Do you leave your kids on the floor

They can't fall off a floor, would he rather you put the baby on the sofa?

My baby (a few days shy of 8months) is constantly on the floor, she’s not a fan of anything else, every time she goes in bouncers or walkers she gets upset and fussy, she’ll only stay still on our sofa if she’s tired and needs a nap, we have one of those inflatable ring things that you use to teach them to sit up, but now that she’s almost 8 months old she basically flings herself out of it half the time (which is more unsafe than just putting her on the floor).

I don’t want to speak in your situation, because of course I don’t know everything, but if your partner has an issue with the way you’re looking after him while completely alone and have a million other things to do, then maybe he should rethink your situation and let you work and he stays home 🤷‍♀️ alternatively he needs to grow the fuck up, but you know, maybe don’t say that to him if he’ll get dickish about it.

Sending you lots of love ❤️

Yes I do my little one loves laying flat she is 4 months and wriggling around on the floor, She is either in her play gym or on her changing mat for comfort on the hard floors, I also use a flat head pillow in the gym. I do sometimes lay her directly on the carpet areas with toys around her.

If she doesnt get much time on the floor I feel guilty as I feel as you say it is good for development to crawl, roll etc.

When she has had enough I either hold her, lay in a cot or put in swing chair, she usually let's me know what she wants by crying and lead by what she wants.

I am very unexperienced with my 4 month old and it sounds like your doing an amazing job with your little ones.

My kids are always on the floor🤣 I mean my toddler is usually everywhere, but my 6mo yeah she’s always on the floor on a play mat where she has space to roll, learn to crawl, play. What does he want? Baby to always be in some sort of “container” like highchair, walker, pram etc?? I don’t get why he’d be annoyed about baby playing on the floor

The only thing I will say is the walker use is too much 🙈 put your baby downnn! On the floor! My daughter spent almost all our time at home on the floor after around 4 months, I got a thick crawling mat to put down and a cushy quilted one to go on top when she was younger and she’d be surrounded by toys or on a play mat etc! They need to learn to move around by themselves and can’t do that if they’re never on the floor

Both my kids have always been on the floor. I don’t buy them any jumperoos or sit in walkers cause I don’t like them and I limit their time in a high chair. So unless they’re sleeping, feeding or having a cuddle they’re always on the floor.
Floor is literally the best thing for their physical development, both crawled by 7.5 months and started standing and walking quite early, it’s all due to floor time.
I really don’t understand what his problem with the floor is, especially if it’s carpeted.
For reference my youngest is also 9 months, he’s a chunky baby but very mobile, crawling, pulling up on everything, cruising on furniture and standing independently x

Yes, he’s usually in the jungle gym or play matt.

I wouldn’t put my baby on a hard floor like tiles, and I wouldn’t leave him on the floor if my toddler is loose and able to get to him as he would likely squish him or pick him up and drop him if he was allowed. X

How else does he think they learn how to roll etc? Is he annoyed that they’re just directly on the floor and not on a play mat or something? I usually have mine a mat on the floor like a foldaway one, but if I need to just put her down in a safe space eg. If I’m getting the car seat ready!!, I would just put her down in the wooden floor for a few mins.. it’s the safest place for her to be and not crawling or rolling yet so I know she’s not going to go anywhere!! I also leave her alone on her play mat sometimes while I go have a shower or do some dishes… she’s completely fine and it’s good for her to have some independent play

My kids have always lived on the floor why would you constantly hold them they’ll never develop 😅

My boy is always on the floor. We used to use a bouncer but have never had him in a walker. He’s hit all his milestones early and is now on the verge of walking at 9 months and I’m sure that’s partly due to him having so much free time to move about

Leave him with baby several hours. And yes i put baby on a mobile on the floor. I put a blanket down with toys too. What is his point?

My babies are both on the floor all day. I have twins and I can’t hold them both. They crawl around and play with toys and each other and I sit on the floor with them. Our downstairs is pretty baby proofed and when I need to leave the room/do something and not paying attention to them I put them in the playpen. It’s good for babies to have independent play

She spend 90% of the day on the floor and I only hoover once a week if that 😅. They’re always on the floor at nursery too and they’re the professionals!

My health visitor literally thinks he should live on the floor 😂
My partner is a bit guilty of doing things like this though. I'll tell him to take the baby for a while only to have him handed straight back when he needs to do absolutely anything, like go for a wee?! I have to tell him every time- go and work out how to do that while in charge of a baby please! What do you think I do all day?!

It is the best way to learn. I wish I had the cleaning discipline. I feel you on the criticisms. How do you ask him nicely to back off....?

The most unanimous poll I've ever seen lol