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@TurtleDoves: I have 2 kids and no I have never hired a cleaning lady. If you are home break up there work in to the times you are feeling well. As far as the cleaners wear rubber gloves and make sure the room is well ventilated, this is probably something we should all do. Otherwise ask DH to do the shower. I don't think a maid is necessary.
I am pregnant right now (18 weeks), and so far I would have no need to have a cleaning lady, and I work full time, as does my DH. I was a bit tired in the first trimester, buit nothing that prevented me from keeping the house up, and my DH picked up the slack when I was too sick to do as much. Now in the second trimester, I feel pretty good, and there is no way I wouldn't be able to do everything I did before. I use eco-friendly and low fume cleaners anyways, because I can't stand harsh chemicals in my house. The only big change is that DH has taken over litter box duties.
@Ms Mini: good idea....I need to switch to eco-friendly cleaners anyways so pregnancies might be a good time.
This is good news ladies! I also imagine all pregnant ladies and myself not being able to do anything while pregnant like the ladies on T.V who are always sitting on the couch eating ice cream and pickles...
We have a cleaning lady and I will most certainly be keeping her moving forward now that I'm pregnant. She only comes every other week and does really heavy cleaning, and we keep things up in between. It's affordable and frees up a lot of our time, which is the most valuable thing to us and we feel zero guilt about it. We both work long and hard hours, and you do the same but with school work.
@chrispygal: That sounds like a good system. We def keep things tidy in between cleaning days and i'd want her to do heavy duty stuff (bathroom tubs....garage). Ive seen you around on TTC threads...Congrats on pregnancy!
We have had a cleaning lady since we bought our place in 2009. She comes every other week (80 bucks a visit) but it's the best money that I spend, frankly. She does all the heavy cleaning and we vaccum, wipe stuff down, and tidy in between. DH and I work more than full time and what little time we have on the weekends (and even less time with a baby! we do not want to spend cleaning the house). I would rather cut our budget in other areas than stop using her. No plans to ever stop!
@turtledove: Thanks! :)
@winniewolf: I agree! I will find somewhere else to cut back if I need to. There is nothing better than coming home to a clean house.
Nope, personally my husband and I feel the same way about having a stranger in our home.
When I got pregnant my husband picked up a lot of my slack in the household work department. I felt SO bad but I had no energy. Cleaning is OK as long as you wear gloves and ventilate.
Same for post baby.
I work from home, and FH and I are talking about TTC next year. We already talked about bringing in a dog walker and cleaning lady when I get pregnant and when we have kids. Since I will be here, I can "supervise", but I won't have to worry about toxins, stress, and just being on my feet like that.
@regberadaisy: I agree, I feel uneasy about having a stranger in our home while we're not there....when we were on our honeymoon, I left my jewelry box at my mom's house just in case.
@MrsDulce: Being there to supervise is the best as far as security goes:) But again, it's the whole reason I feel bad...because it's like: i'm homebut not cleaning: am I being lazy?
But I think i've pretty much got my answer: it's a nice investment! I'll try it out during pregnancy so at least I'll have her trained to my home for post-baby.
@TurtleDoves: You just want to make sure that your cleaning person (or company) is bonded. That way, if anything happens (like theft, or breaking something at your house...) there is insurance and you will get reimbursed.
I'm pregnant with number 2 and I am a SAHM. My husband would laugh in my face if I suggested a cleaning lady. It would be nice, but no I can handle everything here myself. I buy non toxic cleaning products, rest if and when I need to and he changes the litter. There are also just some days when not a whole lot gets done, and he's understanding about that. Unless you're on bedrest or something, pregnant women can still maintain their activities as they always have.
I work full time and I am currently 21 weeks pregnant. we dont have a cleaning lady. If I lived in huge house with lots of people then I might need help with cleaning but its just the two of us, if you clean a little everyday theres not that much to do.
I've been thinking about hiring a cleaning lady maybe twice a month now that I am pregnant. I work full time and by the time I get home in the afternoon, cook dinner, and eat...I'm exhausted. I could be asleep by 7:30 every night! The only time I have time to clean is the weekend, and with 3 dogs, the house can get quite messy. My husband and I spent about 4 hours Saturday morning and by the time we got done, my back hurt so bad it hurt to walk afterwards (it doesn't help my vaccuum sucks and it took me like an hour to vaccuum our new hardwood floors - we don't have a big house either).
Plus, my husband is out of town a lot, so it is just me. By the time I get big, I really might need some help!
16 weeks pregnant here, and although DH and I both work full-time, I think he would laugh at me if I suggested a cleaning service (again). I'm the neat-freak, DH has picked up some of the slack, but I'm also learning to let go of the need to have everything perfect. Some days I don't have the energy to even be irritated by the slight mess - I just go to bed early instead!
And I figure this is good practice for me, because there's no way to keep a house immaculate with a 1-year-old running around making messes everywhere.
Basically, I'm learning to reprioritize what NEEDS to be clean and what would be nice to be cleaned all the time. And DH has to do his own laundry, because that falls under "nice to have" for me . . . 
I could never imagine spending money on something I am capable of doing. When I am pregnant I will just do little by little, and DH will just have to help out. We have a cat as well so he will need to do the litter. The money I would save from not having a cleaning lady would be way more useful going towards baby stuff, bills, savings.
I am almost 12 weeks pregnant and as my husband says to me (as a joke) 'Your pregnant, not disabled!' We both work full time and long hours in stressful jobs, and still have time to clean the house. There have been times during the first tri where I have been more tired than usual or feel sick, but it is not like I am terminally ill and cant do anything! i just dont do as much on those days and make up for it on days when I feel better. I am really looking forward to my second trimester, I am going to get stuck into all those big jobs such as the garage and the windows etc, during the Christmas break!
I didn't but I absolutely would hire a cleaning service if I were to do this again. By 30 weeks I was so swollen, I could hardly climb in the tub never mind clean it. I developed signs of pre-e and am on strict bedrest now and can't do anything, no cooking, cleaning, laundry, stairs, etc. until I deliver. I've been asking DH to do so much for me around the house.
I didn't, but I am hiring someone to do a big one-time cleanup before the baby comes - in fact I am waiting for them to arrive any minute now... I kept cleaning during pregnancy, but not as thouroughly as I would like and not enough for the arrival of a new baby!
I have a cleaning schedule that is not too hard to keep up with, and with this help we're getting today, it will set up a good base for us to maintain.
I don't work and wehave a cleaning lady. I keep things tidy, but I don't like doing the dirty work - cleaning the bathrooms, etc. We have a team that comes every 3 weeks. I'm just about to start my third trimester, but during my first I literally did not do anything because I was so sick so we had people earning people more often. I suspect it will be like that after she is born too.
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DH & I hired a cleaning lady during our move-in to our new home when we got married...for the first 3 weeks she came in everyday for a few hours to help me settle in and after that she cleaned our place while we were on our HM. But then it became my job, which I like to do mind you...because I'm anal & picky.
But were TTC and I think being pregnant and working that much would kill me. And just thinking....all those toxins I clean my shower and bathroom with are probably not good. Oh, and we have a cat.
But here's the deal: I am a grad student and don't work...so, I feel like I can't justify spending the money when i'm home (granted: home studying) 80% of the day.
Did you have a cleaning lady while you were pregnant? Did she help? Did you feel like it was a good investment?
(fyi: we're having one the first 2-3 months post baby w/out a doubt)