If your baby is wide awake but content...

NothingLikeBarbie · May 2011

Will you just put them down in their swing/bassinet/bouncy chair so you can get things done or just get a break?

Whenever Silas is awake I make sure I am talking to him and paying attention to him, but sometimes I am just so tempted to put him down so I can have a little break. But I feel bad, even though he is content to just lay in his bassinet and listen to music.

What about you?

LLH2010 · May 2011

50/50 for me. I like to play and read to her when she is awake, or dance, take her outside etc. but if she's awake for a really long time I will put her in the swing or the bouncy seat if I have things to do. I don't want her to think being awake = being held. She's going to have to learn to entertain herself sometimes, might as well start now.

tokenhoser · May 2011

I try to keep him in the room with me if possible (either in the bouncer or the carrier), but I really can't just sit there with him all the time. He's also getting used to lying on a towel while I shower. The sound of the fan seems to make him happy.

pumpkinhead06 · May 2011

yes, I leave her in the bouncy seat, the PNP or the boppy and she just chills. It is so good for babies to be able to self soothe, and to not need to be held all the time. She loves looking at the fan, and her head will follow me if I am walking around and talking to her.

Lisa Frank · May 2011

No, I do not hold my baby 24/7.

ksales31 · May 2011

I will usually give her attention when she is awake. I won't necessarily be holding her but talking to her or playing with her toys in front of her stuff like that.

calm_angel_2003 · May 2011

i will usually do tummy time or put him in his swing he doesnt seem to like the bouncer quite yet for some reason

rickandcaitlin · May 2011

I will lay him on the floor in the living room so he can watch me as I do things around the house. Or I put him in the crib and open the blinds. He loves laying there staring out the window.

mrbear83 · May 2011

I sit Beau in the swing many times a day. Ours converts into a bouncy seat/ vibration chair. He seems to like either as long as he's not hungry!

fancynewbeesly · May 2011

I sometimes leave her in the pack 'n play or the bouncer downstairs. I do interact with her the majority of the time, but she can lay very peacefully--and I use that time to get things done.

She also seems to be awake for hours in the late afternoon--like 4-8; so sometimes it is a necessity.

PinkGirlInCali · May 2011

Thats when I talk to him or play music for him. He is starting to smile a bit at us during those content times even though sometimes it still seems like it might just be gas! Lol

darmca · May 2011

I've felt really guilty about that, but I put him down. Right now I feel like all I do is feed him, change him, and burp him. My midwife had me feeding him every 2 hours minimum and waking him up at night to feed. After 6 days of that I called the lactation nurse and asked her opinion (I don't see the midwife again until Tuesday and I was going to lose my mind) and she told me because of how well he is feeding I don't need to wake him up in the night. Once I start getting more than about 1hour of sleep at a time, I may be able to enjoy our non-eating time together a little more- for now, if he'll stay in his crib without crying, I need to try to sleep.

Temp38995750004016 · May 2011

First I do an "activity" with her, like read books, practice reflexes, walk, sing, etc. Then I put her in her basinette. Usually she eats, then we play then she's ready for a nap/sleep. She wil put herself to sleep when I put her in the basinette. We didn't buy a swing and I haven't used the bouncy seat yet.

Stephcara · May 2011

Lisa Frank:
No, I do not hold my baby 24/7.

same.

EJensify · May 2011

Tongue Tied The only time this kid is both wide awake and content is when I'm holding him.

kristennd · May 2011

The wide awake and not hungry moments are rare enough that I do feel bad about not giving him maximum interaction during them. My first choice is tummy time. But sometimes I just hold him and talk to him as much as possible (that doesn't come entirely naturally). I manage to get things done when he's conked out, which is more frequent, thankfully.

cbkjwedding · May 2011

kristennd:
But sometimes I just hold him and talk to him as much as possible (that doesn't come entirely naturally). .

I am glad you said this... I was beginning to think I am missing some motherly instinct. I do talk to my littly guy, but sometimes/most times I feel like maybe I don't say enough... but I am not really sure what to talk to a 2 week old about...

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