I feel guilty for considering tv time

Hey moms, I've been contemplating letting my 20 month old have the TV for the day. This is something he gets once or twice a month, if at all, generally no longer than 30 mins. I am so exhausted. I stayed up late cleaning last night and taking time for myself. My husband was up early, which unfortunately woke my toddler who refused to go back to sleep, and is very miserable right now. As much as I enjoy being a sahm, its one of those days where I wish we had chosen daycare. Is tv for the whole day overdoing it? What are some alternatives that have worked for you?

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Educational shows. Nothing over stimulating.
You can also pack some food up and go to a park and let him run around and play. He will be worn out and you will have alone after. Water activities at home work too

Do you let him independent play at all? You can put him in a play pen with toys and gradually increase the time he’s playing by himself. Also it’s important for babies to learn quiet time too, they don’t always need to be stimulated. Also you could try some interactive toys for him that he plays with by himself. Don’t demonstrate how to play, let him figure it out on his own

Girl its okay. U gotta survive. Theyre not gonna be suffering because of SLIGHT tv time. Its okay!

First, do not feel guilty if the TV has to be on for longer than you normally do sometimes. Once I had the TV on all day for two weeks because I was adjusting from having my mom help me to being alone with my 14 month old and 4 month old at the time. After I got a rhythm and it didn't feel overwhelming we got back to TV rarely.

I also felt bad at first, but sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do to survive 🤷🏼‍♀️

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