hi, fairly new to book and website, bu just wondering with our 3 1/2 month old, about activity and avoiding overstimulating her, which makes her hard to settle for her nap...
after feed and burp (about 30mins), i change her, usually on change table with musical mobile or singing and she just loves that, then she'll go onto her activity playmat to swipe at the hanging toys for about 10 to 15 min's and seems pretty happy... should i then move her to her normal mat or rocker and let her occupy herself? is it stimulating if i talk or sing with her then? what if talk to her as i walk by whilst doing things?
if she starts to grizzle during the first stages of playtime, could it be boredom or more likely at this age, starting to get tired? i am usually pretty good with picking up on tired signs and swaddling and getting her into her darkened room for wind down mode, then settling... but lately it seems harder to get her to settle/sleep well... sometimes i feel like i may have taken her to bed too soon and she wanted to stay up longer, but my instincts say this isn't right!
thanks in advance, bec