u/Reims88

Nanny is sick this week and I am slowly dying lol. What are your favorite stations for an active newly 10 month old? This week LO has exploded with activity and is all about climbing, pulling to stand, crawling and trying to walk all over.

We have to babyproof more but I have 2 activity centers, a playpen, ball pit, and open rug area I swap with baskets with utensils, pots and pans, cups, and blocks. She also has a piano and dads bongo drums lol.

I also just picked up an outdoor pack and play and hope to use it tomorrow if it's not too hot (Northeast).

She is pretty good at independent play and we have 2 dogs she likes to watch. Not a big napper :(

Am I missing anything? Help!

**Edited for typo. Sorry!

How do you do it? LO is 9 mo. and becoming less tolerant of playpen and bouncer stations. Once they can walk I know bouncers are done.. at that point what option do I have? How do you manage it? I have PT help but still managing the other time is tough bc nap schedule is erratic. Maybe I try to work on sleep and a routine in addition to whatever activities you all have to suggest? :) Help!!

Husband and I WFH (he travels occasionally) and have no village but an amazing nanny who is only available 3 days/week. I could look for supplemental help again too?

I'm afraid I'll never get in shape again. Since it's already nearly impossible with an immobile baby, is there any hope for later? Maybe I will get all my steps in from chasing them around?

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On a good day, I'm lucky to get 2 mi of walking and some weights at home. I'm trying to remind myself that it will never be the same as it was when I used to go on 4-5 mile runs and walks unless I go alone. I long to run again but I will need to train to build myself back up again after not running for 2 years . Maybe once I'm done nursing I'll get there again but right now it's just a hassle.(See also: boobs.)

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Currently, our sleep is too crazy to regularly plan to wake up beforehand and exercise... I work full-time and need my sleep so I figured once she sleeps a little bit better I could start to try that as well.

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I guess I'm looking for solidarity here and some hope for the future. Something I've learned about myself though is I'm not the type to want to spend too much time away from my baby but I think time each day or a few times a week for exercise would be good for me.

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Maybe I'm procrastinating but just telling myself I'll lose the baby weight.. eventually 😂😭

Working and being a mom is sucking the energy from me. How do you stay energized? My LO does great at independent play so Im afraid I'm getting too reliant on that and am neglecting them to work (we have PT help). When I invest my time in both I can feel my fuse burning out and unfortunately I have a demanding job.

Although, even if I was a SAHM, I would probably have breaks too, right? Idk what I'm trying to accomplish with this post. I guess my ultimate fear is that I'm shorting my LO by working and need to remind myself to be in the moment with her when I can and if that's not 24/7, that's ok.

I guess I didn't expect this to be so hard. Silly, I know.