Hellobee Boards Topic: s/o: how hard is to get away for "me-time"

Hellobee Boards Topic: s/o: how hard is to get away for "me-time" https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:07:38 +0000 looch on "s/o: how hard is to get away for "me-time"" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/so-how-hard-is-to-get-away-for-me-time#post-277511 Fri, 31 Aug 2012 01:25:51 +0000 looch 277511@https://boards.hellobee.com/ It depends if you have help or want to sacrifice family time together, honestly. In the first 6 months, we had no help at all, so if I wanted to do something on my own, I had to do it on the weekends, when my husband was home and I hated (and still do) sacrificing family time together. littleveesmommy on "s/o: how hard is to get away for "me-time"" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/so-how-hard-is-to-get-away-for-me-time#post-277510 Fri, 31 Aug 2012 01:23:15 +0000 littleveesmommy 277510@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I see the need to take time to myself and talk about it but pulling the trigger has been hard. DH is fully supportive and is always trying to give me some "me time" but u always end up feeling bad for leaving her. She's also EBF and I try to keep weekends to no bottles to maximize nursing, so I try to work around her feeding schedule. I did go for a mani and lunch with my sis a few weeks ago, which was nice but I missed her so much! Ha so torn. I do think it's important to recharge and I felt rejuvenated after just a few hours of non-baby time. prettylizy on "s/o: how hard is to get away for "me-time"" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/so-how-hard-is-to-get-away-for-me-time#post-277158 Thu, 30 Aug 2012 20:44:44 +0000 prettylizy 277158@https://boards.hellobee.com/ It's really hard, she is EBF and by the time DH gets home I'd rather spend time together as a family than go off on my own. That's my biggest downfall. rachiecakes on "s/o: how hard is to get away for "me-time"" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/so-how-hard-is-to-get-away-for-me-time#post-277148 Thu, 30 Aug 2012 20:40:32 +0000 rachiecakes 277148@https://boards.hellobee.com/ It's super tough - after DS goes to bed I'm usually too exhausted from a full work day, dinner, housework, bath time and bed routine. And the days when I go straight out from work I have major mommy-guilt because I pretty much miss an entire day with DS when I do that. MamaBehr on "s/o: how hard is to get away for "me-time"" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/so-how-hard-is-to-get-away-for-me-time#post-277135 Thu, 30 Aug 2012 20:35:29 +0000 MamaBehr 277135@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I had a hard time with my first LO taking the me time. But with my second baby, I was like "see ya!" So, when I can I do. I don't have family close by, but when they are in town I did it as frequently as I could. It is important to take the time for you, very important :) Baby Boy Mom on "s/o: how hard is to get away for "me-time"" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/so-how-hard-is-to-get-away-for-me-time#post-277088 Thu, 30 Aug 2012 20:15:19 +0000 Baby Boy Mom 277088@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I think that if you have the opportunity you should def take it! I basically never have me-time. DH is in med school and we have no family here, and even all our friends are in med school or taking care of their kids. :/ meredithNYC on "s/o: how hard is to get away for "me-time"" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/so-how-hard-is-to-get-away-for-me-time#post-276973 Thu, 30 Aug 2012 19:33:13 +0000 meredithNYC 276973@https://boards.hellobee.com/ It's tough, but I think you're right to prioritize it. I don't have any family nearby and my husband has a crazy work commute. However, every once in a while I will meet a friend for drinks when he gets home. And occasionally one of my friends will come and look after LO when I go out either alone or with my husband. You just have to get comfortable asking people for help. Sammyfab on "s/o: how hard is to get away for "me-time"" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/so-how-hard-is-to-get-away-for-me-time#post-276954 Thu, 30 Aug 2012 19:24:30 +0000 Sammyfab 276954@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I only started taking some me time a few weeks ago and LO is 6 months! I go to the gym when dh gets home and he puts LO to bed while i'm out. Since you have family close by (we don't), make sure you stick to your promise and take them up on offers to watch your LO...it'll be so good for you! Mrs. Pen on "s/o: how hard is to get away for "me-time"" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/so-how-hard-is-to-get-away-for-me-time#post-276945 Thu, 30 Aug 2012 19:20:30 +0000 Mrs. Pen 276945@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I never do... but DH is helping me find time for myself. It's hard when we don't have a lot of extra $$ for me to do stuff on my own like pampering. But sometimes even just running errands by myself is nice. I did plan a ladies night with some friends in September! blackbird on "s/o: how hard is to get away for "me-time"" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/so-how-hard-is-to-get-away-for-me-time#post-276896 Thu, 30 Aug 2012 19:06:55 +0000 blackbird 276896@https://boards.hellobee.com/ It's going to happen or I will become an insane person. I'm in the same boat--work, school, etc. I talked with DH about it and we both need some alone time, so it'll happen. regberadaisy on "s/o: how hard is to get away for "me-time"" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/so-how-hard-is-to-get-away-for-me-time#post-276878 Thu, 30 Aug 2012 19:02:35 +0000 regberadaisy 276878@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I think it'll be easier for you because you have family near by. We have no immediate family near by an my husbands works in the house reno in his free time. I honestly have not gotten "me" time since M go here. heffalump on "s/o: how hard is to get away for "me-time"" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/so-how-hard-is-to-get-away-for-me-time#post-276871 Thu, 30 Aug 2012 19:01:28 +0000 heffalump 276871@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I used to be very bad at taking me time. Now I'm a little better at it.... ill get a massage about every other week. So an hour to myself every other week. Lol, better than nothing! chopsuey on "s/o: how hard is to get away for "me-time"" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/so-how-hard-is-to-get-away-for-me-time#post-276869 Thu, 30 Aug 2012 19:01:11 +0000 chopsuey 276869@https://boards.hellobee.com/ It was tough getting away during the early months since LO went on a bottle strike and was EBF. Now it's easy. :) Rubies on "s/o: how hard is to get away for "me-time"" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/so-how-hard-is-to-get-away-for-me-time#post-276867 Thu, 30 Aug 2012 19:00:27 +0000 Rubies 276867@https://boards.hellobee.com/ For me it was tough. It wasn't until LO was bigger and sleeping well (7 months?) that I could get time for myself - and it would only be after I've put her down for the night. But usually I was just too exhausted that I would just stay home. mrsjyw on "s/o: how hard is to get away for "me-time"" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/so-how-hard-is-to-get-away-for-me-time#post-276858 Thu, 30 Aug 2012 18:58:43 +0000 mrsjyw 276858@https://boards.hellobee.com/ i've made myself a promise that outside of work/school/house/baby/wife duties, that i will take a couple hours each week to myself. whether it's reading a book at the coffee shop or going for a mani/pedi. after the nb phase, i plan on taking this time when i can....