Instead of
lying on a play mat or being confined to a baby swing they are living life in the thick of it.
Step 1: Lay your play mat on the floor and place your child on his
back on the play mat; for ease of your back, you can lay your baby on his changing mattress and table, making sure to secure him if he rolls.
Leave floor space in the room, so you can set down the
babies on a play mat or blanket for tummy time, so you have space to change a set of clothes, or so you can just hang out with them.
Its rough at times slash most times I hate when I go to these play groups and there are those Mom's there that are fully focused on their one child that is
laying on the play mat quietly, while trying to tell me that everything is such a miracle and being a Mom is such a joy!
Triplet babies so masterfully parented that they synced their schedules to fall
asleep on play mat simultaneously.
Tummy time can be done in a variety of ways
including on a play mat, yoga mat, your bed, a pillow or on your chest.
Helen places
him on his play mat where he lies and fidgets and gazes up at the toy animals hanging over his head.
Week.2: at this stage your baby may be more than happy to entertain him or herself; lots of babies spend time playing with their hands and feet and most are quite happy to sit and play with toys or roll around
on a play mat.
Week.3: your baby will start to move much more and you should encourage them to stretch out and eel their limbs by lying
them on a play mat on either their front or back; if the mat has noises and lights, this will encourage them to respond to them and turn their head towards them.
He would snuggle close and be so happy, but the second you put him in a baby bouncer or
on a play mat, he screamed.
The Clevamama Clevafoam baby pillow (full review here) is a great one, and I used to use this all the time when my son was
on his play mat.
To break off the habit of your baby crying when not held, you can start by putting the infant down either
on a play mat or a bouncy chair.
I got a portable double pump (medela) and put
them on a play mat on each side of me and sit and pump.