Cleaning

It’s definitely harder and not just you! I set myself a room a day and just work slowly through the week. That way it’s a smaller goal and more manageable. I also then don’t feel like I’m leaving my LO to clean and she just accompanies me in the room I’m working in.

We couldn’t keep up so we got cleaners to come every 2 weeks

oof I can’t afford that 😅 I would do it if I can my main problem with cleaning is laundry and the leaving dippers everywhere

Baby carrier has helped me. That and speed cleaning when shes asleep. Also i try to keep everything picked up so i dont have to go back n do it later

ugh laundry is the worst. Maybe your husband could help you just loading the washer every two days and then you would just need a few mins to switch to dryer. And then fold with baby on a mat beside you. How old is ur baby? Mine is about to turn 4 months and it gets easier. His help will be just temporary

he’s going to turn 3 month but yea I think I will tell him if he could help just a little

It it hard and just wait until they’re walking and getting into everything. Definitely needs to be an all adults pitch in situation.

For me cleaning is easier when I have less stuff so I paired way down with my second baby and there is just less to clean but I prioritize the kitchen and the bedroom 100% oh and we got a robot vacuum which is the best!

My fiancé works hard but he still helps around the house. I do the wake ups 6 days a week, I’m the one who gets up in the middle of the night when she wakes so naturally sometimes I’m tired and I need that hour infront of the tv when my little girls asleep. I literally always do as much as I can, I cook most nights but sometimes I can’t get everything done and for that reason I see no harm in asking for my fiancé to help out. Just because we are on maternity leave doesn’t mean we should be doing everything without any help. About 4 weeks in me and my fiancé had a frank conversation about this and since then he’s made sure there’s not that expectation I do everything. Think men sometimes men forgot how much our lives have changed and just because we currently aren’t working we’ve a new full time job. Think this also sets good foundations for when it is time for me to go back to work

We have dogs too so it had to be done. I baby wore when he was little to get things done. Now I vacuum while he eats breakfast. Dust and dishes while he naps. Clean each room while he plays in it. The worst for me is the shower/bathroom. It’s right beside his room so can’t scrub while he sleeps and can’t get at it while he’s awake. I used to do it as I showered but now I’m lucky to get a 5 min shower max. Drives me nuts!

My baby is a two year old now and the house is almost always quite messy. I find it impossible. It depends on the baby- mine was the type who wouldn't be put down, but also wouldn't allow me to put her in a carrier without freaking out. And then she was super mobile early on so it was constantly chasing her, and then now my kiddo is a combination of both but let's just say if I clean with her around the house literally ends up messier than when it started because she starts messing with everything when left on her own. I know that's not very encouraging haha but I just want to validate that it makes complete sense for it to be hard!! and putting the expectation on yourself of a clean house all on your own with a baby, isn't reasonable!

You are 100% allowed to set baby on the ground and let them watch you walk around the room while you clean. They’ll learn to be A LOT more independent later on, too!