https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 19 Apr 2026 08:14:17 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/so-sick-of-sitting-in-the-floor#post-2292851 Wed, 16 Sep 2015 19:26:29 +0000 meredithNYC 2292851@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm another one who didn't spend a lot of time on the floor with my now 3 year old and I don't plan on doing it with my 5 month old. My oldest is so imaginative and independent and doesn't need me to entertain her. Not saying that's definitely down to giving her lots of space to explore, but I certainly think it helped. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/so-sick-of-sitting-in-the-floor#post-2292807 Wed, 16 Sep 2015 17:57:04 +0000 Chuckles 2292807@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love the link that @pawprints: posted! It was great when my LO was small and I felt like I should be doing *something* with him but didn't really know what. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/so-sick-of-sitting-in-the-floor#post-2292709 Wed, 16 Sep 2015 15:54:40 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2292709@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. J: @Mrs. Sunshine: @PawPrints: @YouGotMe: @Mrs. Lion:Now, I see ladies. Thanks for giving me the low down. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/so-sick-of-sitting-in-the-floor#post-2292082 Wed, 16 Sep 2015 06:12:15 +0000 YouGotMe 2292082@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: when LO was younger I was able to leave her on the floor or her mat by herself for a few minutes here and there or I could sit on the couch near by when she was entertaining herself. </p> <p>Now she can pull up on things and tends to just let go when she wants down, often falling face first into the hardwood floor. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/so-sick-of-sitting-in-the-floor#post-2292062 Wed, 16 Sep 2015 05:26:58 +0000 Mrs. Lion 2292062@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsBrewer: this is a really great article by Janet Lansbury <a href="http://www.janetlansbury.com/2012/11/7-myths-that-discourage-independent-play/" rel="nofollow">http://www.janetlansbury.com/2012/11/7-myths-that-discourage-independent-play/</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/so-sick-of-sitting-in-the-floor#post-2292035 Tue, 15 Sep 2015 23:23:24 +0000 PawPrints 2292035@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: It's good for babies to have some time to play alone, but they also need a lot of adult interaction for mental and physical development. For one thing, it takes months before babies can just grab toys on their own. Tummy time is super important and they definitely don't do that on their own. You're supposed to spend all day talking to them, and reading books to them, for language development. Being totally honest, the first few months of this is not the most fun time in the world. Now that my LO is 5 months old though, I can say that playing with her on the floor is a ton of fun since she's so interactive. Even given that though, I do put her in the jumperoo or bouncer sometimes, or even leave her to play alone on the floor while I do chores (...or check my phone...) </p> <p>Baby Center has lots of ideas for activities at different ages: <a href="http://www.babycenter.com/0_lets-play-weekly-activities-for-your-babys-first-year_1501475.bc" rel="nofollow">http://www.babycenter.com/0_lets-play-weekly-activities-for-your-babys-first-year_1501475.bc</a></p> <p>[ETA] But in the early weeks, you are correct that they sleep a LOT. And you're feeding them so often that there's not a ton of time left over for play or anything else. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/so-sick-of-sitting-in-the-floor#post-2291993 Tue, 15 Sep 2015 21:35:07 +0000 Mrs. Sunshine 2291993@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: I'm not gonna lie...I'm sure some of it is personality but honestly I think i just felt bad leaving her to fend for herself then it became something she expected. I'm not saying I don't spend time with DD2 but, she doesn't seem to demand quite as much entertainment as DD1 did and I feel it's just because I sit with her less! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/so-sick-of-sitting-in-the-floor#post-2291990 Tue, 15 Sep 2015 21:25:59 +0000 DesertDreams88 2291990@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Depending on the 9mo child's temperament, you could get more sitting time by encouraging reading on the couch or sensory play at the table... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/so-sick-of-sitting-in-the-floor#post-2291875 Tue, 15 Sep 2015 19:57:57 +0000 Mrs. Lion 2291875@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: This is pretty much my experience too...neither of my kiddos have needed my attention all the time. I think it is good for them to have time where they are observing their surroundings or their toys without adult input. I sit down and play plenty, but definitely not all day long. And I don't feel bad sitting on the couch some while she lays on the floor a couple feet away either. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/so-sick-of-sitting-in-the-floor#post-2291851 Tue, 15 Sep 2015 19:35:04 +0000 Mrs. J 2291851@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: hahahaa they definitely do NOT entertain themselves! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/so-sick-of-sitting-in-the-floor#post-2291748 Tue, 15 Sep 2015 16:51:44 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2291748@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't get it what are you doing with them on the floor? I thought babies slept alot. Between sleep &amp; eating I thought babies entertained themselves with playgyms and sensory toys they could put in their mouths. Tell me, what am I in for?? