How does everyone spend their days?

My daughter is now 9 weeks and 2 days old, so she is a little more interactive than before, though this is still the early stages. During the day I mostly sit with her on the sofa watching TV as I don't get enough sleep and thus am very low on energy. I do however try and interact with her and put her in her playpen for tummy time or on her back so I can make faces at her and show her toys and objects. I sometimes put her in the bouncer and rock her until she's had enough. I've got some black and white contrasting cards I show her and I talk to her and make faces at her. Sometimes I dance to music with her in my arms. Apart from that I really am at a loss at what to do with the day, she's only just started being interactive and curious about the world around her but it's still early days so I feel my options are limited with regards to keeping her entertained and interacting with her. How does everyone else on maternity leave spend the days with their babies?

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My little boy is 8 weeks tomorrow and I do the exact same. I also go out for a walk with him once a day. It’s good for both of us to get out.. even if I’m out of steam I would still go out for like 10 minutes ☺️

I'm mostly trying to get out of the house for my own sake - walks, meeting friends if possible, just going to read a book in a cafe. My baby is almost 7 weeks, so I'm in a similar boat, but I feel like taking him to new places is pretty good.

I'm still very much in recovery and can't move much (6weeks pp tomorrow with complications). I do exactly the same and won't be able to do much more for a while. Sometimes he just sits and watches the world around him and I do feel guilty but I think it also helps his development as he can stare at what he wants to

With my first, I managed a daily walk, sometimes to the park, sometimes to a cafe or playgroup or church.. just a daily outing. I’m not managing much at the moment with my 5 week old as I can’t walk without pain and sleep has been so hard for both toddler and newborn. 😭

My days sound very similar to yours. I try to get out for a walk but most of the time my baby is lying around watching me do chores. Xx

I also read some books and sing some songs ( my playlist are Disney songs and pregnancy: song for my baby) these are good to introduce more vocabulary into their day to day.

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