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What are you getting done?

MercyC1130MercyC1130 member
edited December 2015 in November 2015 Moms
My lo is 16 days.
Recovery wise I've been feeling pretty good. Maybe even great, lol.
Granted, I'm tired, but that obviously comes with the territory.
Anyways, what are you able to get done with your days?
Some days I feel a little note energetic and motivated. Usually those are days where lo is napping well.
But then days like today I feel kind of bad for not 'getting much done'.
I made dinner, packed a lunch for so tomorrow, took out the garbage, did laundry (and put it away, lol), and tidied our room. The rest of the day I had to carry or feed my inconsolable little guy.
Obviously he's my priority, but I feel like I should be doing more.

Any ideas on how to be or at least feel more productive?
What are you all able to get done during this time?
To those with other kids, I literally can't imagine your load!
I have taken ALL baby responsibility, and don't know if I'll ever be able to do this again!!

Edit. Newborn brain is worse than pregnancy brain.
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  • angelinthepit23angelinthepit23 member
    I get nothing done! LO will be 3 weeks tomorrow. I had a very stressful time when we first got home along with recovery issues. Today was the first day my body felt normal but my hormones are still out of control. I'm hoping now that I feel physically able to get housework done I can. I had such big plans of things to get done while I was home and nothing is done and I have to go back to work in 3 weeks!
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  • GoogleMDGoogleMD member
    My goal is 1 load of laundry, and to run the dishwasher once. Sometimes it gets done, sometimes I have to wait till DH is home, and some days it doesn't happen at all. I try not to stress too much.
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  • bellie1223bellie1223 member
    I'm six weeks out now, so I'm feeling pretty much back to normal, even worked a few shifts this week. However, at the beginning I found taking a shower in the morning when I first woke up was a lifesaver, it helped me feel energetic for the day, even if all I did was laundry, a load of dishes and breastfeed my kid. It gets so much easier though every day!
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  • chein1chein1 member
    I'm a control freak and obsessed with keeping everything "just so" but my new reality with a toddler and 7 week old is that there's no way I'm going to get to everything. I'm slowly accepting it. I try to get at least one load of laundry done (not put away just cleaned haha) and running the dishwasher. I hate ending the day with dishes in the sink, but that's just a personal preference. I also like to have all of DD1's toys put away just for her to spread her crap all over again the next day. I try to vacuum every other day (we have a lab and she sheds like crazy I freaking hate it). Some days I don't get much done because I get stir crazy so we go out for the day.
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  • SJFTCASJFTCA member
    The first two weeks were definitely the hardest! LO will be five weeks on Friday, and life is getting easier. We are using the Moms on Call schedules, and he only wakes once in the night to eat and usually gets decent naps during the day. I take on most of the workload w LO bc MH delivers packages and this is their busiest time of year, but my parents come almost every day to help. I don't cook, but I never did anyway. Although I made dinner in the crockpot tonight! I also have a house cleaner who comes every other week to do floors, dusting, and bathrooms. However, I keep up w laundry and dishes (mainly bottles) and there is always picking up to do around the house. We also just went on our first outing to Target yesterday (just baby and me, and we survived!). Just take any and all help that others are willing to give. I'm extremely blessed w LO being the first grandchild on both sides of the family. My parents are amazing and would do anything for us.
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  • rachswirachswi member
    I'm amazed at how much you all get done. Since LO refuses to deal with life apart from me, I end up having to hold him all day so unless I get a chance to put on my moby wrap, I get pretty much nothing done. I'm lucky to even get a shower.
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  • nmwheel1nmwheel1 member
    I have a 2 year old and a 1 month old. I'm doing laundry daily between both kids, plus both in cloth diapers and we wash them ourselves, and mine and dh's laundry (seriously the laundry never ever ends). I run the dishwasher daily and wash the dishes daily. Then I need to make breakfast, lunch, snacks, and dinner for myself and my toddler (and dh is home for supper). Vacuuming and mopping don't happen as much as I wish they would but that's expected. DH is great and does a lot of chores with me and helps with washing the diapers!
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  • doodleoodledoodleoodle member
    I make it a point to shower every day and that's about it. LO cries every time I put her down so I can't do much. I'm giving her a break though and letting it slide since she's spent her whole life up in my ribs and it still adjusting
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  • cdepperschmidtcdepperschmidt member
    OP I feel like we share a brain. I have literally the same thoughts you expressed. I get a few things done every day. Today it was errands and dishes. I would get more done, but I enjoy cuddling too much!
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  • RaisingJulianRaisingJulian member
    When I got home from the hospital I tried to do everything that I was doing before. Cleaning the house spotless, laundry, taking care of my 3 yo, & taking care of the baby. I kept it up for maybe 2 weeks then I started wearing out. Almost like I had adrenaline from giving birth & I was starting to shut down. & you could totally tell by just looking at me. My fiancé had to snap me back into reality & tell me to quit trying to be "super mommy" So basically after exhausting myself I try to get 3 chores done a day. That's it. It's not to bad. I don't exhaust myself & my house stays clean. Win-Win.
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  • natalknitter15natalknitter15 member
    I'm so impressed by everything others on this board are able to get done, especially the moms with 2 or more kids! I agree with those who have talked about the importance of a shower and getting dressed.

