What does your morning look like?

[peaseblossom55]

I wake up at 6:45 begin getting myself ready for work, shower, pump. Meanwhile praying E doesn't wake up. The nanny comes at 8. H sleep until 9 since he goes into work later.

[ellabee]

6:15-6:30 DD&B wake up (then wake me up). We hang out in bed for a few morning snuggles.
6:45 B nurses and I change him and get him dressed.
7:00 I put B in the RnP and I take a shower.
7:15 I get dressed while chasing DD around to get her dressed. B is usually hanging out on a blanket on the floor or somewhere else that's safe.
7:30 I'm in the kitchen finishing packing Bs bottles, DDs lunch and my pump parts/cooler for work. I also try to make myself a morning smoothie to throw in a thermos for the commute in.
7:45 We're out the door to daycare.

80% of the time, DH is already out the door for work by the time the kids get up. If he's around, I stick him with watching B or helping DD get dressed.

I do try to prep as much of DDs lunch as possible the night before. I usually have milk ready for B but have to get bottles and pump parts out of the clean dishwasher I ran the night before. On Sunday's I've been trying to prep mason jars full of oatmeal for the week so I can just grab one and throw it in my work bag for breakfast.

Some days I'm on point...some days I'm like a chicken with my head cut off. I will say though that it's gotten easier the more I do it. The key for me is prep prep prep. The more I can do the night before the better my morning is.

[heybulldog56]

Dh leaves for work at 4:30 so I am solo in the mornings. I've only been back at work for three days but so far our schedule is as follows:

- I wake at 5:45 and start getting myself ready.
- B wakes up around 6; I feed him, change him, and he hangs out in his rocker while I pack our bags.
- I wake DS up at 6:45 (if he isn't already awake)
- Our the door by 7 (DS eats his breakfast at daycare)

[judyblume14]

We pack the diaper bag, lunches and milk cooler the night before

5:15 - wake up and get in shower, dry hair, put on (minimal) make-up, get dressed (but don't put my shirt on until I'm walking out the door.
5:45 - I go downstairs and eat breakfast alone, pack my car with work bag/pump/cooler/lunch.
6:00 - H gets in shower. I wake-up toddler and get her dressed.
6:15 - H and toddler eat breakfast and take care of cats. I get baby A dressed and nurse her.
6:45 - last minute running around - add ice packs to milk cooler and toddler lunch and put them and diaper bag in husband's car.
7:00 - leave for work

[rinny]

I don't go back to work for another week and a half, so I am sure this will change.

7:00 - my alarm goes off, I get ready AKA throw on pants
7:05 - Go wake up DS1, change his diaper and get him dressed. This can take anywhere from 5 to 20 min depending on his mood , ha. Pack up dry bag with however many diapers he used the day before to replenish daycare stash
7:15 (let's say) - Go get L, make an attempt to feed him that he will most likely refuse, give up, change his diaper. Try to fend off DS1 who is begging me to put L back in his crib
7:25 - Go downstairs - try to convince DS1 to hold my hand while he adamantly yells about how he can go down himself, while trying to juggle L in my other arm
foreverlater - Put L in his car seat. Get DS1 really excited about packing his bag. Put his cups together and try to hand him all 4 at once and watch him try not to drop them. Put on shoes and get everyone/thing in the car.  DS1 eats breakfast at daycare.

After we get back from drop off, L finally is interested in eating around 8:30 or so.

[pibblemom]

6-630- if I wake up I will pump one side first.
7:05- C's chosen wakeup time. No idea how but most mornings it is 7:05 on the dot. Nurse til she's back asleep.

7:20ish- pump (or finish pumping). Usually 20 mins. Start coffee.

I will generally lay back down til 8-830, then get up and have coffee. H comes out and makes me breakfast while I walk the dogs.

Feed cats
Feed dogs
Make lunches
Get dressed
9-930- C wakes up for day, get her changed and dressed, nurse again, usually she hangs out on her playmat a while

Mon/Thurs/Fri/Sat/Sun:10am MIL or StepMom shows up

I leave with dogs for work asap after they get here. Sometimes right away, sometimes it takes a bit.

