For parents of new babies, getting enough time to hop in the shower can feel like a bit of a luxury at times, and they will try all sorts to grab that elusive bathroom break.
A mum navigating this exact situation has opened up as to how she's able to squeeze in a wash while caring for her young baby, all by distracting him with a baby sensory video of dancing vegetables.
In a video uploaded to TikTok, mum Zoe showed her young son looking completely mesmerised as he gazes upon rows of dancing avocadoes, writing that this is "the only way I’m able to take a shower in peace".
Zoe added that this method "works every time", with her young son being "obsessed with dancing veggies".
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Many other mums could relate all too well, with one grateful parent claiming: "Those veggies are the reason I have a cup of coffee in the morning".
Another added: "We call it funky veggies, and absolutely yes the only way I can get anything done".
However, other parents were quick to voice their concerns, with the baby seen watching the veggies from a lounger placed on top of a bed.
One worried mum wrote: "Put him closer to the middle of the bed they learn to roll when you least expect it. Mine rolled off the couch lmaoooo I thought she broke".
Another said: "No hate mama! But I’d scoot him back a little bit. Babies are faster than we think sometimes! I use to also put my little one in her baby bath".
Addressing such criticism in the comments section, Zoe - who goes by the username zoecoombss - offered the following clarification: "I supervise him while he’s on the bed, if I’m not in the room I put him in a safe spot! He’s fine where he is".
In a follow-up vid, Zoe addressed allegations that her parenting hack was "pure laziness", sarcastically remarking: "I guess maybe I should teach my three-month-old how to shower with me. Or he can make dinner while I shower perhaps".
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