If there is something you have to know in the case of being pregnant, it is that to be a mother you have to have a lot of patience. And it's not just about setting limits or resisting lack of sleep. Also when waiting for those little gestures from the baby, such as the first look, the moment when they begin to crawl or when babies laugh.
They are small events in the development of the child, although great milestones that account for the evolution of the little ones. Just see those first focused glances to melt your heart. Or tune into the first voluntary smilesThose that occur when we speak affectionately to the baby or make a particular noise. During the first year, the relationship between parents and children is fraught with these little surprises that are everyday and at the same time novel that life gives away.
The first voluntary laugh
It is enough to observe a baby during the first weeks of life to discover that registering the first voluntary expressions requires patience. They don't happen from the start. On the contrary, during the first months babies sleep many hours a day. Towards the third month the sleep rhythm begins to shorten and by the fourth month they will spend several hours awake, although with intermittent naps.
As the weeks go by, parents also begin to register certain changes. If in the beginning the babies produced involuntary grimaces, then the first real smiles will appear. How to differentiate when babies laugh of something and when do they make a grimace? You will perceive it when it happens because at the beginning newborns repeat behaviors that happen in the womb: the fetus makes this grimace, many times once they are born they do it while they sleep.
It is not well known why they do it because there is no maturity whatsoever to laugh at something specific so it is considered to be a continuation of what happens in the womb. A simple reflex or nervous reflex act that produces a grimace. However, this involuntary smile has little to do with a genuine baby laugh.
Then good, when does a baby laugh? When talking about laughter, reference is made to the so-called social laughter, that is, that which occurs in contact with the environment. Towards the first or second month of life, the baby increasingly registers the world around him and begins to come into contact with it. Thus he interacts and seeks contact, developing the so-called social laughter.
The baby, a social being
Let's not forget that, even though they are very small, babies are social beings. In other words, they feel comfortable in company and in contact with others. In this way, they express their pleasure by smiling. It is common for babies to smile when talking or looking at them, singing to them, or just seeing adults or older siblings. Although they do not have the ability to generate a smile voluntarily, social laughter is a social response when coming into contact with another.
When a baby laughs Not only does he show that he is happy but it is his way of communicating with his caregivers, it is the way he finds to express himself. On the contrary, when he is angry, uncomfortable or upset, he will do so by crying. Interacting with babies is of great importance for bonding and facilitating communication.
When the baby is awake the best thing you can do is talk to him, play him, sing to him, touch him and everything that helps him develop expression and communication. This will facilitate smiling and other modes of expression, such as sounds, babbling, and loving looks. Babies learn by replicating adults and that is why the exchange of gestures, looks and words will favor the development of the child's communication. On the other hand, it will make you feel recognized in the world, also learning that it is possible to interact in it and that you will receive responses to your actions.