So is it lazy of me to get a cleaner for two hours a week...

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when I'm a SAHM? I've got a 2.5 yo and a newborn 7 wks and think i could do with some help but now im starting to feel guilty and a bit lazy. Do other people do this? Is this reasonable?

Of course its reasonable woman! Its the best thing I ever did. It keeps you sane, and stops dh moaning.

Go for it!

No, definitely not lazy, when you've got two little ones you have to do what ever you need to keep you sane.

yabu - donate it to me! Seriously, if you can do it, it will save your sanity. I wish I could

if you can afford it why the heck not - if it helps at all then def worth it imo

Ok you have all made me feel much better about it, thanks! True about doing whatever you can to keep sanity

also frees up time for you to spend with the wee ones or, just as important, on yourself

Yes, of course you're being lazy, but since when was that an excuse for doing your own cleaning?

You're giving another hard-pressed mum a bit of extra cash. It's a nice arrangement all round.

Do it - I wish I could afford to.

You are a stay at home MUM.

I first got a cleaner because I couldnt clean when I had SPD. I still have one now 2 and a half years after the birth of DS and therefore an improvement in SPD
Its the last luxury I would give up TBH

if I could find one to do just 2hrs a week I might scrimp and save to do it - there are certain jobs I hate doing and it might encourage me to get on with them if i had some help

Bollocks! Of course it's not lazy. It's not as if you don't have hours and hours of housework to do the rest of the time, is it?

I got my cleaner because I am ill but I'll be keeping her when I am better. In fact, the only reason I didn't have one before was because I couldn't find one.

I'm glad you have posted this as I am thinking about doing the same. No, it is not lazy - if we need help - we need it. Go for it. I have 2 DC who are 7 and 4 and am pregnant - I am tired all the time and worried that if i don't get a grip on it now - it will be a long time before I do!

I took on cleaning jobs when ds was born because I needed financial help.

The deal was that he came with me. I now have seven cleaning contracts, and apart from the 12.5 hrs when he gets free nursery provision, he comes with me.

My own home is an absolute tip, naturally

you're not near me are you Desi!?!

North Somerset, Dizzy.

Can I do for you?

I think the travelling may be a bit of an issue but if you're ever in north east scotland I'd be delighted to watch your DS whilst you get on with the house

I'm on my way, mate

tis good to have you back!!

Yes it is, ain't it

life's too short to clean: you've enough to do looking after kids! Go for it! When I feel those (rare) moments of guilt about having a cleaner, I always remember how much I would spend down the pub in those carefree young days, which seemed such an essential expense at the time: it works out less to have the cleaner!

Go and do it. You need to clean the house like a hole in the head . I'm a SAHM and i would LOVE to have a cleaner, it's just i would feel obliged to clean up BEFORE the cleaner came round! Therefore defeating the purpose.
Our neighbour has a cleaner for 3 hours a day once a week. I keep fantasizing about asking her to clean for me, but she does not drive and has to be collected and taken home.
Enjoy your cleaner!