Best baby mirror toys according to redditors
We found 16 Reddit comments discussing the best baby mirror toys. We ranked the 5 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
We found 16 Reddit comments discussing the best baby mirror toys. We ranked the 5 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
$8.40 on Amazon.
31/33 days in the NICU and both my twins are in early intervention, which sounds scary but it's great! A physical therapist comes to our house once a week and works with them on tummy time, neck control, etc.
Preemies are definitely going to be "behind" on their milestones, but they typically catch up. If your doctors don't understand that preemies are behind and that's ok, then get new doctors. If your doctors understand that preemies are behind and are offering services like physical therapy/early intervention to help them catch up, take them up on it!
By 4 months adjusted, I agree with your doctors that your next goals are to be pushing up on arms and getting rid of those head bobbles. But your doctors shouldn't be shaming you and should instead be giving you these goals and ways to help meet them (early intervention, physical therapy, suggestions on ways to make tummy time more pleasant).
Speaking of tummy time, I definitely think tummy time on your chest counts. My babies both hate floor tummy time. Here are some suggestions for you that I've found to help with my babies who hate floor tummy time:
Jellycat Soft Books were the first things my baby played with. He loved the crinkly pages.
He loves this Fisher-Price owl toy. That one had held his interest since he was really tiny. He liked how it jingles when he was really little. Now, he loves the balls.
This Melissa and Doug shape sorter is another favorite. He still doesn't know how to put the shapes back, but he loves to play with them.
This Baby Einstein music box is another one that he's loved for a long time. (It's battery-operated though.)
This black and white picture/mirror really caught his attention as a newborn. The black and white drawings on one side really capture newborns' attention because they can't distinguish colors well. The mirror side is better for when they're a little older. These Wimmer-Ferguson toys and books are designed especially for newborns.
Of course, he liked (and still does) O-balls.
Edit- Added a couple more.
A crib mirror. Mirror baby was my daughter's best friend when she was a baby. She loved watching the baby in the mirror move her arms and legs. We went with this one: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0041TABOG/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_MKMPCbF4FT1K3.
I found two things that worked wonders with my daugters tummy time.
Thats mainly what has worked for us. We have a bunch of props to help, and I roll her over to rest and back on her tummy to work and shes getting better at it but it was really a learning process for all of us.
Initially thought you said 7 months old and was a little scared. Re-read and saw it said 7 weeks?! He's still just getting used to being on the outside. Do you show him toys at all? We found that once we started showing little man captain calamari around that age, he really lit up! We'd make the toy 'talk' to him in silly voices. We've found out that our guy is just kind of intense all around, but some babies are just mellow.
Like others have said, rolling over is much farther in the future, as is laughing. Our LO is almost 5 months and only recently started intentionally rolling from back to side... he hates tummy time so he doesn't go all the way over lol.
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http://www.amazon.com/Lamaze-Early-Development-Captain-Calamari/dp/B002VWZU7S
I thought this may help my fellow new parenters out there. If you're anything like me, you scoured the internet checking off every "must-have" baby items list before your LO was born, but I still ended up having Amazon deliver things about every other day for the first couple months.
As a disclaimer, I'm not saying these are MUST HAVE items. I just went through my Amazon purchases and I'm writing down some things that I purchased in those 3 AM wee hour Amazon shopping sprees.
Here's a compilation of everything that I felt I missed in my preparation for my baby girl:
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I hope this helps! Let me know if there's anything you would add to the list.
yea, she is much more accepting of tummy time with a little support. I do some time with and some without. I also use it to roll up and keep her on her side for a bit as well.
This is the mirror we're using.
At that age my daughter loved the little plush mirror that she looked at during tummy time and her play mat. She also liked those little mini crunchy books that make sound like crackling paper when you turn the pages...
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01GCH64CC?psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B002J4U8M0/ref=mp_s_a_1_1_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1497471878&sr=8-1&keywords=sassy+mirror+baby&dpPl=1&dpID=51R8Pgj9dDL&ref=plSrch
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B002DWALTI/ref=pd_aw_sim_sbs_107_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=EDSMZQ3FK9M11G0W48FK&dpPl=1&dpID=91CItN2WZ9L
My son is 12 weeks old, and I'm currently his favorite toy. My hair is fun to grab and pull, my thighs and boobs are great to kick, and my face is pretty hilarious.
Also these are pretty cool too..
Light up counting dinosaur
Captain Calamari
Dinosaur mobile
For activites, I swore by anything Wimmer Fergueson. My LO loved to look at her "activity board" and mobile.
Mobile
Activity Board
You can also read to him/her, and at this stage you can read just about anything. Whatever book interests you - read out loud to your kiddo. You'll get the satisfaction of a good book and interacting with your babe.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B003DA5YLY/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1394720234&sr=8-1&pi=SX200_QL40
My daughter is 12 weeks old now and this is by far the greatest thing I've bought. We tied it on the side of her crib and she will just lay there staring at it until she peacefully falls asleep. We use the black and white side now and I expect she'll be amused by her reflection soon so we can flip it over. I didn't know this until after I had my daughter, but babies love black and white things. Apparently they can't see minor differences in colors so the contrast of black and white catches their eye.
Also, if your wife plans to breastfeed, buy either Lansinoh (or Target brand, if you're in the US) nursing pads. I was constantly frustrated by leaking milk all over my clothes everyday until I bought these. They absorb milk in the same way a diaper absorbs pee. These work better than any other kind, disposable or washable.
Swaddling blankets are a must. The Aden+Anais swaddling blankets are worth the money, in my opinion. I have other ones that aren't as big or as soft and I prefer A+A.
This big baby mirror keeps my girl interested for long stretches. I have two. One is hanging from thr entertainment center and the other she carries around the room.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0041TABOG/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?qid=1416712256&sr=8-2&pi=SL75
My girls basically live in Fisher Price rockers.
Fisher-Price Infant-to-Toddler Rocker, Gender Neutral https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M3QYIE3/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_vpoeAb28GMD2S
And for toys, we have some but the far and away favorites are the Lamaze brand ones. We've got three, the octopus, the robot, and the firefly.
Lamaze Captain Calamari https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002VWZU7S/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_xroeAbZNFJHDM