Toddler: Eyes in the back of my head..bum..legs..back etc..

[shhhh]

DD is 17 months and is a typical toddler (well I think so...)but compared to my friends ds's she is miles more active and curious etc.

The last week has seen a change in her behaviour and actions. She has learnt this week how to get on and off the couch confidently and I am slightly more relaxed about her doing so now and I know she is capable of finding her way down iykwim.

BUT she now runs up and down the couch which scares me senseless but I feel she will learn once "something" happens to her. I can't anything more..
Last night though worried me further..while out preparing dinner I can back 5 mins later to her sat on the WINDOW SILL...
She had climbed onto the couch, over the back of the couch and onto the window sill.. FFS does nothing faze her..????? I don't think the gap is big enought between couch and window sill for her to fall through and I don;t think she weight enough for the couch to move if she did slip down iykwim..
I can't move the couch and it won't fit anywhere..

DH suggests me now now preparing dinner etc and spending all time with her but its impossible and tbh I can't be with her 24/7.

HELP...Do I leave her to her own "devices" so to speak or can I do anything to help..? I have visions of rushing her to a&e for stitches...

BTW I am 7 months pregnant so my rections and movements are not as fast..Please tell me it gets better..

[shhhh]

sorry about mistakes...must check before I post .

[Mellowma]

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[tutu100]

my son is the same age as your daughter and sounds pretty similar. the house looks like a bomb has hit it today as whilst I been tidying one mess he's created, he's made an even bigger one. we have everything fenced off, gates in all doorways and locks on the top of doors as he can now reach the door handles. However as soon as we think we have baby proofed something he finds a way around it. We put a firegaurd round our television unit to stop him from touching the dvd and video, so now he pokes his toy broom handle through the gaps to press the buttons! I know it's hard but I keep telling myself it's just a phase. His understanding of the word no has developed recently and he's starting to respond to some of my commands, so I'm hoping there is light at the end of the tunnel. I don't leave him unattended except to go to the loo and even then he's usually in some precarious posistion when I come back. I know this doesn't actually help your situation, but I just wanted to let you know that I think your daughter's behaviour is very normal. Good luck with the new baby.

[shhhh]

the problem isn't really access in rooms but what she gets up to in the rooms..!!

The issue atm is when she is locked in the lounge while im in the kitchen...but even when I am sat with her she still insists on climbing EVRYTHING..!

Its not an option having her in the kitchen with me as when I am preparing and cooking things I'm not 100% attention on her and I don't feel its safe.

[LucyJones]

My sister put a travel cot with lots of toys in the lounge and put her ds in there if she wanted to go to the loo or cook

[shhhh]

tutu100 lol at the "broom handle issues" although I know at times its not a laughing matter..sometimes with dd I could cry when she finds something else to destroy or mess up etc. Suppose its all about them developing..
Thanks at least dd sounds normal..!!

[NannyL]

if its any consellation my 14 montn charge locked himself in the downstairs loo this morning (while i was moving washing into dryer), left him happily in the play room for about 2 mons...

then after tea when wiping the surfaces he started craying cause hed dropped the loo lid on his hands... cause he was playing with the toliet water...

hes a complete nightmare, and u really cant leave him for a second but at the same time i believe they have to learn from their own mistake.... if i do this it hurts etc!

lock has now been disabled...

incidently last week he couldnt even open the door to the downstairs loo

[edam]

Second the playpen/travel cot idea - it's what I used to do. And repeat 'this is a developmental stage, they need to explore their environment' to yourself when it's getting really stressful...