Play time with your newborn
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Topic: Play time with your newborn
Posted By: EthansMummy
Subject: Play time with your newborn
Date Posted: 11 October 2006 at 2:04pm
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Ethan is now 6 weeks old and I am wondering if I spend enough time playing with him on the ground with toys for under his playgym.
My question to you is: How long do you/did you spend playing with your newborn?? ------------- ** MUM TO ** Ethan 29/08/2006 Brooke 22/09/2008 |
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Posted By: 11111
Date Posted: 11 October 2006 at 2:07pm
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I keep Micky up for about an hour and half during feed time he will often doze between that time, but as long as you chat to him and give him time on the floor that is enuf his best toy at the momnet is you so he does not need alot of time playing with toy's. ------------- Deborah Mum to:   
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Posted By: james
Date Posted: 11 October 2006 at 2:20pm
with jame it was usally 10 min at most before he or i got broad most of the time he was undaer his play gym laughing at the music and lights and as james hated tummy time it was algo in the silly mummy rotine to keep him on said tummy ------------- <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b4.lilypie.com/nLJ5p13.png" alt="Lilypie 4th Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a> |
Posted By: EthansMummy
Date Posted: 11 October 2006 at 2:29pm
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Ok that is nice to know. I usually only play with him for about 10-15 mins on the floor but always sit and talk to him after or before feeds. ------------- ** MUM TO ** Ethan 29/08/2006 Brooke 22/09/2008 |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 11 October 2006 at 2:53pm
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I used to read to Maya, that was the extent of our play time when she was small. The rest of the time she either played under her baby gym or in her bouncer. I did the wake, feed, change, play, feed, sleep thing that Plunket recommended with the aim of the game being to get it done in an hour so they don't get too overtired, so her playtime was usually only 10 minutes or so.
Am still contemplating the logistics of feeding and changing 2, haven't gotten around to thinking about playing yet  -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
 (02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 11 October 2006 at 3:01pm
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Argh... make the most of them needing limited active play.
While I love jumping on Han's bed with her... there is only so much I can take of her jumping on me!!! Newborns are pretty easy to play with... all the things you do instinctively like smile, cuddle and talk to them are the most important 
Can't wait until you have to read "Barney's Hats" six times in a row
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 11 October 2006 at 3:03pm
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Well Hannah's got a nicer Mum than Maya coz Maya's Mum growls and says "no more monkey's jumping on the bed!"
But I second the six times in a row bit.... ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 11 October 2006 at 3:33pm
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Well... Hannah's a climber... and I decided jumping on the bed was more relatively safe than climbing up onto the back of the couch and leaping off
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 11 October 2006 at 3:38pm
Oh yeah, we do that one too. The number of times her head has narrowly missed the edge of the TV table... ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: caraMel
Date Posted: 11 October 2006 at 5:35pm
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Yeah Ella does that too, blimmin daredevil babies!
And despite my mother's laughing comment when she did eventually crack her head on the coffee table after a particularly violent leap off the couch, "Well she'll only do that once!" She keeps on doing it, slow learner!! ------------- Mel, Mummy to E: 6, B: 4 and: 
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Posted By: james
Date Posted: 12 October 2006 at 9:40am
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yep james never listen,s to the he,ll only do it once hence all the bunbs and burise,s because he will just keeping doing whatever just hurt him ------------- <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b4.lilypie.com/nLJ5p13.png" alt="Lilypie 4th Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a> |
Posted By: my2angels
Date Posted: 12 October 2006 at 9:47am
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Our favourite is the hungry caterpiller, I could recite it by heart now.
I try to talk to addison as much as possible but its hard with a toddler racing around. |