Tues/Weds have been our days to ourselves, we follow the same morning loosely, but right now at 10:15 C is taking a snuggly nap

[summergirl1211]

Ugh, this is killing me. I need to find a way to get DH to help more so that I'm not doing everything for everyone. I still haven't figure that one out yet.

5:30 I'm up to pump
6:00-6:30 I shower and get myself ready for the day (dressed, makeup, teeth, etc.)
6:30-7:00 DH showers and gets ready while I get DD up, she watches some tv. I finish any daycare bottle prep that didn't happen the night before and then I get Noah up, dressed and start his bottle
7:00-7:15 DH comes downstairs and gets his lunch stuff ready/eats breakfast/gives Noah the rest of his bottle while I get DD ready (dressed and teeth)
7:15-7:25 get the car packed up, both kids in and dog out for last pee break of the morning

So basically I get myself, DD, Noah and the dog 95% of the way done and DH takes care of himself and the other 5%. Totally balanced, right?

[ellabee]

That's how I feel too summergirl1211. Sometimes it makes me completely ragey. Why do I have to take care of all the kids' needs plus my own and H just has to take care of himself?

[heybulldog56]

Apr 11, 2017 18:40:39 GMT -5 ellabee said:

That's how I feel too summergirl1211. Sometimes it makes me completely ragey. Why do I have to take care of all the kids' needs plus my own and H just has to take care of himself?

Ditto.

[bazinga]

Apr 11, 2017 18:46:43 GMT -5 heybulldog56 said:

Apr 11, 2017 18:40:39 GMT -5 ellabee said:

That's how I feel too summergirl1211. Sometimes it makes me completely ragey. Why do I have to take care of all the kids' needs plus my own and H just has to take care of himself?

Ditto.

Same here...

[thelittleredm]

Wake up at 4:50 (but today I woke up much earlier).

Get ready until W wakes up, wake him up at 5:30 if he's not fussing by then to nurse.

Put him back down and finish getting ready. Leave house by 6:05.

H goes to work later than me so he is in charge of DS1.

[peaseblossom55]

Apr 11, 2017 21:11:38 GMT -5 bazinga said:

Apr 11, 2017 18:46:43 GMT -5 heybulldog56 said:

Ditto.

Same here...

Same here. Most times when we go out I have to get myself ready pump dress and feed E while H takes care of the last 5%.

[summergirl1211]

Apr 11, 2017 21:11:38 GMT -5 bazinga said:

Apr 11, 2017 18:46:43 GMT -5 heybulldog56 said:

Ditto.

Same here...

I'm sorry for you ladies, but also glad I'm not alone. It's not that he isn't helpful, because he is.  But if I don't specifically ask him to do things, he will just do his own thing. It's been like this ever since DD was born. I've gotten better about asking for help, but I get so ragey that I even have to ask. Like no one has to ask me to change Noah's diaper or whatever, why does he have to be asked? I guess he just looks to me to lead when it comes to the kids, whereas I let him lead when it comes to paying bills, financial stuff, etc. 

[heybulldog56]

That is basically how it works over here too summergirl1211. Dh is helpful... when he is told what to do and when to do it. It's annoying and frustrating.

[brazilianpeach]

5:00 - Pumping (L never got to be a good latcher so we are EP). DH wakes up to feed and change L and goes back to sleep
5:30 - Make coffee and smoothies for myself and DH
6:00 - Get ready for work
6:00 - Lovingly make sure DH is up
6:30ish- Tell DH to get up (again). Not so lovingly anymore
6:45-7ish Make sure I packed last night everything I need for the day and got all day care stuff ready. DH just needs to grab and go (he drops L at day care and I pick up)
7ish- Threaten DH with bodily harm unless he gets up to get to work right now. Feed dogs.
7:15 - Leave the house. Call DH to remind him of... WTF DUDE!!! YOU'RE NOT UP YET??? FOR THE LOVE OF EVERYTHING THAT'S HOLY WOULD YOU PLEASE GET THE HELL UP SO YOU'RE NOT LATE FOR THE MILLIONTH TIME!!!!