Playtime

[Mynameiaeiro]

Hello my husband never plays with our son and me. Its always me doing the playtime which I love. Its the weekend now and my husband is downstairs watching things on his computer. Any advice please

In fairness to him 6 month is a hard time to 'play' with them really.
My DP really stepped up when my DC started to walk, he found the toddler stage a lot more enjoyable.
As pp, do stuff the two of you want to do and take baby.

“Family playtime” sounds odd, but I’m with you on the partner not spending time with the rest of us. We’ve had many an argument about him being upstairs on his own while the rest of us (our 4 children and I) are downstairs spending time together.

I'm not sure I spent much time laying with my 6 month old and I can't remember ever really doing it as a family. We would have been watching telly together at the weekend (or all go out for a walk or something)

Babies don't really need family playtime as such. As long as he is interacting with the baby I think it's ok. Get him to do specific things like bath time, bedtime story, feeding once you are weaning.

Do something as a family like a nice walk with the pram or go out for a coffee.

He does the other parts of being a parent like the bath time and feeding him. We have just come back from a lovely walk. Everyone adjusts to things at different times I suppose

He does the other parts of being a parent like the bath time and feeding him

This is the important bits. He is interacting and being a parent, just not playing. That will most likely happen more as DC gets older.

@Mynameiaeiro

He does the other parts of being a parent like the bath time and feeding him. We have just come back from a lovely walk. Everyone adjusts to things at different times I suppose

Okay, so this creates a very different picture in my mind from that which was there after the opening post.

My answer now is that it is your "expectation" that is a bit out of kilter with 'the norm' and he seems to be a very normal, loving Dad.

If my dh had asked me to "come and play with me and the baby", I would have been .

At 6m me "playing" with my two consisted of them being in the kitchen in a bouncy chair while I cooked & chatted aimlessly at them. I think OP might have thought I was quite a shite mum

Op do you ever go out on your own without your baby? If not then you should. Try 2 hours and do something nice for yourself. I feel like he would play with him more if you were not around

Yes we do go out my partner only comes on the weekend as he works all week. The last couple of days he's really started playing more with his child. Maybe I was too quick thinking he was in the wrong.