My baby is a preterm baby born at 33 w + 4 days. She turned 3 months today ( not corrected age ). She is smiling towards me, making sounds, cooing but She is not turning towards sound. I tried with rattle, she is blinking eyes but not turning. She is always busy seeing the ceiling fan, light. Not playing with toys or baby gym. Please suggest is this fine or is that a development issue?
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Developmental milestones are checked according to corrected age and not actual (chronological) age.
If your baby was delivered at 33+4 weeks GA and chronological age is 3 months, corrected age would be around 7 weeks or about 2 months.
For this age, smiling, making cooing sounds is good. Baby would also show a startle reflex when exposed to sudden loud noise. Turning the head towards sound develops by around 3-4 months, so no need for worry right now.
However it is important to get regular neurodevelopmental follow ups for preterm babies, as the risk of delay in milestones is higher for preemies.
Also a hearing screening test is advised, ideally within the first month of life. Test is called AABR test and it is a standard protocol to get it done before discharge from the hospital, especially if the baby has stayed in NICU.
You can contact your pediatrician for the same.
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