To ask how the fudge you get...

[Freyasmum1]

A baby and a toddler ready (and yourself) to leave the house?

Is there some magic I'm missing? It's basically hell and takes half the day!

So disappointing. I was hoping to read about fudge.

@Ivegotthree

I might try bribery by fudge actually
Or just give up going out and eat fudge all day
Either way...

Ime dress, feed and stick baby in the pram. Toddler ready and TV half hour while you get yourself sorted!

Organisation is the key

I need to fine tune this for september when i will have a newborn, a toddler and a 6 year old on school run. Plus a 10 year old and an 11 year old to direct out of the house.....

Get the toddler ready first...put in highchair/buggy in front of tv
Get baby ready...put in bouncy chair
Get yourself ready in less than 30 seconds!

My older one is 4 so not really a toddler but I would say get the toddler ready last as they have a ha it of getting 'unready' whilst you are getting yourself and baby ready. Also prepare as much as you can in advance (eg packed lunch, fully stocked changing bag etc).

Everything ready the night before;

Bags packed
Clothes laid out
Toothpaste on toothbrushes, even!
Shoes & coats laid out on sofa
Breakfast as ready as possible (bowls, spoons, cereal, your coffee cup all out on the side)

Get up, get everyone fed, washed & changed, then leave immediately. You can clear up when you get home!

Ps- Strap baby into pushchair, give toddler phone / tablet whilst you get yourself ready.

It feels impossible most days. Honestly I must look like a hot mess and still we are late and everybody is crying or grumpy !

Anyone got a good fudge recipe?

Since watching the Sarah and Duck episode 'Train Fudge' it's all my toddler wants.

Sorry I'm no help on the parenting front. DC2 is due in Nov and I have no idea how I'll manage!

As pp said, pre plan as much as possible night before (good for any age). Depending when your partner leaves, get ready while you have backup if possible. Get everyone dressed as they get out of bed / while you change nappy, and get some long sleeved bibs if you haven't to keep everyone clean.

Bribery with cbeebies or TV of choice while you do last minute bag checking or making bottles etc. Blame small amounts of lateness on pooing as you try to get out the door.

@LittleAndOften

Microwave chocolate fudge - always works for me.

Break up 400g chocolate of your choice in a bowl
Add to bowl a tin of condensed milk
Microwave in 30 seconds bursts & beat in between until smooth
Pour it into a lined dish
Refrigerate overnight

It has never failed me.

Get up half an hour before baby/toddler? Or just do what I do! Shove your hair in a bun & say fu*knit 😁😁😁

How much is there to do? Keep organised and plan the time you’ve got, keeping to schedule. I childmind and get several children out of the house so practice makes it easier.

Aim for just leaving the house.. you don't have to do every other chore and dishes and hoover or whatever before you leave.

Feed the baby.Get toddler ready and stick in front of telly,in playpen whatever. Get yourself ready. Change baby (as they always need a change right before you leave). And get out. Don't fuss or stress.

Prioritise fed,cleanish,dressed. Everything else can be ignored or sorted after you're out.

You'll work out a routine. I work full-time with pre schooler (4) and 1 year old. I need packed lunch and dinner for childminder for both kids, all clothes out the night before, never leave house without shower, hair wash and make-up, leave at 7.45.

The night before shower and lay out everyone clothes. Also pack the nappy bag with everything you need For the day abs packed lunch into fridge.

In the morning get yourself dressed and brush teeth. Feed baby and change nappy. Keep baby in same outfit as overnight unless soiled. Dress toddler, quick breakfast and out.

It gets easier. Do as much as you can in advance. Get the toddler involved in everything you can too. Helping change the baby etc. Also CBeebies.

I found if I got everyone dressed before going downstairs for breakfast it was easier. Plus DD2 is only now at 9months wearing proper outfits every day instead of last nights babygrow 😂

Yes everyone dressed before going downstairs and stick kids on your bed in front of the tv while you get dressed

Remember that everything takes three times as long as you think it will. This might mean building in an hour to put on coats and shoes to leave the house. You cat stop the baby pooing/spewing, but try and out the toddler somewhere where he is unlikely to do too much damage, take off his shoes, clothes etc.

DC2 used to often come on the nursery run in her PJs from the night before.

Everything ready the night before . We still do this now - the dc are 7 and 10! Redbox have your breakfast prepped.

“Redbox” should be “even”.

Never sure what the issue is, I'm wondering why I always found it easy enough, and I didn't drive. I kept my changing bag packed (repacking when we got back when I emptied out the dirty nappies as I used cloth), I would feed them then go out, no big deal, but I'm not a make up person and hair is whatever so they didn't factor in. Dd has asd so we learned early on just to get going as that worked for us, even now (adult) she's better being told it's now than in 2 hours as that waiting period to go out stresses her

I think not cleaning the house is a big one for me
And not getting things ready the night before, or showering the night before

I think I may actually just have too much to do in the morning and need to get my prep on. I've fallen into bad habits need to get organised

For me it involved getting up before the DC and showering, foregoing hair washing in the morning, clothes and towel set out the night before, speedy shower, dress, make up. Then I’m done and can forget about me. DC clothes out the night before. Dress them after breakfast. Dress them together in same room, encourage toddler to do what they can themselves, they may also like “helping” you dress the baby, putting socks on etc. Have change bag packed the night before and by the front door with coats, shoes and keys all there too.

I had 3 under 3 ..in the early days I showered at night ,put on the next days clothes and went to bed in them.meant I was ready to go the second I woke up .
3 under 3 was very hectic and none were twins either

Get yourself ready before they wake
Feed baby and toddler (and have a brew)
Change and dress baby then stick in pram
Change and dress toddler
Straight out of the door before baby is due another feed and the toddler takes shoes off