I have a 3mo baby and 2yo toddler. 3mo sleeps well at night (I wait until she’s in a deep sleep and then can lie her down. She typically wakes 1-2 times overnight). But during the day I rock her or feed her to sleep and then hold her for naps. She tends to then have a couple of half hour naps and one really long nap. I can eventually put her down during the long nap and get some things done around the house. If she’s in the sling or pram the nap only lasts half an hour.
The problem I’m having is that the days toddler isn’t at nursery I’m completely unable to do anything with my toddler without waking the baby. I really want to be able to put the baby down to sleep somewhere and have that time to spend with my toddler. I have a mild prolapse from first pregnancy so wearing a sling isn’t comfortable and I doubt it’s good for me.
How do people manage this? Any bouncer recommendations that mimic being held or rocked that I could put her in once she’s asleep? She’s quite an unhappy baby and so I really do get hardly any time with my toddler without a screaming baby and it’s getting me down. I feel like I’m letting my toddler down and feel a bit desperate for a change but don’t know where to begin. Please don’t tell me babies like being held and it’s normal. I know it’s normal. I would love to be able to do it but not at the expense of living a life or being an absent mum for my other child. Which is where we currently are. DH is very supportive but works.