https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 23 Apr 2026 23:15:43 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-does-it-take-to-get-your-toddler-ready-in-the-morning#post-2134853 Tue, 07 Apr 2015 09:05:04 +0000 littlebug 2134853@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's about 30 minutes. If we skipped breakfast, it'd be about 15. I use the time when he's eating breakfast to get my stuff together for work - my bag, my lunch, make my breakfast smoothie and my to-go coffee. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-does-it-take-to-get-your-toddler-ready-in-the-morning#post-2134822 Tue, 07 Apr 2015 08:37:16 +0000 catlady 2134822@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We take our time because LO is usually awake much earlier than we need to go. She's usually up between 6:15 and 6:30 and we like to be out the door between 8 and 8:30. When she sleeps in though, we wake her up by 7:30 to make sure we can get out in time. I don't know how anyone would be ready in 10 minutes! It takes about that much time to just get her coat and shoes on. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-does-it-take-to-get-your-toddler-ready-in-the-morning#post-2134820 Tue, 07 Apr 2015 08:36:34 +0000 Alivoo01 2134820@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>&lt;5 minutes. DS is still sleepy so that helps. I change his diaper, clothes, and put on shoes then we're out the door. He eats breakfast at school. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-does-it-take-to-get-your-toddler-ready-in-the-morning#post-2134811 Tue, 07 Apr 2015 08:30:34 +0000 MoreCoffee 2134811@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're also in the &lt;10 minutes crew. DS eats breakfast at daycare, but I make him a smoothie in the morning. DH and I get completely ready while DS is still sleeping. Whoever gets downstairs first makes the smoothie, and one of us takes it in for DS to drink while his diaper is being changed. We put him to sleep in the shirt or undershirt he'll wear the next day and just his diaper (he's still in a sleep sack). I lay out his clothes the night before so it's very quick to get him dressed. We stop by the bathroom to brush teeth and wipe off his face before heading downstairs. The parent who's not getting DS ready has already loaded the car, so all we do is put on shoes and head out the door! It took some time to get this down to a science, but we wanted DS to get as much sleep as possible rather than waking him up early to spend more time getting ready. Of course some mornings he's pokier but overall it goes smoothly. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-does-it-take-to-get-your-toddler-ready-in-the-morning#post-2134746 Tue, 07 Apr 2015 07:23:32 +0000 Modern Daisy 2134746@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've got an early riser which makes things challenging. He is awake while we get ready so we have to take turns showering and getting dressed while the other watches him. Getting him fed and dressed takes no time at all though. He loves daycare so much that he is screaming at us while holding his shoes and coat! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-does-it-take-to-get-your-toddler-ready-in-the-morning#post-2134715 Tue, 07 Apr 2015 06:23:04 +0000 NovBaby1112 2134715@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We all get up around 6:30 and we like to relax/have coffee/milk on the couch, then start getting ready. Out the door by 8. LO hates being rushed though, so I wouldn't know how we would do it if she slept in much later than that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-does-it-take-to-get-your-toddler-ready-in-the-morning#post-2134662 Tue, 07 Apr 2015 00:45:22 +0000 HLK208 2134662@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It takes forever! E hasn't started preschool yet but she gets up with B and I need to have her ready for the day before we leave to take him to school. They eat breakfast at 6:30, get dressed, brush teeth, do hair by 7:30 and then I have 20 minutes to get myself ready. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-does-it-take-to-get-your-toddler-ready-in-the-morning#post-2134658 Tue, 07 Apr 2015 00:12:18 +0000 kodybear 2134658@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It usually takes an hour and a half for two kids!! It's mostly because the oldest lags. She is in a "self" phase so she has to do everything herself. And that takes forever. I've had to rush before for work meetings and everyone just ends up crying and/or screaming! (Me included :-p) so most days we just take our time </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-does-it-take-to-get-your-toddler-ready-in-the-morning#post-2134643 Mon, 06 Apr 2015 23:18:48 +0000 BoogieBea 2134643@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I allocate an hour from waking them up to out the door. I start waking them up at 6:40 but they're usually not fully up until 10 minutes later. They're usually dressed and downstairs by 7. They eat breakfast while I make their lunch. At 7:30 they start getting ready to leave. This is the most frustrating part because they take their time getting their shoes on. We're usually in the car by 7:40 to get to school by 8. