https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 07 May 2026 01:44:25 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohm-what-does-your-pre-and-post-work-routines-look-like#post-471946 Mon, 31 Dec 2012 09:49:27 +0000 matador84 471946@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>615-I get up with my alarm, unless baby has me up earlier<br /> 625-645-I get ready and eat breakfast/have coffee<br /> 645-get LO up, changed, play, double check I have bottles ready for daycare and load car<br /> 710-leave for daycare<br /> 730-daycare opens and I run in and drop him off<br /> 733-I'm on my way to work and arrive around 745 as kids are arriving</p> <p>430-500 pick up from daycare<br /> 500-600 run errands/arrive him<br /> 600-630 eat dinner, get bottles daycare stuff ready<br /> 630-700 play with baby, get my stuff ready<br /> 730-800 bath time, read book, last feeding<br /> 830-900 watch tv, read, my bedtime </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohm-what-does-your-pre-and-post-work-routines-look-like#post-471773 Mon, 31 Dec 2012 06:36:38 +0000 mamabolt 471773@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Get up at 6, shower, do hair and makeup<br /> 6:30, make breakfast, pack up pump parts, feed pets, sometimes start a crockpot meal<br /> 7 - wake up DH and LO. DH showers while I BF LO.<br /> 7:15/20 - DH takes over with LO, I get dressed and out the door by 7:30</p> <p>Evening:<br /> Pick up LO any time between 5:15 and 5:45 depending on work and traffic.<br /> Home between 5:30 and 6.<br /> Between 6 and 7, play, nurse, if LO is content on her own for a little while or catnapping in her carseat I do a few quick chores like loading the dishwasher, starting a load of laundry, maybe starting dinner.<br /> DH gets home around 7 - he plays with LO until about 7:30 while I do a few more chores. Once or twice a week I fit in a run on the treadmill during this time.<br /> 7:30, I take over to nurse LO before bed, while DH takes over chore wise with packing lunches, washing and prepping bottles, finishing dinner etc.<br /> LO goes down at 8, we eat dinner together then and watch some TV. Usually head up to bed about 9-9:30.</p> <p>We make it work by meal planning either simple meals or crockpot/make ahead casseroles so there is very little dinner prep to be done the night of. We also do way more the night before in terms of putting our bags together, packing lunches, prepping LO's daycare stuff, laying out clothes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohm-what-does-your-pre-and-post-work-routines-look-like#post-471688 Mon, 31 Dec 2012 01:18:24 +0000 skibobrown 471688@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ladyfingers: It's definitely rough getting yourself and baby ready in the morning. I am spoiled right now b/c DH isn't working. So I just get myself ready in the morning, and DH deals w/ the baby and the daycare dropoff whenever she wakes up. Once DH goes back to work I'm thinking of hiring a nanny b/c the logistics of getting all 3 of us out the door in the morning are going to be problematic. It's probably better if we can get a nanny who just shows up at the house in the morning to take care of DD. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohm-what-does-your-pre-and-post-work-routines-look-like#post-471677 Mon, 31 Dec 2012 01:02:57 +0000 pregnantbee 471677@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ladyfingers: You'll be able to handle it. It will take some time to get used to it, but it gets easier with practice. I don't think I forgot any pump parts at home last week :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohm-what-does-your-pre-and-post-work-routines-look-like#post-471652 Sun, 30 Dec 2012 23:39:54 +0000 leelee 471652@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ladyfingers: yea unfortunately it does take a good amount of time :( I used to wake up at 6:45 and start work at 8. Now I wake up at 5 and start at 7:30.</p> <p>5am: wake up / pump / get ready for work / pack up pump<br /> 6am: get bottles ready for my mom who watches DD<br /> 6:30am: get clothes ready for DD / breakfast<br /> 7:10am: leave for work<br /> 10am: Pump<br /> 2pm: Pump<br /> 4:30pm: leave work<br /> 5pm: dinner / put DD down for nap<br /> 6pm: Pump<br /> 7pm: wash bottles<br /> 7:30pm: bath for DD<br /> 8pm: bedtime for DD<br /> 8:30pm: Shower<br /> 9pm: make lunch for next day<br /> 9:30pm: Pump<br /> 10pm: bed<br /> 2am: Pump</p> <p>That was my schedule when I first went back to work at 3 months pp. now at 6 months pp I am only pumping 2 times a day which makes a huge difference timewise. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohm-what-does-your-pre-and-post-work-routines-look-like#post-471644 Sun, 30 Dec 2012 23:24:24 +0000 ladyfingers 471644@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pregnantbee: There are some things I can do differently, like showering/blow drying hair at night and preparing breakfast/coffee/baby stuff the night before, etc. So there's that! I'm just starting to get really nervous about all the juggling ahead and whether I can handle it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohm-what-does-your-pre-and-post-work-routines-look-like#post-471641 Sun, 30 Dec 2012 23:22:20 +0000 pregnantbee 471641@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ladyfingers: It's definitely tons of logistics. It used to take me a long time to get ready before I had my son, so I'm not surprised it takes awhile in the morning. It definitely takes longer to leave the house once LO is in the picture! