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Awake infants; what do you do?
KatieGummow
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I am not sure what I should be doing with these guys when they are awake. I pick them up and talk to them and walk them around and talk about things. I also do some tummy time. Is there anything else I should be doing? I tried toys but they just look away.
They would also be totally fine sitting in their RnP and looking around, but I feel lazy leaving them in there.
They would also be totally fine sitting in their RnP and looking around, but I feel lazy leaving them in there.
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Re: Awake infants; what do you do?
But yeah, like PP said, what you're doing is great and don't overthink it.....they'll let you know if they're bored or overstimulated.
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If they are newborns, there's not that much to do with them. I used to feel the same way with my girls. I would sing a lot to them or just talk about what I was doing. Take them outside if its nice out, but honestly, there's not much to do with them at that age other than feed, change diapers, sleep, repeat. They probably aren't really interested much in toys or books and will benefit most from hearing your voice, your touch, and different smells. You are lucky they are content to be in their rnps by themselves. At that age my girls screamed their heads off if I put them down. They never had a mellow newborn phase. I was always carrying babies around, fending off double meltdowns. It was really stressful.
Once they get a little older, they will be more responsive and interactive and then playtime becomes much more fun for everyone and you can see them learning new skills. I think 4 months was a real turning point for us - they started getting really interested in their environment, the activity mat with hanging objects was a huge hit around then, they recognized faces and from then on, it has been very exciting to see them progressing. At just over 6 months now they are really starting to notice and interact with each other. It is totally adorable. We sat them on the couch on boppies yesterday and they smiled and laughed at each other and played 'take the toy out of each other's hands' for about 30 minutes. omg - so cute.