Shows for 9 week old?

My little girl is just over 9 weeks old and has recently started showing more interest in toys and the tv. I’ve popped her in her bouncer today and put some CBeebies on she seems to be watching but just wondering if any of you mums have any good suggestions for something a 2-3 month old could watch please. TIA ❤️

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My son loved (and still loves) Hey Duggee, Baby Club, Teletubbies and Bluey xx

they are all on the CBeebies app too so gonna give them a go over the next few days. Thank you x

I’d love to use ms Rachel but my friends little boy started to talk with an American accent so that’s put me off a bit hahah

she seems most interested in the colours and music and honestly it’s to keep her entertained while I can get things around the house done. I don’t have a problem with screen time and of course I’ll put on educational shows but I’m also fine with her watching normal kids shows too. Whatever she enjoys x

If you're set on using screen time, look for low stimulation shows, like slow videos of animals or Mr. Rogers. Avoid anything with too many bright colors or anything too fast-paced.

If you're just looking for a way to entertain her while you get some stuff done, try montessori style toys or putting her in a bouncy seat in whatever room you're in and talking to her while you work. You can also do a lot of stuff while babywearing.

There’s a song on YouTube my baby boy is obsessed with it’s called the happy song by Imogen heap! Not a show but thought it might be useful really calms him down 🥰

My boy always loved ‘dancing vegetables’ on YouTube when he was that small!

Hey bear dancing fruit and vegetables on YouTube is a good tool here for a short time. I’m going to buy a projector for the ceiling as he loves that at baby sensory. Quite cheap too.

My little one is a similar age and she loves bluey or bear in the big blue house, she loves the music and things in them☺️x

Hey bear sensory, baby sensory tv videos or even just calming music with the ocean visuals. I play that a lot in my house, they love looking at the fish and we do the animal ones too. We have it on in the background most days

Hey bear sensory. The dancing fruit blew her mind

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