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