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Baby Vision: What Your Little One Sees
When uncle Fred makes funny faces at your newborn from across the room, the only person he's entertaining is himself. That's because at first, a baby's eyes aren't quite ready to handle all the colors, shapes, and 3-d objects of her brand-new world. "people think that babies see well at birth, but they don't," says Stanley A. Appelbaum, OD, an optometrist in Bethesda and Annapolis, Maryland.
All of your child's other senses -- touch, taste, smell, and hearing -- are ready to go at almost full power at birth. But vision takes some time to develop. For instance, months will pass by before your baby can see in color. For now, she sees in only black, white, and gray. And eye movements are pretty uncoordinated at the beginning, which means a newborn's eyes might move independently of each other. As your baby grows, her eyes will get stronger. Read on to find out when and what she sees, plus how to keep those baby blues healthy.
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baez1, all babies DO have blue eyes when they are born. Even non-caucasian babies. African american babies are born with dark brownish-blue eyes. It may be so dark it's hard to see, but I promise it's there. And I'm sure you know that the writers of this well known magazine aren't going to make such an indecent flub as to put a racial remark into an article. They have editors for that.
5/3/2010 10:01:05 AM Report AbuseWow, just read the article and do what it says to protect your child's eyes. Simple
5/2/2010 10:25:49 PM Report AbuseBaez, you are absolutely ridiculous. You obviously do not know what you are talking about and are just looking for something to pick on. Perhaps you should get some help for post-partum depression or find some better way to use your time
5/2/2010 10:01:11 PM Report AbuseI understand the turn "baby blues". If some1 has not heard this term before they may be offend. I am black and my husband is caucasian.I'm in no way racist,but something are just plain offense. We deal with that as a couple always.You guys can not be mad because she was offended by a term she was unfamiliar with.
5/2/2010 07:58:28 PM Report AbuseBaez1 I think you should stop being so touchy. I am sure the author of this article did not mean to offend anybody. Or may be we all who's babie's eyes are not blue should be offended?so immature. racism-touchy people drive me crazy.
5/2/2010 04:46:21 PM Report AbuseTo accuss the article of being racist I'd a racial remark Sounds yo me that your looking for something to complain about
5/2/2010 03:57:21 PM Report AbuseMost babies are born with gray or blue eyes at birth hence the term "baby blues." It has nothing to do with race. I think you are being overly sensitive when this article doesn't specify a specific race. Nowhere does it say "white baby." You will find when you read most articles regarding newborns eyes it will refer to the term of baby blues. It's just a common factor among babies, not just white ones.
5/2/2010 01:32:38 PM Report AbuseYour coice of words "how to keep those baby blues healthy" implies all babies have blue eyes. This, in turn, presupposes all your readers are white Anglo people. I am sure you know you have readers from all races-be more sensitive to this fact. Thanks. E., OK
5/2/2010 12:54:39 PM Report AbuseHi! I'm the Brookneal, VA mom!
1/6/2010 10:58:04 AM Report Abuse