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-does-it-take-to-get-your-toddler-ready-in-the-morning#post-2134608 Mon, 06 Apr 2015 22:01:29 +0000 2littlepumpkins 2134608@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@daniellemybelle: That includes a) lots of hair for her, b) nursing, and c) you getting ready too.. I'd say you're pretty quick with all of that! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-does-it-take-to-get-your-toddler-ready-in-the-morning#post-2134541 Mon, 06 Apr 2015 20:50:36 +0000 daniellemybelle 2134541@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I can't believe how fast y'all are. It takes me over an hour and we are always running late. LO gets up around 7:30. We nurse, change her diaper, she eats breakfast while I pack her lunch and backpack. (I should do that the night before but I never do.) Then I have to get her dressed, fix her hair (there's lots of it), get her shoes on, make sure we have everything including her lovey. Then she plays while I hurry to make myself slightly presentable unless DH is dropping her off. Most of the time she poops so I have to change her again before we leave. We leave by 8:45 to be there by 9. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-does-it-take-to-get-your-toddler-ready-in-the-morning#post-2134519 Mon, 06 Apr 2015 20:35:02 +0000 Andrea 2134519@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They have been pretty slow about eating breakfast so yes, I feel rushed on some days lately. I am glad my kids eat, but man, they can EAT! I am already worried about what we will do next school year for kinder since it will start earlier and we have a commute... :bummed: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-does-it-take-to-get-your-toddler-ready-in-the-morning#post-2134405 Mon, 06 Apr 2015 18:56:21 +0000 Pancakes 2134405@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@T.H.O.U.: My LO is the same way. And some mornings, she takes 30-45 minutes to eat breakfast. Aaaagh! Her school doesn't start until 9 and we still run late. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-does-it-take-to-get-your-toddler-ready-in-the-morning#post-2134400 Mon, 06 Apr 2015 18:49:31 +0000 matador84 2134400@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>10 minutes. I wake him up 15 mins before leaving. Clothing already out, quick snuggles, breakfast in the car and we are out! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-does-it-take-to-get-your-toddler-ready-in-the-morning#post-2134391 Mon, 06 Apr 2015 18:40:55 +0000 2littlepumpkins 2134391@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO hasn't started preschool yet, she's just home with me, but we take about 20 min to get her ready and breakfast can vary depending what it is. I'd say we take around the same time as you. We don't sign up for any programs before 1030. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-does-it-take-to-get-your-toddler-ready-in-the-morning#post-2134356 Mon, 06 Apr 2015 17:44:39 +0000 lemondrop 2134356@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>About the same- 45-50 minutes. I could rush us along in 20 or so if I didn't give us a start on the couch waking up to tv and coffee. Plus there is the baby to get ready, which I could just bring along in jammies if I was in a true hurry. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-does-it-take-to-get-your-toddler-ready-in-the-morning#post-2134351 Mon, 06 Apr 2015 17:28:34 +0000 meganmp 2134351@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Both kids can be up, changed, dressed and in car seats with a bag of Kix in 20 minutes. Breakfast would more than double the time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-does-it-take-to-get-your-toddler-ready-in-the-morning#post-2134345 Mon, 06 Apr 2015 17:11:13 +0000 Trailmix 2134345@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Years. Literally. Trying to get two toddlers fed and dressed is like herding cats. Mine get up around 6:30 and if we are lucky, we get out of the house by 8:30. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-does-it-take-to-get-your-toddler-ready-in-the-morning#post-2134301 Mon, 06 Apr 2015 16:11:21 +0000 birdofafeather 2134301@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i'm amazed by the 10-15 minute crowd! even if we didn't eat breakfast, i doubt i could hurry her along that fast! