Toys? Entertainment?

Hey mums, when did you get your baby their first toy? My baby is just over 2 weeks old and I’m wondering if that’s too young for toys / entertainment to keep her stimulated when she’s awake

Read more on Peanut

The views expressed in community are solely the opinions of participants, and do not reflect those of Peanut.

Learn more about our guidelines.

Add a comment

They can't actually focus on anything yet, just sit her on your legs and sing, talk or read to her.
Toys don't really become a thing till they're 4/5 months old

My daughter’s first toy was a jellycat rabbit and she’s almost 4 and still has him with her all the time. She enjoyed the feel of it, rubbing its ears on her face and hands.

At that age, the eye sight is poor so high contrast works best (black and white).

Stimulation wise, everything helps! Taking her out for a walk in the pram looking at the sky, playing music and singing to her, baby wearing and just enjoying the sounds of the house.

I was thinking about the same thing 😂 my SIL baby is 4 months old my baby is due soon 🙏🏻 I wanted to buy some soft stimulation toys for her baby and my baby as she's flying over to visit us when her baby will be 6 or 7 months .
She laughed and said don't buy toys as babies don't need toys .
I got so upset and I don't know if it is because of hormones.

My baby is 10 weeks and is really discovering her toys now! Esp ones that make noises! She is only just starting to realise her hands can grab toys but we got a foot piano and she spends like 30 mins on it each time!

My little one really started showing an interest in his toys at around 3 months old x before that age, and even still, you are a great form of entertainment! They love your face - singing, reading, just talking to them - that’s enough to keep them entertained x

in our community

Tantrums

Why does my 21m old boy keep throwing tantrums when I say the work NO or stop doing that because he keeps going into things he shouldn't or throws toys at use advice please I cant deal with my BD yelling at him it hurts me .... my son knows to go to the corner when he's bad

Help

My newborn won’t settle unless she’s in my arms and I need sleep. I’m on the verge of passing out constantly and have started hallucinating. Any advice is helpful

So my baby is almost six months old and I’m a bit overwhelmed

Hi everyone! I’m a first time mum to a lovely 5.5 month old girl and I suddenly feel so unprepared for this next stage.

I did loads of prep for the newborn phase but now that we are approaching 6 months I feel a bit lost and have a few questions.

- Pram setup (UK mums) we are about to switch from bassinet to seat. Do I need a footmuff or a snuggler? I have noticed other mums have something in the seat but I am not sure what and feel a bit shy asking in person.

- Sleep setup my little girl was only 5lb at birth and is still quite small so she is still in her next to me and Moses basket. When she outgrows them what do people do if they still want baby close. Travel cot next to the bed? And do I need a playpen for downstairs?

- So she she can sit with support but not independently yet. I was thinking about getting a booster seat like Mamas and Papas is that okay at this stage or should I be using a proper highchair? Also she is not really showing interest in food yet is that okay? A lot of babies in my sensory group have already started weaning and I am wondering if I should be worried.

Thank you so much in advance and sorry for the late night overthinking 🤍

Bedtime Advice

If my 9 week old used to nap between 7-9pm and then we started bedtime routine around 9pm and went to bed at 10pm but recently has refused to sleep since 5pm until bedtime, is that a sign we should make bedtime earlier than 10pm?

What would u do

My 5 month old baby has been in daycare for 8 hours , we usually get home then I feed him around 6 :45 then I feed him again around 8:20 then he takes a nap in my arms for 30 minutes ( he wakes up exactly after 30 min) today he didn’t wake up so I put him on bed and he’s sleeping .. I usually give him a bath around 10 before he takes another bottle and sleep through the night around 10:30 .. should I

Language skills development or Darth Vader phase ?

lol my daughter is talking like darth vader, super rocky and almost like raunchy voice

it’s so weird but like did anyone else have their baby go through that phase 😭😅🤣