How do you keep DC#1 entertained...

laruasue

while you tend to the baby??

He doesn't really seem interested in his toys, refuses books lately, and only wants to watch TV. He'll whine the whole time I'm nursing the baby unless I give in and put on cartoons.

jgoo

Sometimes you just have to give in to the TV every once in a while.

But I also have some "special" things in the linen closet that only come out once in a while. They're really nothing too special- dry erase markers & a board, the fishing game, etc. - but he gets excited & plays forever with one when I bring it out. Sometimes those little things are life savers.

Scout1218

Snacks, a different toy that he hasn't used before, or only can use while you nurse, and maybe the occasional cartoon.  I know, I know.  I felt the same way, but if it saves your sanity and keeps him content and happy, every once in awhile isn't going to kill him.

I also nursed DS on the floor with DD while she played, that way I was "on her level" instead of being on the couch or chair above her.  You could try that!  Good luck!

CaitlinJ22

I only put tv on when I would have to nurse dd, so it was a treat. Though some days he watched sooo much of it. BUT it was short lived. I always gave him a snack and a drink so that helped him, and we would sing songs while I nursed or sang the ABC's. Try stickers, they are a world of entertainment.