https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 28 Apr 2026 11:46:27 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohms-whats-your-morning-routine/page/2#post-1734657 Tue, 01 Jul 2014 16:06:15 +0000 delight 1734657@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mdf106: I am hoping she will be ok to eat breakfast right after busing in the fall! Happy to hear it works for you!<br /> @Adira: @Smurfette: I'm not sure about bringing breakfast to DC! I'll have to check in, that would make it easier. It's a home daycare so I'm not sure if the lady would be able to feed LO while watching the other kids but it's a good idea and I'll ask! LO will be more independent at earrings so maybe if it's finger food and not cereal or something that would work!<br /> @dagret: she does STTN most nights now. I think maybe we are just in a routine of BF, waiting, then having breakfast. I could try this summer just to do it all upon waking! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohms-whats-your-morning-routine/page/2#post-1734637 Tue, 01 Jul 2014 15:56:22 +0000 seabsher 1734637@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>6:30 alarm goes off<br /> 6:45 finally get out of bed after hitting snooze, and get ready for work (shower, dress, etc.)<br /> 7:00ish hope that husband has fed the baby, doesn't always happen though<br /> 7:15 prepare bottles and diaper bag for daycare, if husband is feeding baby<br /> 7:20-7:30ish dress baby for daycare<br /> 7:35-7:40 out the door for daycare (way later than I would like to be.)</p> <p>I do not use my time very efficiently in the morning, but I know that I am very lucky to have my husband. Since, he does help with the baby. However, he becomes more helpful when the begin to eat table food. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohms-whats-your-morning-routine/page/2#post-1734549 Tue, 01 Jul 2014 14:56:44 +0000 mdf106 1734549@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@delight: My LO eats breakfast right after breastfeeding. I breastfeed first thing in the morning, and then we both eat breakfast at the same time. He seems to still eat fine. He has been doing this since he started finger foods at 9 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohms-whats-your-morning-routine/page/2#post-1734194 Tue, 01 Jul 2014 12:25:02 +0000 dagret 1734194@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@delight: my husband makes him and L omelets when he's around...but when I'm solo-parenting, I mike those bad boys. </p> <p>She will be much more mobile at 13 months (It doesn't seem possible, does it?) and might be sleeping through the night then, if she isn't already. L wakes up starving and demanding a nana - she might be ready to eat earlier than you think. Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohms-whats-your-morning-routine/page/2#post-1734094 Tue, 01 Jul 2014 11:52:01 +0000 Adira 1734094@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@delight: I agree with @Smurfette: if the daycare will let you! We wake up Xander and just bring him straight to daycare and he eats there, but we'll often bring his yogurt and whatever. They don't normally serve breakfast until 8:30/9:00, but I tell them to give him food as soon as he gets in because he's hungry at 7:30! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohms-whats-your-morning-routine/page/2#post-1734077 Tue, 01 Jul 2014 11:46:33 +0000 Smurfette 1734077@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@delight: Can't you bring breakfast to day care? We did that at R's old place since most mornings she just woke up and I had to throw her in the car. They had a microwave I could reheat or I just did bagel, yogurt, fruit, etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohms-whats-your-morning-routine/page/2#post-1734062 Tue, 01 Jul 2014 11:42:04 +0000 delight 1734062@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Grace: that's what I'm hoping. I don't really want to give it up. I'm hoping I can nurse and feed breakfast right away then! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohms-whats-your-morning-routine/page/2#post-1734033 Tue, 01 Jul 2014 11:29:17 +0000 Grace 1734033@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@delight: Maybe she'll be hungrier by 13 months. I wait an hour after wakeup nurse to feed LO breakfast but she's been wanting it earlier and earlier lately. I don't think nursing is enough for her anymore. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohms-whats-your-morning-routine/page/2#post-1733982 Tue, 01 Jul 2014 11:07:22 +0000 delight 1733982@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@dagret: she will 13 months in September. At least she can feed herself! I know I'll get into a routine but it sure is daunting! Microwave scrambled eggs sound like a life saver! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohms-whats-your-morning-routine/page/2#post-1733897 Tue, 01 Jul 2014 10:27:01 +0000 dagret 1733897@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@delight: you can do it! you'll find a routine that works for you. How old will she be when she starts daycare? </p> <p>Also, forgot to add that microwaving scrambled eggs has made solo morning parenting MUCH easier! