https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 14 May 2026 17:08:05 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/early-preschool-start-amp-routine#post-2586023 Wed, 13 Jul 2016 23:02:07 +0000 daniellemybelle 2586023@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: Smart!</p> <p>Thanks everyone for the advice! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/early-preschool-start-amp-routine#post-2585714 Wed, 13 Jul 2016 15:13:14 +0000 sapphire 2585714@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not much! I lay out her clothes the night before. She gets a banana or Cheerios in the AM if she is hungry. But daycare gives her breakfast lunch and snack so no prep needed! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/early-preschool-start-amp-routine#post-2585652 Wed, 13 Jul 2016 14:03:54 +0000 looch 2585652@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@daniellemybelle: Oh and another thing, if you have to sign up for stuff, always sign up for the same thing...like I always sign up to bring the cups, napkins, etc for class parties. I can buy it ahead and keep it at home, no last minute scrambling.</p> <p>I also make hard copies of all correspondence on when I need to send something in and keep it handy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/early-preschool-start-amp-routine#post-2585646 Wed, 13 Jul 2016 13:57:55 +0000 JLC53 2585646@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I posted this question right before I went back to work and baby went to daycare too. This is what I found works for me... I do all morning solo, DH leaves for work around 5:15am.</p> <p>Night before:<br /> Shower<br /> Pack bottles<br /> Pack lunch for myself<br /> Get coffee pot ready to just flip on in the morning</p> <p>Morning:<br /> 6:30am: alarm goes off (if baby is awake, I leave him in the crib, he just basically talks to himself and makes sure I know he is awake). I get myself ready.<br /> 6:45am: Change diaper, get baby dressed for the day, bottle<br /> 7am: Head downstairs, turn coffee pot on to warm up, put baby in carrier and walk dog<br /> 7:10am: Feed dog breakfast, put coffee together and baby in car seat<br /> 7:20am: Dog in crate and out the door </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/early-preschool-start-amp-routine#post-2585441 Wed, 13 Jul 2016 11:36:56 +0000 Mrs D 2585441@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The hanging organizer is genius! Thank you @looch: ... I may do that for myself too...</p> <p>Night before: Wash all bottles/pump accessories, prep my meals for the day, set bags on counter for all things that need to go with us in the morning (out of sight out of mind and often forgotten), pick out clothes.</p> <p>Morning: Toddler gets up, diaper changed, clothed, into infants room to read while I get infant up, downstairs and gets own snack while I get everything together and get the infant stuff. Everyone to the car - once in their seats/belted I go back in and grab our "stuff" - while checking boxes on a mental checklist! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/early-preschool-start-amp-routine#post-2585435 Wed, 13 Jul 2016 11:31:20 +0000 ShootingStar 2585435@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH prepares the lunches ahead of time. Usually he does a couple days together. He puts the stuff in little tupperware type containers in the fridge. In the morning I get DS up, then I get ready. If I don't get him first, he usually starts crying :bummed: . He watches something on my phone while I shower/get dressed. Then I grab clothes (easy, just shorts, t-shirt, undies), and take him to the potty. While he pees I get him dressed. Then we go downstairs and have breakfast.</p> <p>He eats breakfast in his learning tower while I grab his food from the fridge and the cupboards and throw them plus an icepack in his lunch box. I eat my breakfast and then we head out. This all usually takes about an hour. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/early-preschool-start-amp-routine#post-2585429 Wed, 13 Jul 2016 11:25:58 +0000 PawPrints 2585429@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This thread is making me feel like a huge slacker. We hardly do anything. </p> <p>Night before: dump out her wet bag of cloth diapers from that day, spray the poopy ones, put them all in her diaper pail</p> <p>Morning of: change her diaper, pick out clothes, put on clothes, put on her shoes, grab some fresh cloth diapers and the wet bag, toss baby + bag into the stroller and at 6:50am DH heads out the door to walk her to daycare. Then I start getting myself ready.