AIBU wanting the Tv on less in front of the baby?

[Angelacarter]

Got a young baby and a darling husband. Our evenings are spent watching films and TV (DH way of relaxing after work). I admit, I do have it as background noise during a long day with a crying baby but doing best to change it to music at the least!
I really want to get into the habit of when the baby is around / when shes growing up to cut down to certain amounts of tv etc. To not get too reliant on it etc.
Now I told my suggestion to my husband who got very huffy about it and stated how his relax time is tv. To which I said it wouldn't effect him too much because by the time he's home the baby is in bed! But he had none of it (what about weekends he said!!) and now he's sulking downstairs in the living room (watching tv). AIBU to want less tv time in front of the baby? Xxx

I feel similar to you but I have toddlers. I am just careful during the week (never have the TV on for myself but let them watch their programmes for a bit if I need to get something done) and DH does what he likes evening and weekend so it is on quite a lot.

Just out of curiosity those of you saying that you put the tv on for adult voices and background noise, don't you put the radio on or have a podcast or audio book on?

My routine is radio until usually 9.00 pm and then tv unless there's is something of particular interest on.
I find if I'm in the house doing something I can carry on with the radio but I television programme demands my attention so I have to sit and watch.

I Don't see why people are getting annoyed at me "restricting" my DH.... i suggested restriction in week days, which wouldn't effect him at all as DC is asleep when he's home, so his tv during the week wouldn't change at all. I've been cutting the tv as noise thing down to audio books and music. There's no hypocrisy there as I was only makibg suggestion s for future/I'm changing my own ways now. Yeah I probably won't need to thjnk about it too much in future /giving myself a silly worry. But I was asking if IWBU and if his REACTION was fair?

A tv free evening once a week would be reasonable.

notacooldad I guess it depends on personal preference. I really don't think there's a right or wrong way

YANBU

I had this discussion with my husband. It's not just about the baby watching the tv, but my husband is at work all week so most of his quality time with baby is at the weekend. Hardly fair on baby if your husband is dividing his attention between them and the tv.

My husband used to complain our baby didn't interact with him the same way as she does with me. I told him to switch off the tv and give her his undivided attention and see how much more she will interact when he's not distracted, plus he won't miss her trying to interact because he will actually be paying attention. It's completely changed their relationship for the better

I don't think the TV is the issue .
I think your partner is