What Does Your Day Look Like?

cct204 · December 2014

Baby girl will be two weeks old tomorrow (that went by so fast!!). The holidays meant a lot of visitors and traveling to see relatives. Now that things are back to "normal" my day is filled with Netflix marathons, constant laundry, tv, cleaning, more tv and snacking.
I feel so lazy, like I should be running around town, keeping busy with her... then I remember how little and vulnerable she is.

So does anyone else have tv guilt? Feeling bad about just being lazy all day?

What does your life with your newborn look like?

sarahlynne30 · December 2014

That.... is exactly my day!

emsrdh03 · December 2014

That's pretty much my day. I do run a few errands here and there and take big bro to and from school but that's about it. Now that she's awake more during the day keeping her entertained and happy is becoming a challenge.

mrsshour · December 2014

Exactly that. Probably less cleaning. I figure they are only this little once. Soon LO will be ok with more daily activity and I will feel like doing more. Soon, I won't be able to keep up! Right now is a low key time. And a time for many naps. Today's first nap I am eagerly waiting for.

Kmm1023 · December 2014

ccthompson85 said:
Baby girl will be two weeks old tomorrow (that went by so fast!!). The holidays meant a lot of visitors and traveling to see relatives. Now that things are back to "normal" my day is filled with Netflix marathons, constant laundry, tv, cleaning, more tv and snacking.
I feel so lazy, like I should be running around town, keeping busy with her... then I remember how little and vulnerable she is.

So does anyone else have tv guilt? Feeling bad about just being lazy all day?

What does your life with your newborn look like?

This is my day as well!!!

kelsz12 · December 2014

Baby snuggles, pumping, feeding, eating, trashy tv. I'm still recovering from a CS and can't even do laundry yet because our washroom is two flights of stairs away from the main level of the house and I can't do stairs quite yet. I'm honestly glad the holiday week is over so we can get a somewhat 'normal' routine going over here!

rshamos · December 2014

My day is the same! I take night duty, so I try to sleep as much as possible during the day.

Nmcalhoun · December 2014

More visitors... but this is the last set of visitors and then we get baby girl all to ourselves! Well, except my Mom is still here helping us out which is great. I'll also be doing laundry since Bailey seems to like to pee every time I take her diaper off and pees all over the changing pad liner.

Serunatu · December 2014

Mine is pretty much the same, although take out cleaning. I'm fully capable to clean, but that's just not on today's agenda

I may run to the post office, though!

ksalley · December 2014

Sounds like my days but less cleaning. She wants to be held all the time. So it's a little difficult to do that and manage to accomplish anything. Sure, I could try baby wearing but I'm afraid I'd be too productive!

soulcupcake · December 2014

I never feel guilty for taking it easy. I totally believe in the traditional "lying in" period during the newborn period (six weeks). It gives the parents time to adjust and bond with baby, mom time to recover and build a milk supply and/or work out the kinks, and the other kids (if present) to also adjust.

I take this time to bond with LO, take care of her, rest, and take it easy to help with recovery. So that *does* mean relaxing, watching movies, binge watching Netflix and Amazon shows and movies, eating/snacking to build my supply, and light housework.

I'm more of a homebody, anyway. It's winter, so I naturally hibernate. I don't have a desire or need to go out apart from quick errands close to home. DH has done a wonderful job running errands and taking over some of the other tasks. He usually takes my older kids to school, and I sometimes walk to pick them up. I'll also walk to the grocery store or Starbucks just to get out. I like getting fresh air, but I don't care for going out just to prove or say I've "bounced back." This has been my roughest recovery, so I definitely haven't bounced back. I likely won't feel more normal until 2+ months and my iron levels are back to normal (low due to PPH).

mrsmikedexter · December 2014

metaphysique said:
I never feel guilty for taking it easy. I totally believe in the traditional "lying in" period during the newborn period (six weeks). It gives the parents time to adjust and bond with baby, mom time to recover and build a milk supply and/or work out the kinks, and the other kids (if present) to also adjust.

I take this time to bond with LO, take care of her, rest, and take it easy to help with recovery. So that *does* mean relaxing, watching movies, binge watching Netflix and Amazon shows and movies, eating/snacking to build my supply, and light housework.

I'm more of a homebody, anyway. It's winter, so I naturally hibernate. I don't have a desire or need to go out apart from quick errands close to home. DH has done a wonderful job running errands and taking over some of the other tasks. He usually takes my older kids to school, and I sometimes walk to pick them up. I'll also walk to the grocery store or Starbucks just to get out. I like getting fresh air, but I don't care for going out just to prove or say I've "bounced back." This has been my roughest recovery, so I definitely haven't bounced back. I likely won't feel more normal until 2+ months and my iron levels are back to normal (low due to PPH).

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I totally agree, even with no pph here. I'm not going to try to get anything done except keep LO alive, take a zillion pictures of her and get as much sleep as possible. I've always loved my downtime at home and it's completely justified now!

RayRay007 · December 2014

My toddler is still in daycare thank goodness. My day goes like this: feed one, feed the other, change one, change the other, interact for a little while until it's time to settle down for a nap, settle one, settle the other, have a little bit of time to eat or shower or do some light/quick chores, repeat every 2.5-3 hours. Enjoy being lazy while you can! You need to rest and recover.

kelsz12 · December 2014

@metaphysique‌ it makes me happy to see someone other than our pediatrician who believes in the 6-week lying low period. We've gotten a lot of flack from family for not getting LO out except to pedi appointments. It's been the biggest thorn in my side explaining why we are doing that and I am a total homebody so I have a hard time feeling guilty for doing what I want.

ColeyCannoli · December 2014

I am trying really hard not to wish away these quiet days. Just enjoy holding your LO and any down time you get. Time is going to speed up and you'll be crazy busy soon enough.

