how to keep baby entertained

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Hi I am just wondering if anybody can give me any tips on keeping my beautiful 9 week old daughter entertained now she is awake more and more during the day. She loves it on her play gym and swing and I talk to her as much as I can but she cannot spend all day in said gym or swing and I don't know what to do for the rest of the time. I put the Childrens channels on the TV for her but I don't want her to watch too much TV. Any ideas?

Take her out and about! Let her watch you get on with things - bouncy chair in the kitchen whilst you do things.

Ordinary every day things are enjoyable and learning experiences for young babies - they just want to be around you. Talk to her as you do it.

Sit on the sofa and cuddle her! Go for a coffee and cuddle her there.

Make the most of how portable she is and do what you enjoy taking her with you

She probably cannot even see the tv properly - she doesnt need it

pop her in a sling and chat to her while you cook. have a little sing and dance together. take her out in the buggy and let her watch leaves and clouds.

you don't really need to "entertain" a 9 week old per se
everything is new to her, she enjoys just being with you. there's really no need at all to have tv on for her, she's far, far too young to gain anything from it

just do what you normally do, but with her!

You can get some great 'baby books' on amazon, they are just black and white patterns and babies love them, dd still loves them at 8 months!

I don't really think a 9 week old needs entertaining. Let her watch you. Take her to a toddler group if she doesn't have brothers/ sisters or you don't see a lot of kids, so she gets to interract with other children a bit (though she is still quite young). Smile at her. Sing to her, nursery rhymes if you want, or just sing Rihanna, whatever you fancy! At that age, mine could watch a mobile moving for ages and ages and ages. Most of all, don't worry about 'stimulating' her. Everything is stimulating, the different feel of your cardigan or skin or a sheet etc. It's not like being an adult where we may get a bit bored of being in a bouncy chair for 2 hours! (Oooh, but that sounds good right now ).

Thanks for all of your ideas, think i'm probably worrying too much being a first time mum. DH says I am doing plenty with her.