What does the baby see in the first moments of life? How is his vision developing? These questions are often worried about young parents, because doctors have not reached a consensus on this matter. To date, experts tend to believe that the vision of newborns is only intended to see an object that is at a distance of 20-30 cm from his eyes and no further. The child sees the subject blurred, does not see small details. For him, what he saw was colored spots. In the first weeks of life, baby's eyes are able to distinguish only bright and dark colors. This is due to the fact that the muscles of the eyes are not yet fully formed, not developed and very weak. With each new day there are changes, the eyes of the baby become stronger, the cornea increases, and as a result the baby sees better and more clearly.
At first the child learns to focus on objects. Sometimes the eyes can mow a little: they then converge "in a bunch", then run to and fro. This is a normal phenomenon, and soon it will disappear. But if you suddenly noticed that the child does not pass it, then immediately consult a specialist. After the first two to three weeks, the vision of newborns is significantly improved: the baby can already see a bright large object, can trace its movement. Young children have a long-sightedness, since the muscles have not yet fully formed and become stronger, so they see better in the distance. But the most important things: the mother's face and chest - the kids see perfectly, since it's born since birth. The growth of newborns is accompanied by the development of their vision. In two months, the baby already sees objects well and focuses his eyes on them, monitors the movement of the object in the horizontal direction. A little later the child will learn to raise his eyes and lower them to see objects that are in the vertical plane.
Advice to moms
Immediately after birth, you do not need to put the child in bad and dim lighting around the clock. Some mothers think that this is so "customary" for him, but this is an erroneous opinion. Always carry the baby in the daylight to the sun. This will help him learn to use his eyes. At night, you can either include a night light, or put the child to sleep in the dark. Speaking about hygiene, it is necessary to remember that at the moment vision of newborns is very vulnerable and try to carefully look after the eyes of children. At first, they need to be washed every day, using a cotton disc that can be moistened either in the infusion of chamomile, or in plain boiled water. In addition to constant care, it is necessary to develop vision in newborn children from the first month of life. You can hang a musical mobile on the baby's crib. The kid will watch him, listen to the singing and whirring of toys, and thus develop and train his eyes. Hang the toy low, not over your head, but over the baby's belly. Thirty centimeters will be enough for the baby to be comfortable to watch the mobile. Once every three months, show the child to the ophthalmologist, he will tell you if everything is good with your little ones with eyes, because the vision of newborns is still a very weak and vulnerable part of the body.