Hygiene/Morning Routines

[bsouls]

I am lucky if I get to work before 9:30am (I don't punch a clock, so it is really hard to care about what time I get there). I just can't get into a good routine and I stopped making myself eggs/bacon in the morning (I feel better when I eat high protein in the morning) once LO became mobile. I like showering in the morning, since it makes me feel fresh - but, drying/straightening my hair takes too long. My plan was to shower/do my hair tonight, because T's appointment with the allergist is at 7:15am tomorrow - I have no energy to do it now and the new plan is to wake up at like 5:45am to do it (yeah, right - I will probably just go with wet hair now). I am seriously thinking about cutting my hair short, except it took two years to grow out when I went short in 2005.

So, when do you shower/do your hair?
Did a mobile baby mess you up, too?
Are you eating well?
Any tips?

I live in Buffalo, NY and I usually am more sluggish in the winter. I assume it is pretty common in the colder climates - it's so hard to get moving in the morning when it is dark and cold.

[threetaboos]

I shower during the day. B still showers with me. (And I sah.) I only get to do my hair when DH is around for my shower, which is basically never. LO flips out if I'm in a seperate room and out bathroom is a disaster since we're starting to remodel.

Always.

No. I'm getting better. But it's no where near what I want it to be.

I try not to push it off. If I plan to do it a certain time, I make myself do it then. Because I never want to do it later either.

[monster]

I wash my hair and then dry and straighten it in the morning
LO walks but our bedroom/ensuite bathroom are mostly baby-proofed so he hangs out with me and roams around while I get ready.
I make a smoothie for breakfast, it's pretty healthy- unsweetened almond milk, banana, frozen berries and vega all-in-one protein powder. Takes a couple minutes to make and I can drink it while I get ready or am feeding him
Tips- I put LO in his excersaucer when I'm making our breakfast. My plan when I go back to work is have all of my clothes for the week ironed and ready on Sunday and to also make my lunch the night before so the mornings are less of a rush.

I'm in Canada so I get you with the winter weather!

[northernlghts]

I have thick curly hair that I straighten during the fall in winter so I only wash my hair twice a week. I put LO to bed, hop in the shower, cook dinner and then wait another hour or so before I dry my hair. On those nights, I skip the morning shower so technically I'm a little gross. But on an average morning I'm up at 6:15 and I pump, LO is up around 6:30-6:45. Once I'm done pumping, I give her a bottle, pack her stuff for daycare, get my pump stuff together, pack my lunch, make my breakfast and hop in the shower. My husband gets her dressed and we're both out of the house around 7:30. I clock into work at 8am after dropping her off at daycare. It takes me about 15 mins to get dressed and ready. Usually I bring breakfast to work and eat it at my desk. I don't know if I'm really eating well but I do try and make smoothies a couple times a week as part of my breakfast. She's not really that mobile so it hasn't messed me up too much. I put her in her high chair while I'm prepping everything and we just hang out while she has a bottle.

[bennieangel]

We take turns getting ready & manning lo in the mornings & leave at the same time. I often just go with wet hair & put it up. I don't like washing it the night before because I have colics that stick up funny if I sleep on it.

I've never had really short hair...but it's tempting! I honestly just wear it up most of the time.

[redwine410]

LOL at this doing your hair and cooking breakfast at home idea. I get a shower, comb my hair in said shower and then throw some curling gel in it to keep it curly and that shit air dries. My make up routine includes a little bit of mascara and eyeliner only. It literally takes me 30 mins in the morning to get dressed and ready to go. I take a packet of oatmeal and a piece of fruit with me for breakfast and I make it when I get to the office with my coffee. DH and I switch off so he takes care of dd when I'm in the shower and I take care of her when he's in the shower. It's normally in that order too.

[Deleted]

I'm a SAHM so I don't know if I'm much help.

I usually shower in the afternoons if I have time to shower that day (I also homeschool my son, so my day is usually packed from the time I get up until late afternoon). My hair is really long so I just braid it or tore it in a bun or ponytail. I rarely blow-dry it and it's even more rare for me to straighten it.

Yes, I had to buy another PNP so I could always have one in the bedroom for her to play in while I shower.

I think I eat pretty good. It could be better. I have a huge sweet tooth.

An exersaucer or something that keep your LO contained is a good idea to have around for showers. That's about all I have for tips, sorry.

I'm also a slow mover in the morning. I don't want to ever get out of bed.

[human1]

Honestly, the bulk of my morning routine is getting the girls ready, fed, packed up and in the car. If it was just myself to get ready, I'd be out the door in 45 minutes.

I must shower in the morning. I am a oily, sweaty person and I feel so gross if I don't. I put some texturizer in and blow dry five minutes, and wear really basic makeup.

I used to have a pixie cut and found it was actually more work, for me. Because my hair is fine, I had to style it or it looked awful. Whereas longer, I can put in a ponytail or whatever if I don't feel like styling. Though with the pixie, styling only took a couple minutes. I just don't want to sometimes.

[human1]

I also keep breakfast foods at work and eat breakfast at my desk. I'm not hungry early in the morning anyway.

