How do you spend first wake window with your baby?
I am not morning person so I struggle to be all happy at 6-7am 🤣 and since first one is quite short (1.5 hrs - what is yours btw? 🤔) then what do you do in that time?
I won’t lie. Baby wakes up at 6.30am and I’m just waking up slowly on my own for the first 30 min while he is chilling next to me 🙈
Do you stay in bed and play there or do you leave bed and move around etc?
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Maybe read a book together? I have a play at and lay books around her for her to look at. My baby is 4 months

Absolutely we stay in bed 😅 cuddles, a few songs (usually me singing about how tired I am and how much coffee I need)

If it’s that early as well, I will leave her in bed whilst I lay there too, she will just chatter away to herself, at least gets to 7am xx

It's actually good for them to have a bit of time to keep themselves entertained so don't feel guilty if you need to just focus on your own stuff in the mornings. My daughter's wake windows are all 2+ hours so I definitely don't spend all that time trying to keep her entertained, she just gets a lot of time on her play mat with various toys or she'll watch me make breakfast for her brother, do some housework. I will sing for her a lot while I'm doing other things because she adores singing.

We’re usually up at 7 as that’s what time our eldest gets up at. We don’t get much in that first wake window. Bottle and then some play time on the floor. He’s just started doing 1hr 45 mins for that wake window. If you need that time to get yourself in the right head space for the day - there’s nothing wrong with that 😌

Depends… if no plans for the morning then Laying in bed singing songs and cuddles til nap 1 when I’ll get up and shower/get washing on etc or if we are heading out for a class or coffee etc then it’s filled with the getting ready activities! X

We lay and chatter, she knows im there but I dont get her uo straight away, I do let her feet out her baby grow though (her feet can entertain her for a good 15mins 😂) and some mornings i even put something on mh phone for her, she loves ratoulie and bluey...... she doesnt have it for hours but just long enough for me to use bathroom/get dressed xx

We stay in bed and have a chat x
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