Babies are super cute and this makes us want to look at them all day every day, but your baby may not want to keep looking at you all day, or they may not want to look at you at all.
This article is a look into why your baby will not look at you.
Why does my baby not look at me?
Trying to connect with your baby by playing with them is all well and good but your baby may not be responsive when you look at them, they may look elsewhere or choose to look at their family members
Here is why your baby may not look at you and what to do:
Slower development:
Babies take a while to develop and holding eye contact with you is one part of development.
You may want your baby to hold eye contact with you but they may not be doing so because they haven’t developed the ability to do that yet.
Babies develop at different speeds and while some babies may be able to hold eye contact early on your baby may simply not be able to hold eye contact with you.
It’s common for babies to not be able to make eye contact in the first few months of early life, babies generally only develop this ability at 2-3 months.
While babies are able to follow bright-colored lights they aren’t able to maintain eye contact with someone or follow another person’s gaze.
What to do:
You don’t have to worry if this is happening with your baby, babies develop at different speeds so you may have to wait a while before your baby is able to make eye contact with you.
If you think that there is something wrong with your baby’s development then you may want to consider taking them to a pediatrician or a GP.
These professionals will be able to offer you personalized guidance and support about your baby and their specific needs.
Tired/overstimulated:
Another reason why your child may not be making eye contact with you or looking at you is that they are overstimulated or tired.
Babies have to get used to the environment around them quite quickly, and doing this can overstimulate them, you coming into the environment can sometimes make them more tired and overstimulated and they may not want to look at you.
What to do:
This is also normal behavior, you don’t have to worry if this is going on with your child, you simply need to give your child some space to rest and relax.
Autism:
Another reason why your child may be avoiding eye contact may be that they are on the autism spectrum. While eye contact does not necessarily mean that your child has autism, a child who has trouble keeping eye contact may have autism.
What to do:
The lack of eye contact falls under the social skill category of autism. Babies are generally able to maintain eye contact at 6-10 weeks, if your child isn’t keeping eye contact around this time then you may want to take your child to the pediatrician.
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