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BED BOUNCING BABY

Motion is often soothing as well as entertaining for an infant. Lay your baby on your bed and gently bounce the mattress. (If using a waterbed for play, never place a baby face down or leave alone; there’s danger of entrapment and suffocation.) If your baby enjoys that, help him or her to a standing position, supporting the rib cage with your hands. Gently bounce the baby so his or her knees bend. This motion should get your baby into the swing of bouncing. Even six months from now when he or she is old enough to keep balanced, hold onto hands and encourage this routine.

Certain songs lend themselves to this type of fun such as:

You Are My Sunshine

You are my sunshine, my only sunshine.

You make me happy when skies are gray.

You’ll never know, dear, how much I love you,

Please don’t take my sunshine away.

Variation: Another motion game enjoyed by newborns is a “ride” atop a washing machine during the wash and spin cycle while in an infant seat. Note, however, that a baby should NEVER be left alone during this “ride.”