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You said your baby is smiling for you at home and that's enough, it's very early days! Don't worry soon he'll be doing the biggest, gummiest grins but expecting him to smile on demand at his age is just stupid!!
Oh, something to look out for, when a baby really smiles and not just a 'could be wind' smile, they smile with their eyes (if that makes sense!) so next time you baby smiles-watch his eyes, see it the smile reaches them, that's a real social/happy smile xx
I think don't worry! Smiles are for people they like at that age!
Thanks girls!