If your baby only ever looks one way

Getting advice suited to your baby

In conversation with Saffron, co-founder at the Parent Infant Program with a background in paediatric nursing. August 2026.

If your baby consistently prefers looking one way, it is worth asking your health professional to assess it. The Parent Infant Program team described making the other side interesting during play, with positioning advice suited to the baby.

Saffron described making the other side interesting during play, with an adult the baby wants to look towards. She also discussed supported positioning.

I would want a qualified professional to demonstrate this for my own baby, rather than copy a position from a description. A persistent preference deserves an assessment; a play idea does not tell us why it is happening

Worth considering

I would ask someone qualified to show me what is appropriate for my baby. Play ideas can sit alongside an assessment, rather than replace one.