https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 18 May 2026 09:08:38 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-are-you-away-from-your-lo#post-852030 Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:33:18 +0000 DillonLion 852030@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>10 hours a day on during the work week! 8 AM - 6 PM. I try to limit our time apart on weekends! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-are-you-away-from-your-lo#post-852012 Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:26:58 +0000 SugarplumsMom 852012@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Almost never. One or two hours weekly sounds soooo nice to me! I'm actually thinking about putting her in daycare part time once she's able to run. It's really close-by and the socialization for her would be great. I'm not gonna lie, some alone time would be kind of nice too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-are-you-away-from-your-lo#post-851994 Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:23:06 +0000 mrskc 851994@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm away from him M-F 6:20am - 4:40 pm. :( Wow, that's over 10 hours. Rarely away from him on the weekends unless DH and I go on a date. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-are-you-away-from-your-lo#post-851981 Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:18:58 +0000 Mrs. Train 851981@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Rarely, my oldest went to preschool this past year so that was three days a week but the others were a home with me. I have a moms group that meets every other week for a few hours. They provide child care. We go out occasionally but usually we do in home date nights when they have gone to bed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-are-you-away-from-your-lo#post-851967 Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:15:38 +0000 yoursilverlining 851967@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Now that I work from home full time, LO only goes to daycare M, W, F from about 9am-5pm, so I'm away from her then. If I have a lot of work to do on a T/TH, my mom will come and take her for a few hours so I can work. Then my parents take LO every other Friday overnight so my husband and I can have a date night/night off! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-are-you-away-from-your-lo#post-851962 Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:14:08 +0000 Lozza 851962@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A lot. I'm a WOHM, plus my parents live close and they love LO and he adores them, so between them and my sister we have a lot of good free babysitting options :)<br /> Plus it's pretty common for either me or DH to take LO out without the other partner for a few hours on the weekends. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-are-you-away-from-your-lo#post-851937 Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:07:56 +0000 Honeybee 851937@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Um, never, lol. I'm away from the kids maybe a few hours a month. I don't mind, though. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-are-you-away-from-your-lo#post-851930 Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:06:16 +0000 fancyfunction 851930@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm a SAHM but I do have some time away from her. My parents and MIL each come over once a week for a few hours so that I can get out to do some errands, etc. I also have nighttime meetings from time to time for my Jr. League and other commitments. My husband and I try to do social things on the weekends too at least once or twice a month. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-are-you-away-from-your-lo#post-851929 Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:06:06 +0000 Koolbreeze 851929@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Almost never. I'm a SAHM so I'm with them all day. My SO and I were doing regular date nights but they've been put on pause for now because his dad works all the time and my mom broke her leg, so no sitter. I want/need to send sometime alone, just for myself, but I'm trying to figure out just how I want to send time alone. Haha. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-are-you-away-from-your-lo#post-851923 Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:04:42 +0000 Adira 851923@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm away from him all the time because I'm a WOHM! I leave the house around 7:00 a.m. and then pick him up from daycare at 5:00 p.m. So that's 10 hours a day. Then I usually go grocery shopping on the weekend, so that's another hour. And every three weeks, I get a pedi, so that's another hour! I definitely don't get to spend enough time with my little guy. :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-are-you-away-from-your-lo#post-851921 Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:04:27 +0000 prettylizy 851921@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>M-F from 8-5:30 while I'm at work, then the occasional evening when I'm running errands solo. I try to plan my gym trips during her naps on the weekends so I don't miss any snuggle time though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-are-you-away-from-your-lo#post-851920 Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:04:26 +0000 Dandelion 851920@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When he's in school, about 6 hours a day. He also goes to his dad's house every other weekend from 6 pm Friday til 6 pm Sunday.</p> <p>Now he's out of school, he'll go to my mom's for a bit now and then, but we're together most of the time. (Except for his dad's weekends) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-are-you-away-from-your-lo#post-851916 Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:03:43 +0000 rachiecakes 851916@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littlek: me too </p> <p>During the work week I'm away from 7:30 to 5:30, but on the weekends, it's rare that I go out with DS. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-are-you-away-from-your-lo#post-851913 Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:02:48 +0000 littlek 851913@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm away from LO about 9 hours a day, sometimes more, depends on how busy I am at work. I'm a WOHM. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-are-you-away-from-your-lo#post-851908 Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:01:49 +0000 heffalump 851908@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's pretty rare for me to be away from LO since I'm a SAHM. I do have a weekly date night so we're apart for about an hour or two. And once a month I try to get a massage, so that's another hour. Now I'm going to start doing aqua zumba once a week so again I'll be apart from her, but it's only an hour and a half of her awake time. </p>