I need to get my housework done but my husband, Jerrett, he is at work all day!!! How can I take care and play with my baby AND get my housework done at the same time!
Is there anyway that someone can give me a tip??
I love my baby boy Sebastian... and I love to play with him and I like buying him toys but there's NOTHING i can do! He also cries 24/7, i give him his baba, but he wants more... anything you can say or give me a tip with??? I am a very busy housewife i need help. Thank you!! :)
2007-09-21 09:54:50 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
You're worrying about housework? I think that it would be okay since you just gave birth to take it easy for a little bit, let the dirt pile some.
Many moms strap their babies to them with a Snugli or a sling and this helps tremendously with those little babies that are needing more. The motion while you work should sooth him and help him sleep, you're hands would be free, and you'd get those things done that you're fretting about.
Seriously - I held my 2nd born 12-16 (at minimum) hours a day for 6 months while taking care of my 18 month old and doing the house. I let things slide, the bathrooms were so gross I pretended not to see things. The only thing I worried about was keeping my kids clean (includes laundry) and fed, and a shower for myself. My husband had to worry about the dog. If someone visiting I made no apologies - maybe the floor is gritty when you walk but I had bigger and more important priorities.
2007-09-21 10:03:05 · answer #1 · answered by Ethel 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You are a nervous wreck and the baby feels that so you better calm down. Does he have colic? Are you overfeeding him?He is only 1 wk old, feed him,change him,kiss him and love him ,but he is getting over the trauma of birth,let him sleep,if he draws his legs up,maybe he has gas, maybe the formula does not agree with him, unless you are breast feeding. You are a new very nervous mom,and a baby feels that,so don't hold him 24/7. If you have made sure that he is dry,not constipated, has no rash, is fed,has burped,and he is still fussy,than call your pediatrician,they usually have new baby hrs for frantic moms like you. Also don't be so rigid that you can't let some of the housework go. A new baby was the easiest thing for housework for me,because He was not under foot. I had 3 kids in 3 yrs, did housework and held down a 3 evening a wk job. You'll get the hang of it,if you think you have depression since you just had the baby,again,talk to the dr.
2007-09-21 10:08:20 · answer #2 · answered by lonepinesusan 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Well welcome to the club. When my 2 year old was a little baby, I just found time when she sleeping. I didn't try to do everything though. I just did housework during one of her naps, and got done what I could. If it was a 30 minute nap, then I worked for 30 minutes and that was it. I used her other naps to either lie down myself, or take a shower. When my 2nd baby gets here I'll have to do the same, plus watch a 2 year old, but women have been doing this for years.
2007-09-21 09:58:18 · answer #3 · answered by Melissa 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I saw a quote recently that said...
"Behind every successful mother there is a basket of dirty laundry and a sink of dirty dishes"
You learn to pick what is most important to you... for me it was my baby, the dishes can wait, at one point we bought paper plates for a while. We tried to limit the clothes we wore, so laundry was more frequent, but much easier to handle than the monster loads of all day saturday laundry because everything we owned was dirty!!
Plus you're only into it a week... this adjustment part lasts at least a month!! :)
Get some kind of carrier... a sling, wrap style is best for newborns... the snuggli/bjorn types are OK, but not as ergonomically safe for a developing infant.. they essentially hang by their crotch the whole time... that can't be good for a boy's "stuff" either :)
look at some of these... and once you master some of these positions... you can safely put a tiny newborn on your back, like a backpack and get everything done while he sleeps or hangs out on your back (or front)!!
http://www.mobywrap.com/instructions.php?link=2
choose this gallery by style of carrier: http://www.thebabywearer.com/gallery/
2007-09-21 10:13:15 · answer #4 · answered by Tanya 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
baby swings are wonderful, sounds like your little guy was born collicky. try buying some milicon drops(generic works as well). and give him to the first mark on the dropper(0.3) that should help and he won't be fussy and sleep like a newborn should. my little girl was born collicky and it worked miracles for her. then you will be able to get done what needs done.babies can sense when someone is stressed and it will make them cry and be fussey as well. you can get this at any wal-mart, krogers and any pharmacy and most other grocery stores. also you should try having family and friends come over and help you with the baby some. good luck and best wishes.
2007-09-21 10:08:03 · answer #5 · answered by Gladys C 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well honestly i havent hardly been able to do anything since having my baby a lil over 5 weeks ago! I am breastfeeding and that does take up most of my time. why do you think your baby is crying all the time? i know i had that problem with mine and she was just wanting to eat all the time.
do you have any friends or family who could help you out with the cleaning/cooking for at least a couple of weeks? i know my church sent me meals for a couple of weeks,then my parents were in town for 10 days and they helped a lot with the cleaning, etc. it really does help if you have ppl around you for the first bit. :)
good luck to you!
2007-09-21 10:20:18 · answer #6 · answered by kiss my evie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
buy one of them baby carries where you can carry the baby in front so he feels comforted or a baby sling works great too. And I dont know many 1 week old babys that do much else besides cry and poo and eat and sleep. So I think playing isnt in his daily schedule yet .
2007-09-21 10:34:27 · answer #7 · answered by adrianne M 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can try asking a family member if they could come and help one day a week, or there are many of those baby "bjorn" baby carriers that will allow you to carry the baby on your body while having arms free. You could try one of those too. Good luck, I will be in that scenario in a few months!!
2007-09-21 09:59:31 · answer #8 · answered by julez 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You can work around the baby. I also had three babies and it can be hard and stressful at times. I use to put them down for their naps and do my work. Try a babyswing because that works wonders.
2007-09-21 10:03:59 · answer #9 · answered by Nancy M 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
try a sling..or a baby swing...they are great...some play tunes too...that way he will be with you at all times and you dont have to worry and that should make baby feel secure to so the crying should stop too...hope this works
2007-09-21 10:35:24 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