When did your baby start smiling and interacting

Aug 9·1 min read

Our son is 6 weeks and I think he might have smiled at me but it could have been gas. Everyone says wait til they actually smile at you and it changes everything. I'm impatient lol. How long did it take for yours to actually respond to you? Looking forward to this part because right now it's mostly just feeding and changing and not a ton of connection yet.

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BBrian M.RegularAug 11

Real talk: at 6 weeks it's basically all gas and reflexes. Real social smiling usually starts around 8-10 weeks when they actually track your face. I know that's not what you want to hear but at least you have something to look forward to.

BBrandonRegular3w ago

Every smile at that age feels earth-shattering though, even if it's just gas. Soak it in. Before you know it they're smiling back and it's actually insane.

JJasonRegularAug 10

The gas thing is so real. My wife and I spent like 20 minutes convinced our newborn was the happiest baby alive before realizing we were watching him work through digestion. The real smiles come but they're hard to distinguish at first.

MMasonNew DadAug 10

Six weeks and you're already analyzing smiles, welcome to new dad paranoia haha. Mine is 3 months and I'm still not 100% sure what's genuine. Someone told me to look for the eye crinkles - that helped me feel more confident it was real. Probably wasn't, but it felt good.