Smiling

When did you little ones start to smile?

My little boy is 9 weeks old (10 weeks on Friday) and isn't smiling. He makes eye contact with us fleetingly.

I know I shouldn't but I'm starting to feel a bit worried.

Were any of your babies late smilers?
Is there anything more I can do or try to get these smiles?

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Honestly don’t panic lovely! Every single child is different and you will feel like this again at some point when one baby is doing something and yours isn’t or vice versa! I think mine was nearly 11 weeks when he fully started grinning 😁 but don’t worry, the second they have smiled once they never stop smiling and honestly the second one milestone starts they all coming flooding and it feels like time is flying by 💙

Hey Mama! My little boy is 10w today, and he just really started smiling in the past week or so. It’s not a TON, but it’s starting to happen for sure. He also just started cooing a lot more. I was worried as well because I felt like he should’ve been smiling and cooing a lot more by now, but I think he’s just taking his time.

Just keep modeling the smiles for him, especially while playing with his favorite toys if he has any! If he likes bathtime that’s also a good time to coax out some smiles I’ve found.

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