Gnarly Posted March 31, 2016 Posted March 31, 2016 Go to bed earlier.... get used to waking up at 04h00. Most of us have done it.
V12man Posted March 31, 2016 Posted March 31, 2016 Wait for the thread - what to do with your parents when you want to ride but they are holding you back Simple - the first rule of racing - GO HARD.....
Bloukrans Posted March 31, 2016 Posted March 31, 2016 There is nothing better in a house than a new baby - enjoy the little one!!! Sell the entry and spend time with the baby
jlrscott Posted March 31, 2016 Posted March 31, 2016 Can I add maybe start running/jogging or/and get a treadmill. Running is still imho one of the best ways to get a "quickie" in. Heartrate goes up quicker and its is very intense if you push it. Rather do 30 minutes running than NOT getting to ride 2+ hours a day. The other good thing about running outdoors you never as FAR away or long away from home as with cycling. so can be back for the next feeding session... my 2c.
scuzzy Posted March 31, 2016 Posted March 31, 2016 Going through that as well at the moment Best option, sell it
s14phoenix Posted March 31, 2016 Posted March 31, 2016 Awake time is IDT time... sleep the rest. feeding while pedalling - bar mounted feeding chair So you will train more now... every time the baby is awake - IDT to sleep
flat29 Posted March 31, 2016 Posted March 31, 2016 I get up at 3:45 in the morning and then on the IDT till 5:30. You will get use to it after 2 weeks. It is not easy being a dad
L.T.G Posted March 31, 2016 Posted March 31, 2016 Thanks for this thread flat29....been thinking about this lots... mine arrives in two weeks today...So, based on the responses so far... I can kiss riding goodbye for a while
IH8MUD Posted March 31, 2016 Posted March 31, 2016 Training? What is that? I have one two year old and one two month old . . . The most I do at the moment is pump the tires once a week and loob the chains . . for no reason. Force of habit. But this will also come to pass.So Enjoy your kids.
Johnny Lawless Posted March 31, 2016 Posted March 31, 2016 Yup, one toddler and one fresh-from-the-oven 3 month old here. Absolutely no time for riding so plan on doing the odd Enduro event which doesn't require much training and looks like a hoot.
Long Wheel Base Posted March 31, 2016 Posted March 31, 2016 Late November last year my first arrived. I took 5 weeks off work to help my wife as much as possible and at the same time do some of the jobs I had been planning to do for a while. He arrived exactly a week after 947 and as hard as I tried I did not ride once in the 5 weeks of leave and got maybe 5% of jobs off my to do list done. My wife and I where like zombies. And in a way we where slightly lucky because he was prem and slightly under weight so spent the first 6 days in icu and had a strict diet for the first 10 days. No matter what every 3 hours he had to eat a certain amount of milk. So we left the hospital in the evenings and went home to sleep and the nurses did all the feeding. On day 7 we bring him home and had to set alarms for every 3 hours. This is tough at night because once you've actually fed and changed him it's an hour done so you actually only sleeping in batches of 2 hours. Even now with my son being just over 4 months old the sleep is still not ideal. He wakes up once to twice a night and when I get home from work my wife is very tired so I take over for the evening. I started training again in January but it's hard work juggling it all but I do cope. I won't lie I do sometimes sleep at lunch time at work.
Knersboy Posted March 31, 2016 Posted March 31, 2016 Ja my second one is now 6 weeks. I only get to ride once or twice a week. I have not planned for any serious events this year. Life happens, time passes, things change, I will still be riding my bike.
AlanD Posted March 31, 2016 Posted March 31, 2016 As someone mentioned about there will be many more sanis to come. This is your time for the biggest and best experience you will have. As much of your time should be spent in these moments as they are more precious than you realize.
fabes Posted March 31, 2016 Posted March 31, 2016 interesting reading how different each couple handles the raising of their babies/kids. We have 2 boys aged 4 and 2 and have a daughter due in July and I am so excited for the third one to arrive. (2 boys also have birthdays in July) We just decided from day one of parenting that the kids would adapt to our life and not the other way around. My wife and I are both very active people and enjoy training and doing lots of different events. Both my boys were 6 weeks old and supporting me at the trans baviaans. My wife also breast fed for 9 months with each boy which kind of makes it even harder for her to have freedom. What worked for us was I was very hands on In Terms of changing nappies bathing etc. So we were constantly helping each other which would free up time for us to go and train for an hour or three without feeling guilty etc. lots of give and take. I also used to wake up early with the baby and let wife sleep late. By the time I went to work baby would nap again and I would quietly tuck him back in next to mom who could then sleep late each morning. Learn the small tricks that will make your wife happy and she will repay you with training sessions etc but also remember your baby is only a baby once and you don't won't to wake up one day realize you missed it all Good luck One thing I forgot to mention is we have a very good support system in having 2 sets of awesome grand parents which does help a lot and understand a lot of people don't always have this
Boerklong Posted March 31, 2016 Posted March 31, 2016 Congratulations.Not an easy task. There are some good advice above.Find a gap in the routine and use it. I'm a single dad for the past 3yrs. Got everything done with a 1.5 and 3.5yr old all by myself.No excuses...
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