Living in a first floor flat with laminate flooring throughout. Have an eight month (today) old who is crawling, climbing, playing etc. We went and got those giant foam floor mat things, but he just pulls them up 😑 and if they're left down at all times the cat scratches the shit out of them.
Being a baby, he likes noise. His toys are hard and noisy... rattles, tool kits, shape sorting etc etc.
Anyway. Our downstairs neighbour came and knocked on the door complaining. My other half answered because I was sat feeding said baby. Basically complaining about the banging and noise on the floor and asking us to make it stop.
He is not on the floor all the time. The mats go down and he just bangs at the edge of them...
I don't know what to do. I'm partly understanding as I've had my own gripes with noise in flats, but partly frustrated that there's no understanding of his babyness.
Said neighbour has her grandson who kicks a football against the wall/our window repeatedly every weekend. She also has her TV on so loud every day that I can turn the sound off on mine if I'm watching the same thing. I've never complained or moaned.
I don't know what to do.... we apologised (well OH did) and explained that we try and minimise noise where we can, but I feel like a prisoner. I keep telling the baby off for playing. If I try and confine him he just screams and gets frustrated and I feel I'm stunting his development.
I feel I'm just ranting somewhat... AIBU to want to apologetically tell her to deal with it for a few hours a day? It's never after 6pm at least! =\
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DuckAndPancakes · 07/04/2017 10:57
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