My DS is a week and 4 days old. He passed his hearing test in the hospital with flying colors, however, he has us a little concerned. He is not in the least bit startled by loud noises. He will lightly flinch his eyes and legs, but he seems unphased by it otherwise. We have tried EVERYTHING. He doesn't cry or even get remotely bent out of shape with loud noises. In addition, he does not follow my voice when I call him. He hears me call his name, but he doesn't seem to search for me when I do. He will look all over the place, but will not focus on me. I am stressing that something is wrong with him. Have any of you gone through something similar?
Re: My newborn does not respond to loud noises..WORRIED!
TOTALLY normal for so young!
DS did not start to get scared until 4 months or so. Now everything startles him!!
Was he exposed to loud noises a lot in the womb? We have crazy barking dogs, and I am a loud yeller (haha) so I chalk up my baby's lack of response to her just being used to it.
I ran a vacuum around L since she was born with no crying response - and your LO is way too young to respond to your voice or look for you. He really cant even see that well yet!
calm down.
If he flinches, he's responding to loud noises. They dont' have to get bent out of shape or cry. In fact, it's great that he doesn't! He's got a good disposition As for looking for you when he hears your voice, it's a little early for that, so don't worry. I'm sure he's fine--it's totally natural to worry, but he sounds perfectly on track and normal to me. If you're still concerned, bring it up at his 2mo appt.