Hello everyone, I have been lurking on this board for sometime now, but I am a first time poster here...
I am a FTM and very concerned about my DS. He is almost 9 weeks old and hasn't met any of his developmental milestones. He was born naturally (not induced) at 37 weeks exactly. He hasn't had a social smile or tracks anything with his eyes. He will make eye contact with me, but few and far between, when I am feeding him. Everything I read says every baby is different and develops at different rates, but that doesn't help the FTM worry less. I am just dying for some interaction from him. I am not sure if him being born at 37 weeks can delay him a little or not. I know 37 weeks is considered full term and he was a healthy weight when born, but struggled a little with feeding and jaundice his first few weeks. Now he is a big almost 9 week old.
I guess I am just looking to see if anyone else had a slightly early baby with developmental delays that turned out ok. I am just super worried and need to hear positive stories because I am thinking the worse
I am a FTM and very concerned about my DS. He is almost 9 weeks old and hasn't met any of his developmental milestones. He was born naturally (not induced) at 37 weeks exactly. He hasn't had a social smile or tracks anything with his eyes. He will make eye contact with me, but few and far between, when I am feeding him. Everything I read says every baby is different and develops at different rates, but that doesn't help the FTM worry less. I am just dying for some interaction from him. I am not sure if him being born at 37 weeks can delay him a little or not. I know 37 weeks is considered full term and he was a healthy weight when born, but struggled a little with feeding and jaundice his first few weeks. Now he is a big almost 9 week old.
I guess I am just looking to see if anyone else had a slightly early baby with developmental delays that turned out ok. I am just super worried and need to hear positive stories because I am thinking the worse
