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6 months old making less eye contact
My daughter is 6 months old she is making less eye contact and not cooing or babling she is always engaged in hand waving as if she is playing orchestra. She is rolling had not started sitting yet she is squealing more often. There is no forth and back conversation. Shall I be worried. She smiles a lot but very few giggles and very few belly laugh. Make eye contact when bottle feeding but almost no when held in arms or knees.
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If the baby is able to look at objects and is following it is a good sign. Baby should be smiling at mother and other faces. Rolling over reversing trying to sit in tripod position is good. Vision needs to be checked. Development assessment is necessary.
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at 6months baby should b able to see, track , smile and follow moms face .
continous sterotypical movements are not normal ....
needs development assessment , vision and hearing check
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development assessment at nearby Child development centre ( like CRC)
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Did the baby cried after birth ? Any history of hypoxia during delivery ?
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Dr. Devaraja
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11 yrs exp
Coimbatore
Baby should be able to see mom's face, track it, smile, and follow along. .. need a developmental assessment plus vision and hearing checks.
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Dr. Bhatt Vivek Prafulchandra
Pediatrician
5 yrs exp
Rajkot
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Dr. Jay Gajjar
Pediatrician
6 yrs exp
Surat
Some of the features you describe (reduced eye contact, limited cooing/babbling, lack of back-and-forth interaction) warrant a developmental assessment, although they do not confirm any specific diagnosis on their own.
The good signs are that she smiles, squeals, recognizes feeds, and is rolling over. However, at 6 months we would usually expect frequent social interaction, good eye contact, and regular vocalization/babbling.
I would recommend a developmental evaluation by your pediatrician rather than waiting. Early assessment is important whenever parents notice concerns about social communication. In the meantime, spend plenty of face-to-face time talking, singing, reading, and responding to her sounds while limiting screen exposure.
Please seek an earlier review if there is loss of previously acquired skills, poor response to sound/name, poor feeding, or reduced social smiling.
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Dr. Shebin C E
Pediatrician
10 yrs exp
Kanyakumari
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6-month-old child typically meets key milestones like babbling vowels, laughing out loud, and sitting with minimal trunk support.The parent's description specifically highlights a lack of eye contact, absent babbling, and restricted back-and-forth social communication.These missed markers can serve as early red flags for language, social-emotional, or neurodevelopmental disorders like autism spectrum disorder.We strongly recommend evaluating the child's development through an official checkup with a pediatrician as soon as possible.
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Dr. Venkatesh Badugu
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9 yrs exp
Hyderabad
Usually at 6months baby should do eye contact, babbling and cooing. You can wait 1 more month by that time if these milestones not developed then needs to consult physically with Pediatrician
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