How do you handle your own screen time?
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Have you tried music, podcasts, or audiobooks? I find that getting rid of the screen is helpful, just using audio. Music is great because you can involve the baby by singing and dancing during their wake windows and using headphones when you don't want to get them distracted. Also, I don't think tv is terrible as long as you're involving the baby. Sometimes I'll put on Mr. Rodgers or Ms. Rachel or bluey and watch it with my twins. Sometimes I have to take a walk with babies in a stroller to reset my brain after watching the screen too much. I have to use digital wellness phone setting where I only allow a certain amount of time on certain apps to reduce doomscrolling.
To me it sounds like you need to find more ways to interact with you babe. You say you get bored playing with her. Make a list of things you can do daily-outdoor walk, dance/music party, read books. If schedules work for you then write those into one. If they don't, get a dice and assign a number to each thing on the list. When you're feeling bored roll the dice and do the thing. There's also some apps that give ideas how to play with babes. I like BabySparks and inspired minds. Both have free and premium versions and are age appropriate from birth to at least age 3
What helped me was look up and save ideas on Instagram of what to do with a 5month, 6month, 7 month etc old. It was so exiting in the end as I get to scroll, learn and do things with her plus then see her progress. I also got lots of ideas for food for her. Maybe that helps you?
I listen to the radio , it’s helpful especially when the movement starts and you have to watch them
Switch to listening to a podcast
I think getting outside is so good..go to park with blanket, take snacks, drinks/coffee, earphones, books etc and try to make that a new lil routine for even 45mins a day etc. so beneficial for sleep, and feel good etc and ya baby will enjoy it. I also looked up parents/play groups that meet outside to join and plus ya naturally may make more friends, then it also helps with going back out to park/beach etc again. Best of luck, and I feel ya 100% Last tip, a lot of libraries now let ya join even if ya don’t live in the suburb, so can sign up to more to get more online apps for the audio books etc.
Ooh one more tip, we joined a gym with crèche and that’s been amazing for getting the dopamine from exercising plus getting some me time in so ya ready to get back to bubs after ☺️🥰
What may help you is having an earphone in one ear with a show, film or music playing on your phone but placing your phone in another room. That way you can have the auditory stimulation whilst also being able to be present with your daughter 😊 I have ADHD and my partner is autistic. We would not have coped with earphones when our twins were younger, mainly because of the screaming due to colic but it really helps. I struggle with putting them down for bedtime if they are taking a while to go down as I'm usually very overstimulated and tired at that point so I put a bit of music on to help me get through it. Same when they wake up in the middle of the night. Are you able at all currently to get any time to yourself with someone else watching your daughter?