BdblZ · December 2014

Sounds about the same for me! I do sometimes feel like I'm not stimulating him enough, but the pedi agreed that aside from some tummy time, Netflix is as much stimulation as a 2 week old needs

I was getting a little stir crazy and ran out to do some errands yesterday while DH stayed with LO. One trip to Target cured me of my need for any social interaction for a while....

cct204 · December 2014

Yay! Thanks ladies, I feel so much better about taking it easy with my newborn. Maybe I'll work on her scrapbook during her next nap...

kwikwi8181 · December 2014

Same here. And my OCD and type A personality gives me totally lazy person guilt. I feel like I need to "do something" in order to feel normal. And I feel like I can't sit around being "lazy" because I have to get myself ready to go back to work and I should start practicing. It's a constant guilt/exhaustion cycle

mrsmikedexter · December 2014

vcl2008 said:
How do you guys get your LOs to nap not in your arms?? I have no problem taking it easy but I would love to be able to put LO down at some point during the day so I can nap or do laundry.

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Wondering the same thing. I tried the k'tan but she cried so I'll try again later. I just keep trying to put her in the bassinet until she cries, then comfort her and try again. Most times she just a ends up wanting to eat.

Decemberbaby2014 · December 2014

Feeding & changing every 3 hours. In between watching TV & napping with her in my arms. 5 weeks old & not the least bit guilty for taking it easy, being lazy & enjoying our days together doing nothing but snuggling, they won't last long so treasure them!

kz's_girlygirl · December 2014

Usually after LO eats she falls asleep and I can put her into one of our various baby holding contraptions lol. She especially likes the bouncy seat with vibration on. I just set her down slowly and keep a hand on her chest until she is settled in. Sometimes I give her a paci if she seems to want one, or I just bounce her seat and sshhhh to her if she wakes up again.

I have a baby k'tan as well and it has not been a success so far- might try out a moby instead.

bunbun21 · December 2014

Definitely not feeling guilty about all the court TV I have been watching LOL. I do all the night feedings with LO so DH can sleep for work so having the day to even just rest is a blessing. I am so proud of how clean I have kept the house and I am actually catching up on homework because I start the next semester of my master's degree on the 15th of January so I am getting all the snuggles I can now and working while he naps

hollieandaaron2012 · December 2014

I do nothing all day and I don't feel guilty at all. I normally get out of bed at 10 am since she is up all night we take a 7 to 10 nap. Then besides feedings it is either Netflix or a book. At least one load of laundry a day gets done and I make sure I shower at least every other day. I leave the house a few times a week but normally just to the grocery store. I had a c section and although it has been 3 weeks I still feel like I should be taking it easy until the 6 week mark.

At the 6 week mark I plan on gradually increasing my productivity and exercising so I can have an easy transition back to work.

BayCamp · December 2014

Sounds like my average day. DH works 70 hours a week so I spend a lot of time just watching Netflix and nursing.

nbateman5 · December 2014

vcl2008 said:
How do you guys get your LOs to nap not in your arms?? I have no problem taking it easy but I would love to be able to put LO down at some point during the day so I can nap or do laundry.

We have a graco glider swing that LO loves to sleep in when she's not in our arms. I think she sleeps better because she's so fidgety in my arms; always stretching, grunting and moving around.

xc1148 · December 2014

I'm not really a tv or movie watcher, so that has been a tough adjustment for me to now watch things 24/7. But I love just spending time inside with her. I let my husband cook and try to have my family clean in between visits from our housekeeper. But the good thing about not doing anything is that our house doesn't need much cleaning! I genuinely like doing laundry so sometimes I'll do that. We did take a trip to starbucks, and I'd like to go for a walk tomorrow, but that's about as ambitious as I'll get.

The hardest part is time away from my hubby, we work in shifts so at night/early morning we don't see much of each other. Hopefully she will learn to be okay in the bassinet/swing/rocker/something so we can put her down and take naps at the same time!

passionfruit1234 · December 2014

each day just seems to fly by for me. day time: feed, pump, laundry, dishes, make dinner and often some kind of trip into town that feels like it takes most of the day. night: feed while reading my Kindle or phone. sleep between feeds and the necessary cuddles to get him to sleep. DH feeds him one feed of expresed milk at around 10am which if all goes to plan gives me about a 4hr block of sleep. I always plan to have a nap at some point during the day but 75% of the time it never happens. We also get visitors and people staying with us most days as we are staying near family and friends as opposed to our usual house which is very far away from everyone so everyone is taking the opportunity to visit.

passionfruit1234 · December 2014

vcl2008 said:
How do you guys get your LOs to nap not in your arms?? I have no problem y but I would love to be able to put LO down at some point during the day so I can nap or do laundry.

I babywear. I have a selection of wraps/slings I use. puts him right to sleep although i tend to use them more for transportation rather than our pram which I find a pain to get in and out of the car etc.

feeshah · December 2014

We are in the first week of being home and adjusting. I feel so beat up and sleep depravation mixed with feeding on demand to get my milk set up has been ROUGH. I am so taking it easy. It's all about this tiny human and napping when humanly possible.

Wulfgar · December 2014

Our LO already had a stay with Grandparents when MW had a very bad reaction to oxycotin. Luckily we live one highway exit from the hospital and it was faster for me to driver her and the LOs to the hospital then to call 911.

We also have both grandmothers helping us with various things. MIL loves to play with DS while my mom is coming over to help clean and do laundry.

Tomorrow will be our 1 week anniversary with DD and I still haven't informed anyone at work that I have had her. With all of the issues that we have been having, I have been too sleep deprived to do this.

nesenotes · December 2014

I have a 2.5 yr old to keep up my routine for so we do a lot. I wish I could just hang out and just focus on one. Enjoy it

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