6 Signs Newborns Love their mothers at first sight: See if your baby has them!

Admire Mom

Mom will notice that when the baby is sucking on her breast, the baby tends to gaze intently into her eyes; that is how the baby expresses love for mom from a very early age. By looking at mom without blinking, the baby is trying to understand and explore mom. Staring at mom is also one of the signs that mom is attracting the baby, mom is very special to the baby.

Experts share that newborns cannot see anything too far away, the baby’s eyesight is limited to the distance with mom’s face when the baby is breastfeeding. Therefore, the baby will always try to turn back to mom’s face and gaze intently at the main features of mom’s face such as eyes, nose, mouth; then the baby will try to imitate mom’s facial expressions. So if mom sees the baby staring intently at her face, smile at the baby, talk to the baby to make the baby feel closer.

Open your mouth as soon as you are put in your mom’s arms

Some studies have shown that newborns can recognize their mother by smell. In a study of newborns, researchers affirmed that the baby moves very differently when they smell the sweet scent of mother’s milk. The baby can find the mother’s breast right after birth. When held by mom, the baby has a tendency to move towards mom’s chest because the baby recognizes that as the “scent of their mother”.

Smile at mom

Babies from 6 to 12 weeks old can smile as soon as they see mom, their smile at this time replaces the phrase “baby loves mom”. Doctors call this a baby’s response when they want mom to respond with love. In other words, the baby is trying to communicate with mom through a smile. The baby wants to receive a smile from mom, a hug, a conversation, or simply always be close to mom.

Sleep peacefully in mom’s arms

Mom knows that babies want to hear, smell, or see mom; so the baby will show love for mom by sleeping soundly in her arms.

But if the baby doesn’t like to be hugged (some babies don’t like to be hugged or touched), it doesn’t mean that the baby hates mom. Almost every baby wants to be hugged by mom as they grow up a little bit.

Babble with mom

About two months after birth, the baby can have a conversation with mom using adorable babbling sounds. This is a very happy experience for mom. At this time, the baby also needs mom to respond with similar babbling sounds, with non-verbal sounds. It’s a “chatting” interaction that every newborn baby loves.

When mom communicates with the baby, it means that mom is helping the baby develop good speaking and listening skills because the baby will listen and imitate the words mom says. Besides, the baby babbling to mom shows that the baby just wants mom to see how much they love mom.

Show happiness when mom passes by

When the baby is six months old, the baby can distinguish very well the people around them. The baby will feel close to mom or dad the most and consider mom and dad as the closest and most loved ones. The baby’s expression of love will be joy, jumping up and down when mom or dad comes into view.

Because the child can distinguish who is closest to them, mom and dad should spend more quality time with their baby. The baby’s excitement when seeing mom and dad shows that they love you and see you as the most important people.