[blparent] How to handle a baby while you multitask

[Jennifer Jackson]

This is a really good point Bridgit is making here about hard floors. My
kids never seemed to mind following me right into the kitchen tile instead
of staying on the cushioned carpet. Rug burns can happen in any small tumble
too, so I would not worry to much about the hardness of the floor. The hard
surfaces are pretty much guaranteed to be cleaner than any carpet anyway.
You can find something to worry yourself about either way, I know because I
have. :)


Jennifer
 

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From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Bridgit
Pollpeter
Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2012 11:11 PM
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Subject: [blparent] How to handle a baby while you multitask

Hina,

I completely commiserate with you, smile. I'm a stay-at-home mommy right
now, so I am alone with Declan all day. He's only
two-and-a-half-months-old, but he prefers to be held all day long. This
makes getting chores and work done difficult. When I try to put him
down, he usually cries until picked up again. I'm also a type 1
diabetic, so there are times when I must put him down in order to take
care of myself. Declan is getting a little better about this, but I
still struggle with getting things done during the day while tending to
him and his needs.

Our baby swing has been a God-send. It was a gift, and I don't know what
we would do without it. Declan' acid reflux is so bad he needs to be
upright most of the day and night. He also loves it, and will usually
fall asleep or at least relax while in it. It has several seat positions
including a cradle position, and has several swing motions and speeds.
To boot, it can play songs or nature sounds (Declan prefers the nature
sounds) and it has a canopy where you can opt to turn on a projection of
clouds and lambs.

When Penny started rolling and crawling, we did have carpet at the time,
though our new house has hard wood floors. We do have a large area rug
in the living room, but once Declan is more mobile, he will have both
rug and wood to navigate.

My sister always had wood floors, and her kids did just okay crawling
around on the wood floor. She also let them crawl around on the cement
patio, so there you go, grin. I question this, but her kids never seemed
to mind even though their little knees were a little scratched.

We placed a thicker blanket down on the floor for Penny, and plan to do
this with Declan.

As for keeping tabs on them, using little bells or something else that
makes sound works great. We pinned tiny bells on the back of Penny, but
I recently discovered wrist and ankle rattles that I will use for
Declan. This helps you know nonvisually where baby is. Of course they
often make quite a bit of noise, which helps too.

We also try to make sure anything unsafe is picked up and out of reach
especially when busy doing other things. And baby gates are nice too. We
didn't have to be concerned with stairs at our last apartment, but we
did gate the kitchen so Penny couldn't crawl in and potentially get
hurt.

Pack and plays are great too when you have a lot to do or need to leave
a room. Just place baby in the play pen and they are not able to roam
the house unattended.

Sincerely,
Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter
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http://blogs.livewellnebraska.com/author/bpollpeter/
 
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Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2012 10:12:58 -0600
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Hi,
I am a working mom and when I come home, my husband leaves for work and
I and the baby are all alone. He is in the stage where he wants to crawl
and roll over but we do not have a carpet and it is hard wood floor.
when I am cooking, my husband asked me to put him in the car seat but he
likes to move around and I am afraid he may fall. Do you have any
suggestions? what techniques do you all use to watch the baby so you can
do other house work? Hina.


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