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baby's first smile??

jackielambertjackielambert
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when did your baby first smile?? a smile when you talk to them, not just a gassy smile?  my LO is 8 weeks today, and still no smiling!  everytime i think she is smiling at me, she passes gas and stops smiling  :(
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  • beckypooh03@yahoo.combeckypooh03@yahoo.com member
    I noticed more real smiles right around 2 months! A week and a few days later and he smiles like crazy!
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  • jennybeamsjennybeams member
    She started smiling a lot around 6-7 weeks.
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  • krissyh21krissyh21 member
    My first real smile was at 2 months and 1 day. I was worried because I always saw these 1 month olds with smiles. It will come!
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  • tklmechris98tklmechris98
    My LO's gas smiles started from the day she was born.  Her real smiles I started to notice last week or the week before when she was 5-6 weeks. Whenever I would walk over to her and get up close and say hiiii, she would put on this huge smile.  She does it all the time now when I sing and play with her. I even tell her to make big smiles and we will send the picture to daddy at work and she usually thinks it's funny.
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  • jackielambertjackielambert
    thanks alot,  i was getting worried that she was behind!  now, i just have to be patient and wait for her smiles to come i guess!!
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  • ESD_0707ESD_0707
    My DD has been literally smiling every day since day 1, but I know that is not typical.
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  • krissyh21krissyh21 member

    They say not to be concerned until 3 months, I found this to be an interesting article:

     

    Baby smiles at 0-1 months

    Neonatal smiling occurs from birth to one month of age and shows no emotional content. Smiles are spontaneous and often occur while the baby is drowsy or during REM stages of sleep. Baby smiles are subcortical in origin and will actually decrease with maturity (so premature babies smile more than full-term babies). And, contrary to popular belief, baby smiles have nothing to do with gas.

    Baby smiles at 1-2 months

    At around one or two months, babies will gradually start to respond to environmental stimulation. Your baby?s first smile when she?s fully awake will likely appear between six and 10 weeks.
    At this age, your baby?s brain is developing, her vision is improving and she can recognize your face. Your baby will likely respond to auditory stimuli first, such as music or mom or dad?s voice. Next comes a response to visual and auditory stimulation combined. The last thing to make baby smile is visual stimulation alone.

    Baby smiles at 2-6 months

    ?Earlier is not better,? says Dr. Messinger. But you should see a doctor if your baby is not smiling by three months. Don?t push your little one to smile, but once she does, have fun with it. At two to three months, you?ll notice your baby starts to look right at you when she smiles. During this time period babies will increasingly respond to face-to-face interaction. Make funny faces to get your baby to laugh.

    By four to six months, your baby will start to smile, then look away. ?Babies are learning to regulate emotions and the joy may be too intense,? says Dr. Messinger. Let her look away, then reengage once she returns her smile to you.

    Baby Smiles at 6-12 months
    During this period you will start to see lots of different smiles. As a general rule, open mouth smiles demonstrate more joy than closed. Your baby will also start to play with laughter. By eight or nine months, smiles are used often in social situations and as a method of communication so make sure to respond to your baby when she gives you a big smile.
    A lot of years and a million tears finally led me to you.
    After 7 years trying to concieve, 3 failed IUIs and 2 failed IVFs, my third IVF was a success!
    My Christmas baby turned into a turkey bird! Dillon Richard was born at 34 weeks, 5 days on November 28, 2009 after 10 weeks on bedrest for preeclampsia.
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  • carimelicarimeli
    first real and big smile was at 4 weeks, but then not again until at least 6-7 weeks.
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  • goldenleavesgoldenleaves member
    Just the past few days we get the huge open mouthed smiles where his whole face lights up. It's amazing!
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