What is your LO doing now?

anicolej26 · January 2013

My LO is 6 weeks and sleeps most if the time, he is cranky when he is awake. The only little time he is awake and happy he just stares and lays there. He barely smiles, no coos, or laughs. And when he does tummy time he doesn't try to lift his head or anything just lies there. Am I expecting too much from a 6 week old or is he behind?

kjsmith9 · January 2013

My LO is 7 weeks. She gurgles and coos and smiles in short bursts, usually in the morning since that's the only time of day she's actually happy when she's awake! She does lift her head during tummy time, a lot of which is done laying on our chests because she usually screams on the floor. She does love the mobile in her swing and will sit and "talk" to it for a good 5 to 10 minutes, but she only started doing that in the past week or so.

genmccarley · January 2013

My LO is going to be 7 weeks Wednesday and he is only awake for 2 decent periods of time and doesn't do much when he is. He is recently discovering that he likes to stare at things, usually walls. He's getting to be a little more interactive and we've coaxed a couple smiles out of him but nothing consistent. He also is just now trying to copy us and when we stick our tongues out he tries it! He does lift his head up during tummy time but he also likes to rest it on his arms.

anicolej26 · January 2013

genmccarley:
My LO is going to be 7 weeks Wednesday and he is only awake for 2 decent periods of time and doesn't do much when he is. He is recently discovering that he likes to stare at things, usually walls. He's getting to be a little more interactive and we've coaxed a couple smiles out of him but nothing consistent. He also is just now trying to copy us and when we stick our tongues out he tries it! He does lift his head up during tummy time but he also likes to rest it on his arms.

Your LO sounds a bit like mine. I have a feeling my LO is just lazy lol.

genmccarley · January 2013

anicolej26:
genmccarley:
My LO is going to be 7 weeks Wednesday and he is only awake for 2 decent periods of time and doesn't do much when he is. He is recently discovering that he likes to stare at things, usually walls. He's getting to be a little more interactive and we've coaxed a couple smiles out of him but nothing consistent. He also is just now trying to copy us and when we stick our tongues out he tries it! He does lift his head up during tummy time but he also likes to rest it on his arms.

Your LO sounds a bit like mine. I have a feeling my LO is just lazy lol.

Lol I already knew mine was! He even pretty much always nurses with his eyes closed even if he is awake before and after!

anicolej26 · January 2013

genmccarley:
anicolej26:
genmccarley:
My LO is going to be 7 weeks Wednesday and he is only awake for 2 decent periods of time and doesn't do much when he is. He is recently discovering that he likes to stare at things, usually walls. He's getting to be a little more interactive and we've coaxed a couple smiles out of him but nothing consistent. He also is just now trying to copy us and when we stick our tongues out he tries it! He does lift his head up during tummy time but he also likes to rest it on his arms.

Your LO sounds a bit like mine. I have a feeling my LO is just lazy lol.

Lol I already knew mine was! He even pretty much always nurses with his eyes closed even if he is awake before and after!

Mine too and if I try to wake him while nursing he will pull off really rough and scream at me lol

minervacullen · January 2013

Mine is 6w today and has been cooing, sorta laughing, gurgling, basically talking for about a week now. She does more each day. She has really good control of her head and always holds it up to look around when she's being carried around. She isn't very happy about tummy time and has a hard time with lifting her head from that position. I think the average for the talking is between 6 and 10 weeks. She loves to watch DS she actually will try to laugh at him. And she grunts when she gets sick of him

S & R + r · January 2013

My LO is just a little over 6 weeks.

For the past couple of days he's been going through that 6 week growth spurt and nurses ALL THE TIME. He barely sleeps during the day. When he does it's at night, for very long stretches.

He's cranky when he wakes up, only until you change and feed him. Then he's very active. Cooing, smiling and laughing. Moving his arms and legs CONSTANTLY. He lifts his head a lot while doing tummy time and when he's being burped. He follows everything around him with his head/eyes.

Remember all babies develop differently! Just to be safe I would talk to your pedi about your LO's developments.

harriet93 · January 2013

Mine will be 5 weeks tomorrow. She sleeps, eats, and fusses. She only sleeps about 2.5 hrs at a time. She doesn't have any happy awake time any more. Any tips on getting her to sleep for longer stretches? She's formula fed if tha helps.

ArmyWife114 · January 2013

We got our 7 week old to sleep about 4-5 hour stretches at night by not letting him sleep more than 2 hours (in one stretch) during the day it helps to teach them night v. day.

anicolej26 · January 2013

harriet93:
Mine will be 5 weeks tomorrow. She sleeps, eats, and fusses. She only sleeps about 2.5 hrs at a time. She doesn't have any happy awake time any more. Any tips on getting her to sleep for longer stretches? She's formula fed if tha helps.

My LO will sleep most of the night now and only wakes up once or twice to eat. He will only do this though is if I feed him and then once he is finished give him To DF and have lay him down. Try doing that. I also give him a bottle with half an ounce more than what I usually give him right before bed time and that helps too lol. He is breastfed though.

peacelove&mama · January 2013

My boy is a month old, and can lift his head during tummy time, just for a few seconds. I'm starting to hear new noises and see new facial expressions, so I think smiling and cooing are right around the corner.

Babies this young don't really interact in a playful way. They're still learning about their surroundings, cause and effect etc... Everything you do, LO is taking it in, don't worry. Every baby develops at a different rate.

SingleMom31 · January 2013

harriet93:
Mine will be 5 weeks tomorrow. She sleeps, eats, and fusses. She only sleeps about 2.5 hrs at a time. She doesn't have any happy awake time any more. Any tips on getting her to sleep for longer stretches? She's formula fed if tha helps.

We give her what my SO affectionately calls Thanksgiving dinner every night. Basically we just make sure she's super full, and it seems to get her to sleep longer than otherwise. It usually is an extra ounce compared to her normal bottles.

Ab42187 · January 2013

My LO is about to be six weeks and she is quite active. When she is not sleeping she enjoys looking around. Last week she was starting to smile and this week it has continued. Last night DH & LO were down in our room and she was smiling back at him and cooing. She also lifts her head while on tummy time and pretty much holds her head up when we are carrying her as well. I was surprised at how much she is doing but I think it just may depend on the baby.

Are you interacting with LO when he is awake? I know a friend had that problem. She really would not interact much with her daughter so her pediatrician felt that was the problem when her LO wasn't developing the way she wanted her too.

When LO is awake I try and talk to her, sing, and play little games with her. I know it may be too earlier but she seems to respond to everything I've been doing.

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