https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 16 May 2026 11:06:06 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-tired-in-the-evening-after-you-get-home#post-2112592 Wed, 18 Mar 2015 08:09:31 +0000 blackbird 2112592@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs. wagon: YES once you sit and stop, it's like.....BAM </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-tired-in-the-evening-after-you-get-home#post-2112547 Wed, 18 Mar 2015 07:36:26 +0000 mrs. wagon 2112547@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, but now that we commute on the train it's a bit easier. IF we can get a seat we both totally pass out. Then once we get in the car to go pick up the kids from daycare, we have to have a burst of energy to last another 1.5 hours until bedtime. Pickup, home, dinner, play, baths, bed. Then after they're both in bed (usually by 7) we clean up, pack lunches, and then move on to whatever other chores we have that day. But in general we pretty much crash on the couch around 8 and totally zone out for the rest of the night. </p> <p>For us, we're both people who thrive with productivity so as long as both of us are going at 100%, we both push through. We're both nonstop until both kids are in bed. Some nights one of us will be extra tired so the other will do the cleanup and lunches while the other rests. Some nights we're both so exhausted that we give ourselves a break... then at 10pm we say CRAP, we still have to clean up and pack lunches. ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-tired-in-the-evening-after-you-get-home#post-2112432 Tue, 17 Mar 2015 23:55:11 +0000 StbHisMrs 2112432@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I went from working FT to PT and it's almost worse, I am not sure how though. I think I've hit a wall with my Dh not being here, at least Zi'm using that as my excuse :wink: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-tired-in-the-evening-after-you-get-home#post-2112431 Tue, 17 Mar 2015 23:47:10 +0000 ALV91711 2112431@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm usually tired but I have enough energy to make it through to bed time. I get home at 5pm and DS is in bed at 7pm. In this time we have dinner and bedtime routine. If I'm really pooped then we read, DS loves his books. </p> <p>Then after bedtime I usually watch tv with DH or do a craft and fall into bed around 9:30. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-tired-in-the-evening-after-you-get-home#post-2112332 Tue, 17 Mar 2015 20:58:43 +0000 lilteacherbee 2112332@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, I chase around 5 year olds all day at work, so by the time I get home, I'm exhausted. However, on the days I pick up LO from my moms, I've had a little while to rest in the car and have some quiet time, so I'm ready to play with him. After he goes to bed at 8pm, I usually crash on the couch and don't really move for a couple hours ;) I would blame it on being pregnant, but really, it's the only time I get to sit all day for more than 30 min at a time and I'm going to enjoy it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-tired-in-the-evening-after-you-get-home#post-2112331 Tue, 17 Mar 2015 20:57:37 +0000 raintreebee 2112331@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! Lecturing takes a lot out of me. And I am dreading next semester when I teach at 8 am until 10 pm (with breaks). And I'll hopefully be pregnant! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-tired-in-the-evening-after-you-get-home#post-2112293 Tue, 17 Mar 2015 20:21:34 +0000 Canoli 2112293@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Heck yeah! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-tired-in-the-evening-after-you-get-home#post-2112217 Tue, 17 Mar 2015 19:19:18 +0000 mediagirl 2112217@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes. I just finished cleaning up after getting Megan to bed and wanted to make cookies. Then I realized it's already 8:20pm. Now I just want to cry. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-tired-in-the-evening-after-you-get-home#post-2112129 Tue, 17 Mar 2015 17:28:42 +0000 Greentea 2112129@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We eat together then get out of the house together! It helps invigorate me- walks, shopping, the park. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-tired-in-the-evening-after-you-get-home#post-2112111 Tue, 17 Mar 2015 17:04:40 +0000 NovBaby1112 2112111@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Totally wiped out. I have energy to cook LO something but that's pretty much it. She's been getting a lot of TV after we get home. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-tired-in-the-evening-after-you-get-home#post-2112084 Tue, 17 Mar 2015 16:28:40 +0000 Cherrybee 2112084@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrscobee: I work from home one day a week and it helps a lot. I feel great after a home day and actually enjoy my daughter and the time with my husband on that evening. Its partly the lack of commute (I have a daily 50 mile round trip) but mostly the lack of interaction with other - difficult - people! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-tired-in-the-evening-after-you-get-home#post-2112077 Tue, 17 Mar 2015 16:25:23 +0000 Cherrybee 2112077@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wake up wiped out and it goes downhill from there! </p> <p>In the evenings I'm emotionally drained. I manage two difficult services with needy clients and an horrifically challenging team so by the time I get home I have nothing more to give. Physically, Im ok; I can clean, I can cook, I can walk the dogs but dealing with whining, tantrums or screaming at bedtime - give me strength. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-tired-in-the-evening-after-you-get-home#post-2112047 Tue, 17 Mar 2015 15:54:53 +0000 mrscobee 2112047@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am wiped out. Anyone work from home at all? Curious if that helps with energy level... I would have thought that would help at least a little, as commute time could at least be saved. Hoping to WFH a little after LO is born. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-tired-in-the-evening-after-you-get-home#post-2112046 Tue, 17 Mar 2015 15:54:46 +0000 LuLu Mom 2112046@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Pregnancy has wiped me out, normally I'm okay, but lately the thought of making dinner/cleaning up makes me want to cry. I just want to lay/sit down and relax for a bit with my feet up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-tired-in-the-evening-after-you-get-home#post-2112037 Tue, 17 Mar 2015 15:48:45 +0000 MrsADS 2112037@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm wiped out by the time I get home and I don't even have a baby yet :shocked: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-tired-in-the-evening-after-you-get-home#post-2112025 Tue, 17 Mar 2015 15:41:35 +0000 cascademom 2112025@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Being pregnant and working all day makes the night tougher with LO. Last night, we played in the park and then went home to do bedtime routine. I practically fell asleep on the kitchen island while he ate. I felt better after some food, but forgot to plug in my phone to charge when I went to bed. Exhaustion levels are high for me these days. