When the baby turns one month old, he already begins to respond to rattles with tweeters or follow his eyes for mobile in bed. Just wanting to please the baby, do not buy the brightest or sonorous toys. Our advice will help you make the right choice.
1. Safety
Take a closer look at the toy. It should not contain details that the baby can bite off and accidentally swallow, as well as cracks where the baby’s finger is stuck. Long ropes are dangerous in that they are capable of being wound around the neck. Evaluate whether it is safe to take a toy in your mouth - will it be harmful to your health? Will the rattle break, will its contents wake up if she knocks for a long time? Does a funny rubber frog emit a pungent or unpleasant odor? Is the paint resistant? Will it not come off if rubbed with your fingers? If you are looking at a mobile or pendant, make sure that the toy is firmly attached. Would she scare the baby if she fell in the middle of the night? And most importantly, it is better to purchase children's products from well-known manufacturers: it is important for them to maintain a good reputation, so they carefully monitor the quality of materials.
Pay attention to the marking of your favorite birds, bells, rubber frogs. Marks “0+”, “6+”, “for children from 3 years old” are not a simple formality.
2. Hygiene
For a newborn, it is worth choosing a toy that is easy to care for and easy to wash or machine wash. At least wipe with a damp cloth.
3. Convenience
It is important that the baby itself can hold the toy. Unfortunately, even well-known companies produce heavy toys that fall out of the hands of a child. If you want to buy a squeaker, choose a product from soft rubber - the peanut will have enough strength to put pressure on it to hear a sound.
4. Sounds and colors
Breasts respond better to toys in warm saturated colors, and for some reason, yellow and orange are recognized as favorites among them. Remember that acid colors, excessive variegation and sharp, loud sounds can overexert the baby. At first, the child will seem cheerful, but later he will cry and be capricious. Therefore, it is better to choose a toy that makes a melodic soft ringing or tapping. Mooing, meowing, electronic barking is best left for babies from 1 year old. If you pick up a mobile, check that the volume of the model you like is regulated.
5. Tactile sensations
The kid should be pleased to touch the toy. Plush and fur products should not be chosen - the crumb, after all, wants to try everything, so the pile can get into your mouth. But special toys for newborns are made of several types of fabrics that vary by touch: it is pleasant and useful to touch them. A great option is a hug toy, or comfort. This is a fabric figure with a torso in the form of a pillow, which mom needs to wear a little on herself. The toy will retain the smell that is native to the baby, so when you put it in the crib, the baby will feel protected.
Be careful with toys made of wood: even if they are eco-friendly, they can leave splinters.
I tell and show how we played with the first toys (rattles, a tumbler toy, crumbs, a developing rug and a mobile). What really was useful, and what may not be useful in one two and three months old baby.
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In the experience of two children, she was convinced that the first toys should be as light as possible, so that it would be convenient for the baby to hold them and not be injured if they fall. Musical mobile carousels also help out a lot when it is necessary to lure a child (but I heard the opinion that for children with problem eyes it is better to exclude them).
Different toys for the newborn son were given to us by relatives and friends. Of the many, I can mention those to which the child paid the most attention. These are suspended rattle toys that did not need to be held in a pen, but could be touched with their fingers. Rattles in the form of beads attracted, programmed musical (and also suspended). And those who are taken in a pen and examined, came a little later, about three months.