2007-03-20 06:59:44 · 37 answers · asked by woodentrees 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Yes and no. My house is most generally always still clean. But I don't get to the major cleaning I used to do to everyday. Now I can only do it once a week, if I'm lucky. When I was working, it was even harder. The house was always messy. But now it stays clean, just not super-clean like before.
2007-03-20 07:04:07 · answer #1 · answered by Aaliyah & Natalie's Mommy 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
There are just not enough hours in the day - the good old saying that you become even more aware of when you become a mum. It is non stop, yet it is all somehow manageable. Some days I don't worry too much about it, and rest a bit, but then the guilt kicks in as the washing, ironing etc piles up again. Then when I finally get on top of it all (if there is ever such a time), I promise myself never to get behind the jobs again, yet it still happens. It is just a fact of life that it is not easy. I work full time, have a 10 month old and also help my hubby run a business from home. I try to cook 5 meals at once so that I can freeze the food for when I am at work, so at least my hubby can concentrate on the little one instead of having to cook. So I try to use the time as wisely as possible, but at the end of the day the baby comes first. The rest can wait. As you can see from other respondents, you are not the only one. It was an interesting topic, thanks.
2007-03-20 07:26:20 · answer #2 · answered by ribena 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's not that you're behind housework, you just don't feel as productive as you used to. Y'know, by about say 11:00 am (Before baby) you've accomplished tasks A B & C, but now that you have a baby, you've only thought about doing "A" and "B" & "C" are a distant dream and all you want to do is go for a nap.
BUT don't forget that you've accoplished new tasks. By 11:00am you've fed the baby several times, changed several diapers and answered about 5 phone calls from well wishers and maybe figured out that if you hold the baby just so she won't cry while you answer yet another phone call. And just MAYBE you got up early while the baby was still sleeping and had a shower.
No wonder you're ready for a nap!
2007-03-20 07:22:43 · answer #3 · answered by babypocket2005 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
o my god yes! its sooooo hard to keep on top of the housework when you have a baby. when i had my first daughter,i stressed so much over it and used every minute she was asleep to clean and tidy,the house was always super clean and id have died if anyone saw my house looking dirty or untidy.i had another baby girl just before christmas and its a lot harder when you have a baby and a very messy 3 yr old.so this time ive tried to be a bit more laid back about it,as long as i know the house is clean,i dont mind it being a bit untidy and couldnt care less what other people think.the most important thing is making sure you spend enough time with your baby,enjoying the precious moments you will never be able to get back.when there all grown up you will have plenty of time to do the housework!!!!
2007-03-20 08:01:02 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Personally, I was always behind on housework even before the baby. But having to try and do everything around the baby's schedule is no help...
2007-03-20 08:52:34 · answer #5 · answered by baby_savvy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Actually it has taken me about 5 years to realize that the housework is not so important when you have a young family. My wife only does the bare minimum and I have often been miffed coming home from work to a tip, but I think she is right now. Housework can wait. Children can't.
2007-03-20 20:30:42 · answer #6 · answered by Coco 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. Behind is the new normal. Re-prioritize, and do what you can with baby in the sling. Don't waste all of baby's precious naptime on housework! Use it for silly stuff like Yahoo! Answers! Seriously, don't work yourself too hard while baby naps. Just get the worst messes now and let the rest wait. It's way more important that you have a shower every few days, chat with friends over email and do whatever you need to do in order to stay rested. Hopefully the way you refresh yourself includes naps and healthy snacks and light exercise. It's naptime here, and I'm eating chocolate and playing on the computer. I'm doing laundry, but doing dishes and vacuuming are on hold. I wish I could remember the rest of this poem, but here is the ending:
So settle down, cobwebs,
Dust go to sleep.
I'm rocking my baby,
And babies don't keep.
2007-03-20 07:15:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋
Because babies are more important then housework. The baby will only be small for a short time. Keep the house straightened up and do little jobs while the baby is asleep, but consider the fact that housework will wait, the baby shouldn't have to.
Enjoy the baby when it is young. That time can never be recaptured.
2007-03-20 07:05:46 · answer #8 · answered by Nepetarias 6 · 6⤊ 1⤋
I have four kids and housework is nightmare - the older ones do help but my youngest is somehow related to Damien the Omen child! When I pick up his toys as I am putting them away he is getting them out throwing them over his left shoulder, when he has food it can reach from our dining room to our hall in seconds and if I leave him alone for more than a second (mums need a wee too) he has usually demolished the bookcase, DVD unit, ripped the sky card out and hidden it I could go on!!! BUT I love him he won't be like that for long and the goofy smiles and mum mum mums I get from him make me think tidy house can wait!!
2007-03-21 01:13:42 · answer #9 · answered by silent1 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
im not always behind with housework although i do wait till my son is in bed before i even attempt to clean i do it on a nite when i get up in the morning bliss the house is nice an clean an i can find things as i sort them out for the nxt day on the nite pointless doing it thru the day as id be hoovering 100 times a day lol
2007-03-20 09:36:36 · answer #10 · answered by loubylou 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course! Parenting is a full-time job. Just ask anyone who works in child-care. It's a full-time job for them. And house cleaning is a full-time job -- ask any maid. Put cooking on top of that, and laundry, and all of the other things you're expected to do, and you've got several full-time jobs!
My grandmother did a needlepoint picture for me when I was a baby. It had a poem on it that said something about how housework can wait because "babies don't keep" -- meaning they grow up fast, so enjoy them while you can. The house can wait!
2007-03-20 07:58:28 · answer #11 · answered by calliope_13731 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