Baby’s Eye Color – Everything You Need To Know About

After you bring your bundle of joy home, the one thing that everyone starts noticing is the sparkling cute little eyes. All you would want to know now is if this beautiful color of eyes will be the same as your darling grows up? Don’t think too much, here is our little guide on baby eye color for you.

You have to note that the eyes of your baby are not fully developed immediately after birth. In premature babies, the eye lids may not be developed completely. The eyes may appear blurry in the first instance and only after few days, will your baby will be able to focus on things few inches away. There is nothing to be surprised about, as this is perfectly normal.

What Determines Color Of Your Babies’ Eyes?

The amount of melanin in the iris determines the eye color in your baby. This is the same pigment that determines color of your skin.

• If your baby is fair skinned, you may find his or her eyes blue or gray after birth because of the less melanin content.
• If your baby’s skin is darker, you will find brown hues in the eyes.
• African or Asian babies are generally born with brown eyes.
• Eyes retain the same color, although it takes around three years for the eyes to stick to a particular color.
• Even though the eye colors are determined by the genetic trait, there are plenty of other factors that you should be aware of. Here are some of them:
• If both parents are blue eyed, your baby might be born with blue eyes.
• If you are brown eyed, there are high chances of your baby too getting brown eyes.
• If the grand parents have blue eyes, your child is likely to have the same.

In cases when babies are born with a brown eye and a blue eye, they may be suffering from Waardenburg syndrome. However, this is a rare genetic disorder. It is essential that you consult an ophthalmologist in this case.

Changes In Baby Eye Colors:

After the baby is born, the light stimulates melanin production in the iris. This process then leads to the change in eye color. Changes in the eye color happen mostly when your baby is 6 months old. The changes continue till the age of 9 months.

Here is a closer look at what happens:

• By this time the iris stores sufficient melanin that helps ascertaining the eye color in your baby.
• The eye color continues to change even after this stage.
• You might see your baby’s eye color change until he or she is 3 years old.
• The eye color turns dark as a result of these changes and may turn brown in course of time.
• It takes time for the eye color to change from black to gray or blue.
• In some cases, eye color changes continue till your child steps into adulthood.

Eye color is one of the most easily notable attributes of the new born, even though it is not permanent. Since you baby is still in developing state after birth, you can see the eye color changing. This is one among many physical changes that you notice.

Studies are going on to find more better results the reasons behind about eye color changes of a new born. There is probably a lot that parents can learn from the studies.

What was the color of your baby’s when he or she was born and what is his or her color now? You can share this by commenting below.

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