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[quote=Anonymous]OP—totally sympathize with you!  I had the baby during covid and we were without cleaning service since COVID happened.  We did not hire cleaning service during pregnancy or after birth because of concerns about how they clean(is it top down and do they use same tools at other homes), do they keep their Kn95 mask on (it’s really hard to when cleaning), who they live with, and how to stay safe.  We ultimately bought a bissell steam scrubber for kitchen and bath, swiffer dusters, and sprays.

This is gonna sound crazy especially since you are not trying to clean, but we didn’t know that some methods are way more effective at cleaning a tub than others! So we googled and it’s scrub tub with soap then do a baking soda vinegar paste and all soap scum disappears.   We were trying to use non toxic stuff since I was pregnant and didn’t want baby breathing in toxic stuff.  Then for the real mildewy black spots we had to use a mildew remover which completely got rid of the black stuff on the tile caulk.  My spouse is not the biggest fan of cleaning either but I was nesting and wanted everything clean and just made him do it.  No bathroom should take more than 30 min to clean!

But like a PP said you do have to find a way to divvy up the house chores because you will go nuts if you don’t.  You will have baby bottles and baby laundry to do after birth.  Also, I’ve been reading about immune system development and its first 2 years where it happens and there’s thought that it’s just too clean nowadays which contributes to allergies and other health problems for kids.  I say do the best you can with your husband cleaning and leave it at that.  When I debated the cleaning service it was “will I regret having a cleaning lady if I get covid.”  Also, we have a dog so our house was full of dog hair. [/quote]

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