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When did your babies become interested in toys/objects?

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countrymousesussex · 20/04/2019 18:41

This could be a PFB non-issue, and I wasn’t actually worried until today when some old lady in my village noticed it and commented ‘isn’t that a bit worrying’ when on a walk!

My DD is almost 5 months old. She has basically zero interest in toys/general objects at all. She can grab and hold things, but just briefly shoved them in her mouth and then drops them. This is what she was doing when the old lady was trying to get her to play with her Freddie Firefly that’s all attached to the pram.

She can only roll to her side, detests tummy time with the fire of a thousand suns and rarely is content to be still in any position for long other than in her pram watching the world go by.

She has average head control, but can’t sit unaided yet - still needs ‘caging’ gently at rib level to prevent toppling. She has recently learnt to bear weight on her legs when held under her arms and now that’s basically all she wants to do when on a lap.

My concern is that her dislike for laying under her playmat/sitting in her bouncer/in her Jumperoo for more than a few minutes at a time is restricting her development in terms of imaginative play. It’s also leading her to be very bored all the time unless people watching!

So I guess I’m asking if this sounds on the spectrum of normal? At what age did your babies get interested in toys?

The hot weather has been a nightmare; have had messages from friends with babies of similar ages laughing on swings and sitting in the garden playing happily while ours was only happy being walked round and round the garden and later the village 🙈

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7raina · 20/04/2019 21:14

Don't worry too much. She's only 5
Months. I heard Most kids don't start imaginative games until 2.
All babies grow at diff rate. She does take interest but loses it quickly so she's trying. If it was me I wouldn't worry too much. May b once she started sitting unaided and gain more control over her body she would be more interested in surroundings.
Don't worry too much.
My sis was exactly like that but once she started crawling she turned into tornado 😂. Xxx

surreygirl1987 · 26/04/2019 14:24

My son does olay with toys but on his terns only! If a random old woman tried to make him play with his Freddie the firefly I imagine he'd throw it at her!

Don't worry. They are all different. My boy is brilliant on his tummy but can't roll at all and whines literally all day long. I wish he was more content with watching the world go by like your little one!

countrymousesussex · 26/04/2019 19:14

Thanks guys - good God the whining is killing me slowly! Have had slight progress this week in her sit me up ring, occasionally gumming a toy lamb (this giving me some hands free time that doesn’t involve walking round and round the village 😂)

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surreygirl1987 · 26/04/2019 23:03

Haha i can TOTALLY relate! I wish I knew people like you IRL!

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