https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:15:19 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2-under-2-daily-routine#post-2202485 Mon, 08 Jun 2015 21:12:41 +0000 Mrs. Tea 2202485@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was just thinking of writing a blog post about this ( although my older one is closer to 3 now ). My kids are on a pretty set routine with an earlyish wake up and early bedtimes. Not sure if it would be helpful but I can certainly try to get it done if you'd like to see it :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2-under-2-daily-routine#post-2202427 Mon, 08 Jun 2015 20:03:29 +0000 littleblessings 2202427@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our schedule-<br /> 8:00am- H wakes up<br /> 8:30am- change H diaper<br /> 9:00am- H goes back to sleep (only wakes to poop)<br /> 10:30ish- H up again<br /> 11:00- H wakes up S. I go make breakfast<br /> Between 12-1 we have lunch<br /> 2:00pm- nap time for both kids<br /> Between 4-5 they wake up<br /> Dinner at 6<br /> Movie til 8 on bath night. (Every other day baths unless super dirty)<br /> Bath at 8<br /> Bed by 9</p> <p>H and S bathe together. Have since H was born. I put the infant tub in the tub with S and trained her to be nice and not splash. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2-under-2-daily-routine#post-2202350 Mon, 08 Jun 2015 18:02:42 +0000 marionberry 2202350@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs squirreld: @travelgirl1: @plantains: @Cherrybee: You ladies are all so sweet. I am only superwoman because I have no other option. My husband is not handling all these babies well, so I really have to be the rock and hold it all together. They say you'll sleep when you're dead, right?! :wink: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2-under-2-daily-routine#post-2202290 Mon, 08 Jun 2015 16:13:56 +0000 Cherrybee 2202290@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@marionberry: You are amazing! :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2-under-2-daily-routine#post-2202288 Mon, 08 Jun 2015 16:13:24 +0000 Cherrybee 2202288@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs squirreld: I am thinking of you and cheering you on. We routinely deal with 1hr to 1.5hr toddler screaming per night and its awful. We also had a colicky baby and that was worse. Both together sounds horrific. Sending lots of love. :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2-under-2-daily-routine#post-2202260 Mon, 08 Jun 2015 15:33:09 +0000 plantains 2202260@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@marionberry: you are a superhero! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2-under-2-daily-routine#post-2202217 Mon, 08 Jun 2015 14:44:01 +0000 marionberry 2202217@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs squirreld: I'm sorry. Like I said, today will be the worst and it will get better from here, as you learn to get used to this new way of life and create new "regulars". Jack hates when I put him down to bed too. It takes way longer than when DH does. As far as the gassiness and irritability, I can relate. The twins suffer from that a lot - it's always keeping them up at night. I've found that supplementing them with 1-2 "sensitivity" formula bottles a day seems to help them pass my milk and reduce the constipation. With Jack we used gripe water successfully but the twins just vomit it up every time. Thinking of you! Hugs! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2-under-2-daily-routine#post-2202104 Mon, 08 Jun 2015 13:11:27 +0000 skipra 2202104@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We were in your shoes last year! Those first few weeks can be a tough adjustment but you will get into a routine and will not even be able to remember what it was like with just your older LO!<br /> I think as far as solo bath and bedtime in the early days, I would give my older DS a bath while DS2 was napping in the swing. I didn't attempt to bathe them both at the same time until DS2 was older and could at least sit up. Honestly, DS2 did not get frequent baths when he was a tiny baby - maybe just like twice a week! DH usually is home by bedtime but a few times I would put DS2 in the bouncy seat in DS1's room while reading stories and doing the bedtime routine. This is what I did for naps when DS2 was not already napping. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2-under-2-daily-routine#post-2201949 Mon, 08 Jun 2015 10:46:51 +0000 MrsRcCar 2201949@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Here is what our day looks like (Although we are 32 months (N) and almost 16 months(E))</p> <p>4:45-5am- DH leaves for work.<br /> 5-5:30: E wakes up to nurse and then goes back to sleep.<br /> 7:30: E wakes up to nurse and start the day. N wakes up for the day around now too!<br /> 8am: Breakfast for both boys<br /> 9-11: play time and signing time<br /> 11:00- E goes down for his nap. (Nurses to sleep)<br /> 12:30 - N and I have lunch<br /> 1:00pm- N will sometimes go down for a nap but most often not now. :crying: If no nap then reading time and some PBS until E gets up.<br /> 2:00pm - E is up by now. He will nurse and eat lunch.<br /> 2:30-5:30: play time or errands (sometimes therapy)<br /> 6pm- Nurse E/Start dinner<br /> 6:30pm- Dinner as a whole family<br /> 8-9:30- reading and some screen time before bed.