3 Month old activities
Amos wrote: I would love some suggestions on how to keep my 3 month old daughter content during the time that she is awake. She might only have a 20 minute "happy" period between naps & feeding. Maybe that's normal?!
I'm not against spending quality time with her, but after awhile I think she doesn't even want to look or play with me either.
Thanks, in advance, for responding!!
amynicole21 replied: I think that at 3mos, babies can easily get over-stimulated. One thing that saved me was Baby Einstein videos. I know it's not the best thing to plop a baby down in front of the tv, but they really seemed to engage her and keep her interest. We also had a play mat that she could lay on and there were doo-dads that hung down around her to look at. Those were the biggies for us... other than nursing which happened almost hourly at that age 
kit_kats_mom replied: Here is a link for you. At 3 mos, they have pretty short attention spans so yep, 20 mins sounds totally normal.
http://www.zerotothree.org/brainwonders/parents.html
Mommy2BAK replied: Hi my daughter is also 3 months. She loves to swing in her infant swing and play in her Jumparoo. She also likes to have "tummy time" where we can smile and play with toys. I hope this helps!
Amos replied: Thanks for the response! Even though I wasn't too keen on starting videos already, I've tried a Baby Einstein video and it lasts about 10 min. 
The swing works sometimes. She seems severly distressed  when having tummy time, and will barely lift her head up! "The books" say she should have her head & shoulders up by now, but she's not even close.
Tamara......what's a Jumparoo?
Amy
jolene555 replied: jumparoos are great - but i cannot imagine putting a 3 month old in one. especially if they cannot support their head very well. it's a form of those jumping seats that go in doorways, only is self supported. georgia is 10 months old and absulutely loves it. she's going to break it soon - i know it.
at 3 months she was hard to entertain. we had a certain mobile that she still loved. she loved her crib mirror, too.
Mommy2BAK replied: well the jumparoo is great but they have to be able to lift thier heads up.... sorry!
kimberley replied: 20 minutes is good for 3 mos! my DD hated tummy time too! try it for a minute or two but stop if she is distressed. have you tried a boppy pillow? that might help for tummy time. we had a leap frog gym that she would lie under and play. she loved this thing. also the swing, but that made her sleep. my friend swore by one of those rocking bouncy chairs... might want to try that too.
here is the pic of the gym...
loveydad replied: I've used everything listed and most of it worked (well, with each kid something different worked) Peter's only 2 months but he LOVES his bouncy seat and his gymni.
MommyToAshley replied: You've already gotten some good ideas. Maybe this new website might be able to help inspire some ideas:
Simply Toys- Educational toys and Learning Toys
misha8 replied: Kaelyn is almost 4 months now. I put her in her swing for a while then I move her to an activty mat. Once she gets tired of those toys I might carry her around for a while or lay her on a blanket ant play for a while. It seems I spend the day moving her from one activity to the next because she decides she has had enough. She loves the swing best so she goes back in it most during the day.
She hates tummy time too and I have to admit I need to put her on her tummy more often to help her strengthen those muscles.
Good luck!
mama3x replied: I have found that with both DS and my preemie DD, mirrors worked really well and having pets helped too.  A musical mobile was also helpful in keeping their attention for a bit as well as baby gym. Oh - putting photos of family and pets/animals on the wall next to where they would be lying also kept their attention too. Good luck!
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