[bennieangel]

I also eat breakfast at work & pack my lunch the night before

[kaitkat]

Currently I'm still on mat leave ( in Canada) so I just shower when my husband gets home from his day! When my husband was travelling I would put her in the exersaucer but now she weighs to much so I put her in the pack and play so she can hear and see me in the washroom if not she has a fit! As for breakfast we eat at the same time when I go back to work I have no idea lol luckily my husband will be home so he can deal with her and I can get out the door! When he goes to work in June that will be another story

[linzerd]

I got nothin. I just started working at home again at the beginning of this month but before that I had to be at work at 9:00, half hour away. When I was still pumping before work I was up at 6:30, after I stopped it was 7:00 and my hair is super thin so blowing it dry takes less than five minutes and doing my make up took maybe 6 minutes. I was always out of the house by 8:30.

[RandomName]

When it's just me in the morning, I wake up about 30 mins before DD to shower and do makeup. I usually just pull my hair up into a ponytail. Then I get DD up, dressed, and in her high chair for her am bottle. The chair reclines which is a lifesaver - this was out splurge and I'm so happy with it. While she drinks I make breakfast for us both. By the time I'm done, she is too. I sit her up in the chair and we eat together. Then I let her play while I get dressed. Then she's back in the high chair so I can go clean the car of snow etc, and pack it up. It takes about 1-1.5 hrs from the time I'm up to out the door. I hate to say it but it's a smoother/faster routine when my BF isn't around.

[bebeski]

bsouls I'm originally from Buffalo too! My routine now is to get up at 5:45 am (ugh), shower but was hair only 1-2x/week. LO is usually asleep but if not, I lock her in the bathroom with me while I shower. I have a glass shower so I can see her and she happily plays with toys during this time along with when I get dressed. Breakfast is something fast - I Make hard boiled eggs on the weekend to eat during the week and toast. Winter stinks!!!

[karebear]

I get up at 5:30am and get ready and out the door with coffee and lunch in hand by 6:30am. LO is still asleep so if it was mornings where I had to take him, I would get ready first and then get him up. Thankfully DH takes the morning shift with LO and I always take the night duty of dinner, bath and bed.

[pattipants]

So, when do you shower/do your hair? In the morning. But I've simplified my beauty routine (partially by not giving as many fucks about how I look). I chopped off my hair and don't polish it off with a flat iron anymore -- just blow dry it and use a little hairspray to tame a few crazy hairs. The result is basically the same.

Did a mobile baby mess you up, too? Not too badly. He slows me down a little sometimes, but he doesn't start waking up until 6:30, and I don't get him out of his crib until 6:50-7:00. We have a gate upstairs, so I just scatter books and toys everywhere and let him crawl around and do his thing while I finish getting ready.

Are you eating well? Yes, I eat the same as I did pre-baby. For breakfast during the work week I eat hardboiled eggs (when I get to the office). I make them ahead of time (every Sunday).

Any tips? Prepare what you can in advance. I steam all my clothes the night before and have them hanging up, ready to go. Prepare your meals ahead of time, if possible. Simplify and decide to not give as many fucks Like I said, I stopped straightening my hair. I also stopped wearing eyeliner -- I still wear mascara, but the eyeliner is one less thing I have to do in the morning. I realize that although I have simplified and I'm not primping as much as I used to, it doesn't really matter that much, and I still look professional. I also have to wear business attire (e.g. blazers with dress pants) to work every day, so I think the clothes can help complete the professional picture.

[bsouls]

Thanks everyone for the tips.

pattipants I already don't give any fucks, but I need to. Luckily, I don't think I'm the most unkempt at my office.

[orriskitten]

For the high protein breakfast, there are a few recipes on Pinterest that are bacon egg sandwiches in the freezer. If you don't do the bread, you could probably just freeze and quickly microwave the eggs and bacon in the morning.

I don't really style my hair and just let it air dry. Do you think you could put up one of those clear shower curtains? With DD we had one and I would plop her in her high chair with 50 toys for her to toss off her tray (then the whining would start and shower would be over lol) and when she was a bit more mobile, I'd plop her on the ground with toys while I showered. It took some getting used to, but I learned to trust my babyproofing. And I'd just be quick at that point lol.

[fishbulb]

I suck at mornings with J. The only thing that seems to work well is I get up, nurse, and dress him with MH gets ready then he takes him to daycare (he needs to be at work earlier than I do). I then shower in peace and get myself dressed, fed, and out the door in the next 30-45 minutes.

[babycaps]

I don't think I'm any help.
I shower at night and wash my hair every other night. I blow dry it at night and straighten it in the morning. Sometimes I wear my hair curly with product.
I wake up when LO wakes up to eat around 5:30-6am. I feed him and by 6:20 or 6:30 I get ready. It takes me 20min to get ready including make up application from the time i'm out of bed to out the door.
I eat breakfast at work: 2 hard boild eggs, a Kefir and a cheese stick has been my breakfast lately. My husband packs my lunch in the mornings (LO goes back to sleep after he eats). If DH isn't home, I pack stuff the night before.
If LO is awake, everything takes a bit longer and I may leave a little later but i'm usually out the door at 6:50 and at my desk by 7:10 (It's a 12min commute).
I eat well. Lately, I eat very well as I'm on a kick to lose weight.
I go to the gym after I put LO to bed, hence the night showers.

