at home with baby - what did you do all day?

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dd is 2.6. I'm trying to remember what I did all day when she was a baby! I know I was unable to do any housework whatsoever, I spent evenings catching up on all that - once she was sleeping through that is! I remember having half hour to cook my own dinner while she watched me (that's how long she lasted before wailing for attention, eating it was more of a problem!) But what did I do all day????
I remember the TV schedule: Trisha, This Morning, Cheers, The News, Neighbours, Doctors, Murder She Wrote, some other prog i can't remember the name of wtih dick van dyke (what was that one?), A Place in the sun or was it wish you were here, something like that, no it wasn't it was where they have 4 houses to choose from & a mystery house, i loved it! Countdown, and we're back at Neighbours again! Simpsons at 6. And i remember watching Buffy too.
I know dd breastfed every 2 hours, that took up a lot of time. And I remember getting bored trying to entertain her with her baby toys. Of course the odd trip out/walks aruond the park/visits to relatives. Not to mention trying to eat, and also of course feeding dd when she was weaned to solids. (cooking happening in the evenings)

hey have i just answered my own question?

ok i have 2 at home. dd1 is 8 and i have just pulled her out of school so thats is keeping me busy . dd3 is nearly 8months and is constantly craving my attention.

i do cleaning and typing. more cleaning and typing .
play with baby toys. make food for dd3 . prepare dinner for dd1 dd2 dd3 myself and dp. see to animals . ummm......

clean clean
type type.
play play
and now study write read discuss
ummmmmm.....

Seems to me bourneville that, like me, you watched television!

(Diagnosis Murder, by the way)

It's really sad when you're watching something like that, and know that it's a repeat because you saw it last time. Happens to me all the time!

I just tried (and try) to be out of the house as much as possible. That way, if we are not there, it doesn't get any dirtier or untidier. So . . .

Jo Jingles
Swimming and swimming lessons
Baby massage
Now DD is a bit older (3), dancing and Gymnastics
Baby Gym (Like Tumble Tots)
Soft play
Walks to park / Bay / etc
'Trip' on a bus

I went mad (dribble, dribble)

I think it's called escape to the country and it's presented by Catherine Gee. I agree - great programme. Watched it all the time when breastfeeding my ds too!

Who knows?! Crap telly i guess.

Im at home with 2 now.... toddlers 3 x a week, and MN the rest of the time!

Jess plays, becky just lies there! BORED EMOTION NEEDED

ooh yes Diagnosis Murder was just on at about feed time with dd1 - it's a tad embarrassing to discover that I now seem to have seen all the episodes!

I watched alot of tv, too. I've also seen every episode of Quincy ever made (but that just probably tells you how old my DDs are)

I went to every toddler group within walking distance, and walked to the library/supermarket every day just to get out of the house.

I'm just about to start all over again....someone remind me why.{smile]

Oh sigh - dd1 is 3 and I remember getting into 'Doctors' whilst I fed her in the afternoons. There was also a run of programmes on called "The Afternoon Play" or something like that. On BB1, every afternoon for a week.

Anyone remember those?

Luckily I got out of the house 4 days per week and met up with other new mums. Now that I have dd2, I wonder how I didn't manage to get more done. In comaprison to a 3 year old, they don't seem to want for much.

i must have bene going through a wholesome phase:
no telly
read books
sat in garden
did occasional gardening
coffee mornings
met up with antenatal mates most days
oh and internet shopping (lots of)

now, with ds 16 mo.:
telly/dvd every day [ashamed emoticon]
potter in garden trying to prevent injestion of worms and soil
playgroups, baby signing, storytime etc
no cleaning ever

Oh, they've just done another run of afternoon plays. DD2 (6 months) and I enjoyed them!

DD1 is 2 so basically we hare around after her and occasionally collapse on the sofa for a bf.

Once we got into a routine, then we used to get up, have brekkie/milk, play, go back to bed for a few hours, get up again, have lunch/milk, play, go for walk/shopping, come home, he used to sleep, I would clean/cook/call friends etc, he would get up, we would play some more. More milk, more food, bath, more milk and then bed. Oh it was sooooo lovely!!!

wallow in self pity mostly thinking my life was ended trying to be martha stweart or other famous housewifey person, feeling inadequate, tired, depressed and pssed off. never being a good enough parent or housewifey type. always ironging his uniform and clothes and the kids stuff and cooking his meals and making his sandwiches and cleaning the house and pleasing the families.

hated every sinlge second

oh dear you've misunderstood me, I wasnt saying we should aspire to be like that!!

muma3 - i have no idea how you managed to do all that cleaning and typing!

beatie - it is the exact opposite with me. when dd was a baby she wanted 100% of me and i could do next to nothing other than look after her. Now she's 2.6 she's easy peasy, some days it's like we just sort of co exist, coming together now & then to play/read books. she even lets me take a long hot bath sometimes!!

That first sentence has nothing whatsoever to do with this thread!! multi tasking, i'm going mad....

I can't remember! Now ds is 2 1/2 and I have 7 mo dd-I always think it would be soooo easy just to have one baby...

Til ds is out for the day and I realise that, oddly enough, the baby is actually the really demanding one. It never seems like it when they're together, but she constantly needs me to hold/feed/play with her whereas ds can fend for himself while I get some studying done.

I think I probably did watch quite a lot of tv when dd1 was a baby. I do believe in getting out of the house as much as possible even if it is just for one thing from the shops. dd is 3 now and ds is nearly one and the only time I manage to get things done is if she is infront of cbeebies and he is in bed. I also do quite a lt in the evenings like ironing and business paperwork. I'm lucky in that my mum is just up the road so if nothing is planned for the day I go to my parents. I also have a good network of others mums to hang out with. A huge amount of time seems to be taken up with mealtimes in our house which really gets me down. I feel as though my life is really run by the clock - breakfast time, nap time, lunch time, playgroup drop off, pick-up time, nap time, tea time, bath time, bed time. Then it all starts again!!

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pruni i think in my head it's gone all sour but in reality it was warm and fuzzy!