Housework

I don’t think anyone’s house is a palace with a newborn 😂 I personally can’t stand the house being a mess or untidy and really struggle with things not being in the right places, BUT it’s different with a newborn. I only do little cleaning tasks whenever baby is down for a nap or if he’s on his play mat. Little wins seem more practical that trying to exhaust yourself even more by getting everything done in one go. No one expects 5* standards with a newborn 👶

This is my daily battle. I also can only manage small short tasks like putting the washing on (but never getting round to folding it hanging out the washing) or bits and bobs of washing here and there. What I can manage entirely depends on how much my baby sleeps or cries, so really I get virtually nothing done most days! I can’t stand a dirty house and mess STRESSES me but I can’t really do anything about it so I just have to deal with it. My parter helps out and even then it’s still a mess most of the time. You are NOT alone.

Honestly I barely get time to eat enough to produce breast milk let alone anything else and I definitely don’t get time to sit down and relax or do anything for myself either, even when my partner does. Motherhood is TOUGHHH. At the moment I’m just surviving and accepting rather then fighting it

Same here with all of above and also trying to get time to express Breastmilk which also needs cleaning. I just do what I can whenever I can. I also give myself a day off. Pump milk feed and change baby on that day off that’s all and watch Netflix House can stay a mess laundry can wait another day only because I want to spend as much time with her as baby before it’s too late and she grows too fast. If I’m down I’m down I don’t fight it. Tomorrow if a different day and I’m usually doing the same thing over and over. CLEANING BABY BOTTLES. I’ve even had to take her with me to the toilet. Partner cooks only on Sunday but no cleaning etc may wash up dishes in the morning that I left from the night before. I have baby brain so nothing in my head is in order. Everytime I check the time 3 hour pasted I wonder what I’ve done and remember she needs feeding again.

For me my husband does one feed a line everyday while I clean the kitchen and a quick clean up in the living room .. upstairs though lets not go there 🤣💣💥 we try to do abit of the upstairs at the weekend but life’s pretty much none stop with twins and 3 he’s old

Newborn toddler two dogs my house looks like it’s been burgled 90% of the time it’s driving me insane but we don’t have much help when toddler goes to bed I go to bed and partner has baby who is fussy on an evening it will get easier over time

The carrier has saved me most days when it comes to housework. Don’t get me wrong, the dog hair is rolling and we’re not talking about the excess use of the tumble dryer despite good weather but I can get done what I need and he’s usually asleep by the time I sit down to eat. Much easier to pee with him strapped to me as well🙈