New mums do you struggle getting ready?

[Lottiebugz22]

On a morning e.g shower and dressed bit of makeup?

I really lt struggle to find the time to get dressed and it's getting me down. I feel filthy and slobbish.
It's hard because as soon as I think my baby is settled I go to get in the shower and she will cry so i'll have to get out before I've started.
What does everyone do?

We’ve got a bouncy chair for upstairs so she can sit in the bathroom with me. I’ve also got a three year old who needs to get to school nursery on time so sometimes my baby just had to cry whilst I have the quickest shower in the world.

Is there any way you can simplify your morning routine if your little girl is feeling needy? If i’m In a rush, I just spray my hair with sea salt spray instead of drying it.

Pick one thing that you need to feel yourself. If that's a shower then do that quickly first thing every morning, it doesn't matter if you don't get dressed til lunch. If it's make up, start showering in the evening. I think the trick is to spread things out more than you're used to - so you get the same routine it's just not a morning one.

Getting dressed i used to do at the same time as baby (if it's warm enough) - baby has nappy, mummy has underwear, baby has vest, mummy has top, etc. Takes ages but worked for us.

Otherwise, get up earlier and sort yourself before dp leaves for work. Obviously that only works if you have a dp who's helpful and leaving at a good time. And personally I preferred sleep.

Does she have a cot mobile or a swinging seat with music that may pacify her for a quick 5 min shower? Could you shower before her dad leaves?

Put a chair in the bathroom
Be quicker getting ready!
Leave her to cry for a few minutes
Put her under a play gym
Get ready before dh goes to work (I could never be bothered getting up that early)
Shower and wash hair in the evening when dh is home. Then just a quick two min shower in the morning.
If it makes a big difference to how you feel just jump in if she starts crying be quick but don't get out!!

A shower is a must! My husband used to take our son in and sit him in the bouncy chair while he showered, and then I got to shower afterwards in peace......
now he would be running around and trying to stuff toilet roll in the loo....
I miss peace

I used to bring DS into the bathroom and he would watch me shower whilst I'd talk to him (was not as weird as it sounds, promise!)

Lay out all your clothes the night before (or a few days at a time if that's easier) Including pants, socks etc so you don't have to think about it in the morning, it saves stress

Move any makeup/grooming basics you need as your 'minimum' to feel together downstairs, then just do them as and when you have time rather than having to rush to do all at once (e.g. my comb, tinted moisturiser & eyebrow pencil lived downstairs next to living room mirror for a long time)

Now DS is 4 he sits in my bed watching cartoons on my phone whilst I get ready, he's not at all interested in where I am........

I'm following this thread as I'm struggling to get ready too! I can either, get showered, put make up or get dressed. I can't do all 3.
I've bought some new loungewear from next so at least I'm comfortable and cosy but semi respectable.

I think I’m fairly lucky because my DD is quite happy to sit in her bouncer in the bathroom whilst I shower. I tend to get up with her, feed straight away, change her nappy and clothes and then once she is settled I’ll jump in the shower whilst she’s in her bouncer.

She sometimes grizzles if I take a while (washing hair) and often will grizzle when I get out and I’m doing my skincare but I often just rush through it because if I stopped time there was a whine I’d never get anything done.

Doing my make up and hair is more of a challenge, my hair is in a perpetual frizzy, curly state and as for make up I never really wear very much, a little concealer, bronzer, lipgloss and if I can bothered masacara.

Can you perhaps look at the times your baby is napping and plan around that if getting ready whilst awake is a problem?

Mine are 18 and 16. Still struggling.

I’ve given up wearing makeup and styling my hair. Nobody cares what I look like anyway. I take my baby in the shower with me and we both have a quick wash.

Baby chair in the bathroom. Abandon makeup aside from red lipstick. Embrace wearing yesterday’s clothes. Haha. In all seriousness, it gets easier but I think as others have said you have to simplify routine and pre plan. I’ll often shower in the evening and wash hair so in the morning I just have to get dressed. Etc.

DH works from home so takes him for a few minutes while I shower and dress late morning. If he isn't here, the baby goes in his cot which is outside the en suite and I do a 2 minute shower. If he cries I figure he can wait 2 minutes!

Honestly though I haven't worn makeup since before I gave birth, and all hair washing/shaving/moisturising is done at night.

It is a marathon not a sprint to leave the house though - wake up, cup of tea, feed, change nappy, change baby, shower self, breakfast, change nappy, feed, baby outerwear, your own outerwear, check changing bag...

Definitely agree with what everyone else is saying to take babe with you while showering and getting ready, means they can still see you and you can get on with it.

It makes me feel so much better when I'm ready and have some make up on, I feel like me not just mum