New SAHP board!

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This will be interesting! and to MNHQ

Oooh, am going to have a nosy at that...

Kindle

I don't like calling you stupid. Sounds like a film my dd would like, I think I'll treat her.

I never thought about wahm tbh neither. there again perhaps when I do business related stuff with dh I'm a voluntary wahm
It doesn't matter anyway everyone is welcome was what I got from the last thread.

Cherry and Arsenic You'll have to start a quiche and I'll join you on a business day

Hi all
Sahp here! I have 2.4yo dd and 9mo ds. Today has involved toddlers and trying to pack for a weekend of camping

What's the idea of the new board? do we get membership cards to keep the bunfights under control about wohm?!

Ooh. This looks like a little safe haven.

I'm a SAHM and DS is at school so I tend to get jumped on a bit.

Hi!
I'm a SAHM to two aged 6 and 4. The youngest starts school after the summer holidays (in Scotland).
I'm beginning to get the "are you going to work?" questions now.
I have no help for childcare and fortunately don't "need" to work. So I'm happy at home.

My eldest (dd16) can be very thoughtful yes Kindle, as can my youngest (ds13). But they both have their teenage moments too at times. dd was pretty stressed this afternoon when she rather suddenly realised she needed to get her art sketchbook in before the end of the school day (after English exam this morning) - we just got there in time!
I think WOHP board is still looking for a host to kick off there with the first thread but I wish them well and hope it meets a need as much as this one seems to be doing. I have WOH from time to time within early years but employment in this area rather insecure so have tended to be between jobs as much as in one. This is working out well enough for me ATM as feel I'm more able to support dd through her GCSE's
So, it's a while since I had little ones Kindle but I sympathise with the on/off breastfeeding troubles especially relating to illness. Both mine were BF for quite an extended time - or broadly "natural term" as the politically correct would say
Hope you get your well deserved muffin

Arsenic, the WOHP board is probably quiet because people have been at work...

Kindle I'm constantly interrupted really. I do most of it when three year old is at preschool or asleep but am breastfeeding four month old too. I'm actually working now. It's only equivalent to part time though so I identify as a SAHM.

Hi all. I am mostly quite a happy sahm but I am finding this 3 under 5 lark a bit difficult especially as the 4 yo is a fussy eater, the 2 yo causes chaos and climbs everything climbable and the 1 yo is just fussy.

Anyway, glad we have this board.

cherry

I think that's it though really, whatever you identify yourself as. i agree with a poster upthread who said with a few p/t jobs in the past they still considered themselves as a sahp.
Sometimes I spend far more time on our business related activities than I do parenting or housework, but to me I'm a sahm and happy with this.

Any left?

I am a bit of a reluctant SAHM. I always feel like I need some training or something! Somehow it never feels like I am doing it 'right'.

Currently at PIL's with the kids. Pretending I am not here and hiding on MN.

I have been a sahm for 11 years.
Got a Ds of 11 and another of 6.
Dh works away and my mum is getting older and has multiple health issues.
It's been a godsend to be a sahm after the shitstorm of my life over the past 2 years :(
But...hopefully things are picking up.
I am hoping to volunteer again and am going on a health kick! Need to look after myself so I can look after others...

SAHM here! DS of 4year starting school this year, should have a 10mos old DD now but she died after a labour complication last July, now pregnant again with DS2 -due October, so SAHM for next few years at least.. :)

I'm a lazy SAHM & don't frequent kiddy groups (not my cup of tea).. Soft play is okay though when it's quiet

Hi altered

Passes Lemon drizzle or Coffee and walnut?

• Or think there was some chocolate fudge cake but that seems to have disappeared!

How long are you at PIL's?
I can see why you'd need some some tea and company

Hi all. I'm a SAHM to dd age 4 starting school sept and DS age 2. Had one of those days today where I am v glad they are now in bed and very that I've just finished the and DH has just text to say he's popping out for a pint after work.

Why can't the Chinese deliver with my dinner!

