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She will but for like 10 mins amd then awake I spoke to HV about it she said its normal for a baby to stay awake in the day at this age every baby is different ye she loves dancing fruit but I don't like her watching screen for to long and I play with her alot do sensory activity's also she just wants entertaining from min she wakes up till she goes asleep xx
My babys favourite thing to play with is a pack of nappy bags from boots. Obviously I supervise her, she likes wet wipes package too, I have a basket for her nappy change and she just loves it, she loves taking things out of it, her nappies one by one, she loves biting her hair brush. I have 2 of these for each floor and Im thing about giving her one and filling with her toys instead to see if she would still enjoy playing with it. She loves biting her fork over teethers. I also gave her cupcake forms that are silicone and she really likes them too.
Are you able to section off the day a bit? When we get up, we play upstairs for a little while then have breakfast then maybe play in the living room. I then go on a walk and drive to a place to walk and then I'm out for over an hour and that entertains her and I talk to her about what we're seeing. When we get home we do lunch and then she has a bouncer which gives a bit of a break as she can entertain herself in that. I also clean while she's in that or put her in different rooms with me while I clean and give her a different toy (toys being wipes, her hairbrush, crinkly books). I've also found that she's more entertained sitting outside even with her usual toys. It can be so hard to entertain them especially when there's no break from a nap, but you're doing amazing and it's completely normal to be burnt out xx
She still needs a nap at this age during the day. Will she not fall asleep in the pram? I often take her on a walk if I want an easy way to make her nap, then I leave her asleep in the pram in my front room with windows open, I unzip her coat too. I find that my baby is the happiest playing with things that arent toys and I just play her dancing fruit or miss rachel if I need to get something done and she wont stay alone. Sometimes I put her on my back in a carrier when doing chores.