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hey becca, if your wee one is happy chilling in her bouncer, thats cool. My little boy had to held constantly. Dont feel bad about leaving her in front of tv. If you have satellite try out channel 623, baby tv. I found it and my wee man loves it. Another thing you could try is a playmat with hanging toys. Take care. x

with my little girl i am guilty of doing that but for short spells like couple of mins while i reloaded the washer or whatever up to her bad health spell but we also had a light up musical toythat i used.it was a little carousel that played music as it spun round.gaveme a couple of mins to run and do whatever.she had little teddies on a arch that attached to her bouncer aswell which she would kick at and made her smile.
hope that helps

Hi becca
My little girl is 14 weeks now, I have a fisherprice swing which she like, I put her infront of the tv with the music channel on shes happy watching it and I dont feel thats a bad thing.Ive also got a jumparoo, have to put a pillow under though coz her feet dont touch the ground yet,shes happy in there for half n hour.I also lie her on the floor nappy free which she loves.like you shes too young to hold toys yet but seems happy with the things I do with her now.I get to do bits and pieces when shes in the swing and when she has her naps xx

hi becca i have a playmat/gym with hanging toys my lil boy is also 3mths and its hard trying to entertain him all the time! like you i go for walks and hold him so he can stand/sit but if i need to get showered/dressed or get some lunch i pop him in his bouncer in front of the telly and hes quite happy sitting there just chillin, failing that i wait til hes having a nap! x

Hi becca, dont worry! my lil one is fascinated by the tv too and i have to use it sometimes to get on with what i need to do too. Its good to allow babies to try and entertain themselves as they do learn alot on their own. I often pop my girl into her cot to play with her mobile for 20mins or so while i shower etc. have fun!