Im so unproductive I am going nuts!
Baby girl is hitting all of her milestones some of them a little earlier. She started crawling at 6 months and now she doesn't want to stop moving she doesnt want to sit in our laps anymore she just wriggles.
She is teething so everything goes into her mouth. Which when coupled with her newfound mobility is a recipe for disaster as we have only had the chance to secure furniture to the wall but not fully babyproof yet.
She does really well with solids as we are trying blw but its so messy and cleanup takes forever even with putting down a tarp or leaving the trashcan under her highchair.
I still exclusively pump and can't have her sit on my lap anymore while pumping because she tries to rip out the tubes. But we still aren't willing to give up on pumping and want to avoid formula mostly for cost reasons as long as possible.
She seems to be in a newfound sleep regression as well because she was sleeping through the night at 4 and 5 months and now she wakes up at 2 am on the dot everymorning for a bottle. And I handle every nighttime and morning routine so I just dont get much sleep.
She also seems to be in this new phase where she wants entertainment but only wants it in the form of direct attention. But I genuinely have things I need to do during the day that I have a hard time doing while she is being super whiny because she wants ro be held and played with during her now much longer wake windows.
Everyone keeps saying to just babywear but I cant babywear her when im in the kitchen doing my baking its dangerous. I can't babywear her when I need to be doing most other chores because she still wont sit still in them.
I can no longer sit her on my lap or put her next to me while I finish up school homework or study. As I have come very close to needing the excuse, "my baby ate my homework."
Everything everyone says about it is to just enjoy it or slow down. But I just dont have that luxury. Half of the things I have a hard time doing are the things that keep her fed and in clean diapers.
The views expressed in community are solely the opinions of participants, and do not reflect those of Peanut.
Learn more about our guidelines.
Literally same girl! And naps my girl will rarely go down in her crib so it’s hard to hold her and get any extra chores done if at all
Hello I also exclusively pump. Though my baby doesn't crawl yet but he is working hard towards it.
The only time I have realized works for pumping for me is I have an extra set up on the floor, where he can play and I can pump. Of course, sometimes I have to take a break to move him back or something but that has definitely helped.
I used to bake a lot before I had him, but I have taken a break. I am waiting for him to have a little more control of his head so, I can make him sit on a bumbo seat on the counter and be involved.
I understand the sleep thing. He is going through a regression and wakes up between 3-4 for a bottle. And then, pump etc. I am the primary care cos my husbands work days are almost 14 hours a day. He definitely tries to help when gets home but it's not much.
I don't know if anything I wrote helps you. But I wanna say, I understand the hardship that comes with exclusively pumping. Some days, you just wanna give up. But look how far you've come. You got this mama.
Feel free to text 😊
I also have a baby who wants to be directly entertained every waking hour and I get nothing done. Laundry, dishes, to the to do list piles up. I find when she goes to sleep at night is almost the only time and then I'm exhausted. But I've been told it doesn't last forever!
I set up an area with a baby playpen that mine hangout in. She would get fussy and need entertainment and I would walk by, give her a toy, praise her for grabbing it and walk away. Over time she became more independent. Now I can I walk away and be around the house while she's in there playing.
Download the Peanut App
