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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm a full time (no shared custody) single parent to an 18 month old and feel like we have pretty nice weekends.

In terms of time to myself, I get a 2 hour naptime each day and evenings alone starting at 7:15 PM.

But here's what makes it manageable, which may help you figure out exactly what your needs are beyond a length of time to hire a sitter:
1. I don't do any housework during naptime. That 2 hours is sacred alone time. And in the evenings I limit household tasks to 7:15 - 8:15 PM - after that, it's my time.
2. We get out of the house a lot. My toddler is much easier to manage out and about than she is cooped up at home. But we don't do any outings that don't have at least one thing that is fun for me too.
3. We do a lot socially on the weekends with friends. I find the being with a toddler on the weekend gets really hard without time with other adults you enjoy.
4. My downtime from parenting is alone time - unless I choose to go out with friends at night.

If there is one thing I could change, it would be someone to cover the morning wakeup one day a week. That's the hardest on me.

If I were you, I would want DH to take Saturday morning wakeup (because no sitter will do that), use screen time for preschooler during Saturday nap time and then hire a sitter for 3 hours on Sunday afternoons so you can be totally alone. But I would also focus on working in fun family outings you enjoy too and finding ways to see friends as part of kid time.
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Thank you! This is fantastic advice.[/quote]

+1 This is such a good rundown, couldn't have put it better. You sound like a great mom.[/quote]

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