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What do you do day to day with your baby? My LO is 8 months old and I’ve started feeling a little guilty that I maybe should be doing more with him? I’ve just booked onto a baby group once a week and take him swimming occasionally, but other than that we just go for walks each day…..

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I tend to just play, feed , nap on repeat and depending on the weather ( I live in Ireland) will try and get him out once a day in the pram and depending where I am will take him out and let him touch the grass, trees and the bark! I had booked into a messy play class but decided against it as there was a bad bug going around and I was anxious 😬

I think it’s really up to you! I try and do baby groups as many days as I can, but honestly this is more for my sake than hers! If you want to go out to classes/groups then that’s great, but if you’re happy staying at home then there’s nothing wrong with that either!

We have swimming on Sundays, sensory Tuesdays, Hartbeeps Wednesdays (basically another sensory), Sing & Sign Thursdays, & MyGym Fridays. It’s still a LOT of time at home with him since classes aren’t that long, so we read and play on the floor and listen to music a lot. I’ve had other mums around and been to their houses and we all basically do the same stuff, so it’s nice to do it with company! Since they’re all starting to be mobile and some of the class terms are ending we’re going to try some soft plays in the area

Never end up doing classes as they are in the morning and he’s always having a nap 😴 … just do what you feel comfortable with. You are stimulating your baby and giving them lots of development opportunities at home, do what works for you!

We do a lot of groups as she likes being about and about. So music class Monday, sensory Wednesday, bounce and rhyme Thursday and little movers Friday! We go out for walks…weather dependent. She’s happy at home at the moment just pulling herself up to stand in things and crawling after our cat. Toys have taken a back seat lol

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