Screen time...

They advise no screen time until 18 months therefore we haven’t been letting our little one watch it as it can affect their development. How much at this young age though I doubt is a lot but I would worry about them getting too used to it. Find other things to do in a different room or out in the garden or maybe get out for a walk if your mums watching tv

I have the tv on during the day (mostly just for background noise) but will position the baby (11 weeks old) facing me if I’m sitting on the sofa. We have a high chair with a newborn insert by the sofa. She can’t see the TV from where she is sitting. I still interact with her while watching and talk about what I’m seeing. Is that a compromise that would work for you? For now we are doing no screen time (as per WHO guidelines) but may introduce shorter sessions for video calls with my parents who live abroad when she is older.

Hey there, I'm in a similar situation, what I've tried doing instead of constantly asking to switch the telly off is go to a different corner of the room where it's not such a great view and put her facing her back to the telly and doing some activities in with her in-between feeds and naps including belly time. Other times I try getting out in garden or for a short walk around the block. I personally don't think it's bad to have some.screen time as long as baby is not always looking for it or getting used to it, I think more u keep them.away the more they will be drawn to it.. but I understand some parents view are strictly no screen time.

I've been trying to limit the TV being on and play audio books! But if the tele is on I pop the bouncer facing me and interact constantly or he will be on the mat and I'll be facing the tele and he will be facing me - again interacting xxd

I do turn her away from the TV etc and do go out for walks however there's only so many times you can go out especially with the weather being so hot when it has. I can go in another room however it's the bedroom and mentally can be hard. It's very hard being confined to one room, I know it won't be forever. We do play a lot and sing regularly. Unfortunately my mum isn't into music as much as I am or podcasts etc. I feel like I'm failing her with this aspect.

We’ve been spending most of the days in the garden making the most of the nice weather so you could take a blanket and toys with a radio outside and do that, read to her, play some music. My little girl seems to love just looking around at the plants and trees. Obviously we keep her in the shade. It also helps them sleep better at night if they get outside early afternoon which is a bonus

I take her for walks a lot and she does love the trees we spend time in the shade. However again there's only so much time you can spend in the park. We don't have access to a garden.

Your baby watching a little bit of tv is not going to adversely affect them. If you sat them in front of it for 10 hours a day then of course that would be detrimental. I’m sure someone will quote a study that’s been done which states television can overstimulate or harm their eyes somehow. But if we followed every study to the dot you would end up bubble wrapping your baby to protect them. Just do what you feel so right and don’t stress yourself about a little tv, having a baby is stressful enough!! X

My LO watches tv when I need to get things done quickly. She’s just gone 11 weeks she rolls, can hold her head, giggles, talks to me in her own way and copies me, smiles both HV, lactation consultant & GP say she’s advanced and intelligent…. Don’t over think it, she’ll watch the Olympics because of the colours and movement. We often go to her room to interact and play, go to classes & on walks but I allow screen time for my sanity sometimes just be conscious of how much