</p> <p>Daycare provides all her food, and we don't do breakfast at home since she arrives at daycare by like 7:05am. So not a lot of prep at home is needed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/early-preschool-start-amp-routine#post-2585387 Wed, 13 Jul 2016 10:42:29 +0000 Pollywog 2585387@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>After bed I get the daycare bag ready: bottles, spare clothes, and and diapers/wipes/bibs needed. I shower and get my lunch, laptop, and pump bags ready.</p> <p>In the morning we walk tgr dog, eat breakfast, and DS plays as I get ready. I nurse him, we take the dog for one last potty and head to daycare. Then I head to the bus stop.</p> <p>Our normal schedule is:<br /> 630 wake up, diaper change, nurse, throw on clothes<br /> 650 walk dog<br /> 720 get back<br /> 725 eat solids<br /> 740 play on the play mat/mom gets ready<br /> 8 nurse<br /> 810 get dressed<br /> 815 take dog out<br /> 820 leave for daycare<br /> 830 drop off </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/early-preschool-start-amp-routine#post-2585320 Wed, 13 Jul 2016 09:27:19 +0000 avivoca 2585320@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Following, because I need to get my ish together. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/early-preschool-start-amp-routine#post-2585317 Wed, 13 Jul 2016 09:21:41 +0000 daniellemybelle 2585317@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@T.H.O.U.: She has been sleeping until 8 or later this summer :shocked: We are working on moving bedtime up so she will wake up earlier but we will definitely still have to wake her on school days. Hoping we can get her up and dressed in her room and she can just eat breakfast in the car so she can get as much sleep as possible.</p> <p>@looch: Great idea! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/early-preschool-start-amp-routine#post-2585251 Wed, 13 Jul 2016 07:37:54 +0000 HappyBaker 2585251@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: The hanging cube is an awesome idea!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/early-preschool-start-amp-routine#post-2585249 Wed, 13 Jul 2016 07:37:06 +0000 FaithFertility 2585249@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do all her prep the night before!<br /> Make her lunch, get her clothes out pack her bag if she needs anything!<br /> I also for.me shower and get my clothes ready! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/early-preschool-start-amp-routine#post-2585246 Wed, 13 Jul 2016 07:35:11 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2585246@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What time does she wake up normally? My kids get up at 6:45 and pretty much go straight to the table for breakfast and some tv. As they start to wake up, I either get them dressed at the table or in their rooms. We then do hair and teeth and potty. If they still have breakfast left they finish while I load up the car or they bring it in the car with them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/early-preschool-start-amp-routine#post-2585238 Wed, 13 Jul 2016 07:00:26 +0000 looch 2585238@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Do you have space in a closet to do a hanging cube thing? I have one in my son's closet with 6 cubbies and I put whole outfits in there on the weekend for the week ahead. I don't care what he wears on what day, but it cuts down on the panic of not having enough of an item on a given day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/early-preschool-start-amp-routine#post-2585098 Tue, 12 Jul 2016 20:00:17 +0000 SweetCaroline 2585098@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Night before: Pack lunch (breakfast and snack too), place in lunchbox, lunch box in fridge. Pack backpack. Any papers that need to go to daycare go in a plastic folder in her backpack. Clothes and shoes laid out.</p> <p>Morning: eat breakfast in pajamas, I do her hair while she eats. Then we get her dressed and she plays until I am ready to go. DH moves backpack and lunchbox to my car.</p> <p>Mornings after I don't do all my nightly routine<br /> ...I am generally grumpy :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/early-preschool-start-amp-routine#post-2585006 Tue, 12 Jul 2016 16:57:15 +0000 daniellemybelle 2585006@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO has been staying home with me for a year and I am rusty on the getting ready for school routine! She is going to preschool part-time next month and I am nervous about getting her ready to leave for school by 7:20 on school days. I know I need to do as much as possible the night before and I am thinking she may eat breakfast in the car on school days!</p> <p>What's your night before and morning routine? </p>