How do you clean with a velcro baby?

My baby is almost 6 months in two weeks. I cannot clean or put her down anywhere without her screaming and wanting to be held. I have to wear her then I'm in pain after hours of holding her I can't clean clean when I'm holding her because I don't want her to inhale any cleaning products. My house is a mess I feel a mess but I don't know what to do. I just need her to be entertained for a few hours so I can do stuff.

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I honestly had to just wear my daughter ALL the time or I’d take her bouncer into whichever room I was cleaning - I might only get about 10 mins at a time but it was the only solution at that time. Failing that, I’d wait until my husband got home from work or the weekends where he’d clean or he’d have her so I could clean. You could also take her on a walk in the hope she’d fall to sleep then be on some sort of time trial seeing how much you could get done in that time 🤣 it gets easier! My baby was a contact napper only but all of a sudden around 7 months I started being able to put her down during the day and night! I didn’t change anything, she just felt comfortable. Hang in there! It’s all temporary!! ❤️

She is also a contact napper 😭 it's been rough.

Babe, the first year or so, fully expect to get nothing done. Enjoy the cuddles & contact naps. They’re only so little for a short amount of time. You’ll get back into your routine before you know it bc the first year flies by.

Signed a mom of a Velcro baby who just turned one & has only recently been able to rearrange & deep clean her home lol

I have been trying to figure out how to help her with this and I have a homeschooled five year-old. I usually have to stay up late to get my cleaning done and wake up early to get a workout in while getting minimal sleep because my baby only wants to be held when she sleeps.

I didn’t really 🤷🏻‍♀️ I did what I could while wearing her but you can’t bend down and load the dishwasher with a baby on you. Or change the laundry. Or clean the bathroom, ect. It’s very limiting.

My husband and I switched off and on when he was home doing things that needed to be done.

Or you do it a few minutes at a time and let them cry

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We are only just managing at the moment with two of us and dreading him returning to work and how I’ll manage considering he’ll need enough sleep to actually be able to do his job. Advice appreciated!!

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My 4 week old slept 5 hours last night which meant it was 6 hours between feeds. Whilst I enjoyed the sleep and know it’s unlikely to last I’m worried a few days like this could impact my supply. She feeds each evening from 5-9 every hour ish
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