https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 01 May 2026 05:29:17 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-have-housekeeper-how-often#post-1922598 Thu, 30 Oct 2014 12:36:41 +0000 PrincessBaby 1922598@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I totally didn't realize this was just SAH. I WOH about 50 hrs a week, Sorry! </p> <p>I came back to add a bit I remembered just now looking at an email we got this morning from our cleaning service...Just wanted to mention that the service we use gives a pretty significant per-visit discount with higher frequency. So in other words, it wasn't much more for me to get our house cleaned bi weekly as opposed to monthly, and the price break to go from 2x a month to weekly is also significant as far as per-visit fee goes. Just sharing:) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-have-housekeeper-how-often#post-1922081 Thu, 30 Oct 2014 08:40:36 +0000 catomd00 1922081@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Only you really know how much time it takes to clean your house and how much time you actually have to do it and what chores you need/want help on. You can always change the frequency if it's too often/not often enough. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-have-housekeeper-how-often#post-1922072 Thu, 30 Oct 2014 08:33:14 +0000 BandDmommy 1922072@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsTiz: I'm worried about newborn plus toddler and handling all the cleaning. My LO is not in preschool yet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-have-housekeeper-how-often#post-1922071 Thu, 30 Oct 2014 08:32:25 +0000 BandDmommy 1922071@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@keepcalmcarrie: soooo true!! My toddler is a tornado. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-have-housekeeper-how-often#post-1922064 Thu, 30 Oct 2014 08:25:28 +0000 keepcalmcarrie 1922064@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>2x per month for kitchens, bathrooms, vacuuming, dusting, polishing furniture, and windows. She doesn't do laundry or sheets or anything. Our house is 3,800 sq ft and a 100 year old Victorian, so with a toddler and pregnant as well, it's a beast to maintain! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-have-housekeeper-how-often#post-1921995 Thu, 30 Oct 2014 07:33:22 +0000 erwoo 1921995@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Most people I know have them come 2x a month for 3-4 hours each time for a deep clean. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-have-housekeeper-how-often#post-1921972 Thu, 30 Oct 2014 07:00:36 +0000 MrsTiz 1921972@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would say monthly, if at all. I can't imagine your days are so full where you couldn't maintain your house and just have someone come help with the deep cleaning like bathrooms which is tough when you are so pregnant! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-have-housekeeper-how-often#post-1921861 Wed, 29 Oct 2014 23:10:30 +0000 Mrs.Panda 1921861@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Since your home is larger I would have someone come weekly, if you can swing it. Our house is 1800 sqft and, while we don't have a cleaning person, it's all I can do to keep our house semi presentable while still living, cooking and doing other basics. I WOH FT plus go to school so we are rarely home plus we don't have a LO yet. Since you will be home much more often and with 2 LOS AND a home twice as big as mine? Yeah no way. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-have-housekeeper-how-often#post-1921821 Wed, 29 Oct 2014 21:52:21 +0000 Corduroy 1921821@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I WOH and we have our 1500 sqft house cleaned once a month. If I stayed at home with LO the house would get dirty faster. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-have-housekeeper-how-often#post-1921818 Wed, 29 Oct 2014 21:49:51 +0000 PointeShoesTutus 1921818@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Before we moved, she came every three weeks. She deep cleaned the bathrooms and kitchen, dusted, vacuumed, mopped, emptied bathroom trash, and polished furniture. She would change the sheets if I left out a clean set and offered to do laundry but I'm a weirdo and actually enjoy doing laundry. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-have-housekeeper-how-often#post-1921810 Wed, 29 Oct 2014 21:38:34 +0000 mrsjyw 1921810@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Deep clean once a month. Regular cleaning I would say weekly or biweekly depending on much you're home and using rooms and/or if you have pets. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-have-housekeeper-how-often#post-1921731 Wed, 29 Oct 2014 20:20:50 +0000 youboots 1921731@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I WAH part time. Right now every 3-4 weeks. Once baby comes every 2-3. