Hey! I am a first time mum to a almost 5 month old baby girl. I’m currently on maternity leave and trying to find ways to entertain my baby. She is extremely alert and wants constant attention.
My problem is that I like to try and get the house work done during the day so that when my partner gets home, we can do the bedtime routine and then relax together as this is the only part of our day we get together.
How is everyone else entertaining their babies while getting housework done??
My daughter will play independently in the activity center or in tummy time but it’s normally only 5 minutes before she gets bored and cry’s for my attention.. what do I do?
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I've found the washing machine buys me time in the kitchen, she sits in her bouncer and watches it and I can do a room with music on while occasionally stopping to dance for her 🤣 but overall it isn't easy to keep a clean house while caring for a baby... This is my second child and I've just come to terms with there's always something that needs doing around the house, just try keep it overall clean

Mine is similar. She will sit in her bounce chair in the garden and look at the trees whilst I hang up the washing. I also have her in the sling and am able to do some things like very slowly load and unload the dishwasher or some bits of tidying up. Aside from that we just have to do things once she's gone to sleep for the night.

Baby wearing helps a lot! I found it too late but that day i did laundry and made dinner so easily I was so excited 😅

My baby is 1 now but I’ve had the same problem since birth. I bought a couple of high chairs off Amazon on wheels, one for upstairs one for downstairs, so I put him in there and wheel him around with me while I’m cleaning and tidying.

I know this isn’t advice for keeping her entertained but what helped me so much was a wrap sling no hands needed to hold them and it’s secure to them supporting their head so you can move around so much easier! Was a life saver for my clingy son who was also hard to entertain