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What to do with baby?

AlexisLAAlexisLA member
edited August 2013 in Babies: 0 - 3 Months
So, what do you spend time doing with your baby?

DD is 7.5 weeks old and she nurses, naps, looks at her mobiles, we talk to her, carry her around the house, bounce her, play with her hands and feet and try to do skin on skin contact and tummy time but she's not crazy about being on her tummy. She hates being worn in a carrier and doesn't like the car seat/driving either. We take her for a couple of walks a week in the stroller for as long as she'll stand it. She is very colicky during the day and cries if we are not doing one of these things with her. Our only break is when she is in her swing. I guess now that I look at the list it's a lot of stuff but is there anything else I can be doing with her? She demands constant attention..
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  • CNYBride05CNYBride05 member
    Babies do demand constant attention. Did you think she'd come out ready to play and entertain herself? I'm a little baffled by all these posts about babies needing to be held/needing attention.... Read The Happiest Baby on the Block.
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    CNYBride05 said:
    Babies do demand constant attention. Did you think she'd come out ready to play and entertain herself? I'm a little baffled by all these posts about babies needing to be held/needing attention.... Read The Happiest Baby on the Block.
    You may have misunderstood me. I am not complaining about giving her attention, I am just asking if there is MORE I can or should be doing with her.
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  • jayro10jayro10 member
    I read books to her throughout the day, play with her on the floor (hold small toys over her and move them around so she tracks with her eyes, put toys in her hands even though she doesn't consistently grasp yet), tummy time during every awake time (even though it only lasts a few minutes), hold her on my lap so she is facing me and talk to her or sing songs, narrate out loud what I'm doing ("I'm folding our laundry now," etc.), go for walks or sit outside and talk to her about what we see. I'm a speech-language pathologist so we do a lot of talking. ;) I also make sure she has some chill time so she doesn't get over stimulated, so I'll let her kick around by herself on the floor or relax in her swing while I get other things done around the house.
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  • Ashfann93Ashfann93 member
    I feel the same way sometimes! I'm always thinking I should be doing more, maybe it's just FTM syndrome ;) I play with him on his mat, put him in a carrier and walk around with him, bounce him on my lap (LOVE watching his little smiles and facial expressions) talk out loud and tell him what I'm doing, put him in his bouncy chair and park him where he can see me as I get housework done or cook, hold toys up for him so he can track them. Mostly I just try to involve him in whatever I happen to be doing.
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