How am I supposed to get the house clean

5littleladies wrote: Now that I'm not nesting anymore?? I couldn't help myself then-Now it's just....Ugh!!! What a mess!!!

mysweetpeasWil&Wes replied: Oh Jen, let it go! You just had a baby. Rest, relax. Let someone else do it. You should be pampered!!

huggybugboy replied: Yeah! Isnt it dads turn??

kimberley replied: haha i agree. let someone else help!

My2Beauties replied: I agree - get some much needed R&R these next few weeks!

~*Just the Three of Us*~ replied: girlfriend.. lay back and enjoy that little one.. what you just went through (9 months and all) to create and birth your sweet angel, house work should be taken care of by daddy.


i still say that when you leave the hospitol it should be the law that a maid and mommy helper are sent home with you!

MomToMany replied: Well, since DH doesn't do a BIT of housework, it's either me who does it or it doesn't get done. Which means, it usually doesn't get done.

I wish we could afford a cleaning lady.

MyBrownEyedBoy replied: ITA with above. And if DH won't help, then house be darned. You need to just relax and bond and watch those four little lovelies of yours.

~Roo'sMama~ replied: Lol it was nice not having to force yourself to clean huh? But I wouldn't worry about it too much yet.

My3LilMonkeys replied: My deal with DH for both kids was - he cleans the house for 4 weeks after the baby is born and I will clean the house for the 4 weeks after that.

But we share the housework under normal circumstances so that might not work for everyone.

Kaitlin'smom replied: dont sweat the small stuff. do what you can but most of all enjoy the baby

I need a cleaning lady just to keep the dust down, every time I dust I suffer for days

jem0622 replied: Here's a little secret...you don't! The girls are 10 mos now and it is a struggle. Truly. I make the boys clean up their toys and put their sorted clean laundry in their pop up hampers (forget hanging it and putting it in drawers!). We eat off of paper and use plastic utensils. Easier cleanup! You should have a get out of cleaning card free for the first 6 mos!

Go easy on yourself!

gr33n3y3z replied: just relax it will get done when you get to it

Maddie&EthansMom replied: Oh hun! I can't even believe you are thinking about cleaning! Be easy on yourself, kick your feet up and relax. You are still on maternity leave for several more weeks.

elvisfan replied: I have the same problem. Yesterday dh realized that all I do is clean all day and the boys mess it up. He wanted to be helpful (he has really never cleaned before) and said he'd clean. Finally about 3 he said, "I've been cleaning all day and look at this place! It's a disaster!" Then I said now you know what I do all day when you come home and say "What did you do all day? Looks like nothing!"

Just relax and enjoy your new little one.

jenn3 replied: Let dh have a turn

jacobsmama replied: Relax and enjoy the kids! The housework will wait believe me! haha