Putting baby to sleep when the toddler is running around

ldoo

OK, help.

My mom is watching both my girls at my house while I'm at work. I have a 3-month-old and a 2-year-old (as of next month).

Any tips on what to do with the toddler when my mom is upstairs putting the baby to sleep? How does she keep the toddler safe and out of trouble? Strap her in her high chair with some crayons?

Any other ideas?

HarrietNJMommy

Can she put her in a PnP or a room that's childproofed? I think the highchair with art supplies is a good idea.......

ghostgirl

I used to put DD in her crib with some books and a sippy of water.  She understood it was time to put DS down and she would just look at books for awhile in the safety of her crib.  The last month or so, I have been giving her a snack and letting her watch TV (bad mommy!) in our childproofed bedroom. Seems to work out okay.  There is no way whatsoever that DD would allow me to strap her into a highchair!

Jerseygirl16

Is your house safe downstairs?  I have a 4 year old and a 2 year old as well as a 5 1/2 month old and I just leave the older two downstairs for the few minutes it takes to put the baby down for a nap. 

mlf625

That's the hardest part of my day.  DS hates being confined, and even more so when he realizes it's so I can take the baby into another room without him - he screams and cries and it breaks my heart.    Most the time, I have him in his room.  We have a gate at his door and the room is childproofed.  He retaliates by emptying his dresser drawers (fun!) but he's safe.  I've also put him in his crib with a stack of books, and put him in his high chair with a sippy cup to watch Sesame Street.  

Echowysp

Jerseygirl16:

Is your house safe downstairs?  I have a 4 year old and a 2 year old as well as a 5 1/2 month old and I just leave the older two downstairs for the few minutes it takes to put the baby down for a nap. 

This.  The house is child proofed, so I wouldn't worry about him getting into anything while I put the baby down.