Hello Mamas,
Firstly how are you all?
Secondly during the day, how are you getting housework done? I am so behind its getting me down. (Partner doesn't help)
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How old is your kid? Firstly get your partner to help. Secondly what I find really helps is setting a timer; first timer I do 10mins when she naps (never more) and second timer I do 15mins maximum after I put her down to sleep. After the timer I go check on her then I have my own time.
With you both doing this you’ll be sure to get a lot done! It won’t be perfect but you won’t feel like you’re drowning or like you’re always cleaning/having to sacrifice your own time :)

I sit my daughter in her bouncer and move her room to room as I get bits done 🙂 She doesn’t sleep independently in the day so it’s the only way I can get things sorted! I also get down when things are clean/tidy so I can relate completely!

I have a fish lamp light, it’s got bubbles and fish moving around with coloured lights so I’ll put my son in his bouncer infront of that with some toys lined up on the sofa next to that and it keeps him happy, when he’s sat in it for the limited time I will then lay him on his mat still facing the lights and he stays pretty happy in there. Usually when his dad is here I do most of it but when it’s just us I hoover and focus on the living room/kitchen as mines open plan so I’m in the same room as him. Also we have a this thing called baby einstin aquarium, it is amazing my son can stare at it for hours!! So in the day I also pop him in his crib with it in and he stays pretty happy in there. Plus it gets him used to being in his own room and bed

Baby wearing, I was able to put her down for the first 4 weeks but this last week she only want to contact nap! Or she will stay awake for hours on end!

My partner does at least half (if not more). We both work full time so we both take care of our home. And every other week we have a cleaner.

Ive found that on a night time when ive put mt eldest down thats when i do the housework.
So every night at about 7:15, i will do
- Steriliser
- Dishwasher
- Washing
- Turn dryer on
- Organise toys in living room and clean in there
My OH will keep the baby occuipied when i do this. Literallt takes me about 20mins these days.
We get 1 night every 2 weeks without the kids so thats my time to do a big deep clean.
It is hard, you just have to get a routine sorted x

I'm not 😂 I had my baby 5 weeks early and I was in hospital for 12 days. During this time my partner moved our entire house to our new one. A lot of stuff is still just in random places!
I will do the bottle washing up, laundry and sterilise quickly throughout the day when she's down for a nap. I'm trying to do bits here and there but I'm just finding no time. My LG will play alone for a little while but gets frustrated that she can't move around or sit up so she starts crying after a bit usually.

Baby wear