With DH's work/gym schedule I end up with morning/night routine a handful of times a week.
He's gone on a camping trip 'til Sunday so I'll be solo-ing all wknd. But those times are only a handful of times during the year.
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5 days (afternoon to bedtime) a week.
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Almost every day - usually 6 days a week
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Following, I will be solo parenting about 60 nights a year starting when he goes back to work after the baby comes.
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Several mornings a week I'm on my own for wake up, breakfast, and drop off. Several evenings I'm on my own for pick up, dinner, bath and bed. And usually weekends LO and I are solo most of each day. DH gets one Sunday off per month!
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4 days a week
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All dang summer. The season ends tomorrow though, so he's back for awhile.
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Twice a week during the school year (but only at night, DH does drop off). Once every 6ish weeks usually for around 4-5 days at a time.
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4 days a week on my own.
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I do every morning, every day, and night time/bedtime maybe 1-2x a week by myself.
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about 5-10 24-hour shifts a month!
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most nights during the week
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Dh's schedule changes - he works 5am-3,30pm one week and 3.30pm-2am the next week which means I solo parent a lot, Plus he usually goes out on the weekend too which means I solo parent then also
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Normally about a third of the month. So far, I have been this whole month. It makes me really appreciate the people who have to do it for months!
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I said this in the other post, but I don't really consider it solo parenting unless it's overnight. With that reasoning, once a month for several days at a time while he travels for work. That's ending soon since he's starting grad school!
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@Weagle: I consider the same solo parenting.
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2-3 days/week when he is at school after work or meeting with school people (DH never handles any overnight wake ups so I don't think it matters that he is here personally lol). Also he's going out of town this weekend so I'm on my own tomorrow through Sat afternoon when my parents are coming to visit.
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This stretch will be four months.
I actually just recently blogged with our "game plan" to get through the next several months. Obviously, tailor it to your needs, but there could be some useful stuff in there for you to make it through those long days! http://www.hellobee.com/2014/08/13/our-solo-parenting-game-plan/
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@Weagle: I consider what I do solo parenting because DH is at work during set times (Wednesday through Sunday 2-10:30 or 2:30-11) when other families get to have dinner together so it's all on me. I have R from pick up to bedtime alone. It's very different from how I grew up when both of my parents worked during the day and were home for dinner every night.
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3 days/week on average.
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About 1 week every month because DH is traveling for work. And 1 night a week when he is in town, I do everything because he doesn't get home until around 9.
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9-5, 5 days a week.
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M-f all day/night and every other weekend
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What about 4 days solo parenting with a toddler and a baby? Any tips? The husband is going to NY and I decided that staying home alone with both kids would be easier than dragging them across the country and disrupting their sleep (which has been pretty good), especially when we will be taking the same trip 6 months later.
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@Myicitygirl: I have a toddler and baby. We have to get out of the house a lot!
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@matador84: i am dreading bath time and bedtime. The baby is too little to sit up, so I cant bathe them together yet.
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The first 18 months of her life, I soloed. 06:30-17:00. Her first year was pretty much 24/7 since she preferred me.
Now it's 50/50, but she's in daycare.
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@Myicitygirl: my husband travels a lot so for bath time with my 11 week and 2.5 ye old, I put the infant tub at an angle in the regular tub which gives my toddler just enough room to play at one side. I get everything I need in the bathroom before we begin and bathe the baby first. Then get him dressed while the older one plays. Then quick bathe my toddler. It's not ideal but it works to get them both clean! Then I can sit on my toddlers bed and read him bedtime stories while I feed the baby.
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All day T/Th/Fri until he gets home from work and then usually once a month for a few days when he's away for work. I also do most of the morning wakeups but I'm a morning person, so I'm usually up anyway.
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Hardly ever. My husband does go out of town on business trips maybe once or twice a year, but they are for a full week. On those weeks, I stay at my parents house, usually.
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@Myicitygirl: I alternate nights when I can. I bathe the baby in a puj tub and toddler in a tub. Non bath nights I just give the a good wipe down with a rag.
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Every Tuesday night for sure and occasionally Wednesday or Thursday night. And if it's a tournament weekend, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday too.
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DH does morning wake up most of the time but then I am solo all day and for bedtime Mon - Fri! DH also works about 1 weekend every 2 months.
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About 2 weeks a month he travels for work. It's Mommy daughter girl time!
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A couple times a month depending upon social schedule. I stopped going to one of my hobbies after LO arrived for a couple of reasons. Personally, I would hate to miss out on bedtime routine or hanging out with him for extraneous social activities. I'm still social and hang out with friends-tea this weekend, but prioritize our family first.
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Pretty much every day.
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95% of the time. DH is a 4th year med student at a school in Maine. There aren't enough patients up there so they get sent all over everywhere for clinical experience. DS and I live in MA (MetroWest ish), where my job is, DH has been in Central ME, MidCoast ME, RI, Western MA, and Northern MA, in the 5 months since DS was born. It will continue for the next year too. Then come residency, hopefully we'll be in the same place.
Not only do I solo parent, but I'm the sole income, *and* we have zero family around here, *and* we've lived here less than a year so have zero friends.
It's hard.
But the hardest part is when he's home and tries to "help" - it just messes with our routine
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Every day? With DH's work and gym schedule he is pretty much home for dinner and bedtime most days. But he is usually asleep before LO.
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A lot of the time. DH has an unpredictable work schedule and sometimes has to work weekends. On top of that had to do 3-4 weekends while he was at conferences. I'm used to it though
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A handful of times a year...usually only a few days at a time.
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