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feel like I'm not stimulating them enough - need reassurance

meldoo2002meldoo2002 member
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Both boys have been home since Wednesday and I feel like I don't know what to do with them all day.  Most days we've had at least 1 doctors appointment, or visitors, or visiting nurse, etc. so we've had to get up and out of the house at least once.  Today is our first really down day and it's just me.. DH is back at work.  I feel like all I do is feed, change, and get them to sleep, then pump.  I'm doing some breastfeeding, some bottle, and lots of pumping.  Anyway in the NICU all they did was eat and sleep.  They do mostly that at home too, but are having some more awake periods and I'm not sure what to do with them.  I have them sleep in different places like the pack n play, I wear them in my Moby wrap while I do laundry, and they hang out in their bouncers and boppys.  But other than moving them around to different places to sleep I feel like I don't do much with them.  Should I be doing more at this point or is it normal for them to be just hanging out most of the time (usually sleeping).

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Re: feel like I'm not stimulating them enough - need reassurance

  • macchiattomacchiatto member
    At their age, just being awake is pretty stimulating! Wearing them, holding them, cuddling them, and talking to them (tell or read a story, narrate what you are doing) and singing to them are all great as well. Sounds like you are doing a wonderful job! They are busy just looking around and getting to know their world at this point. You can gradually start introducing more "activities" as they get a little older, but at this age they are easily worn out! :) One website, I think it's babycenter.com, sends out weekly emails explaining your baby's development that week and suggesting activities/games to play with them that are age-specific. I'd recommend signing up for those for some good ideas as you go along! :)
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  • FaeryStarGazerFaeryStarGazer member
    Ditto Mach. Too much stimulation can make them cranky pants- newborns are very easily overstimulated. So, just their being awake and looking around is stimulation enough.
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  • mrskimmieDmrskimmieD member

    ditto what macchiato said

    The only additional things you can try to add into your day is having the babies do some tummy time.  In the beginning they will may only do a minute or two of it and as time goes on they will begin to do more tummy time.  I would also have some music playing in the background when I am feeding or changing them - more for my sanity then theirs ;)

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