We have a 5 month old son and just moved to a new town. We often find ourselves sitting at home doing nothing. It is really putting a damper on our relationship. If we knew of some fun things to do outside of the house with our son it would really help. I am a stay at home mom and am always here at the house. My husband works 10 hour days and on his days off we don't do anything. Our son is very well behaved and would have fun doing anything but we are stuck. Have any suggestions?
2006-06-25 03:58:28 · 17 answers · asked by cooper 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
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2006-06-25 04:01:29 · answer #1 · answered by Curious 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't know where you live, but where I live there are a lot of mom and baby play groups. Check with your health department and places like that. Something that is fun also and is becoming very popular, are baby massage classes. You could also take your little one swimming, he's old enough now. If you can't find a play group, you could start one of your own even. Just set up a day and time, as you meet people with little ones start inviting them over. They will invite their friends and so on. Another thing that is possible here is a program called Mother Goose. We meet once a week at the local rec centre, and learn songs and sing to our babies. It's very fun for everyone. I hope this helps.
2006-06-25 11:59:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I often feel like I have this problem. My son is 8 months old but I am a young mother, so most of my friends are still going out and partying. I know you've heard this a lot, but it's true, just get him outside. It really doesn't matter what you do, sometimes if I need to weed a flowerbed, just putting him in his exersaucer on the front porch helps. I have also done baby yoga, different, but really neat.
2006-07-07 12:44:16 · answer #3 · answered by lpj617 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you live close to an aquarium, you can go there with the baby.
We took our baby to an aquarium at 4 months and she loved it (when she was awake, she slept through most of it). :-)
We take our daugther out to walk a lot too: to the mall, around our neighborhood, the park, a walking trail.
I know this might be difficult if you are new in town and don't know many people yet: but you can try to go out for fun on your own - adults only. My husband and I take out time for ourselves. We get a babysitter (a trusted friend) and go to the movies, dinner, concert, workout or go shopping together at least once a month.
Good luck!
2006-07-01 17:24:12 · answer #4 · answered by GenXLatina 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely. What you can do is play peek a boo. That ALWAYS makes a baby smile. Since it's the summer you can wade your child in a kiddie pool or take him/her swimming with you. You can also take tiny drops of water and let them fall on babies belly and inside the hand. This is fun and exciting for the baby and teaching baby stimulation and sense of touch. There really are so many things to do. You can go to the book store and if you don't want to buy it just read it there...there are books that introduce you to activities that can be fun for both you and your baby.
2006-07-05 18:47:51 · answer #5 · answered by noriahchapman 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have a 6 month old son ( he is the youngest of 9). We have one of those front packs where the baby faces out. He loves being in this and watching other people, animals or looking at bright colorful objects (like at stores or going for walks). The idea though is to go out- five month olds are not picky as to what they see. Also, you will find that when he spends time being stimulated like that they sleep better, too!
2006-07-05 12:42:28 · answer #6 · answered by grace 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You both need to get out every day for your own sanity. And you, especially need to walk for a minimum of 30 minutes a day to keep your stay at home systems moving. Here are some things my 5 month old and I do.
We go swimming and not just to a baby swim course. At the public pool we get in for 20 minutes, get out and rest for a while and then we get back in for 20 more minutes of bobbing and splashing.
We go to the parks to walk and watch the "big kids" play.
We go to the library to read and enjoy the air conditioning (we don't have any at home)
And, I even take her to museams in her stroller.
It's also really important to find a mother-baby group. It helps keeps your stay at home sanity intact!
2006-07-04 10:53:46 · answer #7 · answered by baggyk 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A play group. Story time at the library. Gymboree. A picnic. Everything is fun and a learning experience to a 5 month old.
2006-06-25 11:03:35 · answer #8 · answered by starting over 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take him to the park. Fresh air is good for the baby. Or just take him around town. People love to see babies and he'll get plenty of excitement
2006-07-03 13:55:37 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take your baby out to eat with you and on walks . Its not a very good idea for the baby to not be around people.
2006-07-03 15:50:07 · answer #10 · answered by sweenygirll 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take him to the park. Make a picnic out of it.
Bring food (for you too), blankets, and toys. It will be a different change for him.
we bring our daughter to the picnic every weekend. She loves it.
- oh yea make sure you bring a camera!
2006-06-25 11:50:08 · answer #11 · answered by mrsstephaniekay 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