If you had 12 hours of help a week with a baby, how would you use them?

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I was thinking mon, wed, fri evenings from 4 - 7 and then Sunday 3-6?

would this help? I thought it might give me time to just relax and have a bath etc. I’m on my own.

thanks

Sleep, do it!

Cleaning, washing, tidying watching the. Baby so I.coud go out.
Close by to the shop

Getting the drudgery sorted .

I mean the help doing the drudgery
..for you

Hell yes! I hope you get this time. Is your baby here already?

Sorry I mean when would you use them… little batches or one day off or two days of six hours etc

I'd probably go for 3x4 hours, mornings.

Or maybe 3x3 hours, mornings and then 3 hours on a Saturday afternoon.

i remember one of the soundest pieces of advice I was given was “it’s important that when you have free time, the babies are out of earshot”. So will this help you’re receiving be at your home?
Is so, you go out. Anywhere. Cinema, coffee and a book, meet a friend. Anything so that you are not at risk of hearing the baby, otherwise it’s not a proper break.

If the help is elsewhere I would still be using the time to do NOTHING (and try to do little bits of house stuff whilst baby is in a sling).
Anytime baby is asleep I’d do as little as possible. Sleep, have a bath & face mask etc.

I craved not having to talk to anyone.
That’s when my head really rests, but you might be different.

I’d have the help in the morning and then sleep for a few hours

@NuffSaidSam why mornings? X

@CarolShields thanks I was planing on being in separate part of the house to just nap or bath or phone call etc

Sorry I was typing on phone when you posted for the second time.

i Think I’d go with nuff. A weekend break is invaluable too.

it would be mornings for me because I can nap better mid-morning. If I nap in the afternoon it messes up my sleep for the night

Mornings, to catch up after a bad night. You wouldn't want frequently do early evening as they are often very fussy then/cluster feeding (boob or bottle) and would seek your comfort more - it would be harder to relax.

Make sure you carry this on into the toddler years though if you can - they are often trickier in terms of getting time to rest.

Yeah I guess you want the balance of not giving yourself the pressure of leaving the house. Hopefully you won’t hear if you pop some AirPods in.

Or you might not be as anxious as me. I couldn’t let go and if I heard them, I had to be involved.

I’d space throughout the week so you have breaks planned in. Then they can be used for sleep if needed, so you have that to keep you going. I’d probably do mornings to sleep then. Then if you do t want them for sleep you can do jobs,fun or chilling.