Our baby is 3 months and I’m a FTM. I have been trying to force myself into very regular routines of up-keeping the house, bathing baby regularly, caring for pets, etc. etc. That makes sweeping an every-few-days kind of chore.
My husband always says I can hand the baby off to him while I’m doing chores or finishing projects around the house. He does a little cleaning, but he’s a lot more nonchalant about it all.
He’s been acting perturbed lately, thinking I’m being manic and having to stop and clean the whole house down, but it’s just sweeping, dishes, laundry, mural painting (weekends), pet, and baby care.
It’s just how we gotta be as a parent right? Any advice on how to make the daily processes less exhausting?
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Gah, sounds like an imbalance here. If he’d like you to spend less time cleaning he could spend more time taking some of the load off you, not just holding the baby? Alternatively, just cut back on what you’re doing and he’ll quickly realise how much you put into making the place a nice place to live!

So many men do not realize how much it takes to run a house. On days I slack, my partner honestly doesn’t seem to care. Me on the other hand, I can’t stand it. So our middle ground was hiring someone to come clean once a month so I only have to maintenance clean