My daughter is 6 weeks old and I swear she smiled at me yesterday but my wife says it was just gas. I'm pretty sure it wasn't but now I'm doubting myself. Everyone keeps saying the 6-8 week mark is when real smiles happen. Anyone remember when theirs first genuinely smiled? I need this win honestly the baby acne phase has been rough on my morale.
Could be gas, could be the beginning of real smiles. Honestly it doesn't matter because either way you're paying attention and that's what counts. Enjoy this phase, it goes ridiculously fast.
I'd say go with your gut on this one. You know your daughter better than anyone, and if it felt like a real smile, it probably was. My wife and I had the same debate and honestly we just decided to count it as real because why not celebrate it?
I remember this debate with my wife over our first. Turns out it was gas lol. But then a few weeks later there were legit smiles and it's a whole different thing, like she's actually responding to us. Stick with it, the real ones are coming.
That's probably just gas at 6 weeks, no worries. But keep watching because the real smiles start around 8-12 weeks and you'll know the difference. When it happens it's like the best thing in the world. My daughter is 4 months now and she absolutely lights up when she sees me and it's insane.
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Could be a real smile, could be gas - honestly at 6 weeks it's probably both happening and you can't always tell the difference. Either way, you're gonna have plenty of smiles coming soon and they're the best thing ever.