I get like 30-40 mins with R in the morning, but only like 10 mins of play time. Then an hour in the evenings for dinner, play, and bath before we start bedtime bottle.
I am going to talk to my boss about working 730-400 (430 now) so I can get a jump on traffic and 30 more mins with her. We spend 45 mins in the car together on the way home but I don't count that time.
It makes me so sad that day care gets to spend more time with her every week then her own parents.
squash / 13208 posts
in the morning about 30 mins - but its not really "time" since we are running around eating, getting dressed etc
I pick up at 430 and they go up to bed at 7pm -lights out by 730 - so about 3 hours in the evening.
I work 730-4 with a 30 min lunch break.
When my DS was little and he went to bed at 530 that sucked but I did what was best for him!
nectarine / 2878 posts
I get about 45 minutes in the morning and a couple hours at night. DH gets significantly less time with him so I will take what I can get!
pomelo / 5791 posts
I WOTH 3 days a week (I work from home the other 2 days). On those days, I don't see DS at all in the morning (he's still asleep). I see him for about 2.5-3 hours at night before he goes to bed. It's not enough! 
wonderful pomelo / 30692 posts
10 minutes in the morning just to do a dreamfeed. In the evenings, I get about 2 hours (pick up from daycare, play for 20-30 minutes, dinner, then bedtime routine). It's definitely not enough time.
GOLD / squash / 13464 posts
I often don't even see her in the morning. And if I do it's for 10 minutes to nurse and get dressed. And then we have about 2.5 hours at night. I can't let myself add up the time day care gets vs me, it bums me out. But she knows who her mama is and she loves me best no matter how much time we spend together.
coconut / 8861 posts
I get about 30 minutes or so in the morning to do our morning routine. At night, it's about an hour and half including dinner, bath, and bedtime routine.
GOLD / wonderful pomegranate / 28905 posts
About 4 hrs. I work 8-4.
We're up for the day by 6:30 and they drop me off around 7:30. Pick me up by 445pm and bedtime is around 7-730p.
GOLD / wonderful apricot / 22646 posts
M-W, I see him for about 30 minutes in the AM, then 2 hours or so at night.
Th-Fr, I work from home and see him throughout the day on/off. On my slow days, I'm with him all day. Wknds we're almost always togehter, unless I or DH have special plans etc.
GOLD / wonderful coconut / 33402 posts
@MamaMoose: I know I shouldn't think about it. But sometimes I can't help it. I just have been so down about it the last couple weeks.
wonderful pear / 26210 posts
one hour on 2 days, 3 hours on 3 days.
I don't focus on the amount of the time, i focus on the quality. I am present when we're together, meaning, no phone, no TV, etc.
eggplant / 11716 posts
I don't see LO at all in the morning (well, I always peek in at her, but she's asleep) because I leave for work at 6:45 am and DH does day care drop off.
I pick her up around 4:15 and then I have until 6:30 or just just with her before DH comes in, then an additional hour with the three of us (doing bedtime routine stuff).
But she always takes a short nap somewhere around 4:45-5:30 or so so our time together where she is awake is pretty short. =(
ii'm just looking forward to spring break and then summer vacation where I'll get to see her all day long again!
cantaloupe / 6206 posts
I don't see A at all in the morning, so usually 2 hrs. I pick her up from daycare around 4:45pm, home around 5, then we have the evening together until she goes to bed at 7.
coconut / 8861 posts
@looch: I make a point of not having the tv on when he's home. It's good for his screen time as well as family time.
GOLD / wonderful pomegranate / 28905 posts
@Smurfette: promise it gets better when they're older and bedtime is later.
GOLD / cantaloupe / 6581 posts
Blah I hate to think about it!
DH & I have about 1.5 hours in the morning with her (she wakes up at 5:30, we leave for daycare at 7:15), and just about 1.5 hours at night (We get home 5:30, she's in bed at 7)
honeydew / 7303 posts
Depends on the day of the week.
Mondays I get about an hour in the evening
Tu-th 30 mins in the am then 3 hours each evening
Friday 5.5 hours!
I just switched my schedule so I could see her more during the week because I was working 4 long days but it was just too hard.
GOLD / wonderful coconut / 33402 posts
@locavore_mama: That is what I am banking on. DH tells me at least I get to see her everyday, he doesn't.
