New SAHP board!

[ThumbWitchesAbroad]

This will be interesting! and to MNHQ

All of your Saturday's sound way more relaxed than mine, had to go to a christening which started at 2.30 and thought we would have plenty of time but by the time I got up, made brekkie, cleaned up a bit, washed my hair (for once!) and got all three ready to go out we were still quite rushed......why is it that I manage to do all of that and all dh can do is sit in the loo for half an hour?! DC all whined and whined throughout getting ready which really adds to the fun of getting them out! Anyway dh now out and I'm left holding the wine babies and partaking in some Eurovision.....go Australia!

I'm a sewer, can't crochet for shit but would like to, sewing is much easier if you ask me, i do make the kiddies clothing when I'm in the mood, dd loves it as I can do matching bags/hats....she loves to accessorise!

Hi cake and other SAHPeeps especially of teenagers

Happy to share rants and cake in equal measure!

Thanks Thumb

I'm struggling to get my head around the whole no work thing at the mo. But we would be worse off money wise sending dd to nursery and im not comfortable sending her at 9 months old. I think I feel like I'm being lazy? But I'm not really sure why. Everyone else I know with babies works so maybe that's why. Has anyone else struggled with it?

Just popping in to say congratulations ladies!

ark the lazy feeling goes once they get older as you just get busier and don't have time to feel lazy...at least that's what I find.

That's nice of you Atenco - in fact everyone seems to be exceptionally friendly and supportive here

Hello! Can I join in please? I can offer Timtams and NZ

I am a sahm to 4 dc, dd1 7, ds1 5, ds2 3 and dd2 8 months old. No family support here at all and DH works long hours (has been working away all week too recently) so often feel like I am going slightly crazy! Have zero down time at the moment unless you count sleeping, which is not great as dd2 is not sleeping well at the moment. I do generally enjoy the craziness though but do miss adult interaction, so this board is great.

It's got a bit easier recently as ds1 turned 5 last month and so started school and ds2 turned 3 so has started preschool 3 days a week (school hours). So it feels incredibly quiet with just dd2 at home! Mind you, just as we are settling down to a new routine DH has said there may be a new project happening elsewhere in the country his company want him to manage, so we may have to move again...

For those of you who said about crafting, I love knitting, crochet and sewing, and am looking forward to having some more time to do it.

Nice to meet you all

Ark, nothing to feel lazy about. Do whats best.

I still am lazy 4 children down the line

I think here we will be able to give the reasons for staying at home, without fear of being told off for being lazy or for making working mums feel like crap!

Eg: don't want baby in nursery; want to take life at child's pace and enjoy the precious moments as they grow up too fast; want to be able to spend time cooking good food etc etc

Oops posted too soon.

In summary: don't feel lazy!

Ark - I kind of know how you feel - when I went on maternity leave, I actually spent time looking at part time job ads! It felt odd not having to go to work.

But as I got nearer to having DS1, it was fine. And I started working from home again when he was 6wo, as that was when clients started badgering me. When we moved out to Australia, DS1 was 20mo and there was so much to get used to that work was far from my mind - although I did investigate the possibilities of going back to my previous job type, just in case DH couldn't get work. He did, so I didn't bother. And I needed to be not working so I could "network" into the mum groups and find friends for DS1.

At 9mo, DS1 was going to Gymbabes, a baby version of Tumbletots (same company) and to baby swimming - both activities that you can socialise as much or as little as you want to with the other adults.

But other than that, I was too knackered to do much else with him, tbh! Park and shopping took up more energy than I expected, and just looking after him!

Springtimemama - probably a bit late for this time but for face paint on eyes I use my proper Clinique eye make up remover. It is the only thing I have found which does not sting and I am not allergic to. For faces the cleansing soap works just as well as make up remover and easier to rinse off.

Hello everyone :)

hello everyone, room for a little one?

I'm a SAHM to 18 month old dd. Struggling at the moment as dp is on a ridiculous shift pattern while they're short staffed (6 days on, 1 day off). I have woken up this morning feeling like utter crap thanks to a cold and af simultaneously arriving over night. Anyone got any ideas on how to entertain dd without too much movement on my part?

My dc are now both at school so I am looking into volunteering again.
My dh works away so it's hard to plan around and my mother takes up a lot of my time.
I also live in a village so job opportunities are like hens teeth!

TF.....cbeebies is your best friend on days like that!!
Picnic rug lunch on floor of living room? ( no washing up!)
Do try and get out even if only for a short walk....you will feel better for it
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bad cbeebies is already on. sadly she easily gets bored of tv and wants to spend her time charging about outside. we did stock up on craft supplies yesterday, so we could do some sticking I guess. there's just so much time to fill when you're poorly

Yes it's tough
Can you sitinthegarden wrapped up and let her charge about?
Mine are older now and will quite happily sit and watch tv all day if I let them!

TF - crayons and paper, draw pictures for mummy. And a paintbrush and cup of water for outside. Plenty of painting but it dries away and there's no mess to worry about.

tucking that sounds hard. Cbeebies and takeaway easy food.