Bedtime have turned into a really mad 2 hours and I want to claim a wee bit of the evening back for myself.. All sugesstions greatfully received.
I have 4 kids 7,5, 2 & 9m. Generally we eat about 6. Before 7 I try to get the wee ones in the bath and them the big ones in afterwards (or into the shower for a wash down). We then (my dh is usually about by then) get the babies dried, nappied & dressed and get their milk. I'm still bf but dd gets a bottle at bedtime. DD is put to her cot to yelp, them I read stories to my 2 yo, get my big boys to get dressed and into bed, get their milk, pick up dd who is still yelping, get them their milk and read stories while dd plays or feeds. Then attempt to put dd back down. This sounds all reasonable and good but it takes at least 1.5 hours but more often 2. What am I doing wrong ? Or is this just the reality of having 4 children...
Thanks in advance.