How long can a baby see?

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It has been three days since my baby was born, but I still haven't opened my eyes. This makes me very worried. I always feel that the baby seems to be asleep 24 hours a day, and I don't know whether he is awake or asleep. Just when the baby is crying, I know he is going to feed him, I haven't seen his little eyes since I was born. When the little girl next to me was born, she opened her big eyes and looked around, feeling very curious. My baby's appearance made me very worried. Fortunately, after consulting the doctor, she knew that the child's condition was normal, which made me feel relieved.

How long can a baby see?

In principle, babies can open their eyes to see things from birth, but at this time, although they open their eyes, they can only feel the strength of light, and can not see specific things. And the specific situation of each child is different, so the time for each child to open their eyes is also different. Some children will open their eyes just after birth, some children will open their eyes about two or three days after birth, and even some children can open their eyes only a week later.

Because of the characteristics of newborns, there are more than 20 hours of sleep in 24 hours a day, so sometimes the children may open their eyes to see things for a while, but the parents do not notice, and then the children will be tired and close their eyes to sleep, which will make parents feel that the children have not opened their eyes, So parents must pay attention to observation.

After the birth of a newborn, there will be a lot of things like fetal fat. In addition, many parents are afraid that the baby will be cold, and they will wear a lot of clothes to the baby, which will cause the newborn to catch fire. If the eyes are covered with eye excrement, the child will not be able to open their eyes. At this time, parents can gently wipe their children's eyes with clean medical swab and some warm water, Help children can quickly open their eyes, must not use hands to force children to open their eyes.

matters needing attention

It is worth noting that when the baby is in the mother's stomach, it is a very dark environment. When the baby just came to this world, it can't adapt to the external strong light. Many babies don't open their eyes when they are just born. We should pay attention to the baby's eye care, don't let the strong light directly shine on the child's eyes, and pay attention to the increase and decrease of clothes for the child, Drink more water for your child. Don't think that you don't need to drink water if your child is breastfeeding. It's very necessary to drink water for your child to avoid getting angry.