Best things to keep the baby when work from home

[wyk126]

Hi
Can I ask if anyone can suggest best tools/equipment/things if we want to keep the baby when work from home?

Me and my wife will work from home 2-3 days per week this month but will go back to full time next month

We sometimes put the baby in the cotbed if we both need to do something, but if baby didn’t like she will just stand there and scream. toys aren’t working

we have a playpen at home but it’s the one you need to look after the baby as it’s not very stable;

we had a steel playen before( a small round one where you can take it outdoors) but returned it because baby didn’t like, maybe baby was too young that time , not sure if she will like it now; we are considering that because it’s seems more safe ( the fence is higher and more stable) ;

We also have babybjorn carrier, but heard that you can’t carry it for more than an hour as it’s not good for baby development.

We are not considering nanny or nuerserumy for now because of covid 19

So im wonder what’s the best way to keep the baby safely if we are both having a meeting for example, any ideas? thanks

How old is the baby?

How old is baby?

I don't think you can expect them to be able to not need any entertainment all day whilst you work at home. With regards to covid its tricky.

Some ideas:
Sling - baby born type aren't great, but others can be used much longer. ie Ergo adapt

Take turns with who works and who watches baby. If one of you takes baby out straight after breakfast, they might sleep on return.

Set up some bits in garden and whoever is with baby uses laptop outside with them.

Sorry not much help. Also working a bit with 2 month old, but I mainly get bits done when he naps, or he is happy in bouncer for about 20 mins when needed.

Have you discussed this with your employer? They are unlikely to be very tolerant of this if you have childcare available but just don't want to use it.

I think you might be underestimating just how much attention a baby needs and how difficult it is to truly “work” at the same time as caring for one.
How old is the baby? What do you both do? Have you discussed this with your work?

We did it for four weeks when DD was 8/9 months old and it was horrendous. She is aback at nursery now. Nursery closed completely for about 4 weeks throughout May and I wouldn’t go back to it in a hurry.
I couldn’t§ give DD the attention she needed and felt so dreadfully guilty.
Skype calls were tense and involved her being passed from pillar to post.
We got a summer playpen which is good for about 15/20 mins but that’s it. We took turns in sitting in the living room with her on our laptops.
Long term it wasn’t sustainable

Thank you so much everyone, my baby is almost 11 months old, I think what we do it we will try to take shifts to look after her, the nursery we have registered will only accept her until September and I think now the childcare is closed due to covid19, also it's a high risk for the baby even it's open (e.g. baby can't wear a mask).

We both are designers and do work in front of laptop, thankfully our jobs are very flexible

Tbh you can’t keep an 11 month old in one place without supervision.You will have to explain to your employer, take it in shifts, make up the hours in nap time, evenings etc and/or look at additional childcare.
I personally don’t worry about my child at nursery and covid, children catching and spreading it are v v low - unless you have vulnerable people in your household.

A healthy 11mo is not remotely at risk, and masks do not protect the wearer. Nurseries are open and you will not be able to focus on any complex or creative work while watching the baby.

Could you get a nanny to come in to help? At 11
Months you can't really just leave them to entertain themselves. Also the risks of them becoming unwell of covid are incredibly low and like PP says masks protect the others not the wearer.

Mine always hated being closed in. I was better off letting them potter with toys in the room with me, but there would be interruptions. The TV keeps them entertained and still for maybe 15 mins for my youngest. How often do you both have meetings at the same time? What about nap times?

Do you have a garden? Buckets of water are fun, although maybe slightly older.