What chores do you get done while baby wearing?

[wrshamblinjr]

Basically my question is the title! I want to keep my house cleaner but I also want to limit the time my 3 month old spends in her bouncy chair.

Currently I do the following chores while baby wearing:
- vacuum
- mop
- general tidy
- hand wash dishes
- dust
- prep fruit/veggies

Is there anything else l can add to my list?! I do most of those daily but it still doesn’t seem like enough to keep the house clean!

For context I have a 17lb 3 month old and an ergo omni 360!

 

[live4christ2016]

@wrshamblinjr Does getting myself snacks count as a chore?

 

[seditthis]

@live4christ2016 hard yes. some days i need to put “feed myself” on a list & cross it off.

 

[katvan1969]

@wrshamblinjr When I used to baby wear I would cook, do East laundry tasks that didn’t require bending down, and just tidy up

I don’t mean to be judgey at all, but I feel like dusting near baby isn’t a good idea but I could be wrong.. just wanted to mention that. But I guess it also depends on airflow and stuff? Idk!

 

[wrshamblinjr]

@katvan1969 How did you cook?! I’m too scared to burn baby so I haven’t at!

 

[katvan1969]

@wrshamblinjr Very good point - I honestly only did it with stuff that was safe, like chopping up veggies, pouring in ingredients for soup, stuff like that!

 

[thehunted]

@wrshamblinjr Yeah don't cook anything like bacon. I reached for a pan at the grabbing stage while my bio mom was cooking and got Bacon grease all over me. It's my first memory, the pain was excruciating. 2nd degree burns and a few scars.

I would be ok with steaming, boiling, crock pot prepping or anything safe like that but anything dangerous my kid is in her bouncer.

 

[suicidegirl1988]

@wrshamblinjr Laundry! It’ll get easier too when you back carry. I don’t feel bad bending over with mine on my back. I also sew, so I do my cutting prep standing up with him on my back.

 

[wrshamblinjr]

@suicidegirl1988 I’ve tried laundry but I have a top load washer and can’t reach the bottom of it with her in the carrier lol! I can see it being so much easier when she’s old enough for a back carry!

 

[suicidegirl1988]

@wrshamblinjr Def drop the clean clothes on the couch or bed and fold them while wearing! Baby makes a nice little folding surface while on the front! I felt bad bending over while back carrying as well but now he says “wheeee”

 

[wrshamblinjr]

@suicidegirl1988 Oh that’s a great idea about folding!

 

[thehunted]

@wrshamblinjr I use this as an opportunity for squats. Gotta get my exercises in somehow. I just turn to the side, squat and reach around to the bottom of the tub. Then repeat on the other side as needed.

 

[lcnolen2022]

@wrshamblinjr I use one of those long handled reacher/grabber tools to get laundry out of my top loader machine my dad has arthritis and has half a dozen of them, so i just borrowed one from him

 

[chgz]

@lcnolen2022 Dude me too!

 

[lcnolen2022]

@suicidegirl1988 Yesss back wearing is a game changer!! i just started a month or so ago, and it makes things 100x easier

 

[thehunted]

@lcnolen2022 How big do they need to be for that?

 

[lcnolen2022]

@thehunted I think the general rule is 6 months old and able to sit up on their own! i didn’t really start until 7ish months because i was afraid But it ended up being super easy with the Tula using the hip scoot technique… kind of like putting on a backpack!

 

[suicidegirl1988]

@thehunted I started at 5/6 months, when he had good head control. I also used the Tula! It’s so supportive on the back and neck I wasn’t too worried about his trunk control as much. He had moderate control.

 

[youthpastor500]

@wrshamblinjr I found it very difficult to do chores while wearing my small baby. Partly because my core wasn't healed and movement was hard. Partly because I always felt that baby was in the way of my arms (and he didn't like back carries) . I mainly walked in the woods, danced wearing headphones, or stood at a standing desk and played computer games and swayed.

Which is just to say, you could also do something fun for yourself too. Instead of maximizing productivity. Productive is great, but don't put yourself under too much pressure. You're already crushing it.

 

[wrshamblinjr]

@youthpastor500 I do like to crochet and knit while baby wearing! Definitely need to find a balance between productivity and self care!