moving from one "play-toy" to another

• 09-30-2008 7:07 PM

  April2887941 Joined on 10-01-2008 Posts 1

  moving from one "play-toy" to another Reply Contact First time mom of a son - he is 6 months old. I feel bad if he is not entertain.......i.e. when he cries, etc. My house has become a nursery....I have the playmat activity option, the blanket one the floor with lots of toys, stuffed animals, mirrors, etc, the "big boy swing", the rainforest jumping thing, the johnny jumper, the pack-n-play, etc........(including baby Einstien DVD's - I have all 26). I feel bad moving him from one place to another, however I need some "break" time - to do bottles, laundry, housework, etc. I have always worked prior to having our baby and it is so different. I love our baby boy, and trying to find my place in our "new" household. I miss "grown-up" conversation - however the few times I have it, baby is crying . any advise?

• 10-01-2008 9:08 AM

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  Cookiethief2 Joined on 12-18-2006 #1 5/17/06 #2 6/11/07 #3 12/18/09 Posts 7,804

  Re: moving from one "play-toy" to another Reply Contact Hehe...I know that feeling all too well!!  I have 2 girls and they always have to be entertained, though they're good now about entertaining themselves.  First, I want to say that fussing is GOOD.  He can fuss and learn that you will not always jump to his every whimper.  If he learns to entertain himself and learns that you'll be there in "just a minute" then he won't cry at you so much.  It isn't easy to let them fuss while you finish something, but while they are a very important part of your life they are not the whole!  You have other things, as a stay at home mom, that you HAVE to do and he is going to have to learn that he has to let you do it. :)  Bouncing from one place to another is fine if he spends more than 15 minutes there at a time.  Try letting him fuss a bit and you may have to let him cry it out a few times.  Instead of moving him from one place to another, try switching out the toys, or just talk to him.  Go sit beside him and play, but don't pick him up.  Good luck and just keep trying...:)