Your Pregnancy

GAMES FOR GIGGLES!

You obviously need to stimulate baby from birth, but what kind of stimulation works for a little one who isn’t talking yet? Here are some ideas – choose those that fit your child’s stage of development.

4 MONTHS

TUMMY TIME FUN It’s very important for your baby to spend enough time on her tummy at this stage, but it’s not always her favourite position. Make it easier with a game: place her on a towel, and use it to gently roll her from side to side while you keep the beat by saying: “Roll, roll from side to side.”

STRENGTHENS tummy, back and neck muscles

■ Tie one end of a longish ribbon to a small toy. Place baby on her back on the ground, and put a baby-gym frame above her. Tie the other

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