how do I get any housework done?? BFing mamas come in.

DD is three months, and I'm EBFing. She nurses every two hours like clockwork. She catnaps, so I don't really have long stretches of time during the day. I have a Baby Bjorn but she cries whenever I put her in it. How do you get anything done around the house? Mine is a mess and I hate it. HELP!

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I know I feel so guilty that I get nothing done all day! But then I feel even more guilty if I just stick them in their bouncy seats so I can do stuff! and we just moved it so we have so much stuff to unpack!

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D I T T O! My house is an absolute wreck and lately DS doesn't nap for more than 30 minutes at a time. I already told DH that he is alllllll his this weekend bc I have some major cleaning to do. I'd love to hear how other Moms do it!

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DS wanted to be held 24/7. He'd scream if I put him down. I got nothing done. DS would take 1 long nap in the swing. Does DC like the swing? What about the boncy seat? Maybe you can try another carrier to see if DC likes it. I hated the Baby Bjorn. It killed my back.

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Taylor is 3.5 months and is the same way. I can't get anything done when I'm home and I'm working FT. To get anything done I feel like I'm not spending time with the kids and it's upsetting but what can you do?

ETA: She also will need to eat every 2 hours still when I'm home with her, but at daycare it's every 3-4 hours. I guess she just misses the b@@b! It's definitely tiring though.

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You may want to try another carrier like a moby wrap. DD LOVED the moby wrap and would fall asleep almost instantaneously. Also, the bouncy seat helped a lot at that time!

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DD is the same way-BFs every 2 hrs and hardly naps. My house looks clean on the surface, but it's been hard for me to do things like scrub the tub, dust, etc. Fortunately, she usually falls asleep when I run the vaccuum. I've been known to let it run, even after I'm done just so I can squeeze in a few more things, . I'll throw in laundry during one of her catnaps. But for anything more labor intensive, I usually wait until DH is home on the weekends.

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Have you thought about stretching out her feeding to every 3 hours? Around 6 weeks I started to do this and DS began to sleep much better as a result. She is at the age where she can take larger feedings and last longer so maybe try that. Offer a paci instead of the boob and try to hold her off an hour. When you get to the 3 hour mark she will eat more as a result and stay full longer. This saved my life- was so hard to do anything before this!

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Looking back at my experience, I want to tell you to just enjoy your LO and forget about the housework! It all goes by so fast but there will always be something to do around the house!

However, I KNOW that this is not practical... I used to give DD to DH for an hour or so just so I could coo9k dinner, take a shower and straighten up. Then I would either vaccuum while holding her or have DH vaccuum while I was nursing. I also relied heavily on my mom and grandma. Do you have anyone who can help you out?

I kow it it difficult and it seems like it will never get better... but trust me, it will. Those 20 minute catnaps will get longer, the feedings will become less frequent too

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DS is 7 months old right now and I still barely get half of the housework done that I want. I hate this clingy stage that has started. If I walk out of the room, the screaming begins He's not much of a napper either

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everytime i passed the washing machine, i would put a load in.

at night i had a "power hour"
one hour every night to go through and clean non stop.

nursing is hard and not forever, it will all come together.

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I feel you- my house is a disaster area- I try and do light cleaning here and there when B is sleeping or if Mike is giving him a bottle- can you try pumping some bottles? It will free you up a little

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A Mei tie and or ring sling

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DS was eating every 2-2.5 hours at 3 months and constantly wanted to be held. A sling (not the Bjorn-he hated that also) worked well for when I really needed to get things done but honestly, at that point in time, I mostly let things slide until DH got home and could help out. When I HAD to get things done, it was always in 10 minute increments.