Do you let LO play for short lengths of time in their room alone? (Whilst supervising on the monitor)

I do this a lot, it helps LO to get used to playing independently and gives us a minute to breathe 😂😂 you're watching on the monitor, so if anything was up, you could be right there!! I'd say you can go chill for a bit longer, give yourself some me time while he enjoys playing

Yeah, kids need to learn to play independently it's how they develop imagination. As long as they're safe it's totally fine.

As Melissa said go put the kettle on and drink a warm cuppa for a change lol

@Melissa @Natalia That's so reassuring, thanks! I love watching him play and chatter independently, because he never does it if I'm anywhere near, but I feel awful closing the door on him! Is that weird? I know he's safe because his room is clear of anything dangerous, and I'm watching him on the monitor with sound on constantly anyway, but somehow I feel like a bad mum for doing it!

I have whole 30-45min showers, bathroom and her bedroom door open so she can check on me if she needs to and she sits playing/reading in her room. When she hears the shower turn off she comes running to help me get my towel 🥰

@Helen That sounds amazing! I don't think my little one would sit and play if he had the option of coming into the bathroom with me though. The only reason I close his bedroom door is because I don't have a stair gate at the top, and I worry he'll try to escape/fall downstairs otherwise.

It is amazing. We do have a stair gate yeah. It started with her playing in the bathroom while I showered, then there were a couple occasions where we were able to leave her in her room for 5-10mins at a time, and then we gave her the option during shower to leave the bathroom and been doing it this way for a couple months now

@Helen I'm motivated to get a stair gate put up and try to do the same now!

I often leave her playing in the living room whilst I’m int he kitchen, gonna toilet, grabbing washing cause if not when am I supposed to even 💩🤣🫣 everything’s just toddler proofed

Yeah we do this but mainly so we can just lie in bed for an extra 10-15 mins! Basically when she wakes up in her room, I’ll bring her into our bed and breastfeed her. Then she has a couple of cuddles and says good morning, then she hops off the bed and goes to her room to play- she’s in and out of her room and our room pottering about, so it gives us a chance to wake up a bit! We have a stair gate and her room is safe so we feel fine with her moving around.