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....
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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.
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It was tough getting away during the early months since LO went on a bottle strike and was EBF.
Now it's easy.
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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!
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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. -
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.
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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!
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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