On days I'm home, if we have to leave and go anywhere, everything is done the night before so we can basically dress and go. DH and I to very well at tag teaming.

[jjsmom80]

I shower at night, put out outfits for me and DS the night before.I pack lunches and basically get every for the next days breakfast (boiled eggs, oatmeal, fruit etc) ready right before i go to bed. Up at 7:15, change baby and give him a bottle in his crib while i get dressed. Then get him dressed, grab breakfast and lunch on my way out the door. MH drops the baby at daycare most days.On a good day i can be up and out within 25 minutes including taking the dog out! Eat breakfast at work and baby eats a daycare. Been working on the minimalist morning routine for years, just integrated baby into it once he was born, it works great for us!

[bandteacher]

I've become so lazy in the mornings. I hit the snooze about 3 times, shower every other day. Usually end up at work with damp hair and no makeup. I don't eat breakfast, unless coffee counts. DH is a SAHD, so he takes care of the twins while I get ready.

[Somers Isles]

5:00 wake up ... Zombie around in the basement while I try to wake up and pick out my outfit (my closet is in our finished basement)

5:30 finish showering

5:45 finish hair (up in a bun ... Couldn't care less about my hair when I go to school... No need to impress 5-10 year olds) and getting partially ready

6:20 finish pumping and makeup, get bottle ready with poly vi sol

Then I wake up Robert. I'm only half dressed and usually in my bathrobe. There's been a couple AM spit-ups that have really ruined my morning. Won't make that mistake again!

Robert gets strapped into his swing (not turned on) around 6:30 (shoulder straps and all) and feeds himself his bottle. I finish getting dressed. His diaper bag is packed from the night before and I leave for work around 6:35.

DH keeps him in the swing while DH finished showering and getting ready. At around 7:30 he'll change his diaper, get him dressed, then hit the road to daycare. Usually Robert is content in the swing but if not he'll put him in the pack n play (which is like a ball pit full of toys these days lol) or let him crawl around. Apparently he's almost always happy to just sit in the swing (still not even on). When that's not an option... Eek.

I think we may try just waking him up right before he needs to hit the road and let daycare give him his first bottle? We'll see

[Deleted]

When I worked I'd shower at night- braid my hair (its is/was long. Ethan just robbed 4 more inches from it- 3 back when I was going back to work)

In the morning I'd fix my hair, get dressed, grab a pre packed breakfast and go to work (5min away) probably by 6 I'd be hungry (Post Ethan I was up at 3:30 am- work by 4:30) and I'd eat what I packed for breakfast.

I never had to worry about daycare but I literally before bed would do absolutely everything to prep beforehand. I would even have my pumping sets all ready Sunday so I didnt have to put anything together. Midweek.

[jtizzay]

B wakes up at 645. I shower at night but sometimes wake up to shower in the am. I put on makeup while I pump in the am (10 min) and I am completely ready in 20 (35 with a shower and blowdry).

I make us breakfast at the same time. I put her avocado and fruit on a plate while she plays at my feet (try giving lo a bowl and random bottles or things and then they will put them in and take them out of the bowl for a good 10 min). I cook us eggs and then we sit to eat. That takes me about 5 min. Then she sits in her high chair eating while I finish cooking my stuff and getting coffee. I clean up much in the same way.

[kimberpoo]

I am so bad at mornings. I snooze way too long.
I always shower the night before, after LO goes to bed. I try to get an idea of what I'm going to wear (FTR I have to be in a suit, full makeup, the works, every work day). I'll toss it in the dryer to de-wrinkle in the morning when I let the dogs out, and while my foundation/concealer dry. I make LO's bottles the night before, and make sure his stuff is all ready to go. If I want oatmeal in the AM, I will make it in a to-go cup the night before and then heat it in the AM.
I sit LO in a reclining baby chair in the morning so he can eat while I brush my teeth & wash my face. He then plays on the floor by my feet while I do makeup. I'll either put my oatmeal in the microwave or put a bagel in the toaster and let it heat while I make coffee (Keurig, because it's fast and fun). My hair air-dries overnight, and I wear it in a bun every.stinkin.day. but it's fast and easy and looks great. I'd actually recommend this for moms trying to find a good work style:
I add a bit of volumizer to my roots and hit it with the hairdryer for 10 secs. I curl my bangs and then MASSIVELY coat the middle-to-ends of my hair with soft-hold hairspray. then, pull hair back into a ponytail (no brushing required - the messier the tail the better). hold the tail away from your head, grab the end, and start rolling it downward onto itself towards your head (you can slide a bobby pin across the ends and roll over the bobby pin if that's easier for you). then when you have a little ho-ho like roll against your head, pull it around a bit until it feels like a donut. then pin on all sides. viola! very nice bun.
ftr - I actually do all the steps post-hairspray in the car, because I am so slow to get out the door in the morning and it is an easy style to put together between stoplights on my hour long commute. if anyone wants me to dig up a youtube video of how to do the style, just lmk