Productive or tired at night?

BettyH

Hi, I 'm knew to this board. Wanted to get some opinions here. I have a 3 yo DD and a LO on the way (due in May). My DH gets home from work before I do and he is able to get dinner ready and do a couple of chores. I pick our DD up at my parents on the way home and once we eat dinner, I pretty much feel like I'm done for the night. I mean, I'll play with DD or hang out with her but as far as trying to get laundry done and cleaning up or anything, I just dont' have the energy. Does anyone else feel this way? My mom only worked with me, once my sister was born she stopped and we were 7 yrs apart. She's always saying, if you just do one thing a night then you won't have as much to do on the weekends. Though I understand where she is coming from, the energy just isn't there.

Thanks ladies!

LALASEPT05

Pretty much no I do not have energy at night. I get home around 6 and play with the kids and put them to bed by 8pm. At that time I'll do some chores just straightening up from the day and shower and by 8:30/9pm I am just exhausted. Once in a while I forc

jlaOK

I am also pregnant (due in June) and my energy is shot.  I have decided to give myself a break during the remainder of my pregnancy and not worry about fixing a great dinner or doing cleaning in the evenings.  Luckily my DH has picked up a

Cooper81

At the end of my pregnancy with #2 getting dinner done was just about all I had the energy for.  Even now, with a pre-schooler and baby, dinner and getting bottles washed and stuff together for the next day take up all of our time from the time we ge

gingerfamily

When I was pregnant I didn't.  Now i try to get one thing done each night.  Sometimes it happens, sometimes not.  I don't really stress over it anymore.  We both work...  our house isn't going to be clean 100% of the time.&nbsp

jf198400

When I was pregnant I had zero energy during the week.  Give yourself a break!  If your DH is around, let him pick up the slack.  Your energy will return after LO is here.  I had more energy when I was on ML even though I was waking

BettyH

CTGirl30:

. Can you enlist the 3yr old in helping you? DD loves to help me unload the dishwasher by taking items out and handi

danieliza1127

I have an 8 month old, so not pregnant like many of you that responded, but no I'm not really productive on weeknights.  My H works from home so I pick LO up on my way home from work and get home about 4:45ish.  My H makes dinner while I play wi

bearfootz

It really depends on the night.  But I can imagine that if you have a LO on the way you're lacking some energy  

I try to at least run some laundry, put clothes away or a light pickup of the house but the majority of the

Kie310

When I was pregnant with my 2nd, especially towards the end, I did little to nothing at night after my oldest was down for the night. If I got a burst of energy one night that's when I did as much as I could before I got tired. Weekends were like gold

Sonadora

Once B is in bed I pretty much collapse into the couch in utter exhaustion.

I pick her up at 4:30, take her on an hour-long walking/Metro/driving commute, play with her, then feed her, bathe her, get her in her pjs and all ready for bed, H come

BettyH

Sonadora:

I also do all the morning stuff too, including the hour-long commute to work, getting both of us ready, fed, and ou

littlestjerry

I'm super tired in the evening. I imagine I would be even more tired if I were pregnant too!

We do try to keep up with small things during the week. Like never go to bed with clean dishes, pick up general clutter and toys every night, occasionall

thedash

BettyH:

Sonadora:</str

itsmevkb

I think it was during my third pregnancy that I gave up on the idea of getting anything done once I got home from work.  That carried through my fourth, fifth and sixth pregnancies!  Honestly, I was in bed and falling asleep by 8:30pm most ni

Tink112011

I'm not very productive in the evenings. I do try to do at least 1 thing (whether it be laundry, dishes, sweeping, etc), but I figure the mess can wait until the weekend. I've decided not to run myself ragged just to have a clean house that no one el

azuremama

I still sometimes don't have a lot of energy at night, but I definitely did not when pg with #2.  I can remember singing to DS with my eyes closed and knowing exactly how long my songs took (3 minutes!) because I was so tired and couldn't wait to go

[Deleted User]

I am so glad that this came up. I have been wondering this myself. I get home around 6:00 pm and DS goes down around 8:15, I am also pregnant with DS2. If I get the kitchen cleaned after dinner and pick up the living room, I am happy. I have no energy aft

[Deleted User]

I have no energy at night. I work 7:45-5pm, and by the time I get home, get DD fed and bathed/played with, dinner, etc I'm lucky if I throw a random load in the laundry. Dishes are where I draw the line, the sink must be empty for me to go to bed.

iverske9

Momma you are pregnant! Of course you are exhausted! I try to do little stuff during the week, like throw a load of laundry in, clean up the clutter but save big cleaning projects for the weekend.

laurakaz13

Depends on the night.  Sometimes super productive, sometimes ready to pass out by DD's bedtime.  I'm not pregnant though.  Give yourself a break!!!

honeybee111

I'm like you - DD is 3 and I'm due with our second in June.  I was doing ok until recently - I was off for spring break, just returned to work, and I am exhausted.  I do nothing extra at night.  DH will help out with stuff during the week,