For you SAHMs...I'm curious about your daily "routine". Grayson is 4 1/2 months now (but, as a preemie, apparently he's behaving as a 3 1/2 month baby). I'm worried that I'm not doing enough with him through the day. In the times that he's not fussing, eating or needing something, I often take that time to just chill for myself, but that never lasts too long. I know he doesn't understand the words necessarily, but I read to him on occasion, he hates tummy time, but I lay him on my chest and try to get those muscles moving. He's just barely grabbing onto things now but doesn't have much coordination with them, so basically once he's got ahold of it...he drops it, therefore he's not really playing with toys. He doesn't roll over, isn't laughing out loud yet, but has mostly mastered holding his head up. I'm worried that I'm not doing all I can to help him learn and progress and with him being a preemie it's very frustrating seeing babies his age (through fb) pass him up with various milestones. I, first off, don't know if all of this is normal behavior/milestones for someone his age but I'm wondering what I can/should be doing with him through out the day.
This FTM still freaks out about everything apparently.
AAAAANNNDD sorry if this is a repetitive post. I tried to scroll through and see if I was reposting crap. I'm so out of the loop
Re: What do you do all day?
I started tummy time with the Boppy first this way BG wasn't just laying flat on the floor. I did start incorporating the play mat until BG was 2 months old. Have you tried one of those play mats with a mirror for tummy time? I feel like my little girl tolerated tummy time a little longer when she was looking at herself in the mirror. I did a lot of tummy time with my little girl on my chest and me laying on the floor. I also would do tummy time on the couch and I would sit on the floor in front of BG so she could see me. Once BG got fussy I would stop tummy time so she would not associate it with something bad.
Keep working on it. My doctor has told me that every baby is different and not to compare too much with other babies. As long as your doctor is not worried you are fine. You are doing a great job!