What to do with 3 month old

[Marshmallowtoastie]

I’ve read old threads, they’re filled with people saying babies don’t need entertaining, but that is not true for this baby.
baby is not at all interested in a bouncer, going for walks, being in a sling or watching me do housework. She wants to be busy and entertained. What she does like is reading books, looking at other babies at the classes we go to, her baby gym, and when we are directly interacting with each other, as in im holding her and we ‘talk’ or sing. Sometimes she doesn’t mind a busy supermarket. I can see when she doesn’t mind things, but it’s lovely when she really enjoys something too. I’m getting ready for garden centres to be full of Christmas lights which I think she’ll like
but is there anything else?

Play groups that mix babies and toddlers, busy high street going in and out of shops, a big shop like IKEA, library and their baby groups, a cafe...

Sounds like one of those babies who will be much happier when she's mobile!

Pets at Home to look at the fish
Benches/bus stops to watch cars
Cafes to people watch

Lie her underneath a baby gym?
Mini desk disco ball
Read read read
Music
Singing and dancing around her
Do yoga / workout next to her
Pom Poms
Prop up in piles of laundry while you fold
Read news aloud
Read your book aloud
Talk her through you cooking - (at a safe distance from hot oven obviously)
Talk her through you doing everything basically

(Can you tell I had a baby during lockdown?!)

Babies generally love watching older children, so try playgroups which have toddlers running around.

Mine loved aquariums and art galleries at that age. The Tate Modern is particularly good for babies surprisingly. Also the immersive art exhibitions like Van Gogh live etc.

Also, talk to her a lot assuming she understands every word you're saying. I did this from birth. E.g. when the Ocado order came I'd explain what it was, where it had come from, how it had got to us, where I was putting everything away etc. I gave him a running commentary of everything. My DS loved it.

People told me I was bonkers but he was talking in proper sentences at 18 months and a few years on everyone comments on his amazing vocabulary. I think it really helped his language development.

My baby was like that! Baby gym was a lifesaver, lots of chatting to her. Giving her different objects to hold/look at and explore. Foil blankets etc.

@Bemusedandconfusedagain we sound similar. I was the same with my baby and now she can say at least 50 words or so at 13 months.

Do you have a floor level mirror? She won't realize it's her she's smiling at for ages.

I'd recommend learning signing, once she can clap, around 6 months, she'll be able to sign and that is amazing she can ask you for food, drink, to go home, tell you what she wants or is finished. DD was signing in sentences before she could speak 20 words.