do you do anything that's not baby or housework related?

[mrsjohnson88]

Im the same. A shower is a total luxury to me now! X

 

[sorpresa_bea]

The very early days are just terrible for everyone I think. I didn't get to have any free time until my LO was at lest 4-6 weeks. Hang in there? It does get better.

 

[Rooster30]

I tried to study for another qualification - what was I thinking?! Any spare time that I get should not be wasted on studying! Hopefully when the youngest hits three I can attempt that sort of thing. Unfortunately I have no hobbies and my friends are dwindling away too because I'm so busy with my son/house/pregnancy/in-laws, I have no space to even be social Plus I suffer with being exceedingly shy... Bleurgh.

northerngirl, you have my total sympathy. My son had colic too and those early days were so hard. Make sure you get help where you can, even if it's just five minutes to have a shower.

 

[sunflower85]

I have a shower. If I can I can even blow dry my hair! Yay!

 

[Maud]

It's lovely when daily showers stop being a luxury

 

[TORino]

I play netball and have since lo was 12 weeks old. This is 2 hrs of training a week plus matches. I'm struggling with this and keeping the house clean and working 5 days at the min though..

 

[H16]

I was managing to fit in quite a bit of regular exercise before I fell pregnant again, now I am 5 months pregnant I am taking it easy though apart from the odd long walk (did 5 miles yday)

I still find time to bake now and then although nowhere near as much as I used to, my Lo doesn't go to bed until 8pm and by 10pm I am ready for bed myself so I don't get much free time anymore

 

[Louise2013]

I seem to be finding a lot of time this past month to eat cake. A lot of cake. A LOT. Am going to be giving birth to a battenburg.......

 

[sorpresa_bea]

I play netball and have since lo was 12 weeks old. This is 2 hrs of training a week plus matches. I'm struggling with this and keeping the house clean and working 5 days at the min though..

Wow! That's impressive. Really, how do you manage to fit all of that in?? Do you have an amazing OH or do you get other childcare help? I also was in a sports team before (paddling) and fitting in training and competitions has proven impossible with the LO (11 weeks).

 

[Gayle30]

I work 3 days every week, I'm an Avon Team leader and I'm studying for my PA diploma. I don't really do anything else. I'm not sporty at all. I've got a 2.5 year old who is very demanding with attention, more she wants me to watch what she is doing. My husband has his own business and he's always working or pricing contracts. So I do 90% of the housework and cooking. All the washing and ironing and it's always me who puts our girl to bed: wish I had time or inclination for a hobby! Haha xx

 

[Baby2sky]

I go to the gym 4x a week for an hour, I work 22 hours a week, I am studying for a qualification at work. I read every night and watch films\tv shows. my husband cooks tea and puts our lo to bed every night. We share out household chores equally. I would hate my life to just be about housework and babies. We do loads as a family but I also make sure we have time as husband and wife as well as jo and paul. Although we both work very good shifts which I suppose makes things easier.

 

[sorpresa_bea]

I guess it gets easier when they grow up a bit? Mine is about to turn 3 months so just about getting out of the newborn haze. Hopefully with time I'll habr a bit more time to myself? How do mums of older LOs see that?

 

[H16]

I guess it gets easier when they grow up a bit? Mine is about to turn 3 months so just about getting out of the newborn haze. Hopefully with time I'll habr a bit more time to myself? How do mums of older LOs see that?

It definitely gets easier as they get a bit older, you get more of a solid routine and can also do things in their nap time (that is when I used to fit my fitness DVD's in), my LO is 17 months now and is up at 7am has 2x1-2 hour naps naps in day and is in bed at 8pm. She is very good at entertaining herself for short periods and I am afraid I have learnt the golden rule of baby fitting around me not me fitting around baby. If I have plans with friends for example I just take snacks and toys in the bag, if I want to go for a walk (done 2x5 mile walks this week) she is quite happy looking at new surroundings in pushchair etc.

 

[Goat]

When I returned from mat leave I was working 7-5, hubby did similar hours. We'd come home, make dinner, have 30 mins play with toddler before putting her to bed then tidy up, sit down for 1hr before going to bed knackered. We had no time at all. Luckily we had a cleaner who came once every other week so we didn't need to spend our weekends ironing/hoovering etc. That was really tough on everyone. I wouldn't ever want to do that again as there wasn't much time for anything and Id very rarely go for drinks after work as didn't want to miss out on anything at home.
Second baby has arrived and hopefully I won't be going back at all. She's 5 months now and slowly getting out of the new baby haze and we can actually start doing more. Hubby has a few hobbies - rock climbing, biking, hockey that he does regularly. I don't have anything really, I prefer shopping, meeting up with family/friends for a nice chat/drink/food. I don't do any form of organised exercise but meet another mum for running every now and then. So nothing much in particular but I enjoy it as does hubby and that's what matters really!