When did your LOs started to interact?

Hi,

My boys are a week from turning 5 months and they don't interact with each other in any way. I mean, they don't even look at each other. I put them on the mat facing each other and all they want to do is turn on their tummies. If I hold one in front of the other, they just look somewhere else or at me. I don't know if it's normal at this age to still not be interested in another baby. I've read that babies usually like other baby faces, but mine don't seem interested. Is there something I can do to help them notice each other or it will happen by itself?
When did your babies interact with each other? Just curious.

Thanks

 

I would say around about your lo's age they just started to really have a good look at each other, it is only in the last month that they now talk to each other an give full on smiles during tummy time. For a while there wasn't much going on between them but if i ever had to leave them to do something in the kitchen i made a point of leaving them snuggled up together on the floor or couch. They would cling on to each other but weren't very keen on eye contact for a while. I still have one girl who is a little more keen than the other but they interact more and more each day. I wouldn't worry just give them time together and soon you will be trying to split them up lol

 

If I let them on the floor close to each other, all they want to do is turn on the tummy, so they start to push each other with the feet and hands and sometimes bang their heads. I would let them alone, but I'm afraid they will hurt each other somehow. I would like them to notice each other and enjoy each other, because they are twins and they spent almost 9 months together in the womb, and now they act like total strangers.

 

A couple of weeks ago Francesco was crying and Chiara looked straight at him and started laughing! Oops! Then, last week, I had him sitting on the couch next to me, and I was burping Chiara, and they looked straight at each other, and started smiling. They don't do it every day by any means, but they are starting to notice each other...sometimes when I least expect it. Sometimes my husband will hold one, while I hold the other, and we will try and interact with both of them facing each other.

I think some other people have said it took their LOs about 6 or 7 months to really interact with each other...

 

Mine used to not look at each other either. It was so annoying!!! Around six months I noticed that they would watch the other one. They really don't interact much now beside poking and pulling the other one and toy stealing. They have smiled at each other, but not often. They will notice the other one soon.

 

Thanks for your replies. I hoped that life would get easier... hehe... once they start play with each other, but looks like it might not be soon and it might get harder when they start to kick each other in the head :slap:

 

It's funny that you ask because we had been wondering the same thing. We would try to get the babies to notice each other and it seemed like they would actually avoid looking at each other on purpose! We would hold them up to each other and they would always look to the side. We even hold one hanging over the other (like belly to belly) and they only thing they would do is drool on each other. But just recently (and they are 5 1/2 months old I've noticed them sorta sneaking a peek at each other. If I lay them together they will hold hands almost every time!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Also they like to suck on each others hands, arms, head...whatever they can get. I'm looking forward to many more interactions! I'm really enjoying where they are at right now.

shannon

 

Mine reacted to each other like they did pieces of furniture (that is, not at all) until they were almost 7 months old. Then they'd start looking at each others' faces and smile.

Give it some time!

 

Mine have always interacted a bit but around 6 months they really started noticing each other and now at almost 8 months they are having fun playing together or annoying each other.

 

I think it was somewhere between 6-7 months. I know by 8 or 9 months we were doing mini-time-outs for hitting and pulling hair. :lol:

 

It wasn't until 6-7 months that they started interacting more with each other. Now, they interact all day and sometimes I wish they would just leave each other alone since they fight over the same toy!!! It will come, don't worry.

 

Mine didnt start to notice each other until they started sitting independently. Then once they started crawling and cruising, they started to interact more.

 

I guess I just have to wait and let it happen. Thanks again for your replies.