what do you do with your newborn all day?

lovemydog · October 2008

Jack sleeps most of the day, but when he's awake I want to try to keep him entertained. We do tummy time, play on his activity mat, I read to him....what else can I do with him? He's only about a week and a half old.

mlf625 · October 2008

Read, tummy time, stroller walks, put him in the swing and push it (instead of turning it on), sit in the yard and stare at the trees (he's really entertained by this....I'm entertained by him being entertained!), put him in the Bjorn and do chores (he seems to like the sounds- vacuum, running dish water, etc.), turn on music and dance with him.....

How's BV going with the baby?

lovemydog · October 2008

BV is going ok. My husband is home during all of my shifts so he takes over wiht the baby while I'm working. The only issue is when I have to BF - he obviously can't do that for me Smile . Other than that, it's been ok so far.

How's it been going for you?

cs612 · October 2008

Hi there! I have the same problem, I feel like I run out of things to keep her entertained. She really likes to look at herself in the mirror now but only within the past few days and she is a bit older than your DS. I also take her for walks but she falls asleep as soon as I put her in the stroller. Do you have a boppy? She loves to sit in her boppy and just stare at the tv or the ceiling fan. I asked the pedi if it's ok for her to stare at the tv and she said yes, they are only seeing the light. She loves anything with lights, her playmat has a music thing that lights up and she'll stare at that for a long time also. Let me know if you come up with other ideas!

Kim777 · October 2008

When Rhett was that age we rotated through the exact same things you suggested over and over again. I also took him up to the state park and took him on walks since we don't have a neighborhood with sidewalks. He really enjoyed just being outside in the stroller. He also liked to be propped up on the boppy to just stare at the fan and lights for long stretches of time. It's funny what entertains them when they are so little!

abbysmom1005 · October 2008

Sing, dance, talk, read, walk around look at lights, etc. I found this site useful when Aby was a baby and I ran out of ideas. I printed out the picture cards when she was an infant and she loved staring at them.

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