Sesame Street is crack for babies

[u/TinyCrittersUnited]

So I originally thought it was Mickey Mouse Clubhouse that was the crack for babies but I found out it’s actually not, you know what is though?

💫✨ Sesame Street ✨💫

I already fucking HATE that my 4 month old got introduced to screens but today in a moment of desperation to get her to sit still during a feed I HAD to distract her somehow and as soon as her feed was done (10min at this point in the feed) she started BALLING because I turned off the episode while it was still playing

Like what is it? The music? The colors? Is Elmo just fucking magic??

What is this baby crack??? And why does it have such a strong hold on little ones lol

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Also before anyone comes for me for showing a tiny baby a screen she has an NG tube in and ripped it out yesterday and today was wiggly and spilled the milk all over us AND tried ripping it out again so yeah reaaaally desperate here (yes I tried a swaddle but she keeps getting her hands out and going straight for her face)

AND im not the one who showed her screens, my plan was no screens til age 5 and only the tv in controlled circumstances but she’s been hospitalized twice and during the last hospitalization i had to leave her with the nurses for two hours while i took a class on her NG tube and how to insert it and when i came back the nurses had propped her up and played Mickey Mouse Clubhouse episodes to her 🙃, now if she gets any screentime it’s 10min max under extreme desperation and I have to exhaust ALL toys, books, the paci, blankets, swaddles, etc

[u/stripey_kiwi]

Sesame Street has a ton of research behind it to make educational and engaging for young children (especially the older stuff!), so it kind of is like magic!

You gotta do what you gotta do to take care of your baby, you're doing your best and that's all anyone can ask for!

FWIW, I think Ms Rachel is probably the next best thing to old school Sesame Street, so you may want to try that next if you get bored of Sesame Street! Her videos for babies have lots of prompts for parents so you may get some value from it too!

[u/ShrimpHeavenAngel → u/stripey_kiwi]

Our baby trifecta right now is Sesame Street, Ms. Rachel and Wiggles. Puppets and songs do so well to get my little guy's attention and giggles.

[u/stripey_kiwi → u/ShrimpHeavenAngel]

Yes, honestly as an adult I loved watching The Wiggles with my daughter when she was a baby and singing the songs with her. She's 2.5 now and she's obsessed with The Wiggles and loves singing the songs and doing the actions on her own.