Leave baby on playmat gym to rest

Am i a bad mom. Im a ftm, baby is 9 weeks old. Baby’s wake period is way longer now he barely nap during the day(sleep longer at night). I do talk to baby often & do tummy time atleast once a day. This is why i get more tired during the day. There are times when i just put him on the playmat gym for him( the one with toys hanging and piano music for his leg to kick) to play by himself while i rest for a bit beside him. But i feel guilty. As im supposed to be engaged in it too? Or is it normal to leave baby on playgym for half an hour or so to rest. I would place the playmat gym on my bed beside me (i wont sleep and definitely supervised). #firsttimemom

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It's totally fine! I also would leave baby at the gym mat when I had to do household chores. but I would stop every 15 min to interact with him. I've read somewhere tt it's actually healthy to let baby on his own sometimes to develop independence and develop self-soothing skills.