Keeping baby occupied

Does anyone find it difficult at this age in the house ( 17 months ) to keep their little one occupied, I feel he gets bored very easily so I just tent to take him out for walks etc.
Anyone have any suggests on what kept their little ones occupied that would be great. We are debating getting a little table and chairs so he can’t sit and colour/paint etc. He gets very bored of his toys/books quickly

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i’m in the same boat😩 my little one is 15 months and get so bored! i take him
to the park and for walks but feel like he’s just not getting stimulated enough!

What do you mean with getting bored? He starts screaming/having tantrums? Or he gets restless? Or he is just really quiet?

I have a soon 18-month-old and we aslo tend to go outside a lot, but when that is not possible (and she doesn’t want to read a book or play by herself) I put some music on and we dance together, or I put some yoga mats on the floor and we just lie there reaching our feet or something, or we paint, play with clay, make our own sensory trays... we have a montessori activity book, so when I don't have ideas I pick one from there and we play....but honestly I am lucky as she can play by herself most of the times, even with just a piece of string... and in general we stay outside as much as possible

I dont think at this age they concentrate on one thing for very long, not necessarily bored. My girl has a bucket of wooden blocks she likes to tip out and put back in. She has plastic fruit and veg that she’ll ’cook’ with in her wee kitchen, pushing pram about. But I mostly take her outside, she loves just walking about exploring. Suits me now the weather is getting better or at least dry 😅

My little one loves helping with unloading the dishwasher/washing machine & helping me put laundry out. If I’m hoovering she’ll follow me around with the hoover attachments pretending she’s hoovering too. She’s got a little table and chairs that she eats her food on but also use it as an activity table for playdough, painting & colouring. And I’ve just bought a little slide and sand & water table for the garden when the weather starts getting nicer. She’s also got a balance bike which she’s obsessed with riding on 😂 and also music is a big hit!

My LO isn't walking yet but cruising and climbing, so I put his soft blocks out so he can climb about, and we build a castle and I'm the mommy monster (😂)
He flicks through books but if I sit down with him and point everything out and say words he concentrates and points too.
He has the ring stacker, shape sorters, lots of toy cars, a box full of all sorts of different toys for stacking, feeling, pressing. He has a basket full of fruit he sits there and pulls apart. Ball pool balls and mega blocks.
I recently put together a music box from vinted with a drum, shakers, zylaphone, tambourine, so we get that out for abit and make lots of noise.
He just goes around the room playing with everything quite quickly but I do a quick tidy up and rotate toys then he finds something else to play with.
We go for a walk with the dog once a day to get out and go to local stay and plays some days.
It is boringgg some days in the house, but he plays so independently now and can play with the brain toys himself!

We bought a little plastic goal and he is trying to get a ball in it for a little while.

He’s mostly playing in his playpen though as he started to take things off couch and table and then walk around with it 😄

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I've finally done it

I have finally done it. I have finally become the trope, the stereotype.

I have become bitter, resentful, and very overwhelmed and overloaded. I am very unhappy and hit burnout. And I snapped at my husband last night. I work full-time, and work has been very busy so im working late a lot. Im also in grad school. I also have a toddler that has become VERY clingy with me. My husband works shorter days but commutes, so he usually gets home after me by an hour or more. When he gets home, he usually heads to the restroom for at least 30 mins when he gets home. And now my toddler doesnt want anything to do with him. So im doing all the toddler duties until bed. I dont get 5 mins to myself. Not for almost 2 years. I finally hit my wall. I have also, somehow, become my MILs medical ride service and she somehow has an appt every week, it seems?! Shes not sick!! My husband was complaining that he needs to change routine to fit in a workout sometimes, and I lost it. I have been BEGGING for 5 mins to myself for months. I have been telling him how im not good, im going to burn out for months. And between his attitude and him complaining (which really got me b/c he blames me for not being able to work out?! Saying I need help when he gets home so he just cant workout now) I just lost it completely. I told him how unfair my life has become and I have the entire mental and emotional load and it is just not fair. He got mad at me and said "hes trying" when hes literally not trying at all. What do I do?? No one is taking the load from me! And im done and dont know what to do now.
I do not like this version of me.

AITA?

This isn't a major issue, just wondering if I'm being a bit of an asshole.

• I do shift work, 5 out of 7 days, full-time.
• My partner works from home (mostly, sometimes he goes into the office) M-F, full-time.

Anyway, whenever I have a day off during the week he gets in his feelings when I make myself food (breakfast and lunch) but not him. His reason is he's working, I'm not - Which is fair but I've asked him how many times on a weekend has he gotten up, on his day off and made me breakfast and a lunch to take with me to work? You guessed it, 0.

So basically, just because I'm at home I don't think the responsibility to feed him should automatically fall on me when he manages to feed himself just fine while I'm at work.

Big vent!

Hi mums.
I'm a first time mum in my 40s to twin boys.They are almost 5 months old and the biggest miracle in my life!
I am struggling!!!
I'm pretty sure I have ppa as my pregnancy was a very high risk and all I remember was crying from anxiety of all the ifs!Thankfully even born at 35 weeks and skinny,didn't need iu time.
My husband is not helping much because he's always too busy with work.He will "look" after them usually between 8pm-12am so I can have a chance to sleep.
He expects me to just sleep when I touch the pillow,even though I hear tje babies crying and him don't really bother because most of the times he'll be on his laptop working.
When I tell him I can't relax to fall asleep because I feel you r neglecting the babies,he says I'm the problem becauae I'm always there with them and don't give them alone time!!
I am angry!!I am furious!!
I can't keep.up.with housework becauae someone alwaya neess me and most of the times they nap I either cook and clean tje kitchen,do laundry or try and take a quick nap.
He doesn't help.around the house,becauae..guess what?always super busy.
I asked him nicely we could clean the house together every Saturday morning so it's easier and quicker for both of us and he said no,because he has a lot of work but probably wants to sleep until 12 or 2.
2 days ago a button of his coat ripped and I told him I'll sew it these days.
Earlier this morning while running late for his work,as always,he weara the coat and told him didn't get the chance to fix the button and sarcastically said..of.course u didn't!!!
I spent all night awake because one of the babies had congested nose and we've been trying to reduce one fees at night.
I wanted to punch him!!He left and I started crying...I cry so much,even at 5 months pp...
I can't go on like this anymoreeeee...
The crying in my ears is constant..my head is always numb..I've gained so much weight and can't find the strength to get back on track..
Even if I try to.find a therapist to just talk,is it gonna help?I really don't know😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

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