Stay at Home Moms: Do you get bored?

I just wanted to congratulate you on your first baby! Time is ticking for me cause I'm not married and I'm 30! I hope to have a baby someday. I also have a friend that decided to only work once a week and decided to look after her child. She never regretted it and loved it.

I stay home with my children and do home daycare. I am able to enhance my children's development as well as the development of other children. I am never bored! There are many things you can do from home to occupy your time. Is this your first child? In reality, I have not been bored since my first child was born. If nothing else, there is always laundry!

I worked part time when I had my Children but I was forced I am now at home because of an Illness and I hate it as I have always worked but when you have the Baby you want to be of with it at least the first year don't miss out on it

Congrats Chewy on both graduating soon and the baby! I can understand you questioning going back to work after the baby. So in my honest opinion, you need to wait it out before making that decision. I can tell you from personal experience that going back to work after having a baby is really tough. They go through so many changes in the first year of life, that at times, I felt like I was really missing out. There have been times I have stayed home for an extended period of time after having a baby. But wow...it ws worth the occasional boredom. First foods, first tooth, first crawl, first step, and first words. There was so much I missed when the sitter would tell me that my baby rolled for the first time and I missed it! I occupied myself with the web, books, tv, and chores. But there did came a time when I knew I was ready to go back to work. It is different with different people. I wish your the best sweetie!

Hi ChewySpree, Congratulations!! I am a stay at home mom to three and hopeing for more. I can honestly say I am NOT bored. However that being said I also run all aspects of the home. Manage all the cleaning, bill paying, doctor's appointments. I bake everything from scratch because one of my children has major food allergies. I am also a toddler teacher at my church for my children and several others. On top of that I homeschool my oldest. So I really keep very busy. I think now if I where suddenly to go to just having one I would be bored because I am used to juggling so many things. When I only had my first I think there where times when I was bored but part of that was because I was very isolated where I lived. Adding a child is a big adjustment and it will turn things around for a while. I would recommend that once things get settled if you are feeling bored to seek out the companionship of other moms in your area. Get involved with local programs for young children that would be stimulating to your child as well as yourself. Having children has been so life changing to me. I have learned so much about myself and discovered a strong passion for things I never dreamed I would be persuing like attachment parenting and cloth diapering. They have opened up a whole new world for me and are the center of my life. I hope your little blessing will bring as much joy into your life!

Firsts of all congrats.I was 17 when I had my first son 18 when I had my second. I had to work I missed out on allot now 15yrs later I am a stay at home mom and I am very happy I can be here when the boys get home. I don't think you can ever get bored their is alway something going on school,sports ect... I wish you the best of luck.

I'm probably the odd one that answers but I am bored--all the time. Especially when I had just one baby. After a few months my mind was going to mush because I spent all my time with and infant. My husband worked and slept and I did everything else. I had to find stuff to do to entertain myself (like getting online and playing games). Now I have 4 kids and I'm still bored. I don't have much of an attention span so I can't stand to play with them for very long. They drive me crazy with their repetitive stuff (repeating the same things over and over and over). All I do is sit and listen to them yell at each other and fight over what color bowl they want with their cereal and watch mind numbing cartoons. But if you are interested in doing all of those little things with the baby like other moms do--like reading for 5 hours and sign language and quizzing babies on reading and stuff you will probably find lots to do. I'm just not interested that stuff (and for the record my daughter learned to read just fine despite me never doing those things. She is 6 and reads at a 3rd grade level).

I'm staying home with my son and have no work,i don't get bored so long as there is internet at home.Besides i prefer to stay home to care and fully cope with my son's development because i believe that mother is the first teacher of her children.

I am not a mother yet, but I love your discussions, so I am putting my thoughts out there. It is a very personal decision to make. I think I would be fine at home and I would love that opportunity, but since I make more money, I am afraid I would probably have to continue working and if someone stayed home it would be my husband. I was a nanny for many years and during the summer when I was there 24/7, I loved it. I think you can make it challenging and not boring. You could always work from home part time and find a reliable person to come in for a few hours a week if you want a little of both worlds. Good luck! Oh and what degree are you graduating with?

yes I did. I started working again after three years part-time do give me something to do. you could sell makeup, jewlery, or something to keep you busy. Make a Mommy days out and go out with friends

My sister and I are both stay at home moms and since we live in the Midwest we both lament over the approaching winter season. We love the summers and there is so much to do, but the winters get long and boring. There is always something that can be done for the children or around the house ... the real question is whether or not you want to do it! I think one thing that saves me from boredom in the winter is that I plan activities that I love to do while the kiddos are sleeping. Sometimes that's a book, or catching up on scrapbooking, sometimes it's a movie that they're too young to watch or journeling or looking online for things that interest me. I agree with brokentia ... you need to wait until after having the baby before you can decide what you want. And remember that with any job, stay at home mom or other, there is always times when you get bored and wish you were doing something else.

I get very bored but i spend alot of time thinking about baby stuff. I try to occupy msel while avoiding to stuff my face all day long. I work from home so I am pretty much ok.

Staying home to care for your baby is the best gift you can give your child. I work full time and miss being there for the kids. I wish I can have the opportunity to stay at home. Good Luck.

if the baby will come out...boresome has nothing to do about...don't worry about..you'll be happy everyday seeing your baby....Baby makes you happy and contented..you will be focusing and concentrating on babies needs now..you'll gonna watch the baby every second...you have to see to it that you are really the mother of the child..

yes, there are time where i have gotton bored and want to go back to work, i will once my son starts pre school. its nice when they are young but no all the time. i have a small home business but i still need to get out and be with others,