Right I’m a first time mum, so no judgement, should I be doing activities with my 8 week old?! I do tummy time and talk constantly, show black and white cards etc…?!
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Sounds like you’re doing a great job, that’s plenty! If you wanted to add to tummy time I fill bottles with water and glitter, pom poms etc for her to look at 😁

There’s a great app called babysparks that shows activities by age which I found really useful particularly as they get older to encourage developmental milestones.

This sounds great! They get exhausted quick so no need to overdo it at this point. They’ve got a whole lifetime to learn!
With the cards, slowly move them left and right, up and down, and let her try to track them. You can do the same with sound too if you have a rattle or something.
Tummy time also counts if she’s laying on your chest and lifting her head so if she’s not enjoying being on a mat, that’s fine too!

I got given little chickies - the wind up ones you get at Easter
During tummy time my LO loves watching them jump around (otherwise hates tummy time)
Other thing that was fab was a night projecter… watching the stars projected on the ceiling means she is k.o