my baby doesnt get tears? normal?

[QTB]

ever since brayden was a newborn hes never had tears, its never worried me (i never really noticed) but someone said something to me this morning about it, now im worried... should i get it checked out or will it just come naturaly? (hes almost 11months)

[katiek]

DD has had tears ever since the moment she was born but i was told it was more common for tears to start to appear at 6 weeks old. Maybe you should check with the dr just in case there is a problem with his tear ducts?

All the best

Kate

[SassyMummy]

I've heard that bubs don't often cry tears for the first 3 weeks (or thereabouts) of life because their tearducts are so effecient that there can never be too many tears to actually spill out of the eye...

I wouldn't assume it'd go until 11 months though!

Considering it's been there all his life, I'd assume there's nothing TOO wrong with him... Tearless crying can be a sign of dehydration...but surely he can't have ALWAYS been dehydrated! Perhaps a trip to teh doctors might just ease your mind.

[MummyCharmzy]

Zach didnt cry tears until at LEAST 18 months.. not sure why and I actually never noticed that he didnt, until he started lol

Isobella started crying tears around 12 months and now can put on the waterworks any time she wants lol

Savannah is almost 3 months and still no tears tho obv im not expecting them for a while lol

[Seekrit]

Cobey had some tears today for his needles.. he's 2 months.
Not a huge outpouring of tears, just a little bit, enough to make me well up myself.