<br /> 9:30-10pm- Both boys down for bed.<br /> 11- DH and myself go to bed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2-under-2-daily-routine#post-2201936 Mon, 08 Jun 2015 10:33:52 +0000 travelgirl1 2201936@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@marionberry: You are amazing. Seriously amazing. I'm sure your gorgeous kids make it worth it but still, you are awesome! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2-under-2-daily-routine#post-2201926 Mon, 08 Jun 2015 10:23:25 +0000 Mrs squirreld 2201926@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@fuzzypeaches: congrats :-) I hope your bub gets to come home soon &lt;3 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2-under-2-daily-routine#post-2201924 Mon, 08 Jun 2015 10:22:06 +0000 Mrs squirreld 2201924@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@marionberry: pretty good until bedtime when E chucked a tantrum probably because he is used DH putting him to bed. Cue 45 minutes of him screaming til he fell asleep... i feel horrible. Its 11.30pm here and I cant get I to sleep. She is so gassy and upset....nothing seems to help. :-( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2-under-2-daily-routine#post-2201914 Mon, 08 Jun 2015 10:15:32 +0000 fuzzypeaches 2201914@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm just following! Baby 2 isn't home yet (Preemie) but hopefully will be soon and my age gap is the same. Cue fear :s </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2-under-2-daily-routine#post-2201904 Mon, 08 Jun 2015 10:06:54 +0000 marionberry 2201904@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs squirreld: how did it go?! The first day is the worst. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2-under-2-daily-routine#post-2201668 Mon, 08 Jun 2015 02:01:24 +0000 Mrs squirreld 2201668@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Rockies11: Thankyou! This is pretty much exactly how it will be for me... I just have to get over the fact that someone might need to cry huh? :-( My baby has pretty much the exact same witching hour(s)<br /> @Mamasig: Thankyou :-)<br /> @marionberry: You are superwoman... that is all.<br /> @MrsB2012: urgh don't you hate that.. feel free to post again if you can be bothered!</p> <p>Well DH has just left for work til 1am... wish me luck.. they are both napping at the moment...the calm before the storm. Toddlers dinner is prepped and house is tidy ready for them to wake! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2-under-2-daily-routine#post-2201649 Sun, 07 Jun 2015 23:27:21 +0000 MrsB2012 2201649@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ugh it ate my whole post :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2-under-2-daily-routine#post-2200202 Fri, 05 Jun 2015 11:05:23 +0000 marionberry 2200202@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Cherrybee: I usually go to bed by 9:30 and am pretty much guaranteed sleep until about 1 (although not always) and then get sleep again until 3:30. Sometimes though, they wake up at 1:30 and I can't get them down prior to 3:30, so I only get about four hours of sleep. It's rough! I am living on lots of coffee and caffeine right now and can't wait until they at least sleep 9-3 consistently! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2-under-2-daily-routine#post-2200181 Fri, 05 Jun 2015 10:50:33 +0000 anonysquire 2200181@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sarac: yes! We never have to leave outings early to make it home for bedtime. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2-under-2-daily-routine#post-2200160 Fri, 05 Jun 2015 10:30:45 +0000 sarac 2200160@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@anonysquire: I have gotten crap for the fact that my 3 year old often goes to bed after ten, but I love it. She's fast asleep now, at 8:30, and we had a really fun evening out last night watching her father play soccer. She takes after him, so the night is their best time together. It's awesome. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2-under-2-daily-routine#post-2200129 Fri, 05 Jun 2015 10:05:28 +0000 Cherrybee 2200129@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@marionberry: Umm, when do you sleep? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2-under-2-daily-routine#post-2200086 Fri, 05 Jun 2015 09:20:45 +0000 marionberry 2200086@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Since you requested it...on weekdays it's like this:</p> <p>3:30-4: DH gets up and showers.<br /> 4-5: I get ready while DH takes care of either twin if they wake (which they often do right now).<br /> 5: DH leaves for work.<br /> 5-7: both twins wake at some point and are fed. I pump around 6.<br /> 7: DS1 wakes up.<br /> 7-8: we all play together and get ready for the day.<br /> 8-815: we get everyone in the car for daycare.<br /> 830: all kids get dropped off and then I head to work.<br /> 9-4: I work and pump 3x there.<br /> 430: DH or I pick the kids up from daycare. Both twins are fed.<br /> 5-6: playtime and dinner for DS1. Sometimes we eat too. ;)<br /> 6-7: I feed the twins while DH bathes DS1 and gets him down for bed. Usually at least one twin will fall asleep by 7.<br /> 7-9: finish getting the twins to sleep, get everything ready for the next day, enjoy a couple of minutes to ourselves before bed.