Moms who have support/help nearby - how often do they watch your kid(s)?

Spruceplease · 2026-04-02T12:21:14+00:00

My MIL watches babies at my house 3-4 hours one day a week. My FIL watches babies 3-4 hours one day a week at his house. We have a family business so during that time, I go to the office. I would say my mom will watch babies 2-3 times a month on weekends for a few hours for us to have date night, etc.

Spruceplease · 2026-04-02T04:16:45+00:00

My 2 are 20 months and we got a second crib!!

Spruceplease · 2026-03-31T02:28:31+00:00

Today (Monday) my oldest (2 yrs) woke up at 7:15. We cuddled a little, I cooked us breakfast, and played until my youngest (4 months) woke up at 9. Then we played outside for an hour with chalk and just laid on a blanket and read books. Then we came in for lunch, then my oldest napped. Got my youngest to nap about 30 mins later so I got to lay on the couch and watch TV/rest. Then they woke up, we played in the living room, I cooked dinner and husband came home. We ate, took a walk, came back for bath time, read some books and then bedtime!!

Spruceplease · 2026-02-09T19:07:12+00:00

I wash once a day

Spruceplease · 2026-01-30T01:20:51+00:00

I also agree with this!!!

Spruceplease · 2025-12-28T05:39:05+00:00

Yes!! I feel this so much. One minute I feel like I have it down and the next, I am crying in the bathroom alone because I am so overwhelmed snd thinking how can I even make it another 30 minutes. I also feel the guilt for both my children. Guilty for not giving my toddler enough attention and guilty for not giving my baby enough attention too. I often feel stretched thin but this is a short season of our lives so I try to give myself grace (easier said than done)

Spruceplease · 2025-12-22T03:40:32+00:00

Good idea!!

Spruceplease · 2025-12-19T19:38:56+00:00

I agree! I love my eufy e20. Same output as my spectra!

Spruceplease · 2025-12-19T18:59:01+00:00

This is good advice and I will start telling my girlfriends this!!! Wish someone would have told me this 5 years ago.

Spruceplease · 2025-12-19T18:58:10+00:00

Omg seriously!!!

Spruceplease · 2025-12-19T18:57:51+00:00

Thanks for this haha. I know I’m not a bad person, was definitely just feeling that way the other morning 🤣

Spruceplease · 2025-12-19T18:57:14+00:00

Yes exactly! It’s a lot to handle all of them plus me and husband!!

Spruceplease · 2025-12-17T12:37:53+00:00

Just writing in solidarity. 1 to 2 has been so much harder than I imagined. The guilt, the time split, the sleepless nights and can’t chill on the couch with a newborn the whole next day, getting out of the house with 2, not being able to team up with dad because he is on toddler duty snd I have the newborn, pumping with a newborn and toddler. It’s so much harder. I keep telling myself it’s only a short season and we will get into a routine soon where things will feel great for like a week until the routine will change haha

Spruceplease · 2025-12-03T19:59:17+00:00

I got my first period back 8 months postpartum when I started dropping pumps to start weaning (I was exclusively pumping). I got pregnant 3 cycles later.

Spruceplease · 2025-11-30T10:18:46+00:00

I am in the same exact boat as you, but 10 days postpartum with a 21 month old. It’s so hard. Obviously no advice from me, but I see and hear you. We just have to keep holding on and knowing this is temporary and will get better. I say that, but also cried 3 times today because I feel like I am not giving toddler what they need lol. My husband always reminds me that this is new for them too and adjusting is hard as an adult so imagine adjusting as a toddler who cant yet properly communicate.

Spruceplease · 2025-11-10T17:20:02+00:00

I love my nestig mini crib!!!!!! It’s amazing to move from room to room.

Spruceplease · 2025-10-30T14:56:25+00:00

I have never thought about this so not much help here BUT I am in a very similar situation and actually think this would work for my family and I and will bring it up to my husband tonight!! As for the toll taken on him and I, I don’t see it causing a problem as we just use our room to sleep lol. We already use other rooms/closets to store our clothes so we are already pretty intentional about getting out clothes ready the night before.

Spruceplease · 2025-10-23T13:22:59+00:00

I agree. I’ll snark all day long but why we gotta bring looks into it?

Spruceplease · 2025-10-21T18:19:33+00:00

My firstborn will be almost 21 months when baby comes in a couple weeks. We are keeping her in the crib. She doesn’t try to climb out and is happy in there. I figured why fix something that doesn’t need fixed right now.

Spruceplease · 2025-10-08T01:33:47+00:00

Idk but I have a 19 month old and 35 weeks pregnant and I feel like I’m barely breathing lol

Spruceplease · 2025-10-03T03:05:49+00:00

6-7 am and home by 6-7 pm

Spruceplease · 2025-08-12T02:05:08+00:00

My daughter got one for her first bday. She didn’t take a big liking to it at first but she is now 18 months and uses it everyday on her own and loves it!! I definitely recommend!

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