I am really struggling with my 5 month old at the moment. For the past two weeks, she has learned how to roll on her tummy and get into crawling position but obviously can’t go anywhere.
she used to love her various playmats or just chilling on the sofa (supervised ofc) with toys, but now every time she is put down she rolls onto her tummy and after 2 minutes starts shrieking because she’s stuck and can’t go anywhere. You put her back on her back and she does it again. And repeat, repeat, repeat. I can’t go for a wee without listening to blue murder every time she is put down
She doesn’t like bouncers or sit me
up type chairs for longer than 2 minutes unless you are interacting fully with her.
she’s a happy baby, eats beautifully but combined with the dodgy regressed sleep - I can’t do anything. I’m a student and I miss being able to pop her down and for a chill and a play without rolling and screaming after she gets bored of being stuck. She spends most of the day on my lap being bounced and it’s a struggle to scroll though dross on my phone or watch the crown, let alone watching my lectures or doing something purposeful.
DH happily grabs her every day when he’s finished work so I can have a bath and de-baby but by that point it’s wet, cold, dark and I’m too exhausted to actually do anything. We had such a good rhythm before and now I just feel like I’m not achieving anything in the day, but I’m not relaxing either.
experienced parents- when do they usually get more confident at being on their front and moving around? Everyone is telling me I’ll wish she wasn’t mobile, but I just want an end to the rolling onto tummy and screaming and for her to be more confident with her body and movement. I spend all my days flipping her over or holding her.