How much time do you spend doing housework? That includes cleaning, cooking, etc in order to help out your wife who is on maternity leave.
2007-03-28 09:00:16 · 6 answers · asked by Jimi M 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
My husband was absolutely wonderfully after the birth of our baby (and still is for that matter). He did almost everything for me for a few weeks after my c-section and since then we split everything down the middle. I tend to do more cleaning since I work from home but if there is something I wasn't able to get to he helps me out with it in the evening. He isn't much of a cook (neither am I LOL) but he does help out and cleans up afterwards. He does most of the laundry which is great. He's hands-down the best husband and daddy I know!
2007-03-28 09:15:32 · answer #1 · answered by totspotathome 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My husband did alot for us when I was on maternity leave.
He had gone back to work, but he came home everyday and brought me lunch.
He did the mopping and the dishes and the dinner cooking.
We both did laundry..but he did most of it.
He did just about everything regarding the house during the first two months or so...
And I did everything regarding the baby.
But of course now that I'm back on my feet I have all the house duties back in addition to all the baby care.
So if this is an "Oh poor me" question from a tired daddy...you get no sympathy from me...lol
2007-03-28 09:10:27 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have 2 kids, and I understood that it was demanding enuff for her to have to take care of both of them while I worked so I made it a point to alternate my tasks during the week. like 3 nights I would do laundry and dishes, while she cooked, then the other 4 I would bath, cook, feed, change, and entertain, while she would do the others (I never got to vacum she was picky about that and always wanted to it herself) but the important thing is not to forget no matter whos doing what you need to work together.
If she is still recovering, YOU ARE IT!!!!!
babies are not a 50/50 thing until she is capable of providing that 50%. It is up to you to make it happen(and yes this sucks but you will be stronger becuase of it) you have to do it all and give her the time to heal and recover properly. If you dont YOU will regret that decision as long as your both together :)
even in our divorce, we still work together because personal diffrences aside, the best interest of the child is the concern
I take the kids to school every other week so she can go to the office earlier that week, I pay for the music and dance lessons and pick them up and drop them off for those, she pays for the schooling and we split things like clothes, shoes, and cell phone bills.
2007-03-28 09:45:30 · answer #3 · answered by nimisisprime 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My hubby would tell you he did it all but was clueless. For instance he said he did all the laundry, later I found it all in the baskets. Yeah, it was clean but that's only half of it.
and what help I did get only lasted 2 wks and I had C-sections. with my 2nd c-section I had a 12 month old baby I wasnt even supposed to pick up
Men......
2007-03-28 09:07:49 · answer #4 · answered by jon jon's girl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
oh gosh my husband says he is always to tired to do any house work because he has to work ouside in the sun/heat/cold all day. but if sometimes he says he will do something and its always half way done IF that.. like the other day he was supposed to fold the laundry while I got my 11 mth old to sleep ( i fell asleep also) I got up the next morning and it was in a line in the floor unfolded..
2007-03-28 10:07:03 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
let me at house moms (MEN) shoot
2007-03-28 09:04:10 · answer #6 · answered by June Baby 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