My baby boy is 3.5 months old. He now smiles at us a lot and is very playful.
But I am not sure if he recognises me yet as his mom? I know babies generally ask for their moms, but he is fine and very comfortable with all three of us(me,his dad and his grandma). He was in the NICU initially when he was born and I still feel missed out on that early attachment that I would have gotten with him if he had come home with me.I just got back to work and he doesn't show any preference for me when I get back home. Is it too early for him to realize and ask for mommy at 3.5 months? At what age did your baby start recognizing you?
He had the chance to bond with you while he was still in the womb. He knows who you are. And he is pretty young for any aversion to strangers. Just keep building the bond - you'll get to see it pretty soon!
I've been leaving my 6 month old daughter with a sitter since she was about three months and she didn't start getting excited when I came back until 5 months! I know, personally!, that it can be hard when your baby doesn't give you special attention after you've been apart all day.
He knows that your his mom, but I guess this a social skill kind of like smiling and he just hasn't developed it yet. Just enjoy the time the two of you do get to spend together and try not to feel jealous of his other caretakers.
Your baby knows you are his mom. They know it's you by your smell and your voice since he heard you when he was in your womb. When my baby was born she was fine with dad and grandma also, but there were days when she would only be calm and sleep when I was holding her. I remember even having my mom ask M. how would I calm her down. It's just a M. and baby thing. Don't worry he knows you are his M.! Congrats and take lots of pics because they grow up so fast. My baby girl is 3 years old already.
Yes, he knows you. He has been listening to your voice and your heart beat. He knows your smell too. He will have his preferences soon enough.
Some babies are just very easy going and he sounds like one of them. Enjoy that.
Soon enough you willl be wishing you can change your name, Mom, M., Mom... OMG WHat? I have three and with each one I wonder if our bond is as stong as it should be, excpesially since I too work full time, but in due time you will see, no ones kiss makes boo boo's feel better than M..
Babies recongize you early, at birth, from when you carried them. They also recongize other familar voices, songs and sounds at birth. Just moments after my granddaughter was born she would quit crying and turn towards her dad each time he would talk and say her name. She also would stop crying and turn towards M. when I would talk with her also, but didn't turn towards the nurses or doctors who were there. Babies are trusting until they are 6 or 7 months old and then they are unsure about people who they don't know very well... well some are. By the time they are a year old they also are really nervous around people they don't know well.
I babysat my granddaughter when her mom went back to work at 6 weeks and she and I bonded very close. She is almost 4 and has gone through a lot in the past two years, losing a grandfather and other family members and losing her father (my son) in June. She lives a half hour away now and still holds tight to the bond we have. Telling her mom she is missing M. and wants to come spend the night each week. Your son will have that kind of bond with your mother and it is a good bond to have. Even with that bond, he will know you are mom and you are his main caregiver, it will be ok.
Absolutely he knows you. Babies usually don't start to get particular about who holds them or cares for them until about 6-7 months - at least, not in terms of separation anxiety and not wanting to go to strangers. That's when we noticed it in both of our kids.
Your baby knows your heart beat, the sound of your voice, the smell of your skin. Your baby definitely knows you. It may not seem like it right now, but there is no better feeling for a mother than to see your child's face light up when you walk into the room.
It's the best part of my day when I return home from work and my 2 and 4 year-olds stop what they're doing, run to greet M. with open arms and huge hugs. Best feeling in the world.
he knew you were mom before he was even born. he knows your smell, your sounds, your touch. even if hes very comfortable with everyone, but doesnt seem to prefer you, thats just a part of his personality; hes obviously very calm and confident that you and everyone else loves him and thats a good thing!! just wait, around 7 months or so separation anxiety might kick in and it might be a different story! but just keep doing what you are doing; he knows you are M.!!
I think it depends on the child... All of my kids have shown a preference for M. over daddy... My 3 month old will calm right down when I pick her up and will stay fussy for daddy... BUT ... My hubby is away from home 12 hours a day 5 days a week and our family does not live close to us... So I am really the only care giver for the kids. I also exclusively nursed all of them so not only was I the care giver but I'm also the buffet... :-)
Our girls were more M. oriented than the boys were even as infants... Depends on temperment... :-) Your baby knows who you are by your smell and voice... Noone can replace M.!!!
