How do you get ready in the morning?

[Jemima14]

Maybe this is an extremely silly question. Logically, it doesn't sound like an impossible task, but I'm struggling with this big time. I have a 5 month old daughter who is high need & getting out in the morning is a mammoth task.

I feed her, change her, play with her & then try to get myself showered, breakfast, dressed, hair (thrown up) - I do the absolute basics & usually look a wreck - but this is all done to the background of her crying usually as she hardly stays by herself for any time, I usually do one thing then run bk & play with her & carry her from room to room with me, I will change where she sits, playmat, boucer, give plenty of toys etc, put the tv on (not great I know!) - but by the time I get all of this done, pack bags get her changed again & fed & coats on, its about 12 or 1 o'clock. I feel like I haven't stopped running around yet haven't got anywhere...

What do people do, literally.... I would like to find a bit of a routine that works better than this... lately I've just avoided leaving the house if I can help it!!

I'm breastfeeding too, which has all been babyled so far & that is constantly throwing me, sometimes she wants to go on every hour, or wants to go on for an hour at a time. Any suggestions?

[Littlef00t]

I don't know if your dd would put up with this, but I have always showered with dd in the bathroom. First lying on a change mat, then dressing gown on the floor when rolling etc. she loved the noise and I'd play peekaboo etc through the glass.

[Binglesplodge]

Depending on what time her morning nap is, and where she sleeps, can you face waiting until then to shower/dress and then you can do it in peace and quiet? I haven't yet mastered getting my 14 week old DS to nap anywhere other than on me but as soon as I do I'm looking forward to having my shower without the background wailing...

[cinnamongirl1976]

My DD is older (2), but I've always showered in the evening. Much easier. When she was about the same age as your DD we got a jumperoo and it was a great place to leave her safely while I got a few bits done! It does get easier, although we are now getting used to not having a daytime nap, which is when I used to do a lot of things!

[Imperialleather2]

I second getting up before they wake amd doing stuff the night before. I have 41/2 year old and 14 month old and I'm on my own all week. The only way j manage is to get up before them so my alarm goes off at 6 to leave at 8 for the school run.

Clothes are laid out
Bags packed
School bag in the car
Shoes out

The only problem I have with people saying put them in the bathroom is that once they're toddling its a nightmare, especially with a tiled floor it's just too slippery to have themwalking about in there and then they try and luck the toilet.

I think even of you've have a bad night just getting up and dressed makes you feel better, you can always have a nap later on. I went through a stage where dd woke at 4:30 every night. Time I faffed around resettled her I had about 1/2 before my alarm went off so I would just get up then and have a nap later.

[WeGotThere]

Hi, when my dd was a baby I wondered at these mythical babies who played their cots/bouncers/bathriom floor while mums showered - mine couldn't last 2 mins so like you my shower was to the music of her crying! Getting ready involved a lot of singing and dancing! But now my ds (9m) is the easiest baby ever and has been since birth so if I didn't have a bossy 2.9 yr old I totally see how you could leave him.
Anyway similar to everyone else this is how we do it. Bags, clothes etc... all ready when they're in bed night before. I am up at 6.10 to shower and throw clothes on. Dd wakes while I'm in shower and comes in to chat to me. Ds wakes at 6.30 and dd gets dressed while I race her getting ds changed (and usually get some makeup on while she struggles with tricky bits). Then they both read stories/play on my bed while I blast my hair. Hair, teeth and faces done and down to breakfast. Out door by 7.20 absolute latest! Or on my day off we put cbeebies on while I have 2nd (or third!) cup of coffee as a treat! It does get easier. Xx

[Hobby2014]

Jumperoo.
Whenever I have anything to do, DS (5 months) goes in jumperoo.

[Artandco]

I used to just take sheepskin rug and few toys into bathroom. Lay baby on rug, give toy if old enough. Shower and get ready. Close bathroom door once crawling so they can't escape

[squizita]

I shower the night before, put my clothes out plus sprays, make up and brush.
She watches me get dressed and I do it to music "here we go round the mulberry bush" style. Basically she thinks it's for her entertainment!

[crystal85]

Hey Hun sorry If someone has already said the same didn't read every pervious answer.

My DS is 6.5 months and husband leaves at 5am and get home at 5pm so I battle the day alone as well.
Normal routine is if we getting up early I will shower night before. On an average day I don't get son out of bed till 8am.
So this gives me time to get up at 7 shower and spray curly spray in hair (as only have time to straighten it if going out posh etc lol) put dressing gown on get son up he has a bath every night before bed so wet wipe wash in morning with bum change and new clothes downstairs for 8:10 he has baby porridge for breakfast. Then we go up stairs he sits in the middle of our bed pillows either side and plays with goofy and Pluto teddys (only pays with them if sat on our bed the live on my bedside table) and I finish getting dressed and sometimes even get to blow dry my hair. We are normally ready just after 9. He has a bottle at 10am and a nap so if going out tend to leave just b4 nap time and give him bottle in pushchair where he can nap as well. Or if shopping is being delivered I book that 10-11 so can do it during nap time.
He's also got into the habit of snack time at 12 so mean I get to sit with him at the table while he picks at tomato and cucumber etc I can have coffee and a sandwich or if we're out can stop and get a coffee and get his snacks out his bag.
I'm not saying my ways best but it works for us and might give you ideas also we always have 2pm nap in his bed so this allowed me to start preparing dinner or get house work done. Xx