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/so-sick-of-sitting-in-the-floor#post-2291739 Tue, 15 Sep 2015 16:27:50 +0000 Herrade 2291739@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Look on the bright side -- you could spend most of your day pacing your 3.5 mo old outside. It's ok now, but what do I do when winter comes? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/so-sick-of-sitting-in-the-floor#post-2291675 Tue, 15 Sep 2015 15:04:37 +0000 YouGotMe 2291675@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was just asking my friend who has two older kids when this ends! My LO is 8 months and I feel like I spend most of my day sitting on the floor with her. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/so-sick-of-sitting-in-the-floor#post-2291673 Tue, 15 Sep 2015 15:00:43 +0000 Foodnerd81 2291673@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not so much anymore, now that my LO is 2 and climbs up on the couch with me, but yeah, for a loooonnnggg time I was constantly on the floor. I couldn't wear a lot of pants because they showed the rug fuzz too much and I literally bought a pair specifically because the fabric didn't show fuzz (we had gotten a new thicker rug around that time). </p> <p>Once she got really mobile it got more annoying because I was up and down all day. So now she can sit with me on the couch. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/so-sick-of-sitting-in-the-floor#post-2291671 Tue, 15 Sep 2015 14:59:30 +0000 MrsBrewer 2291671@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs.shinerbock: I totally do that with my LO! That's when I get all of my laundry folded and put away! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/so-sick-of-sitting-in-the-floor#post-2291662 Tue, 15 Sep 2015 14:54:07 +0000 mrs.shinerbock 2291662@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Maybe not for the older LO, but I would put my LO on her playmat on our bed and play with her up there. Until she started crawling. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/so-sick-of-sitting-in-the-floor#post-2291659 Tue, 15 Sep 2015 14:49:58 +0000 MrsBrewer 2291659@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@T.H.O.U.: oh duh!! Yes then great idea I will switch it up!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/so-sick-of-sitting-in-the-floor#post-2291656 Tue, 15 Sep 2015 14:46:22 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2291656@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsBrewer: prop yourself up on your elbows. Pushing up with your arms and pulling your chest up off the floor is what makes it beneficial. So the girls shouldn't touch! </p> <p>When I fet down on the floor with my kids I just try to stretch out and lay sometimes so I'm not always sitting and that helps. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/so-sick-of-sitting-in-the-floor#post-2291655 Tue, 15 Sep 2015 14:45:03 +0000 MrsBrewer 2291655@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@T.H.O.U.: I'm nursing so even just after I feed LO I totally can't lay on the girls! They're just tender! Haha </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/so-sick-of-sitting-in-the-floor#post-2291653 Tue, 15 Sep 2015 14:44:13 +0000 MrsBrewer 2291653@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@avivoca: I could go for walks for sure! Great idea! I don't have a double stroller, but I could wear my LO. No library or anything really in walking distance though. </p> <p>@Mrs. Sunshine: pillows are great ideas! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/so-sick-of-sitting-in-the-floor#post-2291652 Tue, 15 Sep 2015 14:44:11 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2291652@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsBrewer: I just read something that said tummy time is good for adults too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/so-sick-of-sitting-in-the-floor#post-2291650 Tue, 15 Sep 2015 14:42:50 +0000 Madison43 2291650@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If we are at home, I'm likely sitting on the floor and my LO is 2! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/so-sick-of-sitting-in-the-floor#post-2291649 Tue, 15 Sep 2015 14:41:02 +0000 Mrs. Sunshine 2291649@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I dont know if it's "normal" but it's how I do things...with my last nanny job, I was told I got hired because they noticed how I always got on their LO's level. DD1's whole first year of life I basically spent on the floor with her. Not so much with DD2 but she has her sister to play with so I just don't feel compelled to sit with her as often. It gets really uncomfortable, really fast. I started sitting on pillows... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/so-sick-of-sitting-in-the-floor#post-2291647 Tue, 15 Sep 2015 14:40:18 +0000 avivoca 2291647@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Could you take them for walks around the neighborhood? Is there a library within walking distance where you could go to story time? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/so-sick-of-sitting-in-the-floor#post-2291646 Tue, 15 Sep 2015 14:38:21 +0000 MrsBrewer 2291646@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have a 3.5 month old, and 2 days a week I watch my friend's 9 month old. I seriously sit on the floor with them all day. Is this normal? I don't know how to keep them entertained otherwise?? </p>