    Before I had my baby, I had big plans about doing tons of knitting while on maternity leave and giving family scarves, hats, etc for Christmas. Well... That has not happened! Amazon is my new best friend for christmas shopping. :)
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  • ColoradoHikerColoradoHiker member
    My biggest priorities are getting a shower (I don't feel human otherwise), and keeping DS fed and happy. He usually sleeps very well during the day, so I have time to wash bottles, maybe a load of wash, and pick up little stuff around the house. I didn't start this routine until my Episiotomy stitches healed up though, and I felt well enough to do more activity. Some days I get more done than others, or I wait for DH to get home.
    DS1: Born 11.18.15
    DS2: EDD- 09.08.17

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  • loverofnapsloverofnaps member
    I felt the exact same way with DS1. I felt I should be keeping the house clean and making dinner and running errands because I was on maternity leave and DH was working 6 days a week.... I've learned I can't do it all and, for my sanity, let stuff go and ask for help. We've had laundry piled up for a couple weeks and the living room is always a mess with baby gear and my other son's toys... but at the end of the day, I don't think it matters too much. As they get older, life will return to some degree of normalcy.
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  • thefithuntressthefithuntress member
    I'm one of those people who needs a level of normalcy and a routine to be happy so I'm a weirdo. :)

    Every day around 6:30 I get up to shower and get dressed while my husband is home. Throughout the day I surf the web and organize activities / bills (the holidays are keeping me super busy), take and edit pictures of my baby sometimes (usually week pics), go for a walk, run the bottle steamer at least once, do a load of laundry, make the beds, and tidy up after myself throughout the day. We have a meal delivery service for lunches and dinners on weekdays which is a godsend. We also have a cleaning lady come once a month to give everything a good scrub-down, but we're pretty tidy.

    I did a little too much this week and my bleeding came back so I'm cutting my walks short and using the carrier a little less since she's so big. :(
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  • mmmynyxmmmynyx member
    I barely do anything. I try to at least keep the house picked up. I used to do a full house cleaning once a week (vacuum, toilet scrubbing, sweeping, mopping, etc.). Eris is 1 month old now and so far I've only been able to cook dinner and pick up a little. I've been making my husband at least sweep when it gets bad and do the dishes. He does help around the house a little (thankfully) so it doesn't look like a hurricane jusy hit. I did get to do a detailed cleaning once since I've been home so that's satisfying for now. Lol. Mainly it's just trying to catch up on sleep while he's gone and trying to not lose my mind. :smirk:
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  • SweetTooth126SweetTooth126 member
    edited December 2015
    What am I getting done? Snuggling. That's what I'm getting done.

    Once my hubby gets home I tidy up. We are neat people in general so it's never too much work. We do laundry on weekends and we have a cleaning service every 3 weeks. I would like to be able to cook more, that's a goal I can work toward.

    Married DH December 2014
    Expecting DS#1 November 2015
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  • helsbels222helsbels222 member
    Nothing! Absolutely nothing!
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  • taykerslaketaykerslake member
    The bare minimum of cleaning. I get to do dishes and cook supper when my fiancé gets home from work. And sometimes I manage in a shower at the weirdest times in the day. I'm also supposed to be packing up an entire house for our move out day January 1st. Which by the way I just started doing today. I was planning on doing all of it November but bub came a tad earlier than was expected. Oops.
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  • Shelbyville30Shelbyville30 member
    Not a whole lot!!! Mostly cuddling with Jackson. :)

    Usually manage to get a really hot shower in, which is pure bliss. Today I went to a BF Circle, it was our big outing of the week!!!
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  • kwaldykwaldy member
    Today DD decided to sleep in her crib without a fight so I was able to run a load of laundry and wash some dishes. Luckily, I forgot to eat most of the time, so there aren't many "grown up" dishes to be done... mostly just bottles.
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  • AmoLovesAudAmoLovesAud member
    Keeping the baby alive is about all I can manage most days!

    I probably get 2-3 loads of laundry done a week, and I've been reheating things i made and froze for dinners (but I'm almost out!) When DH is home from work and has his daddy-daughter time with Kiddo, I try to tidy up the house, on the days that I don't need that time to pass out from exhaustion!
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  • rachswirachswi member
    sadyy131 said:

    Breastfeeding. This child is obsessed.

    Ditto. I feel like he's got eating and sleeping confused. He forgets which one he's supposed to do for longer periods of time
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  • angelinthepit23angelinthepit23 member
    Well I'm 3 weeks PP today and got "a lot" done. I put it in quotes because it's the most I've done since being home. Well I paid the price because my bleeding came back with a vengeance. Can't win at anything lately it seems. :'(
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  • kmd91kmd91 member
    The first two weeks I got everything done that I normally do. Kept the house nice and clean, never any dishes carrying over from the day before, dinner always made and sometimes breakfast too. But that's because my little guy spent so much time sleeping and was actually willing to be put down. Sometime between two and three weeks he decided that I must always be holding him or he will scream bloody murder. Sometimes he's willing to be in the carrier, sometimes he's not. I do have dinner cooked every day, but that's really about it. My house is a wreck right now and it's driving me insane. The only time my little dude lets me put him down is overnight, and by the time I've got him down I'd much rather get in bed too than catch up on chores.
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  • bravoandproseccobravoandprosecco member
    I agree my boy (5 weeks ) spends way more time breastfeeding than sleeping. He refuses to nap during the day and is fussy at night so I survive on 1 3 hour sleep span and a 2 hour one and he's up! I thought newborns were supposed to sleep!

    I get nothing done, I made it to the grocery store today but he was screaming so I just got bread and milk and had to leave! I get so jealous with all you ladies who manage errands and household chores
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  • wimamaof2wimamaof2 member
    Yesterday, I managed to do 2 loads of laundry, take out LO's newborn clothes, dishes, and took care of the doggies.
    Today, I managed to do dishes, my makeup, take a nap, and eat.
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