Is it just me or is it extremely hard to keep your house clean and organized with an infant? My baby is 10 months old, and there are days where I can not get housework done. I tried cleaning while he is sleeping, but we live in a small apartment and he wakes up sooo easily, that I can't vacuum or run dish water/bath water. What can I do?
2006-12-27 14:53:15 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Try doing the dishes with him in a high chair in the kitchen with you so you can talk/sing to him. Or give him some finger foods or a sippy of water to practice with while you are doing dishes. Or give him plastic bowls and spoons and such to play with.
Have hubby be responsible for his bathtime in the evening. While baby is in the tub with Dad, that's a good time for you to run the vacuum cleaner. Or try putting baby in a sling or backpack while you clean.
Sit in the floor to fold laundry and let him "help" or put him into the laundry basket to play while you fold the clothes.
Reprioritize. What really HAS to be done? (Clean clothes for everyone and food on the table.) What can be put off or let to slide for a while?
Try putting some music on in his room or "white noise" like a fan and see if that helps keep him settled during naptime while you work in the apartment.
2006-12-27 15:05:48 · answer #1 · answered by momma2mingbu 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
LOL. I had two almost a year apart due to him being born premature......I thought I would go nuts, but you know what, it's temporary. He'll be grown before you know it and in pre school and your house work will gradually get less and less, and you'll have more and more time to do it. You'll never really notice until you read someones question on here about it. Looking back, the best thing is to get them used to the noises, but just quit worrying about the house. Get someone to watch him once every two weeks so you can run through and do it all. You'll be so surprised when you do, how fast and how much you can get done in about 2 hours.
2006-12-27 23:07:18 · answer #2 · answered by 123..WAIT! 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to run the vacuum, dish water, and bathwater, regardless of whether it wakes him up. If you don't, he'll be waking up at every last little sound for the rest of his childhood, which believe me is going to drive you crazy.
Oh, and resign yourself to the fact that your house will never be perfect again. You have a kid. The toys will take over, the dust bunnies will grow. Just make sure that it's liveable, and enjoy your son's childhood while you have it. There are more important things than dishes and laundry.
2006-12-27 22:57:24 · answer #3 · answered by Luann 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
my kids are now 9 and 6 and i still have a hard time trying to keep house clean. do yourself a huge favour and don't put too much pressure on yourself to conform to having to feel like you need to have a tidy house. Some people are fanatical about the cleanliness of their house and they end up missing out on so much 'down time' with their families because of it. Having a tidy house, for the majority of people, ends the day you give birth. Try to spend as much time as you can with your baby. Does hubby/Partner help at all?
2006-12-27 22:58:53 · answer #4 · answered by desert_rose1274 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i have the same problem my daughter too is 10 months and we have a house however the way it's designed if i try to vacumn she wakes up, if i try to clean in her room she wakes up.
the best thing that i do is put her in her high chair with snacks or put her in a baby carrier and carry her while i do housework.
however if your son is like my daughter they prefer to be held over the carrier in which case i just prop her on my hip and do my best.
if all else fails i just set her down in a safe place with lots of toys and snacks.
2006-12-27 22:59:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your baby is ok in his crib than do the cleaning while his is in there. He willl cry and want out, scream till you want to scream, but take care of what you need to do. Just talk to him, sing to him while you work that may not keep him from crying but it will let him know that you are not ignoring him, just your busy.
I hope this helps you because it didnt help with my two year old though, too old for crib. I hope my hints help you though
2006-12-27 23:02:22 · answer #6 · answered by Countess Bathory 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
its not possible my son is almost 2 years old and im teaching him to help me clean up we make it a game and that works (well at least for now)
2006-12-27 22:57:45 · answer #7 · answered by josie 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am soooo with ya on this!!! I clean, and they mess! I clean 24 -7!
2006-12-27 22:56:00 · answer #8 · answered by jiffypop88 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Enjoy your baby - don't worry so much about your house. This advice will make more sense to you when you are older.
2006-12-27 22:57:04 · answer #9 · answered by ra63 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