Hellobee Boards Topic: Do you get time during the day for yourself?

Hellobee Boards Topic: Do you get time during the day for yourself? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 01 May 2026 20:32:01 +0000 Truvy on "Do you get time during the day for yourself?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-get-time-during-the-day-for-you#post-2660460 Fri, 02 Dec 2016 00:09:33 +0000 Truvy 2660460@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I get about an hour in the afternoon when my son is napping and my daughter gets her TV time. It was hard when my daughter stopped napping because I was used to 2-3 hours of time in the afternoon. But she started going to bed much earlier at night so I get 2 - 2.5 hours then. The days can get long until bedtime so I am going to start getting a sitter during the day when I feel myself needing a break. I also try to clean/do dishes/some chores while the kids are awake so I can really get downtime while they are asleep. Foodnerd81 on "Do you get time during the day for yourself?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-get-time-during-the-day-for-you#post-2660449 Thu, 01 Dec 2016 23:04:33 +0000 Foodnerd81 2660449@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Some days I do- like today they both took really nice long naps and I got to rest for a few minutes, shower, and get dressed, and still clean up the kitchen and do laundry. But yesterday naps didn't go well, baby only slept an hour (in the whole day) andthe toddler stayed in her room but didn't nap, so I had no break. The worst part for me is not knowing if I will get the break or not. I get so much more frustrated when I have plans for nap time and something goes wrong than if I was only planning to pick up the lunch dishes. I don't get up before them. I'm just way too tired. SweetiePie on "Do you get time during the day for yourself?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-get-time-during-the-day-for-you#post-2660413 Thu, 01 Dec 2016 22:01:46 +0000 SweetiePie 2660413@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yes he is in school 2 mornings a week from 9:30-11:30 so I go to a cafe near his school and have coffee/breakfast and putz on my phone. Sometimes get a mani or something. And his nap time is pretty good (solid 2.5-3 hours) so that's when I watch tv and do chores. In January he'll be doing 4 mornings a week at school plus naps. It'll be nice. delight on "Do you get time during the day for yourself?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-get-time-during-the-day-for-you#post-2660409 Thu, 01 Dec 2016 21:41:51 +0000 delight 2660409@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yes I always have time for reading during the day. I generally read for 45-60 mins in the morning before DD gets up and enjoy my coffee. So far the newborn's schedule is allowing for this as well. I also read during nap time in the afternoon and sometimes In the evening after DD goes to bed. I need my quiet book time to be happy! youboots on "Do you get time during the day for yourself?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-get-time-during-the-day-for-you#post-2660408 Thu, 01 Dec 2016 21:40:31 +0000 youboots 2660408@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yes because she naps 2-3 hours a day. I usually do an hour show, do laundry and clean. GoGoSnoGirl on "Do you get time during the day for yourself?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-get-time-during-the-day-for-you#post-2660399 Thu, 01 Dec 2016 21:21:21 +0000 GoGoSnoGirl 2660399@https://boards.hellobee.com/ No breaks, no. LO is my alarm clock & when she naps I either shower or do chores that are easier without her in the way/interrupting me. My ILs offer to take her but aren't actually very available & live 20min each way, so hardly worth taking her for the afternoon, but I'll do so for appointments, etc. Mrs. Sunshine on "Do you get time during the day for yourself?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-get-time-during-the-day-for-you#post-2660392 Thu, 01 Dec 2016 21:11:17 +0000 Mrs. Sunshine 2660392@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I am so so lucky that both girls still usually nap together everyday so I generally workout then. I also have been waking up before them so I get about 30 minutes in the morning alone with coffee and to read. But now that DD1 is older she definitely skips a nap 1 to 3 times a week so my sympathies go out to you. No break days are ROUGH! Bao on "Do you get time during the day for yourself?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-get-time-during-the-day-for-you#post-2660327 Thu, 01 Dec 2016 18:45:07 +0000 Bao 2660327@https://boards.hellobee.com/ If you stay at home, do you get any time during the day to do something that you want to do? Watch a show, workout, read, etc? I stay home with the girls and first thing in the morning when just my youngest is up, she likes to chill out on the couch and I can browse my phone/read with my coffee. Once my oldest gets up it's game over. I get a little time when my oldest goes to school and LO2 takes her afternoon rest, then not again until bedtime. So overall I do get some time to do what I want (most days), but it helps that the girls are getting older and are more independent.