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When did your preemie start smiling?

WannaBAmamaWannaBAmama member
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I need to stay away from LO's birth month board. Seeing all these smiling babies when my LO isn't smiling stresses me out. I know I need to give him more time and go by his adjusted age, but it still stresses me out.
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  • Mrs. AliceMrs. Alice member
    It's still very early.  Mine didn't until about 6-8 weeks adjusted.  I felt like we waited FOREVER for those smiles.  It will come soon Big Smile
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  • spain116spain116
    About two months adjusted. It will come soon, just hang in there. And stay away from the birth month board. After a while, I started checking out the board for our due date, which helped a lot.
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  • DrRxDrRx member

    Adalyn smiled at about 6 weeks adjusted (~4 months actual), the day before I went back to work!

    FWIW, I stayed on my BMB (May 2012) even though she was born in February. 

    TTC Since July 2008.
    Me: PCOS DH: Low everything (MFI)
    Clomid with TI x 3 2010 BFN
    Clomid+IUI+Ovidrel 2010 BFN
    IVF w/ICSI #1 2011
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  • LnR70707LnR70707 member
    About 6 weeks adjusted, so 11 weeks actual.  I remember how tough it was to see all these other smiling babies in my mom's group, but DS caught up in time.


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    TTC #2 - 6/12 surgery #3, FET #1 & 1.2 = BFN, 12/2012 FET #2 = BFP! DD is 1.5 yrs!
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  • RClaffeeRClaffee
    Mine didn't smile until they were about two months old. I also suspect that many of the women on your BMB are also feeling behind because their babies aren't smiling either, but no one posts "My baby isn't doing anything new."
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  • nicole0066nicole0066 member
    She was 10 weeks actual, 6 weeks adjusted before she started smiling intentionally.  She had done it in her sleep, but that wasn't the same.  It is hard waiting for something most moms experience early on but it will come!
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  • MoFreeMoFree member
    LO is 3 months, 3 weeks, adjusted age 1 month, 3 weeks and has just recently started smiling regularly.  We really needed that reinforcement and it melts my heart.
    TTC since 3-08 IVF # 1 Dec 2011 BFP DD born at 31 weeks 6-24-12

    FET #1 Dec 2013 BFN

    FET # 2 Feb 2014 BFN

    No more frosties

    IVF #2. September 2014

    PGD yielded 2 perfect 5d blasts

    SET November 9, 2014
    Nov 23, 2014. Another BFN

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  • SBBBESBBBE member
    imagespain116:
    About two months adjusted. It will come soon, just hang in there. And stay away from the birth month board. After a while, I started checking out the board for our due date, which helped a lot.
    This exactly. I never have gone to my twins birth month board. Their due fete board is easier to look at.
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  • JennaNAaronJennaNAaron member
    Lo started smiling about 4 weeks adjusted.  She's a smiley girl now and for the most part smiles nonstop.  It's so darn adorable.  I know it's frustrating to wait, but it'll be totally worth it!

    ~*Jenna*~


    TTC since November 2009.

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  • JuliaJAGJuliaJAG
    6 weeks adjusted (17 weeks actual)... the one good thing about waiting so long is that that first real smile that breaks through will totally rock your world!! 
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  • Trillian46Trillian46 member

    6-7 weeks adjusted (14-15 weeks actual). I think my whole outlook changed once he started smiling. It's well worth the wait.

    I think worrying is normal. I started worrying that my son was going to be delayed about a few days before he finally smiled. The change is sudden... one day they aren't doing something, and the next they surprise you with a new trick.

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