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-have-housekeeper-how-often#post-1921726 Wed, 29 Oct 2014 20:16:39 +0000 PrincessBaby 1921726@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Honestly, if you are staying at home and there a lot, so "living" in the house a lot, especially with a toddler - you may need it cleaned once a week. We do bi-weekly, and when DH is away at work (3 weeks), LO and I do a lot of eating out when I get her from daycare, and we go and do tons of fun girl stuff on the weekends. We just don't stay in the house tons, and even if we do have a lazy weekend, we're still both gone all day for 5 days a week bc I WOH and she goes to daycare, so things stay pretty nice. When DH is home (3 weeks), he is home every day, and he keeps LO with him out of daycare on most days, and when they are here together every day - the house can turn into a hot mess fast! I noticed that I could see dog hair on the hardwood floors when the sun was shining on them the other day, and we are not due for the cleaning service until Tuesday...But I finally realized that instead of being in his room all day (the laundry room), the dog is out and about every day too when they are home, so that just adds to the mess and madness. So I'm probably going to get an additional cleaning done when DH is home. And if he was home all the time and LO was home more, it would have to be weekly. But I guess it really depends on how much you're home and how messy things get. And if you have animals:)</p> <p>But I am super picky about the deep clean stuff - especially floors and bathrooms:) If those things are clean, I feel like the house feels clean. When I see dog hair on the floor, I feel like the house is filthy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-have-housekeeper-how-often#post-1921397 Wed, 29 Oct 2014 15:29:00 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 1921397@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Growing up our housekeeper came once a week, we lived in a 1900 sq ft and I had a not so tidy SAHD. Back then only one person showed up and I doubt she did a deep clean every week.</p> <p>If you get a service that sends over 3 people you could probably get away with every other week cleanings. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-have-housekeeper-how-often#post-1921307 Wed, 29 Oct 2014 14:33:53 +0000 winniebee 1921307@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Every other week. I would prefer every week but that's all the time she has in her schedule right now. She spends 5 hours and does kitchen, floors, 2 bathrooms, dusting, vacuuming. We rent a huge house and it's 125 per visit. I liked my old cleaners better. They did more -- folding laundry and changing sheets and doing dishes. But our house was a lot smaller then. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-have-housekeeper-how-often#post-1921298 Wed, 29 Oct 2014 14:28:13 +0000 Andrea 1921298@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She comes every week. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-have-housekeeper-how-often#post-1921252 Wed, 29 Oct 2014 14:02:34 +0000 Freckles 1921252@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Baby #2 is going to come soon, so you'll definitely have less time to clean! I think what you've listed will be a huge help, and you can always reassess whether more needs to be added (or removed) to/from the list. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-have-housekeeper-how-often#post-1921189 Wed, 29 Oct 2014 13:35:24 +0000 Mrs.Someone 1921189@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our house is about 2000sqft and we have a crew of 3 come for 1.5hrs every 2 weeks. They clean everything, but don't do dishes or laundry. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-have-housekeeper-how-often#post-1921168 Wed, 29 Oct 2014 13:22:13 +0000 lamariniere 1921168@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I WAH and have someone come weekly for 4 hours. Our place is only about 1500sq ft, so I feel like we use every inch of it. She is much more efficient and thorough in her 4 hours than I could ever be, since I can never just devote a half day to cleaning the whole apartment. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-have-housekeeper-how-often#post-1921163 Wed, 29 Oct 2014 13:21:00 +0000 Baby Boy Mom 1921163@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If you can swing it I would do once a week so you have very little to do in between.<br /> ETA: I am not pregnant and don't have a housekeeper but that seems ideal in my head. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-have-housekeeper-how-often#post-1921154 Wed, 29 Oct 2014 13:18:34 +0000 looch 1921154@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think it would be useful to aim for twice a month for a deep clean. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-have-housekeeper-how-often#post-1921147 Wed, 29 Oct 2014 13:14:21 +0000 travellingbee 1921147@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Twice a month. She does all the basics. Kitchen, bathrooms, change sheets, floors, dusting... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-have-housekeeper-how-often#post-1921129 Wed, 29 Oct 2014 13:07:12 +0000 BandDmommy 1921129@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If you are a SAHM, how often do you have a house keeper/cleaning service come to your house? What do they do? </p> <p>I'm thinking every other week and cleaning kitchen, bathrooms, and hardwood floors. Our house is over 4000 sq feet finished and I'm struggling cleaning it plus take care of an active toddler. DH agreed to get me some help, but I need to let him know how much help. :heart: </p>