@poorelectron Oh my goodness, this reminds me. I used to show my daughter herself in the mirror everyday like how you would a cat or a dog and say “That’s you baby!” And obviously from newborn to 5-6 months, their vision isn’t that great. Well I started at a new job where I work 7-2, so I just stopped doing it. She turned a year old and we’re getting ready to shower and I’m holding her and she points to the mirror and says “Me!” I was so shocked lol. Every time she sees a mirror, she walks up to it and points to herself now
What do you do during wake windows???
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poorelectron
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@poorelectron SO helpful!!! Thank youuuu
perviasrectas
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@misslou You can do those contrast cards for longer, if baby is interested in them! My technique was show one card until baby looked away, then switch to a different one. My husband likes rotating the cards 90 degrees every few seconds.
The previous commenter had my to suggestions and is only missing going outside or for a walk, bundle up if it's cold, strip down if it's hot. If baby dislikes stroller and carrier, just hold them in your arms or over your shoulder.
The previous commenter had my to suggestions and is only missing going outside or for a walk, bundle up if it's cold, strip down if it's hot. If baby dislikes stroller and carrier, just hold them in your arms or over your shoulder.
@perviasrectas I looove that idea to show it until she looks away! I was always unsure on if I should wait or not so I’m gonna start doing that! Thank you!!
godsgraceispatient
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@perviasrectas I ought to try cards again. I didn’t think she’d be interested anymore (4m now). She would fuss if I showed them to her or if she stared at the ones on the wall, seemed like she needed more variety and she already saw those ones too many times
perviasrectas
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@godsgraceispatient Definitely worth trying again! My babe is mostly interested in chewing on them, but that's true of pretty much every toy right now 
christjudgeofall
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@perviasrectas Are the cards worth it? I have a 3 week old and not sure if I should try it
@christjudgeofall I think they totally are! I know you can get them on Amazon for as low as like $12
perviasrectas
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@christjudgeofall I like them, but you could just print a few of your own or checkout a high contrast book from the library to fulfill the same visual simulation. I have the beiens set from Amazon
@misslou Everyone’s out great ideas already, but I’ll add some more. You could read more books, my bub loves lying on a play mat outside under a tree/feel the grass, get an infant gym for bub to lie under and look at/feel toys (we loved hanging the o-ball from hers and she’d bat at it), easy sensory activities (eg piece of crinkle paper to kick/feel in hands), water mat for tummy time, baby just watching you do chores (and narrate what you’re doing so she hears a range of words- range of words is more important than letters/numbers), go for a walk, go to baby activities (eg story time at the library, mummy and me exercise class)
@august21 I agree with this and second getting an O-ball! My baby had zero interest in toys and was technically kind of “behind” on the toy milestone at 4 months, and then one of our friends gave us an O-ball and it became his absolute favorite thing in the world. He quickly hit the toy milestones after that lol.
katvan1969
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@misslou Independent play is a great skill to have baby work on! Give her a toy and see if she can be content staring at it, grasping at it, etc. Walking outside is also great. When my babe was 3 m I usually did a combo of tummy time, contrast images, walking around, independent play for a few min.
beautifullycreated
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@katvan1969 This. So many walks.
