Housework

[Katerpillar]

Just wondering how often you ladies do a deep clean, and more to the point when you find the time?

I put a load of washing on, put one away, dust, Hoover and mop my whole house every day - we have 2 big, hairy dogs so if I didn't do this we would be in a lot of bother very quickly!! All of this takes me in total about an hour each day which I do when LO naps or when she has gone to bed for the night.


Looking round my house I know we are well overdue a 'proper' clean! Like the one that would normally get done every 3-4 weeks - has not been done since LO arrived!!! I'm talking things like cleaning cupboards out, deep cleaning bathroom tiles etc. They still look clean enough but I know they need doing.

How often do you 'deep clean' and when do you do it?

 

[Bun87]

Not done a deep clean or any kind of clean really since lo arrived haha. He ddoesn't nap well so I don't really get a chance all day. When dh gets home, he puts lo to bed and I do a quick tidy. Well done you for getting stuff done! X

 

[twobecome3]

havnt done since I was pregnant and nesting, it really doesn't get that dirty in here. its good for awhile still with just the daily tidy round.

 

[smallpeanut]

We have a huge clean every month. We time it so my oh is off and belle will go to one of her grandparents and we will gut the house out. I tidy everyday and it takes me abou 2 hours to clean all three loos, kitchen and living rooms and mine and belles room and also do our seemingly endless pile of washing.....

 

[missk1989]

We moved house a month ago and I had every intention of doing big jobs every now and then like window frames and the fridge but I haven't had the time. It takes all my energy just to keep the house in reasonable condition.

 

[VikkiD]

We moved house a week before lo was born and the whole house needs remodelling its tidy enough but no where as clean an tidy as I want it to be.

 

[fairydust87]

A deep clean every month i.e. dusting but I clean the house everyday. I cant abide mess and cant go to bed in a messy house it depresses me lol

 

[kimberleyrobx]

I do all my house work at night when emily is tucked up in bed. OH bathes the babies so while they are in a bath after dinner i do the dishes and i hoover up all the mess. When emily goes to bed at 6pm every night i clean the work tops and do yet more dishes etc. Night time is great because i get to wake up in the morning and not worry about housework xx

 

[Louise88]

I clean down stairs every day but the upstairs gets neglected as I can't do it unless oh is off work (and not dumping me for his friends) or when I'm off work and someone takes dd out for an hour so I'd say upstairs gets a deep clean every fortnight although I do clean bathroom while my bath runs. My house is far to small so my dd would wake up easily if I tried to tidy up the upstairs while she slept. When I move house I do plan on trying to keep in top of everything everyday so every room in my house is always clean.

 

[BabyBoyLove12]

I really only do a deep clean when we are having people over I try and tidy up daily, but that's about it

 

[Jo.t]

I really only do a deep clean when we are having people over I try and tidy up daily, but that's about it

This !

 

[purplespecs]

My DS is a terrible napper so it's hard to get much done during the day, when I do manage to get him to sleep, any small noise wakes him up. When DH comes home, he takes over looking after Daniel while I make sure the washing up is done, prepare dinner, get a load of clothes washing on, tidy up etc. On DH's days off the house gets a more thorough clean, - dust, hoover, change bedding, clean bathroom etc, but as for a deep clean i.e. cleaning cupboards - well that's not happened since he was born! I'm very much of the mindset though that he is now my priority and as long as we are all fed and in clean clothes, the rest of the housework can wait!

 

[cupcaker]

It's not consitant due to LO, but I do things in the order of priority I guess, as and when I get time. Downstairs is kept well overall....LO spends most of his time downstairs with me so this is why it is more important. I make sure the kitchen is sanitary and the living room is tidied up daily. The wooden floor throughout downstairs is generally kept hoovered, and steamed "when possible". Mopping/steaming a floor seems to be the task I find the hardest to do.

As regards laundry, my boy is always in clean clothes but I do have plenty of clothes to go at (got lots given) so if washing can't get done on time, he's always got something clean even if we don't as he has so much in circulation!

His nursery upstairs is generally immaculate, as he doesn't do a great deal in there yet due to age (sleeps in our room, too young to create own mess). We maybe change him in there sometimes, play a little, and get him dressed, so it stays tidy.

I'd say our bedroom is the hardest to keep on top of somehow. I would like to hoover it more than I do. Baby's moses basket is always kept well. The drawer worktop gets messy from milk in the night (cartons of formula, the little snippings I have cut off the cartons, milk rings from bottles etc) but it is cleared away to be sanitary....it can just look messy.

Bathroom goes a miss sometimes, but only OH and I use it. LO is not in there yet.

I am also absolutely spot on with sterilising his bottles etc. That never gets disregarded and is the absolute first domestic 'task' I do on a morning.

So hardest job is getting around to sorting floors...either mopping or hoovering. I think by the time I get to those jobs little one has woken up or whatever plus it is my least prefered job.

 

[xLaura]

My cat napper only gives me 30 mins so its really hard. This only gives me time to tidy round most days. The last time a deep clean was done was the night b4 I came home from hospital (I love my mum)
But today I decided a 'part' deep clean needed doing. So far bathroom and kitchen done! Half way thru living room and yet again need stop because lil man woke up. It's exhausting work lol, now I know why I don't doit often.

 

[sparkles86]

I clean when iz is asleep in the morning, she wakes about 6-7am then back to sleep, she sleeps for about till about dinnertime so I make time then

 

[rainbowskin]

I have a high needs baby that refuses to sleep so I barely get basic cleaning done nevermind a deep clean. I used to do it once a week before he was born and it drives me crazy because I'm a very anal person about cleanliness.

 

[Scottish mum]

My lo is now 7 months and I would say the first month or two was a no go. But after that I would Hoover, dish washer on, clean kitchen as I can't sit in mess.

The washing gets done when oh is off. I clean everyday even when I'm at work to keep on top of it all. X

 

[Sparrow85]

I do a deep clean every Friday I will say that I am pretty obsessed with having a clean house, so I know this is not normal, lol! LO stays with my mum and dad on a Thursday night and he comes home around 1pm on a Friday, so I'm up at 7 as usual and it's full-on cleaning.

However, I clean every single day as well. I do all the housework whilst LO is in his jumperoo in the morning (it takes 30mins and he is watching me for the most of it), I clean the bathroom every day and the mirrors whilst he's napping. I do the dishes as I go, as I cannot stand a dirty dish, it makes me feel sick. Then, when he goes to bed at night, I do the ironing. Usually only a smallish pile as I wash and iron every day. From about 8pm on, the night is mine to do as I wish

I wouldn't have to do much housework mind you, if my OH could actually tidy up after himself and not leave crumbs everywhere. It makes me sad, lol.

 

[beautifulpack]

I deep clean once a week (when Im teleworking and baby is in daycare) I also tidy every morning and night

 

[beautifulpack]

Because im constantly washing bottles, pump parts, etc everyone knows to never leave a dirty dish in the sink Either wash it or put it in the dishwasher Im anal about the counter tops too Hate seeing stuff just sitting there