Your baby is flooded with stimuli from both the natural environment and the environment you have created for him in bed, in the stroller, on the activity surface, and more.
Babies do not have the ability to filter and choose, and when they are overstimulated, it takes them out of their comfort zone and causes them to cry or become withdrawn.
Now imagine a situation where you are lying on a mattress and above you is a pile of colorful toys, some of which play and some of which move automatically, in the center there is a large mobile with lights. How long do you think you can observe all these noises with your eyes? Not long. Now think of a small baby, for whom everything he sees is new, lying under all this colorful, playing and moving clutter.
It doesn't feel like the calm, peaceful, relaxed environment you wanted to create for him.
A mother's instincts are not wrong, and recent studies show that excess stimulation is not recommended at all for a baby. Excessive sensory stimulation is a phenomenon that causes difficulties in the present, such as difficulty eating and sleeping, and even difficulties in the future, which are manifested in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
Therefore, the recommendation is to limit stimuli and expose the baby to them in a controlled manner.
Our university has 5 different detachable toys - adapted to the latest research and allows the baby to be exposed to stimuli gradually - the toys can be disconnected from the activity area, thus offering the baby one new toy at a time in a controlled manner.
First toy - mirror
Second toy - a rattle with small colorful balls
Third toy - a rabbit with tactile, rustling ears
Fourth toy - Poplar duck
Fifth toy - a rustling bear head
First stage - a new toy every time/day. Second stage, after the baby has learned to recognize it, add more toys.
In addition to the toys hanging from the arch, the baby will discover on the surface, which is both luxurious and interesting in itself, a vibrating ball and a squeaky duck, which he will be exposed to as he explores the surface on which he lies. In conclusion, you don't need colors to stimulate the senses, and it is sometimes recommended to use as little as possible, and the stimuli you do choose to expose should be limited and offered gradually.
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