Very quite 7 month old
Does anyone else have a baby who turns or looks when their name is called, but doesn’t show much emotion afterward, like smiling or laughing?
My baby is 7.5 months old and responds to her name about 80% of the time when she isn’t focused on something else. However, she rarely smiles or laughs, even when I talk to her excitedly or try to make her smile. She’s also been a very quiet baby since birth and doesn’t vocalize much. Even my sister-in-law has noticed that she seems much quieter compared to other babies her age.
I’ve also noticed that she seems to have a really high pain tolerance. One time, I accidentally hit her head pretty hard on the sink, and I felt terrible, but she didn’t cry. When she bumps her own head, she usually doesn’t cry either.
Another thing I’ve noticed is that she doesn’t seem very bothered when I leave or come back into the room. When I leave for work and come home, she doesn’t really seem excited to see me or act like she missed me. She’s also not afraid of strangers and will usually go to anyone who wants to hold her. She doesn’t seem bothered by loud music or loud noises either.
She does have good eye contact and will sometimes smile or laugh, but it feels less frequent than what I see with other babies her age.
I’m not trying to diagnose anything—I’m just wondering if anyone else has had a very quiet baby with similar behaviors around 7–8 months. Did your baby eventually become more expressive and vocal? I’d really appreciate hearing other parents’ experiences.