HT: Making mornings easier
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Topic: HT: Making mornings easier
Posted By: Renata85
Subject: HT: Making mornings easier
Date Posted: 11 August 2011 at 1:38pm
| Tell us your tip on how to make mornings easier! |
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Posted By: BeachBeax
Date Posted: 11 August 2011 at 1:42pm
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I get up and shower when my husband is at home, that way I am ready for the day before he leaves and then can just focus on getting bubs ready, also means when she goes down for her first sleep I can get washing hung out etc rather than showering and stuff :)
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Posted By: Ashleya
Date Posted: 11 August 2011 at 2:00pm
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-On those real cold nights/mornings i have my clothes in the bed so when i get dressed they are not cold, makes me more modivated to get up without dreading getting out of a warm bed.
-If we are going out in the morning... +ill have her breakfast things sitting on the bench ready to make straight away and after she eats ill wipe her down and put toys on the tray so she then doesnt care whats going on around her (some toys i attatch links on to snap onto her straps so she can pull up when they drop) +put things in df's car the night before so your not gathering items last min. +if its a real early start (baby goes in car while still asleep) ill put her in the day clothes instead of pjs so i dont have to fully wake her up <- major time saver during rushed mornings. theres so many things ive done just cant remember them all. my fav is when i make her breakfast i make double so im nibbling on it too with her as i forget to eat breakfast that way iv gotten something into me. (rice cereal with cooked fruits added) and also i will brush babyes hair, put her shoes on, finish what im eating/drinking, look for my keys while breastfeeding she doesnt care aslong as i keep a cloth over her to avoid her swiping at my toast. she is 6.5 months with one HUGE personality. ------------- http://alterna-tickers.com"> 
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Posted By: Mum2ET
Date Posted: 11 August 2011 at 2:02pm
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getting DH to drop DD at preschool so I don't have to leave the house until later on ------------- Mum to Ella (5) and Tom (2) |
Posted By: Cassie
Date Posted: 11 August 2011 at 2:22pm
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I get up and have a shower before the kids get up, then put all the breakfast things out before they appear.
I make all the lunches the night before and pop them in the friday ready for collection on the way out the door. I also pack the bags the night before, so all they need in the morning is the lunch added. My 5 year old has 'time targets' - ie breakfast by 7:15, get dressed by 7:30, brush teeth by 7:40, shoes and socks on by 7:45, in the car by 7:50. He has a digital watch (it was free with the toilet duck!) so he can keep track of te time. If everything is done on time, he gets another sticker for his reward chart. Having him get himself ready makes it so much easier to get Master 2 ready! ------------- ~Cassie~   
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Posted By: Kalimirella
Date Posted: 11 August 2011 at 3:13pm
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Me and Dp do "morning shift"
So he does Mondays, Wednesdays, and either Fri or Sat, And I do Tuesdays, Thursdays and whichever Fri or Sat he doesn't do. And I do Sundays cause DP works in the mornings. Morning shift is basically, when our DD wakes up, get up, feed and change her, put on a load of washing, maybe help do the dishes (we live with MIL/FIL) and maybe fold some washing and of course play with our DD. And whoever doesn't have morning shift gets to Sleep IN, and that makes the morning the very best! So my tip is, if its feasible (and maybe only for weekends you get a day each) get a day off when your DP does everything! Just make it fair and there "shouldn't" be any complaints :D Other tip, I agree with some of peoples posts above, have shower/get organised either at night or in the mornings while your DP is there to help with child(ren). ------------- Kiara is 3 and Teagan is 2, now we're expecting our long awaited 3rd! http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Kellz
Date Posted: 11 August 2011 at 3:17pm
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Thats an excellent idea about the watch and target times Cassie! Might have to use that for Miss Almost 5, it takes forever for me to get her to get ready in the morning and Im dreading what its gonna be liking trying to get her ready for school on time!
