Am I doing enough for my baby?

[Ella267]

I'm a first time mum to a 10 week old baby and am wondering if I'm doing enough to entertain her during the day when I'm at home and DH is working.

A typical day goes like this:

7.30am: DD wakes and I feed her, talk to her, we have a cuddle and I put her in her bouncy chair while I have breakfast.

9am: Nappy change, change of clothes and face wash for DD. She usually naps in the bouncy chair while I shower and get ready.

11.30am: After another feed, go out for a walk with the pram (generally around an hour).

12.30pm: DD sits in the bouncy chair while I have lunch. Sometimes she'll nap but if not she chats away to herself and me. I do some housework and feed and change her.

3pm: We have a bit of a play on her playmat (She's not hugely interested in it yet but I try!).

3.45pm: She has a nap in her moses basket (She doesn't always - she seems to love being awake during the day).

6pm: DH gets home and we start the bedtime routine (bath, change, feed) around 6.45pm.

Does this sound too boring? She's generally a content baby but I'm worried I'm not doing enough to stimulate her. Some days I'll take her out shopping or to a baby class but that's not every day.

Grateful for any advice.

That sounds perfectly normal to me. You don’t need to do much at that age. A lot of what they experience will be new / interesting to them. So we just got out and about and baby just came along.
Talking to them is one of the best things you can do for them.

Sounds fine, I wouldn’t put too much thought into it. Mine just gets dragged around to what ever me and the toddler are doing, usually he’s asleep.

Today has gone like:
7am up chat/cuddle with dad
8am bottle, change and wash
8:45 in car (asleep by 9)
10:00 out of car, still sleeping.
11:30 back in car, just woke up so bottle again, burp and new nappy
1:30 home now, slept all the way.
2:30 woke up bottle again and new nappy
Chat and play until 3:30
3:30 sleeping again…

He’s massive so just eats and sleeps really. Maybe a few gurgles and smiles in between but they’re all different.
You’re doing fine. Don’t overthink it.

It's fine, babies that age don't need much but if you're getting bored, this is a great age to get out and about and do whatever you fancy as they are so portable. I spent a lot of time in museums and art galleries at this stage and my baby was extremely content in the sling either sleeping or looking around. I also met friends for lunch a lot - it was easy to meet friends near their workplaces on their lunch break

Not much to do with young babies. I read books to ours (3.5mth) but she still sleeps a lot or is quite happy just sat in her rocker.
She's baby number 6 so I don't worry about such things anymore, the others entertain her a lot when they're home. She likes to practive standing and sitting holding my hands atm, getting to grips with toys. Likes the TV and my tablet.

You’re doing absolutely fine. In a few weeks she’ll be so much more alert too - so don’t stress about it now!

Everything is new when you're only 10 weeks old, even watching mum or dad washing up or sweeping the kitchen floor. You're fine!

They don't need much stimulation at that age, it sounds like you're doing great

She's 10 weeks - all she needs is a full tummy a dry bum and lots of cuddles and smiles and chatter from her mummy. Congratulations x

When my dd was that age she was fascinated by washing machine. She liked watching colours go around and around.

You are doing enough. If she’s bored she’ll let you know!

@caringcarer

When my dd was that age she was fascinated by washing machine. She liked watching colours go around and around.

Mine was the same with the ceiling fan! Mesmerised by the movement

To be honest at that stage I would focus on keeping myself sane and occupied and making the most of them being portable. So coffees with friends, trips to museums/galleries, baby cinema etc etc. and at home just let her watch you do the housework or cart her about in a sling while you do. It will all be mind blowing for your little one!

@escapingthecity

To be honest at that stage I would focus on keeping myself sane and occupied and making the most of them being portable. So coffees with friends, trips to museums/galleries, baby cinema etc etc. and at home just let her watch you do the housework or cart her about in a sling while you do. It will all be mind blowing for your little one!

Brilliant advice. I didn’t make the most of this enough.

This sounds perfectly fine. She's still so tiny yet. When they're mobile is when they need much more stimulation. Keep doing what you're doing :)

You're talking to her and she's fed and changed.
Not much more to do at this age.

I also have a 10 week old but she is neglected second child so doesn't get much entertainment in her own right. She often gets put in the bouncy chair to watch whatever her brother is up to or under the play mat. She likes watching my hands so we sign her action songs like incy wincy spider of the wheels on the bus. But her wake windows are still only 45 mins to an hour and she spends most of her day sleeping.

Just keep talking to her. Getting out and about will provide lots of stimulation for them. They are pretty boring at this age, they can't really do much.

Sounds fine op. But do give yourself permission to just sit and cuddle her too. Not to worry about the housework or stimulation or whatever, just to be cuddled