How are you meant to celebrate mothers day if your spouse is working?

Take your little one out for a walk to get you out the house and treat yourself to a takeaway 🙂this is the first mothers day I've had when my partner isn't working. Have a bubble bath when little one sleeping enjoy some you time of possible 🙂 and of course cuddle with little 1 as that's what mothers day is about to me 🙂🙂

My husband is working today so took me and baby out for lunch yesterday and gave me a card then/did breakfast in bed, and nursery did a hand print card too. I’m spending today half at my in laws and half at my mums to celebrate them both as yesterday was my day xx

my partner works shifts, he’s off this year but i think it was last years mother’s day he was working, he tried to book it off but couldn’t, and what he did was he booked me and my son a table at a restaurant and gave me his wallet, then we would joke and say my son was paying for dinner (he was two haha) but it was nice having a mother son dinner out and my partner paying for it etc xxx

Personally I would make plans to celebrate it on another day. Maybe he can get you flowers and a card, and do a nice meal out as a family on a day that he isn’t working, and then do the same when it’s Father’s Day

My girl is 2, and I had plans I wanted to do today that just didn’t pan out for various reasons, anyway I ended going out and getting her a bike so I was up early went and got her bike and just to see her excitement and grasp her bike so easily made my morning. So doing anything that gives you pure joy is my suggestion even even if it’s popping out with baby for coffee and a cake, going for a walk in the sun or reading a book once baby is asleep

@Ash im not asking for money, all i said was a handmade card and breakfast.

My girl is two, we went out to the shops this morning and bought stuff for a little roast dinner and treats/ice cream for a film afterwards before her bed time, also picked up pancake mix and toppings for breakfast tomorrow morning as he'll be home🤷‍♀️ sometimes it is what it is x

@Ash i mean if that how they want to spend the day then thats up to them. Im mostly just looking for ideas of how to celebrate without the whole family being together while still needing to take care of my baby by myself. Plus feeling appreciated would be nice too. Just sad we most likely wont be able to ever celebrate as a family because of his work. We have been together nearly 6 years and this year was our first valentines day together becsuse of paternity leave. And they still asked him to come in that day

Hey my partner is doing nights I’m spending it with baby we’ve been having a lazy day all day in bed not moved or anything and I’m going to have a cuppa and relax with a favourite movie xx

My husband is also a chef and we just celebrate as soon to the day as we can with valentines / Mother’s Day etc. it’s just one of those things unfortunately, but it does mean things are less likely to be fully booked when we do go haha

@Ash not an option as my family wont be together on mothers day. Will take everyone elses advice and just ask to see if he wants to do something a different day

Me and my partner are just celebrating tomorrow I've had a chill day with my girl xx

My partner is a chef. It's also our wedding anniversary today but he got called in as someone else called in sick. I'm use to it. Even at Christmas. We just pick the closest day to an event we are both off and celebrate then. Lucky we got the morning and early afternoon together before he got called in x

This is exactly my situation! Other half is a chef and works holidays and weekends so any occasion whether it be mothers/fathers day, or Christmas we aren't able to spend together. Christmas Day I spent most of it on my own because he was working but we had a christmas dinner when he got home at around 6/7pm. We did the presents the day before. For mothers day he gave me everything he'd got from him and our baby last night but we didn't do anything special. The card was a bit plain too because he assumes with me being alternative that I wouldn't be OK with a bright pink card, I did say that he could look online for alternative options. It would be nice to be able to celebrate it better especially because the road to becoming parents wasn't easy and I had 2 losses before having my little boy. It's difficult to bring up because he works so hard for us and I don't wanna seem ungrateful for all his efforts.

I completely understand where you're coming from! It really is difficult having your partner not be there on what should be a special day

Mum. MIL. Friends who are mums and single. Lots of ways. I split the Mothers Day into the whole weekend not just the one day. Because we have my Mum, his Mum, me, and then I wanna celebrate w my Mum friends too. Can’t do that in one day, but we do something in the name of, Mothers Day

Wife of a chef here too but I also run front of house as the restaurant manager 🥲 I’ve got 2 kids and I’ve worked every Mother’s Day. Honestly it doesn’t bother me, as long as I get a card and extra special attention in the morning I know my kids love me and I love them and that my husband appreciates me as a mother, I don’t need a “day” to celebrate. Felt extra appreciated by a group of younger staff today that gave me a “work mum” card and a bouquet of flowers when I walked into work this morning. I realised how much I do for not just my own family but also my work family and to know it doesn’t go unnoticed is the best gift I could receive. Spent 9 hours on my feet with no chance to eat (I allowed my staff a break don’t come at me 😂) serving lots of lovely families all out to celebrate their mums was a privilege to be honest. I’ve now got 5 days off with my 2 kids from tomorrow so I really don’t feel like I’m missing out!