Hello, any left? Oh not to worry I've brought the G&Ts Just signing in to out myself as a SAHM (though I hate that way of describing it and never use it anywhere but MN!) I have a 3.9yo and a 9mo and am permanently knackered in the usual way. My 3yo goes to playgroup 4 mornings a week and I always feel I should get loads done in those few hours but... My house still looks like a bomb went off in ToysRUs and there are piles of washing everywhere ALL THE TIME. Tell me this is normal?! I imagine I should have an immaculate house, endless home cooked meals and be super organised. Instead of the piles of crap everywhere and Ella's Kitchen - based diet we currently 'enjoy'...

to WinterBaby for the loss of your DD and congratulations on your pregnancy.

Hi all, another SAHM here, obviously. I am really liking the new topic but wonder if it will all end well??

Anyway, I am glad this is here as wanted to ask a question without ending up flamed elsewhere. Basically I am shocking at keeping on top of the house at the moment. It's a shithole. I've a mountain of dishes, a mountain of laundry, a mountain of crap. I feel terrible for DP really. He works very hard and I really can't get my act together at home, which means the place is a mess for him to come back to. (Disclaimer - he wouldn't never expect a certain level of housework to be done, would never ask me what I have been doing all day and he does help around the place too.) But it is my side of things, my job if you like and I am failing miserably. If my employer was the house, I'd be fired. How do you stay motivated and disciplined during the day to get everything done. It's too easy to let things slide. I feel lazy, down and like a crap mum and partner.

Floaty I try to do one wash and one dishwasher load a day. I'm also in the process of decluttering using the Marie Kondo method which helps. My house could do with a deep clean though.

Hello .

SAHM for 7 years now. Youngest DD to have 2 mornings at pre school come September and I'm already getting the 'so you'll be back at work then?' comments. Just tell me the workplace that will take me for for 2 hours on 2 mornings and I'll think about it!

Friday evening has started. Can of beer whilst DH puts the DC to bed. Rock and roll

Winter my heart goes out to you

I think the problem is now things are building up I have too much to do and feel incredibly overhwlemed. I need to get it all sorted and then get into a better, more disciplined routine.

floaty simple answer is I don't! I have cleaning spurts, and the house looks pristine.. But most of the time it looks lived in ha! DH knows who he married, & tbh we're well matched so it's never been an issue (quite like yourselves).
I do find that getting up, washed and dressed first thing helps me feel like a human being who's making a valid contribution to life.. It also comes in handy when the postman knocks on with the inevitable 50 packages that come my way, courtesy of neighbours, due to always being in!

Thanks sliceoflime xx

wintersdawn Chinese sounds amazing! Mmm jealous..

Gosh yes Winter. I often feel like the sorting office.

Cherry that kind of manageable everyday target sounds a good plan for housework.
I am crap at it too and easily feel overwhelmed and like I don't know where to start.
I guess part of the problem is motivation as well though
Mumsnet Other things always seem more interesting

Hi all. Lovely to meet so many fellow SAHP all in one place.
Sorry for your loss Winterbaby89. I lost my DS in late pregnancy so I proffer a hand squeeze. I did do the whole M &T thing with my older DDs but I didn't bother with dd3 and really worried how she would settle and make friends when she went to nursery at 3. However she is actually more socially confident than the other 2 and I am wondering how I am going to start avoiding at least some of my weekends being taken up by 4 year old birthday parties.

I have dd(14), dd(12) and dd(3). I have been getting the "are you going back to work" since before dd1 started nursery, but not likely to happen mostly because I like my lifestyle and I was fortunate to have fulfilled my work ambitions before DC.

DC are off school till Wednesday. Big outing for the day was trip to Decathlon to get zip off trousers for dd2, our girl scout. We failed on that but she now has funky purple leopard print running trousers for PE. Also top Mum as it turns out they do great sports bras in small sizes and also massive properly sized bikini tops for me. Dd3 went to bed happy because she has swanky pink swede owl sandals.

I am also in Scotland. I think Pitch Perfect is a fab movie. Bit worried by all this talk of art portfolios as dd1 has just signed up for Art and Graph Comm. Good job her organisational skills are better than mine.

My sympathy on the natural weaning front. It took me and dd3 6 months to make the break, what with illness, sleeplessness and a wee bit of me not being quite ready. Not sure what our excuse was on potty training, but we got there in the end!