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohm-what-does-your-pre-and-post-work-routines-look-like#post-471638 Sun, 30 Dec 2012 23:17:58 +0000 ladyfingers 471638@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is so scary to me lol. I start work at 9 a.m. now, but I need to talk to my boss about starting at 8 instead so I can get out at 5 and pickup LO before daycare closes at 6. But I currently wake up at 7:30 to leave the house by 8:30, and it didn't even occur to me that I'd need much more than an hour to get myself AND the baby ready. I feel like I'm going to be waking up at like 5 a.m.! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohm-what-does-your-pre-and-post-work-routines-look-like#post-471631 Sun, 30 Dec 2012 23:09:27 +0000 sooz 471631@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It was a little tricky in the beginning and it took a couple of weeks to get a routine down, but for now this is our schedule. Our son is 8 months:</p> <p>5:30 - DS wakes up<br /> 6:00 - Breastfeed and DH gets ready for work<br /> 6:20 - Pass off DS to DH for diaper/clothes change; I get ready for work<br /> 6:45 - DH passes off DS to me so he can go to work. I play with DS until nanny arrives<br /> 7:00 - Nanny arrives and I get get all my work stuff ready (i.e., lunch, pump, laptop, etc.)<br /> 7:10 - Leave for work<br /> 7:45 - Arrive at work<br /> 11:30 - Pump<br /> 3:30 - Pump<br /> 4:00 - Leave work<br /> 4:30 - Arrive home. Put milk in fridge. Get report from nanny.<br /> 4:45 - Nanny leaves.<br /> 5:00 - DS eats dinner.<br /> 6:15 - Get bath ready (sometimes DH gets home to help me with his bath, other times not)<br /> 6:30 - Story and bottle (usually DH does this so I can start preparing dinner)<br /> 6;45 - Bedtime<br /> 7:15 - Dinner for me and DH<br /> 7:45 - Wash dishes/Prepare bottles for tomorrow/Pack lunches/Prepare food for DS (purees)<br /> 8:15 - Shower<br /> 8:45 - Pump<br /> 9:30 - Sleep<br /> 2:00AM - Wake up to pump </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohm-what-does-your-pre-and-post-work-routines-look-like#post-471550 Sun, 30 Dec 2012 22:10:36 +0000 pregnantbee 471550@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@CarrieLouWho: Good luck on your first day back :) LO just turned 6 months old, and we only just started solids, so they're not really part of the current routine yet. Here's my pre- and post-work schedule:</p> <p>6a -- sometimes 5a, 5:30a, etc., depending on LO - Wake and breastfeed.<br /> 6:30a - Keep LO in crib with toys as long as he is happy. Husband is "on call," and I shower. (If LO sleeping at 6, then I'll shower first and BF after.)<br /> 6:45a - Make-up, dress, check on LO.<br /> 7:15a - Pack up pump and be sure I have all parts (hands-free pumping bra, flanges, valves &amp; membranes, connectors, bottles with lids), count bottles/ounces of pumped milk for daycare and put into mini cooler bag.<br /> 7:30a - Leave for work (and pick up coffee, breakfast, and lunch from supermarket/Starbucks). DH brings LO to daycare later w/ mini cooler and any other supplies needed for the day.</p> <p>At work pump breaks:<br /> 10a, 1p, 4p (I pump while eating lunch.)</p> <p>After work<br /> 5p - Leave work, and pick up LO from daycare<br /> 5:25p - Arrive at home and refrigerate milk pumped at work and any leftover from daycare<br /> 5:30p - Breastfeeding depending when last daycare bottle feed was. If no breastfeeding needed immediately, play with LO -- read books, sit and play with teething toys, blocks, Exersaucer, etc.<br /> 5:45p or 6p - Bath<br /> 6:10p - PJs<br /> 6:15p - more reading, playing depending how drowsy LO is, and DH washes bottles and pump parts<br /> 6:30p - Breastfeeding<br /> 7p - Bed for LO, sometimes laundry, too<br /> 7:10p - Cook and eat dinner -- nothing too complicated, usually heat up frozen meal, salad, something simple, watch TV, relax. Also figure out if daycare needs anything like extra change of clothes, more diapers, bibs, etc. (We bring the bag to them Mon. mornings and they send it home Fri. evenings, so we only do a complete bag re-set on weekends.)<br /> 9p - Pump<br /> 9:30 or 10p - Bed for me<br /> 11p - Sometimes LO wakes again, and he usually wakes once or twice overnight.</p> <p>Repeat! I have a different schedule on Tuesdays, as I work 12p-9p, so I drop LO off at daycare, and DH picks him up after work and does the nighttime routine, but with bottle of pumped milk. When I get home around 9:15p, I want to collapse, but I eat a snack and clean bottles. May or may not pump again. Sleep around 10:30 for me.</p> <p>Hope this helps! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohm-what-does-your-pre-and-post-work-routines-look-like#post-471390 Sun, 30 Dec 2012 20:45:10 +0000 CarrieLouWho 471390@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks @yoursilverlining!