How to entertain baby. Constantly?

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Just how?! I can’t even go pee without her crying cause she’s not getting entertained.

How old is the baby?

She’s almost 7 months.

Others may disagree but I really don't think babies need entertaining 100% of the time. If you need to wee, go and wee. As long as the child is safe from harm so what if they whinge for a minute whilst you wee.

Try to let her entertain herself at times if possible then the crying should ease off, as hard as that sounds. It does get ‘easier’ when they start crawling as they aren’t as bothered about you being there 24/7 but you then need eyes on the back of your head 🙈 I far preferred it when he was on the move though, especially when he reached a year, or 15 months really, when he’d properly play with toys on his own and I could sit down and have a cuppa for 2 minutes without him needing me to come over constantly

I would agree. I think you can end up creating more work for yourself if you constantly carry them, play with them etc. They can get overstimulated too and it throws off naps. They do need some time just to do nothing!

Same age here. Thankfully not massively needy, but things I find work for self entertainment: over cot mobile that moves and plays music; space blanket (tho probably not safe to leave the room); matchstick monkey teething toy; a soother also helps him to chill on his own longer when needed, especially when teething.

She needs to learn to amuse herself for increasing periods of time.

Leave her with a couple of toys - not too many - and go to the loo.

Apparently im The worlds shittest mums if I leave her to cry for longer than about 3 seconds 🥲

Jumperoo. It will buy you 10-15 minutes peace.

Play pen. I loved mine.

They can have a few toys in there and you can leave them safely while you go for a wee.

It's fine to let them cry for a moment. You have to put your own oxygen mask on first as they say:

Who's told you that?

Shitcunt I call a husband.

Jumperoo!! Or other similar thing. With the TV on as well. Lifesavers.

Also - babies cry. They just do. Its usually fine, so just leave her when you know she's fed, clean and comfortable.

You have a DH problem

Well why isn't he entertaining her then?

I'm sure your husband enjoys more than 3 seconds of time to himself to piss in peace!

I actually think it's okay for them to cry for a moment if you're having a wee or making a tea etc. They are safe, secure, at some point they do need to learn you are a person. Being able to occupy yourself is an important skill to introduce slowly

Thankfully you can get rid of shitcunt husbands.

You can also leave him with the baby for a day and see how long he lasts without a pee.

You're not a shit mum, OP. Could it be separation anxiety? Have you got a jumperoo? They're a godsend.

Get rid of shitcunt husband. Or reprogramme him by making sure he does significant stints of solo childcare.

Get your husband to entertain then!

He sounds horrible op - more of a DH problem then a entertaining baby problem 🙄

My bubs is 5.5 months as heres what we do -

Playmat with toys thrown down everywhere, bouncer for a short period holding a teddy, she tends to cuddle and hold and enjoys that, jumperoo for short periods, taking bouncer to kitchen and watches me wash up, put load of washing on and take out and fold up for later ( as airer is upstairs so i don't always hang straight away ) find she really loves that. I also prep dinner in daytime too as saves doing it later and she enjoys watching/ listening
Take her around the house for a cuddle over my shoulder ( she loves that my back doesn't )
And just repeat those activities between bottles and naps ! Her wake windows are 1.5 hours so find that a right old chore so I can't wait for less naps and more awake time which coincides with when they can sit up / crawl

We've just started weaning only on day 2 but we do that as an activity so sitting her in rye chair, doing bib up, playing with the spoon, actually eating and then cleaning away

I find it's just distraction

I have cups of tea/chill time or phone time like now when she's having short amount of bouncer / tv

We have Disney plus channel and go through all the films - she loves finding nemo

But for us it's Groundhog Day with all of
The above ! Until the weather is nicer and we can get out

I know people say get out all weather anyway but we haven't really - have had more days in than out

X

Oh no I think this is what would worry me more than baby crying for a bit.

That's the last thing you need, DH being a dick.

What helped my baby who constantly wanted eye contact and attention was a bouncer, play pen.

It's ok for them to whine for a bit, they do have to learn to entertain themselves for a bit as others have said.

Or like now I'm sitting with baby but not
' entertaining' her per say, I have a cuppa on the go whilst she's on the mat playing
She knows I'm there so we make sure we have her own time and then then playtime together so they learn that from a young age

That's what I did with my first

I also have to write naps and bottles down or I forget so sometimes she's grouchy and I'm like
Oh shit she needs a nap or a bottle !!

And naps are now in her cot apart from her morning one which is usually on me so when she is asleep I then chill and I don't have to do jobs as they are done in the wake windows ! X

When I worked out what naps she needed was easier and when I wrote it down I saw I was getting ' chill time ' if that makes sense

If your shit husband is around to critique, why isn't he holding/feeding/playing with his baby?