25/02/2026
Baby’s are born to communicate – their survival depends on it. How they look at you with those cute big eyes? Their chubby cheeks and squishy huggable arms and legs. The way they squeak and babble baby talk to you, OH my ovaries!!! 🥹🥰🥰
Babies are dependent on us for everything, absolutely everything. So, it makes sense that we would be gaga over them! The survival of our race depends on it!!
But how do you read them?
🩷 Watch their gaze – where they turn their eyes, in what direction? Are they looking for engagement and play? Or are they signalling play time is over? It’s now bedtime? Are their eyes looking straight at you? Or are they glazed over and seem to be daydreaming? So much can be said by just a look! Am I right?
🩷 Watch their expression - this will reinforce your gut instincts about how your baby is feeling. Their facial expression will let you know how they are feeling.
How is your baby moving? Are their arms and legs doing calm tai-chi type movements? Or are they boxing with fists closed? Is their torso squirming and twisting? Are they pulling up their legs towards their face? Or are they lying with arms up above their head still and quiet?
🩷 Lastly, what sort of sounds are they making? If a baby needs your help you will know about it! If they are in any discomfort or danger or pain, you will know about it! Also, the same if they’re happy and content…
We need to take the time to be curious about what they are trying to tell us and put all this information together as well as listening to our gut instincts or our mothering brain! Our matrescence!
Be patient, be curious and trust yourself knowing you are the best parent for your baby!