Does your LO get?
Mine get about 2-3 hours daily now that the weather is nicer. We go out after DD2's morning nap and DD1's morning snack. Usually about an hour or so depending on how the morning went till we have to go in to make lunch. Then afternoon it's after nap and afternoon snack. Outside until we have to go back in to make dinner.
squash / 13764 posts
About 4 hours, depending on naps. 2 in the morning and 2 in the afternoon.
GOLD / wonderful coconut / 33402 posts
They go outside twice a day at day care, 30-60 mins each time. Then maybe 30 mins at night, if she wants too. Weekends 2-3 hours I would guess.
nectarine / 2951 posts
At Daycare, he goes outside 2x with his class. On the weekends, we basically spend the entire day outside when we are home. Usually we play in the morning and afternoon outside. He is a little nature boy and prefers to be outside.
pomegranate / 3355 posts
Anywhere from 1-5 hours a day. They go out in the afternoons at daycare and then if it's nice we go out once we get home. On the weekends we are out much longer.
pomelo / 5720 posts
If the weather is nice he's outside the majority of his day, so probably 5-6 hours? Even in the winter he was outside 2x/day usually. He's got a ton of energy so I send him out whenever I can 
GOLD / wonderful pomegranate / 28905 posts
@Alba4: @bushelandapeck: LOL I'm just curious how you get anything done around the house or make meals? Do you leave them outside when you're inside doing some quick things?
I would love to give lO more outside play time but I still need to cook, do laundry, generals clean up and household stuff too.
pomelo / 5720 posts
@regberadaisy: I'm very lucky in that we have a very large fenced in backyard that I can see from our kitchen/back deck. DS generally stays on the deck or just below it in the yard so I can still make meals, grab laundry and not worry that he's going anywhere.
GOLD / wonderful pomegranate / 28905 posts
@bushelandapeck: that's convenient! We have a inground pool and LO can open the gate now so unfortunately I can't leave her outside solo! 
blogger / coconut / 8306 posts
@regberadaisy: we spend almost all day outside, except for nap times. So, I'm indoors from 1-4 and we normally eat dinner outside too.
Weekends are outdoors. If we are outside, there's no mess indoors to clean up!
Laundry gets done. There's two of us. Someone's with the kids, other one switches the laundry. It takes like 5 minutes. I don't sit inside and wait for a load to run in the washer/dryer.
If the sun is shining, we are playing out doors!
pomelo / 5720 posts
@regberadaisy: we had this issue with our gates until we figured out a way to double lock it. Could you install a latch or dead bolt on the inside so that LO can't reach it?
hostess / cantaloupe / 6486 posts
2 or 3 hours. If its really nice and there's lots of stuff going on (we share 5 acres with DH'S family so if everybody is out, it can be a fun time sometimes) then we'll spend most of the day outside minus meals and her nap. I'm pretty proud to say that in the week that DD2 has been here, we've still managed to get the same amount of outside time. It makes me feel accomplished lol
pomelo / 5524 posts
LO would live outside if we let him! Anywhere from 2-5+ hours now that it's nice. On days that he's at school, they usually go out once in the morning and once in the afternoon. DH picks him up, and they spend from the time he gets home almost until it's time for bed outside. I'll get home those days and make dinner...if it's nice outside, we eat outside often. We have a lovely patio out back with a table and chairs.
On days that my dad or my FIL are here, he spends a ton of time outside. He gets up around 7 and they have breakfast and hang out until 10. They'll then head to the park that's within walking distance, come back in time for lunch at 12 and will again, eat outside on the patio. They stay out there until it's nap time at 1:30 and he'll sleep an hour or two depending on how much the morning wears him out, and they're right back outside right after nap. He was struggling with being inside so much in the winter.
GOLD / wonderful pomegranate / 28905 posts
@bushelandapeck: the gate is around half our property to keep others from coming in. So it doesn't solve the issue of keeping her away from the pool. I'm hoping to get a mesh removable fence around the pool perimeter but it probably won't happen this year!
Maybe this weekend when DH is home we will clean up the backyard so we can start eating meals outside! 
I got to find my outdoor baby gear because currently dd2 hates the grass. LOL
pomelo / 5791 posts
2-3 hours usually.
Typically 2 in the morning when my mom is watching him and I'm working and another hour in the afternoon with me before dinner.
Weekends are usually more.
eggplant / 11287 posts
If it's sunny? Usually all day. At least 5 hours.
If it's cloudy or cold, not much.
persimmon / 1096 posts
Very little right now during the week days when I'm solo. Our yard isn't fenced (we're renting, so I'm not paying to put one up) and LO1 isn't a good listener about staying off the street. Part of the reason I can't wait for LO2 to go up a bit more, so he's not so fussy and can sit up and hang out for longer than 5 minutes. It's tough right now 
GOLD / eggplant / 11517 posts
Lots! She goes out 1-2x a day in school and DH always takes her out and about exploring on the weekends. I'm very paranoid about sun exposure, but find it is important for her to get lots of fresh air. So lots of sunscreen!
pomegranate / 3375 posts
She gets 3-5 hours, depending on the weather and day. On days she's at school (M-Th), she gets more than at home. I need to get better at it!!
pomegranate / 3643 posts
@regberadaisy: 2-3 hours is great! You can also do the occasional (or often!) meal and snack time outside. I plan on doing that lots more this spring and summer. And do quicker meals - chicken salad, crockpot bbq, pasta salads, so we can play in the afternoon without having to come in to cook.
I try to have the dishwasher unloaded and a load of wash in by the time breakfast is done. That way I can spend nap time folding laundry and cleaning up from lunch. Then if we are out of the house at other times, it pretty much stays clean.
GOLD / wonderful coffee bean / 18478 posts
With the nicer weather now, it's at least 3 hours or more a day.
pineapple / 12234 posts
Usually 3-4 hours but that includes stroller rides (we walk DS to school), then running afterward, playing in the yard for an hour in the morning, then after naps, probably another hour, and t-ball practice (another hour).
In the summer, we spend the whole day outside!
pineapple / 12566 posts
Probably 2-3 hours during the week and more on the weekend. I'm kind of jealous of those with houses with yards. Apartment living here, we have a park just one building away and another 3 min walking, but it's not quite the same.
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