[blparent] how to handle a baby while you multi task

[Jessica Pitzer]

I suggest a comforter on teh flloor, a jumperoo, my son had one of the
jumperoos and loved loved loved it, or a pack and play.
The jumperoo or comforter on teh floor may be the best bet, though.
Jessica

On 11/14/12, Bernadetta <bernadetta_pracon at samobile.net> wrote:
> Hina,
> I know it's tough supervising an exploring baby while trying to manage
> the home and everything else.
> Do you have a play pen you can put him in for a few minutes at a time
> when you really need to turn your attention to something else? Put a
> few toys in there with him and he might be able to distract himself
> with those for a little while. I personally hate using confined areas
> like play pens because I believe it stunts a baby's development to a
> certain degree, but I also understand that sometimes the supervising
> adult needs a little time to do something necessary around the home
> too. Also, perhaps you might invest in a baby swing; Those can occupy a
> baby for a while as well. If your baby can sit up fairly well at this
> point, they also have these things called excersaucers. They are little
> bouncy seats where the child is surrounded by various fun toys and can
> use his legs to jump up and down safely in the seat.
> A carseat is usually not an advisable option because its not built with
> the intension of putting baby in it comfortably at home. But if that's
> the only option you have, I suppose it will have to do for now.
> Remember though, the child needs to have that time on the floor to
> crawl, to explore, to develop both physically and mentally. I have an
> eight month old and he loves nothing more than to play on his quilt on
> the ground.
> I have hard wood flors too, and he's learned how to keep his head up
> firmly enough without seriously bumping himself, but I would  never
> leave him unattended, even now, on a hardwood floor without any extra
> layer of protection.
> All these safe devices that are designed to confine your baby while you
> multitask are great when you need to use them, but I do advise not to
> use them accessively. You shouldn't leave the baby in any of them for
> an extended period of time because they get frustrated and have less of
> an opportunity to explore, all of which, as I previously said, impacts
> their development negatively.
> How about doing some of your housework while the baby is down for a
> nap? I know how tiring it is to come home from work, have to do
> housechores and take care of a baby at teh same time. Sometimes, it's
> very tempting to relax while the baby is napping, but I've found that
> it's less stressful for everyone to get the chores out of the way at
> least a little bit while the baby is sound asleep. Perhaps schedule
> some of the baby's naps for when you think you might need to do some
> other things.
> I hope that helps, at least a little.
> Bernadetta
>
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