How long does it take for a newborn to open his eyes?

In our lives, many newborn babies do not open their eyes right after they are born, because when they are in the mother's body, they are in a hot, humid and dark environment. So after birth, if the light is bright, the babies will subconsciously close their eyes to protect themselves, so they may keep their eyes closed. So how long will it take for newborns to open their eyes?

Steps/Methods:

1 In principle, babies can open their eyes and see things from birth, but at this time, although their eyes are open, they can only feel the intensity of light and cannot see specific things. Moreover, each child has different circumstances, so the time when each child opens their eyes is also different. Some children open their eyes as soon as they are born, some children open their eyes about two or three days after birth, and some children may not open their eyes until a week later.

2 Because of the characteristics of newborns, they basically sleep for more than 20 hours out of 24 hours a day, so sometimes the child may open his eyes and look at something for a while, but the parents don’t notice it, and then the child gets tired and closes his eyes and goes to sleep again. This will also make parents feel that the child has never opened his eyes, so parents must pay attention to observe.

3 After a newborn is born, he or she will carry a lot of vernix caseosa and other substances. In addition, many parents are afraid that the baby will be cold, so they dress the baby in a lot of clothes. This will cause the newborn's eyes to get inflamed and covered with eye boogers, and the baby will not be able to open his or her eyes. At this time, parents can use a clean medical cotton swab dipped in some warm water to gently wipe the baby's eyes to help the baby open his or her eyes quickly. Never force the baby to open his or her eyes with your hands.

Precautions

It is worth noting that the baby is in a very dark environment in the mother's belly. When the baby just comes into this world, it cannot adapt to the strong external light. Many babies do not open their eyes when they are just born. Pay attention to the baby's eye care and do not let strong light directly shine into the child's eyes. Pay attention to adding or removing clothes for the baby and give the baby more water. Don't think that the baby does not need to drink water because he is breastfed. Giving the baby water is very necessary to prevent the child from getting angry.