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Tips for getting baby to nursery in the mornings

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Fe345fleur · 13/11/2022 06:03

I'm going back to work soon and 7 month old DD is going to nursery. Please could I have your tips and tricks for getting us both dressed, fed and out the door on time in the morning!

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muddlingthrou · 13/11/2022 06:08

Get both your outfits ready the night before, pack their nursery bag (changes of clothes and dummies). Honestly before you know it you'll be in a routine!

2reefsin30knots · 13/11/2022 06:16

Get yourself up and ready before baby wakes (if that's humanly possible) so you don't have to try to watch them while getting yourself sorted.

babyyodaxmas · 13/11/2022 06:25

Get yourself up and ready before baby wakes (if that's humanly possible) so you don't have to try to watch them while getting yourself sorted.

This but don't forget the baby has 2 parents ( if they do).

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BertieBotts · 13/11/2022 06:30

Do you have a partner? They should be doing stuff too. Don't take on the whole role just because they have had uninterrupted mornings until now.

PurBal · 13/11/2022 06:38

I have a partner but I still pack DS bag. Usually I dress DS but DH will very occasionally. And we split drop offs / pick ups. DS has breakfast at nursery but still wants something at home, we use very expensive squeezy yoghurts for this purpose as he can get on with it himself, isn’t too messy and I can do other bits.
I don’t shower in the mornings anymore.

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Fe345fleur · 13/11/2022 06:40

Thank you, these are helpful 🙂 good to know it gets into a routine.

It's just me on the nursery run mornings unfortunately because of DPs work, otherwise me and him would do our normal tag team.

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Treesuphooray · 13/11/2022 06:40

My top tip! Think about where baby will eat! DD1 is and always has been an early riser so I always did breakfast before nursery. She often had breakfast 2 when she was there.

I could have saved a load of stress just letting her have breakfast at nursery.

other than that, everything ready the night before.

trampoline123 · 13/11/2022 07:13

It's not as bad as you will imagine. We have 2 to get out the door and us.

One does breakfast whilst the other showers, then we swap and the other clears up and gets them dressed.

Generally pack their bag the night before.

I do my make up on the train.

StClare101 · 13/11/2022 07:34

I used to do mornings and DH nights so I was on my own too.

My big tip - there was no such thing as pyjamas in our house at that stage. Baby was dressed after evening bath in a daycare outfit of leggings, socks, singlet, long sleeved top.

In the morning we would both wake at six thirty, and then it was:
nappy change and bottle
into the bouncer to watch while I had a quick shower (if I needed to wash my hair did it the night before) and did teeth, make up etc.
quick breakfast with me in dressing gown and a massive smock on him.
dishes dumped in sink
me dressed and him into a jumper
into the car and go (nappy bag and my bag packed the night before).

In the evenings DH would pick up, dinner, bath, pack baby bag and I would get home in time for last story and another bottle.

Tiring days….

StClare101 · 13/11/2022 07:35

Also agree that when I gave up on breakfast at home it was much easier. I did breakfast for months though!

WashableVelvet · 13/11/2022 07:38

I have my shower the night before instead of in the morning. Makes mornings more relaxed. And agree about breakfast at nursery if possible - I sometimes used to have my own breakfast at work too.

MytummydontjigglejiggleItfolds · 13/11/2022 07:50

My tip is dressing gown over your clothes. My kids eat breakfast before they leave but even if yours didn't - babies are messy.
I'd get up, dressed etc and then big dressing gown over the top to keep everything clean/protected. It's a real bummer to have got all sorted and then someone gets porridge on you or toothpaste or snot or mystery stain so you have to go back and change and by then you're running late etc etc.
So yes, as much as you can the night before, then dressing gown so it doesn't alp get undone.

Beanbagtrap · 13/11/2022 07:54

I wear a dh t-shirt over my work clothes for breakfast, even now the DC are older and my 3yo always wants a (snotty) leg hug leaving you with slime stains. You've just got to remember to take it off before you leave!

Bag packed night before. Clothes laid out night before.

I'd personally change baby as the last thing because they're bound to do a huge poo just as you leave.

AegonT · 13/11/2022 14:35

Sort the nusery bag as soon as you get in each day. Get clothes for next day ready as part of the bedtime routine. Serve whatever breakfast she eats quickest. Does your nursery offer breakfast? Could you eat cereal at work? If your DH can't help then can you shower before the baby gets up or the night before? We get up at 6am to get everyone to work/school/childminder. I let my hair dry naturally and wear no makeup.

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Fe345fleur · 13/11/2022 15:24

Thank you everyone, I'm definitely going to be using your advice. Will check if the nursery does breakfast. But otherwise have a dressing gown ready. And leave nappy changing until last 😁

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WashableVelvet · 13/11/2022 15:58

Oh man. A poo in a full wet overnight nappy is far worse to deal with than a poo in a dry and still absorbent nappy.

Blessedbethefruitz · 13/11/2022 17:47

I also often dress baby for bed in her nursery clothes for the next day. She's a late sleeper and refuses milk at nursery (9 months old now), so wakeup to dp taking her and her big brother to nursery is solely on breastfeeding her as much as she wants! We got into a routine in the first couple of weeks, dp is in charge of our little boy and making me tea. Neither eat here before nursery opens, although our son has a banana on the walk in as he doesn't eat breakfast food. I collect at 5pm, and they both eat a second tea here before bed at 6pm and 7pm :) Think about tea as well, have picky bits prepped. Lots of nurseries only do small teas.

We are lucky in that we both wfh though, so we just have to put on clothes and do teeth/hair brush for the nursery run and that's our prep done 😅

brighterthanthemoon · 13/11/2022 18:59

Put them in the vest or whatever it is they will wear under their clothes the night before if possible.

Get up before baby if at all possible.

Breakfast at nursery if possible. If nursery just up the road is it possible to drop them off then come back home and prep for work and get into work mode?

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