how do you do it?

helenkayj · June 2013

DH and I are struggling with dinners... I find it hard to cook with a LO and DH's repituior of dinner choices consists of hamburge helper or whatever you can grill. How do you do dinners?

CNJ4EVA · June 2013

DH takes care of the LO while I cook. This only works since I'm mostly pumping and not EBF'ing.

botanicalbliss · June 2013

Luckily, we still have people bringing us food. When I do cook, it's in the morning when LO is napping. If I have to cook in the evening, I either do it when someone else is holding the baby or I stick him in his bouncy seat on the kitchen floor. I cook really fast meals and/or things I can put in the oven then leave.

ETA: Also, when I cook, I cook a lot so we can live off of leftovers for a few days.

MeeksandMads · June 2013

botanicalbliss:
Luckily, we still have people bringing us food. nbsp;When I do cook, it's in the morning when LO is napping. nbsp;If I have to cook in the evening, I either do it when someone else is holding the baby or I stick him in his bouncy seat on the kitchen floor. nbsp;I cook really fast meals and/or things I can put in the oven then leave.ETA: Also, when I cook, I cook a lot so we can live off of leftovers for a few days.nbsp;

Good to see you back in action Botanical! Speaking of which, I was thinking of JerseyGirl the other day... Did I miss her birth story, is she still around?

mrshall10210 · June 2013

Tonight I cooked with DD in the sling. She was extremely fussy and would not be put down. Tricky, but it works!

pearlsonthebeach · June 2013

MrsMMalone:
botanicalbliss:
Luckily, we still have people bringing us food. nbsp;When I do cook, it's in the morning when LO is napping. nbsp;If I have to cook in the evening, I either do it when someone else is holding the baby or I stick him in his bouncy seat on the kitchen floor. nbsp;I cook really fast meals and/or things I can put in the oven then leave.ETA: Also, when I cook, I cook a lot so we can live off of leftovers for a few days.nbsp;

Good to see you back in action Botanical! Speaking of which, I was thinking of JerseyGirl the other day... Did I miss her birth story, is she still around?

yeah, what Mrs m said!!

snowgirl427 · June 2013

Either DH cooks or he holds LO and I cook. I'm EBF so sometimes ill start cooking and he'll finishe if LO decides he wants to eat. We then put LO in the mamaroo while we eat.

My problem is bfast and lunch when I'm alone. Then I either put LO in the bouncy seat, use the mamaroo, or just hold him. Sometimes it works... Sometimes I miss lunch..

Schell2013 · June 2013

I put LO in the moby wrap while I cook or her little portable chair while I cook. Also as PP say i try to plan ahead.

kmcd23 · June 2013

I'm struggling with this. On weekends, H has been cooking. Weeknights, he gets home pretty late usually, and it's hard to know when he'll be home. Every day is different. There has been a lot of takeout, PB&J, and oatmeal for dinner lately. :-P

abstar24 · June 2013

Lots of takeout or very easy things. Sam's club/ Costco have a number of premade meals you just throw in the oven that we've done a few times.

LN1024 · June 2013

I have an Excel spreadsheet that lists the days of the week and has a column for Main Dish and Side Dish. On Sunday I open that and sit down with my husband to meal plan based off of what we currently have in the cupboards/freezer. Any days that are not accounted for, we scour allrecipes.com for ideas. We have been doing a lot of "easy" meals that do not require a ton of preparation (crock pot, different sides on the grill). On weekends we tend to do longer meals where we are not having to rush after the work day.

After the week is planned out my husband has been going grocery shopping for all of the things we need.

botanicalbliss · June 2013

pearlsonthebeach:
MrsMMalone:
botanicalbliss:
Luckily, we still have people bringing us food. nbsp;When I do cook, it's in the morning when LO is napping. nbsp;If I have to cook in the evening, I either do it when someone else is holding the baby or I stick him in his bouncy seat on the kitchen floor. nbsp;I cook really fast meals and/or things I can put in the oven then leave.ETA: Also, when I cook, I cook a lot so we can live off of leftovers for a few days.nbsp;
Good to see you back in action Botanical! Speaking of which, I was thinking of JerseyGirl the other day... Did I miss her birth story, is she still around?
yeah, what Mrs m said!!

Howdy! I don't think JerseyGirl ever posted her birth story, but she's still around

botanicalbliss · June 2013

LN1024:
I have an Excel spreadsheet that lists the days of the week and has a column for Main Dish and Side Dish. On Sunday I open that and sit down with my husband to meal plan based off of what we currently have in the cupboards/freezer. Any days that are not accounted for, we scour allrecipes.com for ideas. We have been doing a lot of "easy" meals that do not require a ton of preparation (crock pot, different sides on the grill). On weekends we tend to do longer meals where we are not having to rush after the work day.
After the week is planned out my husband has been going grocery shopping for all of the things we need.

Dude, impressive!

mrsjollybrown · June 2013

botanicalbliss:
LN1024:
I have an Excel spreadsheet that lists the days of the week and has a column for Main Dish and Side Dish. On Sunday I open that and sit down with my husband to meal plan based off of what we currently have in the cupboards/freezer. Any days that are not accounted for, we scour allrecipes.com for ideas. We have been doing a lot of "easy" meals that do not require a ton of preparation (crock pot, different sides on the grill). On weekends we tend to do longer meals where we are not having to rush after the work day.
After the week is planned out my husband has been going grocery shopping for all of the things we need.
Dude, impressive!
Right! I'm going to attempt this. I return to work in two weeks and we need to have a plan in place

katwoman08 · June 2013

The crock pot is my friend and another plus is that it means you won't have to heat up the house with the oven.

rebaann · June 2013

katwoman08:
The crock pot is my friend and another plus is that it means you won't have to heat up the house with the oven.

This. I had stocked the freezer with a bunch of crock pot ready meals before LO got here and I'm using the last one tomorrow. I could restock on the weekend when DH is around, but I'm not that motivated.

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