Oooggs - is there a sling/carrier that might help? Not sure how tbh but it sounds like you need an extra pair of hands and that's the only thing I can think of.
Right well we've had an intersting evening
Went out this afternoon and bought our new tumbledrier (old one still dried stuff but deposited fluff all over the kitchen - and I couldn't stand it anymore!) When we got home I noticed a tiny pool of water on the floor by the washing machine and decided (why, why) that now was a good point to look into that - so i decided to check the filter but I didn't drain the machine first (why, why, why) So within seconds there is water all over the floor and dh and I are not on good terms to say the least. He wanted to know why I had made such an error - I pointed out that it was not intentional (insert muttered expletives and v stroppy tones of your choice) Girls rushed upstairs and fetched towels and we mopped up, reflecting on the irony that we had created a huge flood trying to find the source of a pool no bigger than a 10p!
Anyway - I've now noticed the door is leaking a tiny bit and the new drier is up and running. Dd1 said 'mummy - how do you know how to do all these things?'
'What things' said I, thinking 'surely she doesn't mean 100 ways to snarl at your life partner and swear under your breath so the kids don't hear?'
No - she meant washing machine maintainence - she has such faith in me.