Gemma Wyer answered
Many people believe that newborn babies recognise their mothers from birth, but this is primarily due to voice recognition. It usually takes a few weeks for a baby to use visual recognition.
At the beginning, a baby's vision is blurry and he can only see things a foot away - which is usually the distance between the baby's eyes and the mother's during feeding.
It isn't until the age of three months that a baby can recognise his mother's face even if her hair is styled differently or covered, so - until this age - a baby can be easily confused by somebody wearing a similar neck scarf or with a similar hairstyle to his mother's.
Does a Newborn Identify his Mother?
At three-months' old, a baby will identify his mother from a photograph and will know who his mother is, even if she isn't nearby.
Often, once a baby reaches six-months' old, he will become wary of strangers and will seek reassurance from a friendly face.
At the beginning, a baby's vision is blurry and he can only see things a foot away - which is usually the distance between the baby's eyes and the mother's during feeding.
It isn't until the age of three months that a baby can recognise his mother's face even if her hair is styled differently or covered, so - until this age - a baby can be easily confused by somebody wearing a similar neck scarf or with a similar hairstyle to his mother's.
Does a Newborn Identify his Mother?
At three-months' old, a baby will identify his mother from a photograph and will know who his mother is, even if she isn't nearby.
Often, once a baby reaches six-months' old, he will become wary of strangers and will seek reassurance from a friendly face.
