Talking to her, singing to her, and giving her massages and touch is all she needs right now. Babies that age like things that are black and white and red. So find things that have alot of contrast in them and just put them in front of her (she won’t do anything but look at them) but they will stimulate her.

YOU CAN”T SPOIL A NEWBORN. hold her as much as you want and cuddle her. She will sleep if she is tired, don’t worry about that too much.

You are doing just fine. She is satisfied with your voice and face right now. Try getting a swing, and when you need to do something, put her in the swing and have it gently rock. She may drift off to sleep for a bit. Get one with toys attached to it, she will see some color but not a lot and it will help her track things with her eyes. You don’t have to leave her in it all day, but she will be safe for a bit.

Its hard at this age to know what to do with them all day since they don’t respond. If you like to read, just hold her while you read, she won’t understand words but the tone you use will help her figure out inflection and help her speech later on.

Don’t feel like you aren’t doing enough right now because you are. Later on when she is older, then you should worry if she isn’t occupied enough because she will be more aware of everything.

Hope this helps!

The long and short of it is, the more healthy stimulation she gets during her waking hours, the more likely she will be to sleep. You can do this in many ways, even though she so little. Talking to her is a fantastic way to build your bond with her, you can also sing or recite nursery rhymes. You can dance with her, and show her colorful objects.
As far a holding her too much, that is a controversial issue. On one side they say a baby, espically of this age, needs that attention for development, on the other it’s said that building independence at an warly age can be healthy in a developmental way. It all depends on what you are comfortable with. …Personally, I think that it is good to let your child experience other surroundings than just being held. That’s not saying you should put her in a swing for three hours. Maybe lay out a blanket on the floor and set her down, get down on the floor with her, rub her belly and interact with her, just don’t hold her. This gives her a new experience, not being held, but gives her the reassurance that you are still there.

Hope this helps!

she’s only two weeks old? Good luck boring her lol. Babies are boring at that age. But thats what they do. Eat. Poop. Sleep. Repeat. I didn’t hold my son too much, maybe I should have though lol he hates being held now But I would give her a lot of tummy time. Even if she grunts or cries, its good to have a lot of that to help her muscle developement. There’s not much to do with a baby that young. But if it’s nice out, go on walks. Lay on a blanket outside. Let her experience the outdoors and new sights and sounds. In a couple months she’ll be interested in toys and faces and be a lot of fun. Enjoy her quietness

My daughter is a little over 2 weeks and is the same way. We started doing tummy time and she likes it. I also pay music and we dance. I talk to her and read books to her. Today was my first day home with her alone, husband went back to work ;( and my arm hurts from holding her so much but that is ok!

Today my daughter had a few naps. She had an one hour nap, a few cat naps in my arms, then a 3 hour one. I just put her down again so we will she how long she sleeps, hopefully long enough for mommy to take a shower.

There’s nothing wrong with holding a newborn during most of her awake time. She was carried by you for the 9 mos. before she was born and still needs to be held a lot. This is an important time for you two to bond and your physical contact is an integral part of that. This stage of her life will fly by and soon she’ll be content to sit in an infant seat and play with her feet. Just keep her fed, clean,dry and held and she’ll be a happy, healthy baby. Don’t worry about her becoming bored. In fact, too much stimulus can be very disturbing to newborns.
Babies at this age like to be snugly wrapped in their bankets for sleep.Try to wrap her like the nurses did at the hospital.They sleep better when they’re bundled because it resembles how they were in utero.
Just do what you have been doing but try to enlist some help so you can get some uninterrupted sleep. It’s very important.Good luck and congratulations.