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-tired-in-the-evening-after-you-get-home#post-2111990 Tue, 17 Mar 2015 15:18:57 +0000 psw27 2111990@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I feel like I do a pretty good job of being energetic and present with LO during the very limited time we are home together before he goes to bed... but once he goes to bed I'm a wreck. I walk downstairs and see the bottles and dishes and work bags and feel completely exhausted by the thought of getting it all done! (I always do though... but its not fun!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-tired-in-the-evening-after-you-get-home#post-2111969 Tue, 17 Mar 2015 14:58:06 +0000 Modern Daisy 2111969@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, but only because I get to sit and relax all day at work! I mean, not really relax like on vacation but you know what I mean. Not chase around an 18 month old and deal with tantrums all day. So by the time I pick him up I am excited to see him and have plenty of energy for nighttime routine. Also, he goes to bed at 6:30pm so that def helps! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-tired-in-the-evening-after-you-get-home#post-2111954 Tue, 17 Mar 2015 14:43:00 +0000 Charm54 2111954@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes... Being pregnant, sick, and generally blah this long winter has made me exhausted by the time I put dd to bed at 7pm.</p> <p>I consider it a win if I stay awake to watch the Wheel of Fortune bonus round. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-tired-in-the-evening-after-you-get-home#post-2111938 Tue, 17 Mar 2015 14:25:14 +0000 blackbird 2111938@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I hit a serious wall at 6:30. I never used to, so i'm blaming pregnancy. I can usually muster up the energy to "supervise" or play blocks with her and then at 6:45, we all watch an episode of TV before bed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-tired-in-the-evening-after-you-get-home#post-2111933 Tue, 17 Mar 2015 14:22:37 +0000 looch 2111933@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep, I am, and that's why I do very little during the week. It helps that we also eat dinner at my parents house during the long commute days. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-tired-in-the-evening-after-you-get-home#post-2111927 Tue, 17 Mar 2015 14:18:16 +0000 avivoca 2111927@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Absolutely, depending on the day. I try to rally though until bedtime, but after bedtime, all bets are off. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-tired-in-the-evening-after-you-get-home#post-2111925 Tue, 17 Mar 2015 14:13:55 +0000 Mamaof2 2111925@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: well I didn't say I was 100% there :silly: </p> <p>Also I like to be in bed by 9:30 so everything needs to be done before then </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-tired-in-the-evening-after-you-get-home#post-2111922 Tue, 17 Mar 2015 14:13:38 +0000 tiramisu 2111922@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm pretty wiped out by the end of the day. I'm curious how other people do it. I feel like after work is so hectic and I'm exhausted. When I get home from work, I nurse LO, wash all the pump stuff, get her dinner ready, feed her, bathe her, get her bottles/food ready for the next day, put her to bed. Thank goodness DH gets our dinner ready. I'd love to take her for walks in the stroller but time wise it's just not feasible on a work day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-tired-in-the-evening-after-you-get-home#post-2111914 Tue, 17 Mar 2015 14:03:25 +0000 snowjewelz 2111914@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm exhausted! DD is only 3.5 mo so I still need to immediately nurse her and then do bed time! And she has been so fussy lately that I have zero time to do anything else! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-tired-in-the-evening-after-you-get-home#post-2111908 Tue, 17 Mar 2015 14:00:26 +0000 mrbee 2111908@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mamaof2: What's your secret! I feel like by dinner time, I've been on my feet and/or working for 12 hours in a row... it's tough to be 100% present and do those extra things that the kids love! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-tired-in-the-evening-after-you-get-home#post-2111907 Tue, 17 Mar 2015 14:00:15 +0000 Anagram 2111907@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>yesssss.......LO and I get home around 4:30ish, so we have a few hours before DH gets home (usually right in time to put her to bed), so I typically allow myself about 20 minutes to chill on the couch and eat a snack while LO destroys the living room and dumps her toys everywhere :grin: But after my "break", I really make a concerted effort to get up and do something with her--either take her to the park if weather is nice, or take her to our community room for a change of scenery.</p> <p>Then we come back just in time for me to prep for dinner--and while she eats, I quickly straighten the living room a bit so it's not a total wreck when DH gets home.</p> <p>Props to my husband though--he usually doesn't get home till 7:30 and he just washes his hands and dives right in, finish LOs bath, getting her PJs on, and putting her to bed. :heart: him. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-tired-in-the-evening-after-you-get-home#post-2111901 Tue, 17 Mar 2015 13:56:32 +0000 Mamaof2 2111901@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: yes but I find the energy because I have to be present</p> <p>My DH is wiped and will sit on the couch and relax after work - I don't feel like I have that luxury. I usually play with the kids or am cooking dinner or making lunches for the next day - I don't sit down until they are in bed - I have way too much that must get done </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-tired-in-the-evening-after-you-get-home#post-2111879 Tue, 17 Mar 2015 13:36:22 +0000 yellowbird 2111879@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm pretty much a zombie between 4:30-8:00 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-tired-in-the-evening-after-you-get-home#post-2111873 Tue, 17 Mar 2015 13:33:46 +0000 catomd00 2111873@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No. I am excited to see DD! I'm way more tired at the end of the days I am home with her! </p>