For when you need to pee...

[holliberry28]

Because sometimes you need to distract LO for a bit.

What are your favorite shows, songs, apps, etc.

M loves the Laurie Berkner band. Her album is free to stream on Amazon prime. Really great kids songs.

We haven't found any cartoons yet, aside from the 1970s Russian one that is all sorts of inappropriate, but has fabulous music.

Eta: adding picture. Yes, the cat is holding a gun and they are communists.

[mrsdee1982]

The Elmo Slide and Elmo's Got the Moves are like crack for my LO. Both on Youtube.

[dmoney]

DD LOVES Curious George..will be clear across the room or crying and we can turn it on and she stops crying and come crawling to watch!

[billyhorrible]

We use toys for distractions. But I also gave up on the idea of going to the bathroom by myself years ago.

[holliberry28]

We also try to play with toys first but sometimes when he's fussy, it doesn't work. Especially me with 3-4 teeth coming out simultaneously.

We can add favorite current toys?

[alayne926]

May 16, 2016 15:13:22 GMT -5 billyhorrible said:

We use toys for distractions. But I also gave up on the idea of going to the bathroom by myself years ago.

This...my 3 year old sees potty breaks as group activities. Normally with a "good job Mommy" and a high five after I flush.

[billyhorrible]

May 16, 2016 15:22:30 GMT -5 holliberry28 said:

We can add favorite current toys?

I have a duplo truck in the bathroom for him to play with and sometimes I'll bring in the jack-in-the-box.  But typically when I'm in the bathroom he attempts to climb on things outside the bathroom until he realizes where I am, and then he comes to find me and occupies himself with the attempt to get toys from the tub, the attempt to climb my legs, the attempt to get the toilet paper roll and the plunger....

[erbear]

Daniel Tiger and Sesame Street usually do the trick!

[heartofglass]

I just bring him in with me and he knows he can open the bottom drawer in the bathroom and not get in trouble. It has kid safe stuff and all my nail polish in it and he loves all the different colors. He'll play in that drawer the entire time. If the drawer gets boring then he goes for the toilet paper or the night light.

[gigi3126]

I just play the bubble guppies theme song over and over. He'll dance in front of me while I pee. Also, if it's inappropriate for a baby to listen to, my kid likes it. H discovered that he really likes Rammstein. Joy.

[blueskiessmiling]

DD loves digging through the bathroom cabinets and pulling everything out while I'm in there. Funny story- she was throwing a box of pads around this morning. She got one unwrapped and examined it for a minute. Then she crawled out of the bathroom and came back with a diaper, holding the 2 up to show me they were the same. Yes, child. Pads are essentially diapers.

[dogmama22]

I found a YouTube video of the MMCH theme song on repeat for emergency situations. Typically we do the exersaucer right outside the bathroom door or I put him in the empty tub to play. He's fascinated with the toilet scrubber though so I have to make sure he doesn't wiggle his way over there

[blueskiessmiling]

May 16, 2016 20:13:30 GMT -5 @scoop said:

I bring her into the bathroom with me with whatever toy she's playing with at the time. Tissues always buy me a solid minute too.

+1 to tissues. Literally every box of tissues in my house is full of ripped tissues from DD. If it's still remotely useable after her shredding, it goes right back in the box.

[littlemissgrump]

LO is really loving Sesame Street so I've been putting on the celebrity music videos for him. There's a good playlist on youtube. Faves are Feist, Bruno Mars, Pentatonix, And the Goo Goo Dolls one is hilarious.

He also likes Yo Gabba Gabba music videos but I don't like them as much.

We've also put on Baby Songs songs by Hap Palmer. The are delightfully 80's/early 90's it's pretty awesome. Be warned there is a weird clown in the Rolling song which is a fave. Other ones we listen to are My Mommy Comes Back, Piggy Toes, Share, and the walking one.

[jillywilly]

DS is also generally not interested in TV yet. Generally I like it, because like others have said, it means I don't feel guilty about having HGTV on in the background all day. The downside is, while he was sick these last few days, I've been reaching for activities that I could keep him entertained with while also keeping him relatively calm. He loves walks in the stroller, but the weather was miserable Saturday and Sunday, and there's really only so many books you can read before losing your mind. While he was at his worst, I found some Sesame Street videos on YouTube that kept him occupied for 10-15 minutes, and am probably going to bust those out on our drive later this week, because I think we're going to need all the help we can get when in the car for 8-9 hours with an 11 month old!

[billyhorrible]

For reference.  This is what happened when I ran to the restroom very quickly last night when we got home.  BH ended up being crashed into the clean laundry, then LBB decided he should hang out in the laundry basket, then drag his brother in with him.


But at least I got a couple minutes of privacy.

[tiffbot]

May 16, 2016 19:05:10 GMT -5 blueskiessmiling said:

DD loves digging through the bathroom cabinets and pulling everything out while I'm in there. Funny story- she was throwing a box of pads around this morning. She got one unwrapped and examined it for a minute. Then she crawled out of the bathroom and came back with a diaper, holding the 2 up to show me they were the same. Yes, child. Pads are essentially diapers.

DS saw mine once shortly after he started using the toilet himself and laughed out loud going 'mom has diapers too!!' I thought for sure it would hamper his potty training experience but it didn't lol.

So far he hasn't exclaimed that one in public yet.

[kemdupuis]

Like billyhorrible, we use toys to keep him occupied. Usually I put him in his "octagon" which has a bunch of different toys in it. He doesn't like it, so sometimes I just bring him in with me. He loves to play with the spring door stopper

[jillywilly]

May 18, 2016 10:18:44 GMT -5 @imapenguin said:

budders and @badwolf321 , I kept DD occupied for a 10 hour drive with some touch and feel books, a water bottle with top glued on (filled with popcorn seeds, animal beads, Pom Poms and, other shiny stuff), a tooth brush, and Daniel tiger.

This water bottle idea sounds genius. I'm going to have to find some empty water bottles before Friday now...

[jillywilly]

May 18, 2016 14:13:27 GMT -5 @badwolf321 said:

May 18, 2016 12:00:51 GMT -5 budders said:

The opposite is why we didn't pay for a seat. I would end up holding V the entire time anyway.

I find myself jealous of you sometimes budders. My kid refuses to snuggle. Hates being held except for when we are walking around. Even then its a nightmare. When he's tired he just wants to be put in his crib and left alone. Very often I get the "get away from me im tired" glare. He literally gets mad at us if we try to snuggle/rock him before bed.

This is us, one very non-snuggly kid. If he's tired and wants to go to sleep, he'll literally start arching his back to try and get out of your arms so you put him back in his crib. Most of the time, I'm ok with this, because bedtime is (usually) relatively quick and easy, and it's helped his sleep that he goes to sleep on his own. But sometimes I miss nap jail, too. I definitely took full advantage of him not feeling well over the weekend, we took alllllll his naps together on the couch