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-does-it-take-to-get-your-toddler-ready-in-the-morning#post-2134295 Mon, 06 Apr 2015 16:03:02 +0000 PurplePeony 2134295@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It usually takes an hour and a half for us to get out of the house, but most of that is DH. When I'm solo, it usually takes less than an hour and probably 20 minutes of that is just for DD. If I was more organized, we could probably go faster when it's just DD and me, but there's no rushing my DH so I don't even bother to try most of the time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-does-it-take-to-get-your-toddler-ready-in-the-morning#post-2134267 Mon, 06 Apr 2015 15:28:35 +0000 Charm54 2134267@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Up at 7:00, quick change then she eats (usually toast and fruit) while I get ready myself. Then we are out the door by 7:30 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-does-it-take-to-get-your-toddler-ready-in-the-morning#post-2134266 Mon, 06 Apr 2015 15:28:31 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2134266@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If she had her way, she would have about 45 minutes to an hour to watch tv, eat breakfast, play, etc. </p> <p>I usually end up hurrying her along and/or missing things to get us out the door in 30 minutes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-does-it-take-to-get-your-toddler-ready-in-the-morning#post-2134242 Mon, 06 Apr 2015 15:03:23 +0000 .twist. 2134242@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He is up between 6:10 &amp; 6:20 and we are out the door around 6:50. He doesn't eat breakfast at home though. That would add, probably, about another half hour to our morning! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-does-it-take-to-get-your-toddler-ready-in-the-morning#post-2134239 Mon, 06 Apr 2015 15:00:45 +0000 Smurfette 2134239@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>10 mins to get her dressed, hair done, and out the door. She eats at day care. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-does-it-take-to-get-your-toddler-ready-in-the-morning#post-2134236 Mon, 06 Apr 2015 14:56:15 +0000 Mommy Finger 2134236@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It takes between 30-40 minutes depending on his "mood". </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-does-it-take-to-get-your-toddler-ready-in-the-morning#post-2134234 Mon, 06 Apr 2015 14:54:09 +0000 Somebunny 2134234@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Less than ten minutes. I get her dressed, fix her hair and brush her teeth. She eats breakfast at daycare. It helps that she wakes up bright eyed and bushy tailed in the morning. She's always happy and ready to go. It would take much longer if I had to fight her about it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-does-it-take-to-get-your-toddler-ready-in-the-morning#post-2134213 Mon, 06 Apr 2015 14:37:26 +0000 illumina 2134213@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't get my LO ready for daycare, but even when we need to be somewhere it takes the best part of an hour from her waking up to going out the door. I swear most of that is putting all her eczema creams on! :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-does-it-take-to-get-your-toddler-ready-in-the-morning#post-2134211 Mon, 06 Apr 2015 14:34:27 +0000 hellobeeboston 2134211@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our morning routine is soooooo long. I don't know how it got that way but we get up about the same time, 6:15/6:30 and don't leave the house until 8:30!!! I need to get better. Part of it is that I drive and the later I leave, the less traffic. Ha. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-does-it-take-to-get-your-toddler-ready-in-the-morning#post-2134202 Mon, 06 Apr 2015 14:22:33 +0000 ShootingStar 2134202@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think about a half hour? I get him out of the crib and get him changed, then we go downstairs and I cut up a banana and give him some cheerios. He eats while I get his lunch ready and then if I have time I sit down and eat too, then we feed the dog (which can take a few minutes because he doesn't want to put down the scoop). It would be a lot shorter if I just handed him breakfast on the way out the door, but I feel like he'd get more of it all over the car than in his mouth. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-does-it-take-to-get-your-toddler-ready-in-the-morning#post-2134200 Mon, 06 Apr 2015 14:21:14 +0000 lovehoneybee 2134200@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He can be up and in the car in &lt;10 minutes. He eats breakfast at daycare, though, so I just through a bottle of milk and applesauce pouch in my bag for the car ride. </p>