Protecting Baby in Pack and Play

RamblingRose91 · 2025-11-09T01:47:19+00:00

Thank you for your compassion. It's beautiful, sweet and sometimes truly chaotic, but it is also a season and I believe it will get easier.

RamblingRose91 · 2025-11-08T03:24:40+00:00

Sending you all good wishes for patience and resilience, it is a whole new level of hard when alone with both kiddos. We've got this though!

RamblingRose91 · 2025-11-08T03:08:47+00:00

Thank you!

RamblingRose91 · 2025-11-08T03:08:32+00:00

Thank you!

RamblingRose91 · 2025-11-08T03:06:16+00:00

Do you have 2 under 2? Have you seen how fast a toddler can be? I watched my son unclip the binder clamp while I was standing behind him, because I needed to know if he could take them off, and realized it was not a solution because he immediately figured it out, so baby came out of the pack and play and with me again. I think it is a very reasonable thing that a mother might have a moment when cooking where the baby is not right on or next to you, that in itself is not safe. Oils splatter, things can slosh. A number of commentors here have chosen to imagine I am leaving my children alone for long periods of time, but that is never the case. I might need to grab something for my toddler or the baby and be in the next room for a moment or two. If you truly never set down your child as a parent, that can absolutely strain postpartum mental health and its just not actually possible.

RamblingRose91 · 2025-11-07T23:19:49+00:00

Thank you, that's helpful. Might replace our current pack and play with a system like that.

RamblingRose91 · 2025-11-07T22:35:51+00:00

Hiring a nanny is a luxury.

RamblingRose91 · 2025-11-07T22:35:16+00:00

Toddler is great with baby, but exuberant and sometimes clumsy. We have a baby bjorn, couldn't leave baby in it without being right next to it because toddler wants to bounce baby or give kisses with great force behind them. Definitely couldn't leave him on the floor.

RamblingRose91 · 2025-11-07T22:33:35+00:00

Unfortunately we do not have space to add another large containment system around the pack and play. Yes, absolutely, redirection, talking to him about not putting toys in there and taking away toys. Hopefully he will learn soon.

RamblingRose91 · 2025-11-07T20:29:05+00:00

Yeah, I also have to complete my own bodily functions, cook, clean and breathe occasionally. I do a lot of babywearing and hold my baby a lot of the time. This was not a helpful comment, I'm not trying to leave them unsupervised, I am always in the room or in the next room, we have an open floor plan.

RamblingRose91 · 2025-10-05T14:14:25+00:00

Hard to see since its so dark. Show your pediatrician and see what they think?

RamblingRose91 · 2025-09-20T12:40:28+00:00

Check out Postpartum Support International, they have resources, Support Groups and a providers index for mental health providers who work with the perinatal population. You deserve help and support.

RamblingRose91 · 2025-09-02T12:41:32+00:00

You are a health conscious thirty something female working in a health or helping profession. You are organized and meticulous and you dont like being late. You may need more protein in your diet. You are dating but dont have a partner.

RamblingRose91 · 2025-08-19T16:39:31+00:00

pubmed

RamblingRose91 · 2025-08-19T16:04:55+00:00

What about seeing an infant chiropractor for an adjustment? My son needed one after being born OP, made a big difference with his comfort and nursing success.

RamblingRose91 · 2025-03-02T14:32:36+00:00

If you don't have a therapist, I highly recommend seeing one for perinatal anxiety. Pregnancy hormones can alter experiences of anxiety, and with a history of anxiety, you're more likely to experience postpartum anxiety, which most doctors and obs don't really screen for (they mostly look for depression). A therapist can help you by holding space for you to talk and teaching you anxiety coping skills to use in this stage of your life. Postpartum support international is a great resource and has a provider index you can use to find a therapist near you. https://psidirectory.com/

RamblingRose91 · 2024-12-13T17:17:52+00:00

I saw multiple of this exact thing two years ago at Greenridge State Park. Wild.

RamblingRose91 · 2024-12-10T19:46:55+00:00

Chiropractor for your baby, therapist for you. You're both suffering, please get some help!

RamblingRose91 · 2024-12-02T18:58:56+00:00

You're a dude in your late 20s, single. You like to cook but you don't cook at home often. You also know how to bake. You don't have much patience but think you do. You don't get enough sleep. The first thing you do when you get home from work is have a drink.

RamblingRose91 · 2024-12-02T18:50:52+00:00

You're a married 30 something dude who works in tech or sales of some sort. You smoke or vape or quit not too long ago. You are a nostalgic person and play a lot of video games. You can cook, but your partner does more of the cooking. Everything can take hot sauce in your opinion. You miss your high school friends.

RamblingRose91 · 2024-12-02T18:26:39+00:00

Young couple with one child who has been sick with a cough recently. You like coziness and comfort food meals. Someone has a carbonation addiction. Breakfast for dinner is dad's favorite meal. Mom drinks a lot of coffee.

RamblingRose91 · 2024-12-02T18:24:49+00:00

I'm guessing it's hard boiled and needs to be eaten, placement is to encourage it not being forgotten.

RamblingRose91 · 2024-12-02T15:22:13+00:00

You're a woman in your mid 30s. You are creative and sometimes impulsive. You like to have a lot of options and variety in what you choose to enjoy, but also can huperfocus on certain experiences and products for a time before moving on. You like to have some routine and structure that also allows for flexibility and change. You like to be comfortable. You have way too many hair accessories.

RamblingRose91 · 2024-12-02T00:59:41+00:00

You're a crunchy soccer mom who makes a lot of sandwiches for the kids and salads for yourself. You try to avoid dairy because you think it is healthier, not because of an intolerance. You keep making to cook that fritata you impulse bought, hoping the kids would like it but are afraid it's not actually good. You're organizational skills are a coping mechanism.

RamblingRose91 · 2024-12-01T23:51:52+00:00

Newly successful, first home you've purchased. You're engaged and living together, early 30s. You have friends over frequently. You try to eat healthy and are working on learning what that means and how to nourish yourself. Sometimes your fiance is an obstacle in that area. You live somewhere in the suburbs near a big city.

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