How do I stop the morning screaming?

[EffiePerine]

DS1 (2.5) does not start the day off well - as soon as he wakes up he's screaming to get up and have breakfast, then he screams to pour his own cereal, ditto milk and juice. Then we seem to be set for several tantrums and much whining before we get out of the house .

It's likely to be partly my fault as I'm up feeding DS2 (10w) at night so am not at my best or brightest at 7am, but any ideas on how to improve things (and stop our neighbours cursing us)?

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I do let him pour his own cereal and so on, but he gets hysterical at the thought that I might not let him! DH getting up a good idea in principle but he's worse than me in the mornings

He must be starving - can you give him some fruit to eat whilst you get everything else ready?

Put him milk in a little bowl just for him if you are worried he is going to spill it.

Put it in his special jug the night before so he can see it ?

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Can you put a snack ready next to his bed for him to eat as soon as he wakes up - something like a banana or a biscuit?

DS is 3 and still has a bottle of milk first thing as he wakes up starving. It's a long time between 6pm tea and 7am wake up.

Thanks for the ideas - I agree it is prob hunger, he doesn't eat much at teatime which doesn't help. Will bung some milk down him first thing tomorrow

Pitchounette: I agree re: the meltdowns, if we get off on the wrong track that's it for half the morning

I was rather hoping this thread would be about how to stop our screaming in the morning.

DH gets his arse out of bed before DS wakes up and sorts him out would be my advice. This needs to happen until DS2 is 12 weeks at least (so you can barter with "Its only 2 more weeks").

Have everything ready the night before to make it easier.