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohm-what-does-your-pre-and-post-work-routines-look-like#post-470927 Sun, 30 Dec 2012 12:28:22 +0000 yoursilverlining 470927@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Morning:<br /> Wake up between 6:30-7am<br /> Feed LO a bottle<br /> Get her up/dressed<br /> Shower<br /> Make breakfast<br /> Pack lunches for DH and myself<br /> Play with cat and LO<br /> Leave for work by 8:10</p> <p>After work:<br /> Get home, play with LO<br /> 6:30ish bath for LO<br /> Bottle, rock LO, put her to bed<br /> Make dinner<br /> Eat dinner<br /> Make formula / bottles for daycare<br /> Pack daycare bag<br /> Make lunches for DH and myself<br /> Wash dishes<br /> Do laundry if needed<br /> Clean kitchen<br /> Pick up LO's toys / pick up the house<br /> Free time<br /> Go to bed - change LO into nighttime diaper and give her 1 more bottle</p> <p>Repeat, repeat, repeat. We're usually in bed between 10-11pm, so the evening stuff is all done between around 7:30-10 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohm-what-does-your-pre-and-post-work-routines-look-like#post-470906 Sun, 30 Dec 2012 12:15:21 +0000 CarrieLouWho 470906@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Bumping this post! I go back to work next week &amp; I'm interested to see more schedules... Especially breastfeeding moms and your pump schedule at work! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohm-what-does-your-pre-and-post-work-routines-look-like#post-217885 Wed, 11 Jul 2012 17:40:01 +0000 mrsjazz 217885@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I went back to work last week and LO is with my DH right now, too until September.</p> <p>Pre work:<br /> 6 am - Wake up and breastfeed LO. If she's not up, I'll sometimes wake her up or let her sleep until 7.<br /> 6:30 - Double pump after LO feeds. Play with her if she's still awake. Put her back in co-sleeper if she's still tired.<br /> 7 - Breakfast, get ready for work, check my pumping supplies<br /> 8 - Breastfeed LO one more time<br /> 8:15 - Leave for work</p> <p>Post work:<br /> 5:40-6 p.m. - Return from work. Breastfeed LO. I ask DH not to feed LO after 4:30. If she seems a bit fussy or hungry he'll give her an ounce or two to hold her until I get home.<br /> 6:30 - Start dinner. Prepare LO's bottles for the next day. Freeze any leftover breast milk. Wash pump parts and put out to dry (only if I was able to pump 3 times at work. If not I wash the pump parts later in the night.)<br /> 7-7:15 - Eat. DH and I will take turns eating depending on how LO is doing. If she's in the mood for playing with her mobile we set her down in her bassinet (it's on wheels so we keep it with us in the living room) so we can eat. Watch Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune<br /> 8 - Feed LO again while watching more TV! Catch up on e-mails. (one-handed) Read the news.<br /> 8:30 - Bath time for Mommy and LO. We bathe together! She loves it. I get in first and clean myself, empty most of the water, refill a little and then DH brings her in.<br /> 9 - Play with LO.<br /> 9:30 - Pack breakfast and lunch for work. Take out clothes for the next day.<br /> 10-11: Breastfeed LO again. LO goes to bed. Late bed time! We were putting her to bed at 8:30 originally but she fights that bed time and sleeps like crap if we put her down earlier. Depending on what I have planned, I'll go to bed with her. The latest I stay up is midnight.<br /> 11: If I only got to pump twice at work, I'll pump after LO falls asleep. Wash pump parts and set out to dry. Go to sleep.</p> <p>LO normally has been sleeping through the night. Since I've been back to work, she's only gotten up once to eat.</p> <p>REPEAT! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohm-what-does-your-pre-and-post-work-routines-look-like#post-217865 Wed, 11 Jul 2012 17:14:42 +0000 skibobrown 217865@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just went back to work last week. DD is staying at home w/ DH right now, so I don't have to worry about getting her to daycare. Right now my routine is...</p> <p>Morning:<br /> 7:30 AM - Wake up, shower, get dressed, etc.<br /> ~8-8:30 AM - eat breakfast, finish getting ready for work<br /> Ideally I leave the house between 8 and 8:30, but usually DD wakes up sometime around then, and I get suckered in by her adorable smiles. I finally manage to drag myself away and leave her alone with daddy for the day. </p> <p>Evening:<br /> ~6 PM - Return from work.<br /> 6:45 - Start baby bath time and bedtime routine.<br /> ~7:30 - Baby asleep in bed, cook dinner<br /> 8 PM - eat dinner<br /> 8:30 - 11 PM - clean up from dinner, clean and prepare bottles for tomorrow, fold baby laundry, catch up on work, watch TV, etc.<br /> 11 PM - Dream feed and bed time for mommy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohm-what-does-your-pre-and-post-work-routines-look-like#post-217863 Wed, 11 Jul 2012 17:02:38 +0000 mamajaja 217863@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Going back to work soon, and wondering how all you WOHMs do it!</p> <p>TIA! </p>