GOLD / wonderful pomegranate / 28905 posts
@Smurfette: hah yes! DH works nights 2-3x a week so those days he only sees her for an hour in the morning and pick up in the evenings. Then when she was younger bedtime was 6 and he got out at 6 on the weekends. So he would barely see her on the weekends too!
GOLD / wonderful coconut / 33402 posts
@locavore_mama: That would be hard. DH leaves Mon morning before she is up and gets home Thursday after she is asleep. He goes and sneaks a peak. I am hate that I am sure soon she is going to start to notice how much he is gone.
grapefruit / 4136 posts
Not enough?
I usually don't see him in the morning, if I do it's only 10-20 min. I get home around 5:45 and he is in bed by 8 every night. Makes my heart hurt.
wonderful olive / 19353 posts
15 minutes in the morning as I'm getting him ready for daycare, then about 2 hours in the evening, which includes feeding and bath.
nectarine / 2631 posts
Two hours in the morning (depending on when he gets up) and driving time to daycare. None at night since he is in bed when I get home from work. Luckily I only work 4 weekdays (and Saturdays) so I get all day Friday with him (but not Saturdays... at least he is with DH) It all sucks... I miss my lil man.
GOLD / squash / 13576 posts
About 30 minutes in the morning (not incl commute to daycare). I see him about 2 hours at night. Not nearly long enough.
kiwi / 612 posts
Not nearly enough. About an hour in the mornings and two hours in the evening.
I miss him so much, it breaks my heart. I have so much regret that I didn't set up my lifestyle prior to having kids so that I could at least have the option to stay home or work part-time.
nectarine / 2771 posts
It varies depending on the day. In the mornings, it's usually about an hour, but it's just us rushing around to get ourselves and her ready for the nanny, who arrives at 7:45.
On Mondays, I see her for three hours before bed time at 730.
Tuesdays, I only see her an hour.
Wednesday and Fridays, I see her for two hours.
Thursdays, I'm off and get the whole day with her! It's my favorite day of the week and just having one day for us together makes all the difference in the world. I'm so grateful for a four day work week. It has kept me from getting too down about the lack of time together and allows me to feel a little bit more balanced between work and home.
nectarine / 2274 posts
None in the morning, but I only work half days in the office. I'm home at 12:30 daily unless I'm working late. So, I spend from 12:30 until the end of the day with LO.
GOLD / wonderful olive / 19030 posts
I get like 30 minutes in the morning (get dressed, milk, and a morning snack before daycare drop off) and the at night we get about 2 hours, including daycare pickup/dinner/bath/bedtime routine. Said that in 24 hours I get 2 1/2 hours awake time with her
GOLD / wonderful pomegranate / 28905 posts
@Smurfette: aww he's gone Monday thru Thursday?
GOLD / wonderful coconut / 33402 posts
@locavore_mama: Every week.......life of a consultant.
@LuLu Mom: We pretty much have the same time frame. One day our 45 mins commute will be nice cause she can talk to me so at least we are spending time together. Now she whins, plays, or sleeps.
coconut / 8234 posts
1-2 hours in the morning (depending on whether or not we oversleep 
) and 1-3 hours at night depending on if I have to work a little late or if she's being fickle going to sleep. Average is about 4 hours a day.
This used to really bother me but I try to use our time wisely. I used to worry about classes and things but she does those things with her nanny during the day. We read, play games, do puzzles, color, sing, and just have all around silliness. We don't always have time for it, but I try my best.
pomelo / 5820 posts
DH barely gets any time with him during most weekdays. LO is asleep when he leaves in the morning, and in bed when he comes home 3 days out of the week.
GOLD / wonderful olive / 19030 posts
@Smurfette: I have about a 10 minute commute and we usually sing or talk right now. I ask her questions and her answer is always "yeah" haha so I can't wait until she actually response back. Today we worked on the kid's at daycare's names and she would repeat them, and it was cute.
hostess / wonderful persimmon / 25556 posts
AM: 30 minutes in the house. 20 minutes in the car.
PM: 20 minutes in the car. 1:50 in the house.
grapefruit / 4066 posts
About 30 minutes in the morning, and 2-2.5 hours at night, depending on what time she goes to bed. I get all day on Wed. with her though bc I work from home that day.
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