We also make lunches and pack daycare bags the night before. I get each of our clothes out the night before too- DD picks out her clothes with my help the night before- saves the dramas of clothes picking in the morning!! |
Posted By: AandCsmum
Date Posted: 11 August 2011 at 8:17pm
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We have the TV turned off by 7.30am (well more like 7.45) so that the kids aren't distracted by it. Mostly the 7yo! We let them watch tv in the morning cause they get up super early when DH gets up & that way I get to sleep in til 7am while DH is still home. ------------- Kel http://lilypie.com"> 
A = 01.02.04 & C = 16.01.09 & G = 30.03.12 |
Posted By: AbzandH
Date Posted: 11 August 2011 at 9:01pm
| Must say its prob easier with the 1, but I put wee man in his high chair with some toast in the bathroom while I shower, he's more than happy about it, finds it interesting I think haha. |
Posted By: Febgirl
Date Posted: 12 August 2011 at 1:46pm
Is drink lots of coffee a tip?!  ------------- Two little girls under 2! 
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Posted By: tishy
Date Posted: 12 August 2011 at 10:33pm
| Go to the Gym and when I get home kids and DH are magically fed & dressed for kindy/work |
Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 13 August 2011 at 9:18am
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mornings would be so much easier without kids! still hard to get out of bed on a cold morning though! LOL! ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"> 
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Posted By: My3Sons
Date Posted: 13 August 2011 at 9:56am
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lunchboxes are preprepared and on the bench ready to go - just need a sandwich and stuff from the fridge popped in. Clothes for the kids are laid out for them to get dressed. Plates bowls etc for breakfast are set out the night before as well as our coffee cups ------------- Mum to Mr 10, Mr 6 and Mr 4 
 
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Posted By: AngieBabe
Date Posted: 13 August 2011 at 12:05pm
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Okay, all these tips are great, but what do other single mums do when there is no DH or DF to help out?
(must say I do the bubs in the bathroom with me, him in his highchair with toys on links, so that I can have a shower!) ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  
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Posted By: rachndean
Date Posted: 14 August 2011 at 12:47pm
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DH starts work early, so its just me and the kidlets in the morning. All bags and the nappy bucket are packed the night before, in the car ready to go. Gumboots are sitting waiting at the garage door by the car, so they put them on as they are shuffled out the door. Clothes are on the couch the night before ready to go on. I shower and figure out what I am wearing to work the night before, i tried to do it early before they woke up but Im not a morning person!!
I find that if I get 2 breakfast options out, it limits the choices so speeds up the breakfast process! DD1 has to have the dishwasher emptied in the morning so that the breakfast dishes can go straight in. DD1s lunch is made the night before too, thankfully the 2 younger ones get fully fed at daycare!! Have a list on the fridge of things that need to be done in the morning, it makes it alot easier to mentally check things off rather than trying to remember what needs to be done!  ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: jazzy
Date Posted: 18 August 2011 at 8:23am
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We get up at 6am & DH goes at 6.30am to work. I have a routine/plan so pretty much stick to that.
The kids get dressed in uniforms & have b'fast & I make beds & do housework & when we walk to school we need to leave at 8.15am. When I get up I make a cuppa for me & DH & lunches & the kids b'fast. The kids will play toys, watch tv, read till 8am then its tidy up time & out the door at 8.15...I am driving them today & doing shopping so have time for an extra cuppa & more fights from the kids 
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Posted By: emz
Date Posted: 18 August 2011 at 9:44pm
I've done that many times! I'm not a solo mother, but my Dh is away most of the time (army). I get most things prepared in the evening, and then the morning they eat breakfast while I shower, then my oldest (3) gets himself dressed, I get our youngest (2) dressed, and out the door we go! I envy those whose partners help out in the morning, that isn't often able to happen here whether Dh is home or not. |
AngieBabe wrote:Posted By: jaz
Date Posted: 29 August 2011 at 10:12pm
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I do as much as I can the night before. The lunches are made and sitting in the fridge, the washing is hung out (on a clothes horse under cover in case it rains) and often I've got the clothes lying out ready to go. I get up and make breakfast, shower and dress myself then DS, throw lunch boxes into bags and do the daycare drop off on the way to work. It's an hour from wake up to leaving daycare for work. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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