How are you stimulating your baby?

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My baby barely stays awake for an hour and once you factor in feeding and diaper change theres usually not much awake time before she's fussing to go back to sleep. When she is awake i try to read while breastfeeding, talk to her while doing things around the house, try her toys on her, play with her and make silly faces and maybe get a few minutes of tummy time in. I'm just worried she is not getting enough stimulation for development before sleeping again. What do you ladies do??

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I feel like I don't do enough either! I mean, I take her out and about a lot, and she sees new things often. I guess that's stimulating, right? She loooooves looking around at everything when I have her up on my shoulder. And I talk to her often and we listen to music together and I'll sing to her a little. She watched Ace Ventura the other day..

She isn't interested in toys so much or her activity mat yet so I'm not sure what else to do..

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I'm on the opposite side... my baby girl stays awake quite long periods and she gets bored very fast... so I'd love to hear some stimulating activities except the usual ones...

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My baby loves when I play songs on YouTube and sing to her. And not the usual lullabies or baby songs. Anything from Madonna, Stevie wonder, r&b lol and she doesn't judge my voice so it's been pretty entertaining for us both

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We have an activity mat that he loves while I get ready in the morning and a rocker that plays music.  We also read and go for a walk. I'm ok though if he has some quiet time too. Sometimes he just sits in the boppy an looks around. I don't want to be in his face all the time.

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How old is she? That is really normal for newborns who typically sleep 16-20 hours a day. Including eating and diaper change, my 5 wk old is usually up for about an hour and 15 mins before its sleepy time again.

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I always talk to her when she's awake, also started reading to her. We'll do tummy time/activity gym/ play with her soft blocks that help her sensory development.

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I wouldn't worry too much about it.  Some days my son sleeps more than other days. When he is awake,  I talk or read to him, put him on his activity mat,  or let him lay and stare at the ceiling fan which he enjoys.  If she's overly lethargic, you can always contact your pediatrician for reassurance.

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I sit my daughter up on my lap and talk/sing to her. I also have a 4 year old daughter who is loud and loves to push her around in the high chair lol Baby Emma loves sitting in the high chair lol

How are you stimulating your baby?

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