Fussy Baby - Baltimore,MD

Try wearing her.
Get a sling or front carrier strap her in and do your housework that way. tell her what you are doing , describe how you do laundry , etc.

Interaction is good. Attachment parenting leads to independent level headed kids.

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HI Full of Love :-0

My daughter was the same.. I bought one of those chest packs.. don't remember the name, but it was like a back pack on the front of my chest.. I put her in there and she would go to sleep and I would vacuum away, or whatever! Your baby is only two months old... she is so used to hearing your heart beat.. keep her close and do your cleaning.. talk on the phone, she'll love the sound of your voice, etc.
hugs
A. R.N., Energy Medicine Practitioiner

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At 2 months, they are still in the "4th trimester" and still need lots of cuddles and reassurance of a loving caretaker. Just keep loving on her. Maybe you can put a little seat in front of you while you are in the kitchen cooking or cleaning a room where you are and can still talk to her.

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strap her on and get to work! i used to sweep and mop floors with my daughter in her sling (which are of questionable safety now) to get her to fall asleep. unless you are using heavy chemicals or an iron most light housework you can do with a baby strapped to you.

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My son was the same way as a baby, and i spent all day every day with him attached to me...and now he's turning 2 next week and I have to bribe him for a hug! Just enjoy it and don't worry too much about housework--there will be plenty of years to have an immaculate house but not too many with your precious baby :)

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Brilliant babies have a high level of need-human interaction for one-she will find other things stimulating-a mobile-play mat with toys hanging down-classical music playing in the background, mylar balloons in her field of vision-etc. Perhaps a swing-they like a lot of motion, as well.

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Yep. ^_^ My two-month-old is exactly this way right now. I agree with one other person who recommended you wear her. I have a Beco Butterfly and that is how the housework gets done in my house.

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I know ....my baby was the same, I had her in wales, great britain so my sister etc held her a lot...hence when I got home to usa..I had a huge task at hand of breaking habit.....I still play & hold her lots , she still sometimes has hard time playing on floor, & wants me to play, but baby steps right start off letting her play 2 mins on her own..then increase till at least your able to fold laundry, lol ...

good luck

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Mine is/was the same way. I was an attached parent but that was only until i had my second baby who is much needier than my first or maybe it just seems that way with two babies. anyhow, I find it almost impossible and annoying to try to do house work wearing my baby...Its just uncomfortable and you have to worry about their head and all the squatting and nonsense. I also feel like it takes so much longer and you cant use chemicals blah blah. I just try to find the energy to do it when they are sleeping at night but lately I have been just exhausted enough to say forget the house some nights. I am sure you have already thought of that anyway. Try to put your baby in a bouncy in the kitchen with you and wear your baby while vacumming. Good luck

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My daughter didn't take an interest in toys until she was 6 months old and I think that is pretty normal. The housework may fall by the wayside for a bit, but don't feel bad. I am a clean freak and so it was hard for me to come to the realization that I could only clean/do housework during nap times and that meant that it wouldn't always get done in the exact time frame that I wanted it to. That meant doing things little by little rather than all in one day.

One of the things someone told me, which I thought was a great piece of advice was to write on your calendar what you wanted to do each day. For instance, Monday you run the vacuum the upstairs, Tuesday you clean the bathrooms on the 2nd floor, Wednesday you vacuum the downstairs, Thursday you clean the downstairs bathrooms, Friday you mop the floors. Alternate laundry every other day. One thing that gets done in my house every day is making the beds and cleaning the kitchen. Make a schedule that works for you.

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I would try putting her in a swing. I can't do housework and wear my baby. I've tried and it's exhausting.