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06.01.08, 18:29 PM General Topics
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Question to SAHMs (no flames please). am leaving 80+ hr/week career to be SAHM to 15 mo with #2 db on the way. What is your daily routine with dcs like and how do you manage to care for db and get all the housework/errands done at the same time? [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
General Topics 06.01.08, 06:29 PM Flag
 

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General Topics 06.01.08, 06:30 PM Flag
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I'm a Wohm with no help (kids are in grade school and do afterschool until I pick them up. I'm single). You just take them with you on errands and do the housework when they're napping or sleeping at night. Sometimes I wake up at 5am to do a load of laundry or two [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.01.08, 06:30 PM Flag
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you prioritize and learn to let go of the things you can't accomplish. i have dd who's 2 and ds who's 10 mos. He naps - she naps - he naps - with meals in between. I'm totally housebound. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.01.08, 06:31 PM Flag
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You realize that you can not provide some storybook version of "quality time" 24/7. Sometimes dc have to sit and color at the auto shop. And you have to lower your standards for a perfect house. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.01.08, 06:32 PM Flag
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You will need months to get into a routine when the new baby arrives but once you do... here's what I do. Cut your day into segments: AM, Lunch time, afternoon, evening. Choose an activity for either AM or afternoon. Get stuff done during nap times, night times. Lug #2 wherever you go so he/she becomes an easy traveler. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.01.08, 06:34 PM Flag
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There is a great book called "Baby Days" that talks about exactly this. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.01.08, 06:39 PM Flag
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wow - I never read it but I've always done this. I have a 2.5yo and a 6.5yo now and still do it. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.01.08, 06:41 PM Flag
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To be a SAHM is kind of a zen place. You make plans, because you can't live in a totally passive way, but you also have to be ready to scrap those plans because of changes in weather, mood, moon phase, whatever. You also have to be prepared for the fact that some parenting moments just suck. You WILL be more patient than you ever dreamed you could be, and you WILL lose your temper in ways that disappoint you. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.01.08, 06:38 PM Flag
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This is what I do, I have two DDs ages 2 and 3 1/2. I get them out every morning even if it is not till noon, they go out somewhere with me. Sometimes it is the grocery store, sometimes the playground, also now we can goto the pool. Then I bring them home for lunch and nap. I consolidate errand running to about two or three mornings, so I have the days to take them to the playground or the pool. I bring them home by 12: 30 or 1:00 p.m. and give them lunch, then it is nap time. At which point, the house is quiet and yes I can get some housework done and cook dinner later. I trained them to sleep as best I could by doing this routine a lot, so they know what to expect. You could also look into Mother's Morning out program for your 15 mth old or getting a weekly college babysitter to either babysit or you can stay home and get housework done. Alot of my friends do both ideas [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.01.08, 06:45 PM Flag
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i have two kids and a third on the way. i've stayed at home since i had my first kid. i'd say all of the advice above is dead on. also, if it's at all possible, i'd think about finding a local day care where 15 mo old could go one or two mornings a week (say, 9am to 1pm) just so you get a little break and can hang out with your infant. or hire a bbysitter to come one afternoon a week to help. you will need to build in breaks for yourself, even if it's only a few hours a week. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.01.08, 07:12 PM Flag
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