Getting stuff done
How do you get things done with a young baby?
My son is 18 days old and my husband is back to work now (thankfully he works from home). I’m really struggling to get stuff done around the house. My baby is a velcro baby and hates to be put down. When he’s awake he’s feeding for most of the time. I’m going to try doing some chores with him in his carrier tomorrow and see how that goes.
Hoping he eventually lets me put him down as he gets older because at the moment I have him attached to me for most of the day and night. I just want to be able to do something without him attached to me at some point, like go to the toilet or cook 😬
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I wouldn’t put any pressure on yourself for getting things done. Take it day by day but wearing my baby helped a ton and also having easy meals to prepare/
Meal planning (:
Yeah unfortunately the early days they are super attached until they start getting more independent. I found swaddling my baby helped them feel like they were still being held, or I used a carrier. My baby’s also loved their swings because of the movement.
My baby is almost 10 weeks old & a Velcro baby still. The carrier SAVES me. I get most stuff done while wearing her. Just recently she started enjoying the baby gym & will lay playing with that for 10-15 min at a time but it took a while for her to enjoy playing with it. Get a good carrier that your son likes ;)
I don’t really remember doing all that much in the early days, she was just on me all the time but I didn’t really care tbh, i wasn’t doing anything so nothing really got messy and if washing needed to be done my partner put it on when he got home from work, he cooked dinner and did the washing up or he was holding the baby while I did.
I had her in a sling a lot too.
Do you have any support apart from your husband? We were fortunate enough to have family close by who made us meals that we could reheat and my Mum did our laundry for a bit. She also helped with cleaning and offered to keep an eye on baby whilst I showered / had a nap. Don’t feel like you have to do it all. You need to rest too. I know it’s hard to nap when baby is but prioritise sleep over most chores! Accept / ask for help.
A carrier is a good idea. Just make sure baby’s head is close enough for you to kiss and he faces to the side. Babies that young don’t know to turn their head.
You’re effectively going through the 4th trimester where baby is still getting used to not being curled up and warm inside you and has no sense of self.
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unfortunately all our family is in another county around an hour and a half away. Luckily my husband is amazing and so supportive. My mum has offered to come up and do some housework and gardening for us next week which will be lovely!
In the mornings when I'm getting some chores done, I have my little one in his baby carrier. But once he's fallen in a deep sleep, I lay him down so I can get some stuff quicker.
Seems to be working at the moment. But as someone has said above, don't put pressure on yourself. I've made a point of doing things little and often rather than trying to do everything all at once x
The dreaded 4th trimester. It’s tough!! But I got a sling and omg. Best baby buy ever!
Get in bed and enjoy the cuddles and stuff the chores!!
Get a cleaner and ask hubby to cook.
Enjoy these moments 🥰🥰🥰🥰
Sling is a lifesaver around the house, or I put my baby in her swing for 20mins ish while I run around like a mad woman doing jobs. I have a 2 year old aswell so it’s hard!
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