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I usually spend a few minutes picking out her clothes for the next day and put them in the towel warmer. On Sundays I have to make sure her sheet and blanket are in her backpack for school. Then some general cleaning up. I'm usually up for awhile with the baby.

Usually zero, try to have everything ready before she goes to bed. Sometimes I still have to pack her lunch or finish picking up toys but usually that's done beforehand.

I solo parent during the week, so I definitely have some prep and cleaning after the girls go to bed. But I try to set myself up on Sundays to minimize it. I prep lunches for the week and pick out outfits for the week on Sunday, with the help of my 3.5 year old. So after bed I just wash and prep bottles for the babies day and straighten up.

usually maybe 10-15 minutes. I aim for 0, but usually there's still something little that has to be done--dinner dishes or cleaning up the last toys they were playing with right before bed.

Not that much, maybe 20 min max? I try to have the kids clean up their own toys before dinner. After they go to bed we share cleaning up the kitchen, folding laundry, tidying up, etc. I don't have to pack lunches and there's rarely anything extra to pack for school.

I try to have DS1 pick up his toys before bed but if not it's a few minutes to clean that up. I usually have to go around picking up dirty clothes from the bath and run a load of laundry. DH handles the dishes but I wipe up and clean from dinner. At some point I have to throw something together for DS1's lunch, but that's either in the evenings or mornings. I'm trying to pump wean so some evenings I have to pump. All told maybe 30-45 minutes? I do try to have the boys bedtime stuff set up in advance - I lay out PJs and clothes for the next day in the morning or at the latest during their baths.

2-3 minutes cleaning up her dinner dishes. After that I start cooking our own dinner, after that we watch TV or read.

Now that DD is older it's about 5-10 mins. Basic clean up and setting out outfits/hair accessories for the morning for daddy.

When she was younger/bf'ing, it was way longer. I would wash bottles and pump parts, pack her bottles for daycare the next day and her lunch/snacks for a while (we did BLW and I packed her stuff until she was one). I'd get out frozen milk for the next day to thaw. It was ok though bc she went to bed early so I still ended up with some free time. Now her bedtime is later and I dont' get any free time Going to have to make some adjustments bc LO2 is otw and i'll be washing bottles/pump parts/packing stuff again

None, unless I still have to finish dinner dishes, but that's not strictly a parenting task. Maybe a quick sweep to pick up toys and miscellany if I didn't get a chance to do that before bedtime.

When she was still in daycare and/or breastfeeding I feel like I spent a ton of time doing milk and bottle related tasks.

I try to do most of this stuff while he's awake and playing. After bedtime, I usually clean up his playroom and prep his milk for the morning. I might dry some clothes if it's been a busy laundry day.

I try and get everything done while dh is giving the kids a bath and/or entertaining them. So by the time they are in bed the lunches are already made, dinner dishes are done and house is tidy(ish) and we can chill.

I do all of my stuff during the day- DD eats breakfast very slowly and I eat fast so she can finish eating while I tidy up/ fold laundry/ pay bills in the morning. Once both kids are asleep I will maybe finish up some dishes or start the washer but usually I am binging Netflix on my laptop for a bit before I fall asleep.

Probably 5-10 minutes. I do most of it in the morning. After she goes down we usually pick up the playroom and wash her cups from daycare.

10 mins max. I make sure the kids put the toys away and do a general tidy up before their bedtime routine. Then once they're in bed I make my eldest's lunch and pack her bag for kindy. Then it's me time and everything else can wait.

Usually none. Bedtime is my time. The only me time during the day.

I used to spend maybe an hour, but I've been so exhausted this entire pregnancy that I am usually in bed at the same time as DD. I try to get everything I want to do completed before she goes to bed, so I often throw in a load of laundry right when we get home, pick out her outfit before she goes to bed, etc. I'm home first usually, so I make dinner, and DH always handles cleanup, which means I never have to deal with the dishes or packing up lunches, etc. I appreciate that he takes care of all of that while I'm in bed.

Very little. I go to sleep not long after she does, sometimes we watch a bit of tv but not always. Usually we make her clean up her own toys so the living room isn't too messy. It's a small space so it doesn't take too long even if it's messy. Dh packs her lunch in the morning while I get her dressed. Dh does the dishes/kitchen clean up while I do bedtime (or after--but it's his job).

Writing thatnout, I think the reason that I don't have too long is bc dh and I have a good split of responsibilities-- lo has mommy preference so I'm usually w her while he's doing the household stuff.

@pawprints I dunno, maybe I am making it harder than necessary? We pack LO's milk (17 m) because he can't have WCM and we have to pack his lunch. I usually pack my lunch and breakfast too (not DH's).

Usually we have a huge pile of dishes - all our lunch containers from the day (mine, DS's), dinner dishes, breakfast dishes and cups (this does not get done before we leave the house). And sippy cups - ugh! The bane of my existence to wash. They take forever.

And usually the house is a wreck - don't know how it happens every day but like stuff all over the counter, toys, etc - so I try to pick up a little bit (most days). Sometimes either do a load of laundry or refresh, fold, and put away the load I did the day before. I don't know how we have so much laundry for 2 adults and 1 little person, but it seems like quite a bit! I do usually 2 medium size loads of colors during the week, and on the weekends, 3 loads' worth of sheets and towels, probably 2 loads of clothes, 1 load of my work delicates, and a load of LO's daycare nap stuff.