Some people do seem to make it work though, going for a run with the baby (Thule strollers etc) or later on together with the kids. It's awesome to see and it still gives me hope but I have the feeling that some kids are just much easier to handle from the moment they are born. Nothing to be mad about. Just something to accept while celebrating the absolute wonder of them being with you including your survival of yet another day (without eating yet another cookie).
I assume you had the best intentions with this comment (it does probably apply to a lot of children) but it also is a top contender for that “HN comment of the day” ;)
I did that a lot with the first child. Was hard to do with two (jogging double strollers are a thing, but bulky and best with twins or similar aged kids).
When we had a third, I took my first (who was 6.5 years old) on bike rides with the youngest in the stroller. Worked ok until but a lot harder to juggle.
Pandemic helped but now that we are going back to the office (twice a week for now), morning exercise is the first thing to go (home cooked meals a close second).
Totally hear you. We just added kids 3 & 4 in the fall (twins! Yay!) and so far I’m on paternity leave and just managing a bit of a workout (push-ups, squats, etc) but I have this feeling it’s going to be really hard to balance almost anything against full time employment. I may just end up taking a 30 minute bite out of my work day and seeing how my performance reviews fair.
