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Help - crawling baby into everything! Ways of trapping him please...

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deaconblue · 13/12/2006 16:37

He is able to escape from wait for it... a bumbo, a doughnut, his bouncy chair. We don't have room for a playpen so the only thing to keep him still if I need the loo or anything is his activity centre/baby walker. Any ideas for something else I could get to keep him amused/trapped??? Have bought him a little ride on car for Xmas so am hoping it'll take a while before he learns to make it move

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Rookietherednosedreindeer · 13/12/2006 16:40

What age is he ?

Is it possible to babyproof a room for him, our DS is 8.5 months old and we unplug the DVD and video recorder during the day so that if I need to go to the loo or leave the room then he can't hurt himself as he is a mad crawler.

High chair is always good for emergencies.

MerryChristmasPANDAGHappyNewYe · 13/12/2006 16:40

As a childminder if I have to take one child upstairs to the loo/for a nap etc., I strap a cfrawler into the buggy with a book or toy or 2, at least I know they are safe for the minute I leave them. Is really difficult

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deaconblue · 13/12/2006 16:42

He's nearly 8 months and dh is convinced we shouldn't move anything but teach him to understand "NO" Great. Am saying no all day!!! He quite likes his pram so perhaps should bung him in there more often. He loved a door bouncer at a friend's last week but I had read they are bad for them. What do you reckon?

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NappiesGalooooooooooooria · 13/12/2006 16:43

babyproof the place. much easier than holding/watching them every second.

failing that, chop his legs off. that'll do it.

NappiesGalooooooooooooria · 13/12/2006 16:46

if hes mobile now (crawling) he will enjoy a door bouncer for roughly 1.5 minutes before he never goes near it again. cant you gate off the room?

does dh understand the reality of his lovely theory? perhaps you should leave him home alone with crawler for a day to enlighten him...

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deaconblue · 13/12/2006 16:48

Might just do that, he's got next week off so plan to have lots of urgent appointments! Ds seems to love everything except toys at the mo. PArticular fav activities include rolling around in the curtains, yanking dvd player off stand and opening and closing drawers in coffee table at high speed. Oh and chewing shoes/feet/other babies

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CorrieDale · 13/12/2006 16:52

NG's idea is the best I think! Leave him for a good couple of hours though, preferably when it's tipping down so DH can't cop out by going out for a walk. We had to baby-proof in ways that we had never thought of and THAT is the only way to avoid saying no constantly. Apart from the safety aspect (and I'm not a paranoid mummy about such things - just realistic about how little sense of dangers DCs have and how frighteningly quickly they can injure themselves) does your DH really want DS's first word to be 'no'???

sunnysideup · 13/12/2006 16:52

Definitely baby proof the place. It's not fair on the child if there's stuff about they are not allowed to touch - it's not a discipline issue it's that they are hard-wired to explore, it's how they learn!

You need to give your baby the opportunity to learn without constantly hearing 'NO'. Ignore your DH, I'm afraid. I know where he's coming from but your ds only needs to understand 'no' when it's a safety issue at this age. Any more than that is age inappropriate and will just lead to frustration - him and you.

We had a very small house, no room for a playpen but I used a travel cot in the living room for a while, for those pop to the loo moments.

MerryChristmasPANDAGHappyNewYe · 13/12/2006 16:56

We moved most things from a safety point of view, and just left videos at a grabbable height, so there was only one thing to say no to - and it was safe if DS did grab and chew the box. I agree they do have to learn no, but at 8 months that is impractcal.

Mumpbump · 13/12/2006 16:56

I agree - baby-proof at least one room where you can leave your ds for VERY short periods of time. That is what we have done. In the kitchen, all the glass it out of reach as are the chemicals so there is nothing he can reach on which he can hurt himself. Same in the living room. Haven't got gates yet, but I am planning on them soon since our ds has twice crawled up a flight of stairs - albeit with an adult behind him...

Rookietherednosedreindeer · 14/12/2006 14:17

I agree with sunnysideup, I think its important that DS gets his chance to roam around the rooms and discover what is there.

If I always put him in the playpen ( well I can't anyway as the christmas tree is being stored in there)then he doesn't get to explore all the exciting things that are evidently better than any of his toys.

Had to laugh was at Mum & Dads recently and in order to stop DS pressing the DVD and video box Mum & I put some cardboard in front of it stuck with one bit of sellotape. Dad then proceeded to have a toddler like fit about not being able to press his precious buttons until we pointed out that his 8mth grandson was able to remove the cardboard therefore he should be able to as well.

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