When do they start seeing babies and what they see in the first few months
To understand when infants begin to see, we need to focus on the development of their vision that proceeds mainly in the first 8 months and generally stabilizes within the first year of the child's age. Although the eyes are among the first organs to form, they remain closed and protected by the eyelids for a long time. You can find out more about the development of the child by watching the video we leave you below.
What does the fetus see when it is in the belly?
All mothers have wondered at least once during their pregnancy what the fetus sees when it is in the belly. To answer this legitimate question we must consider that in the first weeks of life, the baby's eyes are still forming and it is starting from the 28th week of pregnancy that the fetus opens its eyes and begins to distinguish light from dark. When light passes through the abdominal wall of the baby bump, it is perceived by the baby as a color between red and purple. This may be a prime reason why many babies prefer red colored toys and are drawn to them once they are born.
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When do they start seeing babies after birth?
The newborn after birth begins to have the first stimuli from the outside world. His vision is "active" immediately, but it is not absolutely defined. The birth will have created pressure by swelling the eyes which will then be closed. Don't worry, all of this will disappear after a few hours or at most a few days. Let's see how the newborn's vision evolves in the weeks following delivery.
- The first weeks of life
In the first weeks of life, sight is not yet fully formed. The newborn in this period of time can be defined myopic: he can clearly see only what is 20-25 cm away from his face, but this situation gradually improves as the days go by.
As happened in the mother's belly, the baby perceives the difference between light and dark; it notices when it is close to a light source or perhaps when the light is turned off in a room.
Shapes and colors begin to arouse his interest: even if he cannot see the details and outlines well, the child will still be attracted to them.
And the parents' face? Also in this case we want to satisfy the curiosity of mothers and fathers by revealing that newborns are particularly attracted to the eyes of their parents already during the first week of birth, the little ones will be interested in the faces. In the first few hours after birth, the newborn will focus on "observing the mother's eyes. The mother's or father's face will be in focus only for a few seconds, but it will be enough for the baby to begin to have a" general idea of the facial features. .
Your child will particularly focus on the hair, nose, but also the moving parts such as eyes and mouth. This will gradually be his way to start learning to distinguish faces from each other.
What do babies see when they are 2 months old?
When babies reach the age of 2 months they can clearly distinguish anything between 20 and 25 cm from their face, and they will all be things that will arouse interest.
This is the period for the baby, in which a first real important contact with the mother is created
To understand when starting to see newborns, it is necessary to consider that immediately after birth, the little one learns to exercise the eye muscles to fix what interests him: he also follows moving objects with his eyes, but only if the object moves. at a distance of 20 - 25 cm.
In this period you can use the colored bees to be mounted on his bed that will help him focus and train his eyesight better. Our child will also be able to notice when the mother's face, at first very close, is moving away (for example when we had him in our arms and then we put him in the cradle).
Eye contact with parents will always be very important and will strengthen the bond and trust between mom, dad and child. It keeps away everything that is not essential, focusing the baby's attention on what really matters: the mother's face, tranquility, feeding and cuddling.
When starting to see babies: 3 months old
When your child reaches 3 months of age, it can be said that he sees well from both eyes and has a first hint of perspective. In fact, binocular vision develops from the ninth week of life onwards: the images provided by both eyes will merge into a single image and therefore the child can now see even objects even eight meters away.
Everything that happens to him will try to grab it with his little hands, even if the faces will still be of great interest to him.
The little one will begin to study the various expressions of the face and to imitate the faces that will make the parents. One of the first ways of communicating on the part of the child, will be the eyes: if you notice that your child looks you in the eye and then looks at an object, it may mean that he wants you to play that game. Furthermore,
at the end of the third month the baby will begin to see colors well too.
What happens to the sight of the baby after 6 months?
When the baby reaches 6 months of life he will have an almost fully developed vision: he will see the colors, the outlines, the shapes of the objects and his toys. The perception of depth will be even more delineated, he will be able to distinguish all the things that move around him: a bird on the branch or a dog in the meadow, for example. Curiosity will be such as to keep him lively and active, as well as attracted to all things that move. You will notice that his eyesight has become so keen that he will point out to you details that are so small that you didn't even notice.