<br /> 9-3: twins sleep, but may wake once, be fed, and go back to bed.<br /> 3-330: I pump.</p> <p>On weekends it's a very similar routine except no one wakes early to get ready and we put ds1 down for a nap about 11. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2-under-2-daily-routine#post-2200013 Fri, 05 Jun 2015 08:24:11 +0000 Mamasig 2200013@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine were the exact same age difference and my husband also works shift schedule. I was fortunate that my mom would stay over to help. But many times my boys just wanted me so we have to make it work. </p> <p>When DS2 was a baby, bedtime and bath time would change. When he was taking a late nap, I would bathe DS1 so the time would be different most nights. I'd often put DS2 in the rnp while putting DS1 to sleep </p> <p>Some nights were really hard and I would have mini breakdowns. But other nights were fine. It definitely gets easier as they get older. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2-under-2-daily-routine#post-2200008 Fri, 05 Jun 2015 08:17:56 +0000 Rockies11 2200008@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs squirreld: Ours is:<br /> toddler awake between 5:30 and 6:30. Cartoons for toddler while I drink my coffee and read the news and try not to die of exhaustion.<br /> 8:00 - everyone up and getting dressed and cleaned up for "bye bye time"<br /> 9:00 - activity - gymboree, playgroup, errands, library, gymnastics<br /> 11:30 am - lunch at home<br /> noon- naptime<br /> 2-2:30 - up again. If nice, we usually go for a walk to the park, if not nice, I clean and do dinner prep while trying to manage the two.<br /> 6 pm - dinner and clean-up.<br /> 7 pm - cartoons and get ready for books and bed<br /> 8 pm - bedtime for toddler<br /> 10:30 pm - finally get baby to sleep - she's fussy and nursing lots from about 5 til 10:30 pm. </p> <p>I often put them to sleep by myself, and to be honest, I push the cartoons a little longer, just read a quick book to my toddler and put her in bed, and I leave the baby to cry a bit while I do it because I don't really have another option. I figure once the baby isn't colicky at toddler's bedtime, it will get easier. </p> <p>My kids are 22 months and 5 weeks old.</p> <p>ETA: for washing - DD #1 has a shower with her dad in the mornings, and I do DD #2's bath after DD #1 is in bed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2-under-2-daily-routine#post-2200004 Fri, 05 Jun 2015 08:15:42 +0000 Mrs squirreld 2200004@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@marionberry: I totally want to hear your schedule!! You must be supermum with wrangling 3!! :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2-under-2-daily-routine#post-2199999 Fri, 05 Jun 2015 08:14:45 +0000 Mrs squirreld 2199999@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@anonysquire: thanks :-)<br /> I dont think I could bath them together.... but i think i will need to put #2 down to sleep first then do #1 's bath/bed routine. We spend heaps of time outside too as #1 is so happy outdoors :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2-under-2-daily-routine#post-2199879 Fri, 05 Jun 2015 07:05:45 +0000 anonysquire 2199879@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@marionberry: Girl, I get so much crap about our sleep situation. But I'm not a morning person at all (I guess 6 years of the graveyard shift will do that) and die if they get up early. It works for us!! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2-under-2-daily-routine#post-2199875 Fri, 05 Jun 2015 07:01:09 +0000 marionberry 2199875@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm not sure giving you our 3 under 2 schedule is very useful but I remember being scared to do it myself but you get in a quick rhythm. Hang in there girlie!<br /> @anonysquire: So jealous of your sleep situation! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2-under-2-daily-routine#post-2199814 Fri, 05 Jun 2015 03:49:31 +0000 anonysquire 2199814@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Well our daily routine looks something like this:<br /> 10-10:30 wake up and head outside<br /> We eat breakfast outside<br /> Noon: get dressed and head out to errands<br /> pick up lunch while we're out<br /> Come back and sit out back<br /> Wait for my husband to come home<br /> Maybe hand the kids over for 30 mins to sew<br /> Fix or buy dinner<br /> 9:30 put both babies in the bath<br /> 10 nurse Pi and rock to sleep while Zuma sits<br /> on the bed next to us. She usually watches tv or reads a book or pokes us.<br /> 10:15 if my husband puts zuma to bed, she screams bloody murder. If I put her to bed she just lays right down.<br /> Midnight: I go to sleep. </p> <p>We spend a lot of time during the day just playing outside and enjoying the sunshine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2-under-2-daily-routine#post-2199799 Fri, 05 Jun 2015 01:30:25 +0000 Mrs squirreld 2199799@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If you have 2 under or 2 or similar what does your daily and bedtime routine look like? How do you do bed time and bath time? DH is back at work next week and I am starting to freak out a little about having to take sole care of a 2 week old and a 20 month old....Im also sick at the moment so that sucks. DH works shift work so quite often bedtime will be 100% me. Help!! </p>