My son is 6 weeks old and so far I feel like a diaper changing robot. He doesn't do anything except eat, sleep, and poop. My wife keeps talking about how special the bond is but honestly I'm not feeling it yet. I love him but there's no interaction. When does he actually smile or react to me? Is it normal to feel like you're not connecting right now?
Six weeks is still super early. The real magic happens around 8-12 weeks when they start actually tracking you around the room. You're not far off.
Hang in there, that diaper robot phase doesn't last long. By like 8-10 weeks you'll start seeing real smiles and it hits different when he actually looks at you.
6 weeks is still super early man. I remember feeling exactly like this. Around 3-4 months things changed for me when my daughter started tracking my face and making sounds back at me. Hang in there, it gets way more rewarding.
That robot phase is real but it's temporary. My son started doing actual smiles and responding to my voice around 8-10 weeks. One day you'll make a funny face and he'll lose his mind laughing. Worth the wait.
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Dude, the smiles come. I'm at 8 weeks with my second and just got the first real gummy smile last week. Before that I was 100% convinced I was just a milk delivery and poop management system. You're doing great even though it feels pointless right now.