You can buy those black and white books/ flash cards for baby to see. Black and white toys that makes noise such as rattles and shake it in front of baby to train baby’s tracking ability. Can also frequently rub baby’s palms and feet (lightly!) so they will develop motor skills such as grabbing faster.
I found that talking frequently to baby is best. It doesn’t have to make sense. I always just say hi, ask how my baby is feeling. Say good morning and tell my baby what the weather is like etc and I usually just keep repeating the same things. If baby keeps listening to you talk they will pick up tones of the language very quickly. At 1 month they still can’t communicate so they will just stare at you and you will feel damn awkward but it is normal. They are listening and learning. If you really can’t think of what to say, you can try reading to baby as well. The context is not important at this point baby is just picking up sounds.
My baby is currently 2.5 months now and he is starting to make sounds with his mouth when I talk to him because he stares at my mouth when I talk and I think he is trying to imitate. It is definitely more interesting now.
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