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I didn't do much with Lo when she was a newborn.. Gosh those days seem like an eternity ago..

@petuniasandpearls: Lol, LO is 10 months and I still read her magazines. Well I sit there and read out loud while she tries to tear up the pages.

Go on walks, play music, talk and sing to her, read books, time on the play gym. She was a slow eater and it would take 20-25 minutes to get her to sleep so there wasn't time for too much activity anyway.

I'm only at one week, 2 days with a newborn, but so far not much! I'm lucky enough to have my mom home with me since my husband doesn't get paternity leave, but even with her help I am mostly just trying to keep a handle on household stuff and sleep while the baby is sleeping. I think just getting used to the sleep deprivation is pretty tough in and of itself!

Pretty much the same as you- he wasn't very interactive at first, a lot of cuddling and nursing, and I tried to get out of the house at least once a day. He wasn't even interested in looking at much in the beginning, so getting out was all for me to stay sane and learn how to juggle him with life.

To be honest, newborns are adorable, but pretty boring. Yes, I said that. But you are getting used to having a new person in your life, so it is a good thing that they don't need to be constantly entertained.

I have had so much fun with my son since he turned about 6 weeks old, and it just keeps getting better and better. That is when I started playing with him and having him notice that I am there and not just two big boobs.

Really, just enjoy the cuddling for now, more will come with time.

Not much more than everyone else, I've realized I had alot of free time with my newborn, thank god for Netflix streaming!

I do the same as you, except she sleeps through swing time, sleeps through walks or any time in her car seat and stroller. I am worried I am not doing enough with her but she just sleeps constantly!

my baby is 6 weeks old. my day is mostly changing her, feeding her, rocking her to sleep and then I alternate between putting her in her swings, crib, etc they all have different mobiles with fun animals, music and nature sounds

@Mrsdaredevil: haha! I don't think you're baby is suffering from boredom, don't worry about doing too much!

As for tummy time, try tummy time on your chest. That's how we have to do it because Cobi hates floor tummy time! So once a day we lay in our bed and have him on our tummy. He likes it so much better because when he lifts his head, he sees us and then smiles like crazy. It's a lot more fun and he still gets his muscle strength time in.

We also did the same, lots of stroller walks when it was nice, but more than anything we cuddled on the rocking chair. I didn't really want to go anywhere until 4-6 weeks, so we cuddled and watched lots and lots of TV. After 6 weeks, I started incorporating my daily activities with his; he would be in the baby carrier while I prepared meals, he lays on the floor on a blanket while I do my hair, he's in his bouncer while I shower, he plays on our bed while I get dressed - I want him to know that not all the time will be his playtime while he's still young, so that he is ok with momma doing her stuff too

For the first month, just feed, change diaper, and cuddle! When he was awake we (still do) sat reclined on the couch with him propped up on our legs and chatted with him (this is his favourite). At about a month we started trying play mats and stuff, though he would still prefer to sit with us on the couch and chat.

@Coco Bee: We do tummy time on my chest as well! He won't even try to lift his head when he is on the play mat, he just lies there and cries. When he is on my chest he does quite well though.

@Coco Bee: He is almost 6 weeks now, but for the past week and a half or so, he gets mad if you aren't actively engaging him (like if we are looking at the TV instead of him while he is awake) he screeches so we will look and talk to him more.