Working Moms, how much actual time do you spend with your children on a daily basis?

I only get about 1-2 hours a day. I can't help but think that this is not enough. I do get to spend all weekend with him though.

How much quality time do you spend with your DC?

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I am not working now but was and I want you to know it's quality not quantity. I'm home with my three kids now and there are days that I definately remember that when I was working I was in a better mood (tired but better). The time we had was so precious that is was quality time. I'm sure that the time you are with DC it's great and you really enjoy each other.

Re: Working Moms, how much actual time do you spend with your children on a daily basis?

During the week? About 3-4 hours daily?

But I agree with the PP-it is quality not quantity that matters.

Message edited 7/23/2009 10:27:00 PM.

Re: Working Moms, how much actual time do you spend with your children on a daily basis?

about 2 hours.

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Re: Working Moms, how much actual time do you spend with your children on a daily basis?

Re: Working Moms, how much actual time do you spend with your children on a daily basis?

Maybe 30 min before work (but that's really just me getting ready - no quality time at all!).

About 4-5 hours after work (it helps that DD goes to sleep much later now).

Re: Working Moms, how much actual time do you spend with your children on a daily basis?

Up until 3 weeks ago when I went PT, I saw DD for an average of 2-3 hours a day.

Re: Working Moms, how much actual time do you spend with your children on a daily basis?

I miss DD like crazy. I get to spend 30 minutes a day with her (that doesn't count the car ride to and from daycare). She falls alseep in the car on the way home because she is exhausted, since she refuses to nap there. I let her sleep until about 6:20 - she will usually wake up on her own by then. She gets her bath at 7 and then DH does her evening bedtime bottle. The time that I do spend with her she is cranky as all he!! because she is exhausted. I HATE it, because my kid is usually SO happy all the time and rarely cries, so the fact that I only get 30 minutes a day with her and having to calm a screaming baby for 20 of those 30 minutes just breaks my heart.

I don't have to work, I choose to because I feel that I NEED to have something of my own outside of home and need to be with other adults. I just got approved for part time, so we will see how this goes. I'll get 2 days a week home with DD. If I'm still miserable, then I will leave my job.

Re: Working Moms, how much actual time do you spend with your children on a daily basis?

About 2 hours a day, but its together time doing nothing but being together.

Some days, its just enough for me

Re: Working Moms, how much actual time do you spend with your children on a daily basis?

about 30 min in the morning and 2 hours in the evening

Re: Working Moms, how much actual time do you spend with your children on a daily basis?

It never feels like enough. I really want at least one day a week of her all to myself.

My mornings vary depending on when she wakes up. Sometimes she's up at 5 or 6, and we get 1 or 2 hours together before I start getting ready. Other times she sleeps until I have to go and I only get 5-10 minutes in the morning.

At night, anywhere from 2-3 hours.

Then I'm with her all weekend.

Re: Working Moms, how much actual time do you spend with your children on a daily basis?

4 hours

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Like 3 hours in the evening...but I have to feed and give a bath during that time

I don't work weekends, so I get her 24/7 then.

Re: Working Moms, how much actual time do you spend with your children on a daily basis?

1 hour in the morning of us getting read so I don't consider it "quality time" but I try as much as I can to make it interactive --- like I have him help me dry my hair or press the button on the coffee pot or help make breakfast (i.e. open the microwave door for me).

In the evening I'd say about 2-3 hours. About an hour of that I don't consider quality because I'm cooking or doing housework but at that time DH is hanging out with DS.

And then weekends he's all mine

It's a quality not quantity type of gig we got going on here.

Re: Working Moms, how much actual time do you spend with your children on a daily basis?

2-3 hours in the evening
I work every other Saturday too from 8-4 and spend the rest of the evening with her. Sundays is all day together time. I can't wait to go on maternity leave to spend time with my 2 girls

Re: Working Moms, how much actual time do you spend with your children on a daily basis?

a little over 3 hours. i get home at 4:15 every day and DS goes to bed around 7:30, sometimes later.

but we always have weekends together

i actually don't feel like i am missing a whole lot b/c he still naps about 5 hours a day, and i am out of the home for 8 1/2 hours a day.

when he gets older i know i'll be missing more!!

Re: Working Moms, how much actual time do you spend with your children on a daily basis?

I dont get home until about 5, but my kids dont go to sleep until at least 9:30 or 10, so we get a lot of time together everyday.

I dont cook, so I dont have to worry about that!

I worry about housework after they are asleep and on the weekends. So basically what I'm saying is that my house is a mess, but I dont care!

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It really depends on my work schedule, I work in a kitchen and my days can start anywhere from 6am - 3pm and ending late as 11pm or 1am if I have to stay that late.

If I work in the afternoon I have the whole morning with her. IF I work midday than I get acouple hours in the morning and acouple in the evening.

I cut down a day or two to be able to spend more time with her. If I worked 5 days with my schedule as a cook I wouldn't have these earlier hours because my shift is an evening shift usually. THe chef is being great with me

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I can totally relate to the OP. I see DS 1 1/2 to 2 hours in the evening. I don't do any housework or cook dinner until after DS goes to bed. I am exhausted though and feel DS really gets the worst of me. I also work on Saturdays, so I only see him Saturday afternoon and Sunday. But Sundays are crammed with me trying to cook for the week and house work, not to mentioned visiting inlaws once or twice a month. I hate that I spend so little time with DS, but like most on here I have to work.

Re: Working Moms, how much actual time do you spend with your children on a daily basis?

In the morning, about 30 minutes, but I am getting her ready and bags packed-not playing.

In the evening, usually around 2 hours. I work from home on Wednesdays, so I get to see her much more then. After 6 months of being back at work I still absolutely hate it, but it just becomes life I live for the weekends!

Re: Working Moms, how much actual time do you spend with your children on a daily basis?

M-Th - I only get him for about an hour tops (15/20 min in the AM and 40 min in the eve).

I try to get home early on Fridays so I get more than that.

My little guy goes to bed around 730 - so there isn't much room.

Re: Working Moms, how much actual time do you spend with your children on a daily basis?

2-3 hours, depending. When I work late, as I frequently do, it's more like 1-2 hours.

Re: Working Moms, how much actual time do you spend with your children on a daily basis?

about 3 hours a day

Re: Working Moms, how much actual time do you spend with your children on a daily basis?

Every second is quality time. That's how you have to look at it.

I get home LATE. I am not home until 6:30 or 7 most nights and then I cook. Most nights the kids will cook with me. We eat as a family without exception. After dinner we clear up as a family. But .. that's when they decide if they want to hang out with me or not! They are at an age where they'd rather play with each other or do something other than hang out with me a lot of the time.

But we do family cuddle time every night and we do our best to make our weekends as impactful as possible.

Is it ideal?? Probably not. But we are happy.