Entertainment?

Anyone else really struggling to entertain their baby? I feel like everything's so repetitive and he's getting bored all of the time. I feel guilty whenever he's awake recently because I simply don't know what to do with him or how to keep him engaged and entertained. I take him to baby play class every Tuesday morning which we love. And I'll take him to visit my nan every other day (all other family and friends are working) but it's to the point where myself and my nan have quite literally ran out of things to talk about😂. When we're at home I talk to him a lot, sing to him, read him books. We do tummy time, he has a play mat, and bouncer that we use. He has a few interactive light up toys but he's not at the stage where he can play with anything himself so he will stare at the lights/movement for a short while then gets fed up and loses interest. We don't do any screen time stuff like dancing fruits etc..(personal choice). But I feel like every minute that passes I'm running out of ideas to keep him entertained and It makes me feel awfully guilty and like I should be doing so much more. I spent a lot of time crying over it yesterday because I just feel a bit lost and out of my depth. Like I don't know what I'm doing🤦🏼‍♀️ just wanted to see if anyone else is in the same boat, or if anyone has any advice?

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I take him out to highstreet as much as possible as its easier than trying to entertain in living room x

I couldn't read your full message, but babies like repetition. This continues long past baby stage, toddlers will request the same book over and over again, The same shows etc. It's how they make sense of the world. Also you don't need to constantly keep them entertained, it's ok to just hold them and sit down. They're happy with just being talked to and seeing faces and facial expressions. Remember the entire world is new to them, they've never felt what grass is, what leaves are, see how things are in water.... so for them all things are new experiences and as their brain changes the thing is brand new again

I recently attended a Baby Massage class which was great. So whenever there is a gap between play time and evening feed I would do a baby massage which they enjoy. It calms them down and usually makes mums happy as it’s not just about calming the baby but some strokes/movents help with their brain development. It takes 20mins or so. It’s nice to add it to your day when you’ve done everything else.

All of the above sounds great. Don’t feel like you have to be doing specific activities all the time though, watching and listening to you will be stimulation too. Going for walks and narrating your day to your baby is good x

I feel the same way too, he’s at This stage where he’s easily bored but reading the comments is helping 🫶🏽 it’s hard being a first time mum 😭 you just second guess all the time!

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