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Struggling with things to do with 7 month old, any suggestions?

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chocohead · 03/04/2006 12:27

Thats it really, finding it quite difficult. I take her for walks, play with her on the floor with her toys. Take her to baby group once a week.

I am not sure what else i can do to stimulate her (and me)!

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Twiglett · 03/04/2006 12:29

what would stimulate you?

do that and find a way to get her involved

stitch · 03/04/2006 12:29

thats it. other than involving her in what you do.
she's only 7 months old fgs

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chocohead · 03/04/2006 12:46

Thought maybe this was a silly post to put on, was just interested in what other mums do. thanks

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moondog · 03/04/2006 12:48

Your boredom is a bigger issue than heres at this stage. Smile
As long as you are near she will be happy.Enjoy it while you can.Soon she will never stop.
What do you fancy doing??

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chocohead · 03/04/2006 12:52

Think that is it moondog, its hard because i want to make the most of the time with her until i have to go back to work.

I might give swimming a try and maybe go on a few nature walks

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starlover · 03/04/2006 12:54

chocohead i felt the same.. it does get boring sat at home all the time, and I did feel that I ought to be doing more with ds.

but the others are right! she's still young and as long as she's with you she probably doesn;'t care.

starlover · 03/04/2006 12:55

do you have any friends with babies? I now get together at least once a week with some people I met through nct bumps and babes group and we just have coffee while the babies play

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chocohead · 03/04/2006 13:01

I have a friend that i see about twice a week with a little boy the same age as my dd. I usually go to baby group with her also. She has lots of other people she can see so sometimes feel like i am stopping her from doing things

I have no other family and friends about in the day they all work full time. I'm sure there are lots of people in the same situation, will have a look into any others groups going on. Smile

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amyjade · 03/04/2006 13:12

Sing and Sign classes !!

I started taking Dd2 at 7 months and she loves it.

bramblina · 03/04/2006 13:12

Chocohead, I felt the same, my ds is 8m tomorrow. I found in the beginning it would be difficult to fill a day, now it's bedtime before we know it! Each meal time takes about 30-45 mins, he has nappy free time for about an hour straight after breakfast, one day he'll lie in the livingroom on his mat, one day in the hall watching the fishtank. I try to give him different toys each day. Sometimes a gym. Other times he'll be in his walker, door bouncer, door swing, (handy for when I'm cooking etc) we play peek-a-boo. Mid after noon I'll either give him a snack of finger food in his walker or high chair, that takes up about a half hour, for which he's totally engrossed so I can get on with some chores. Other times we lay on his play mat and roll front to back and vice versa, and play with more advanced toys that he can't do himself. Bath takes about 20 mins and then he has a massage which takes him up to milk time.

Be happy for him (her) to play on his own too, if they're happy to be alone that's a great thing to encourage. You do need to be able to pee sometimes!
Your hv should have onfo of groups etc, ours runs a baby massage class which is free and we both love it.
Stitch I think you're being a bit harsh, at least Choc is making an effort to spend time with her lo. Too many people have kids and shove them infront of a TV or off to the creche. Don't see the point in having them in that case.
Good luck.

MadamePlatypus · 03/04/2006 14:44

Know exactly what you mean! The book that really cheered me up at this stage was Janet and Allan Ahlbergs' (sp?) Peepo. Its about a baby who must be about 7 months old just watching whats going on around him. I felt that I should constantly be doing something with my 7 month old, but really there is a limit to the number of complicated things you can involve them in. I think this is an age when babies can really benefit from a busy household with other children to watch, but thats obviously not something thats always possible! Swimming is really good. Otherwise I would just try to get out to see other mums and babies as much as possible. It can be more difficult to sit down with a cup of coffee with a toddler rampaging around the place, so I would take advantage of this by getting in as many semi-leisurely teas and coffees in as possible.

Jessajam · 03/04/2006 15:12

Can empathise chocohead! DS is nearly 8mo, and there is only so much you can do with the (!) but I would sit on sofa with cup of tea and tv on, while he played happily on sitting on the floor, and feel like I was being a lazy mum, not making the most of my time with him ( back at work full time now) not stimulating him enough etc etc...But then knew I ought to be making the most of the time I had before he starts crawling/cruising/toddling all over the place. I would walk onto town once or twice a week, it entertained me, he didn't hate it and could watch all the other people, plus we would spend ages in debenhams restaurant while he ate his mid-afternoon meal v-e-r-y slowly due to all the amazingly distracting people sitting around him...that filled up an afternoon. Sitting and reading to him is good too...he loves Snail, and we have Peepo! too. And Pip the Pup ( I know this one off by heart already...Smile)

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chocohead · 04/04/2006 09:07

All the suggestions sound great, i'm glad most of you knew where i was coming from. Going to enjoy my time with LO

Thankyou all xx

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