How Your Newborn Baby Communicates with You

Connecting with your baby before and after birth can set the stage for your relationship with your child over the entire course of your lives together. But how much can a parent connect with a newborn, who seems to have almost no ability to communicate aside from crying? Lots, says UH Rainbow pediatrician Ganga Srinivas, MD. Babies often are trying to tell you something, whether turning their face away from you when overstimulated, gazing in the direction of your voice or smacking their lips when hungry. Dr. Srinivas describes the many subtle ways in which your newborn is constantly communicating with you – and how you can communicate back.