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohms-whats-your-morning-routine/page/2#post-1733889 Tue, 01 Jul 2014 10:22:28 +0000 dagret 1733889@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Some days I'm solo parenting in the AM, other days DH is there. </p> <p>6:30 - wake up, if L isn't up already. Change his diaper, give him a banana &amp; milk. Check my emails. Make coffee if it's been a rough night.<br /> 6:45 - put Elmo's world on the iPad for L while I hop in the shower.<br /> 7 - DH wakes up, starts on their breakfast. If he's not there, I get ready while L is playing.<br /> 7:15 DH &amp; L are eating, or I'm mostly done getting ready, and we all eat breakfast together. I have cereal, they have eggs.<br /> 740 - change L's clothes and wrangle sunscreen on him<br /> 7:50 - we brush our teeth<br /> 8 - out the door </p> <p>I try to get everything ready the night before if at all possible. Our clothes, anything for daycare, etc... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohms-whats-your-morning-routine/page/2#post-1730679 Sun, 29 Jun 2014 16:00:15 +0000 MsMamaBear 1730679@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>These responses make me happy she is out of the infant stage!LOL! LO will be 3 on 9/1 and she goes to daycare where I teach Ga Pre-K so it's a little easier for me.</p> <p>5:55- wake up, get dressed<br /> 6:15- Wake her up, tell her to use the potty, dress her<br /> 6:30- go downstairs, give her a Pediasure, comb her hair<br /> 6:55- leave for work (she eats breakfast at school) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohms-whats-your-morning-routine/page/2#post-1730231 Sun, 29 Jun 2014 06:14:45 +0000 delight 1730231@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Man this is making me very anxious. DD starts daycare in September and I wonder how I'm going to do it all myself in the morning. I need to drop her off at daycare by 7:30 in order to get to work on time. I thought daycare served breakfast but it's actually just a morning snack at 9:15 so she'll have to eat at home which makes things tricky. DH leaves the house at 6:30 when I'm going to be waking her up.<br /> I almost feel like I'll have to wean her. Currently she nurses when she wakes up around 7:30 and then Won't eat breakfast until 8:30. I'm not going to be able to have that hour in between nursing and breakfast in the fall.<br /> I know I'm stressing for no reason and I'll get into a routine but it seems like mornings are going to be tricky. I can't imagine what they'll be like if we have two LOs one day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohms-whats-your-morning-routine/page/2#post-1711757 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 07:40:13 +0000 walnutems 1711757@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS is 6 months old and ebf's when we're at home...</p> <p>5:45 my alarm goes off, I snooze a couple times<br /> 6-6:15 I'm out of bed and in the shower<br /> 6:30 Out of the shower, wake DH to get in the shower, go downstairs and get a cup of coffee<br /> 6:45ish DS usually starts to stir in his crib, I'll usually let him roll around and talk for 15 mins while I put my make up on, do my hair. If he starts to really fuss I'll go get him early<br /> 7ish go in get DS, nurse<br /> 7:15 change his diaper and outfit, then we bring him into our room to play on the bed or in his walker while we finish getting ready. &lt;this will have to change when he really starts moving around, he usually rolls around a little bit but we keep a close eye&gt;<br /> 7:30 head downstairs, put DS in a bouncy chair or the johnny jump up in the kitchen while we pack lunches, DS's bottles for the day and my pumping supplies.<br /> 7:45 we're out the door!</p> <p>Hope that helps!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohms-whats-your-morning-routine/page/2#post-1711744 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 07:30:47 +0000 looch 1711744@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JoJoGirl: me too, but supposedly it's super easy and you don't need to have it at a rolling boil. </p> <p>I also want to try steaming eggs. I spent some time on weelicious two days ago, in fact, looking for lunch ideas to send to camp. There's no reason why some of those lunch ideas can't also be breakfast! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohms-whats-your-morning-routine/page/2#post-1711741 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 07:28:11 +0000 T.H.O.U. 1711741@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Dagny: Good luck! I know a friend of mine that did Whole 30 pre-made her breakfasts at least for the veggie part and then just added the toppings the morning of. My husband now throws eggs/egg white in a pan for breakfast most mornings and steams frozen veggies in the microwave for his lunch at work. It doesn't take him more than about 5 minutes. </p> <p>If I remember correctly, our morning was about like this: </p> <p>5:45 wake up if we needed a shower<br /> 6:00 start getting dressed and ready (with or without LO depending on her sleep).<br /> 6:20 out to the living room to grab a yogurt, I would get LO dressed, DH packed bags (pump bag, daycare bag, and lunch).<br /> 6:30 out the door.<br /> 6:45-7:15 - Nurse at daycare<br /> 7:30-7:45 - Arrive at work. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohms-whats-your-morning-routine/page/2#post-1711738 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 07:24:53 +0000 JoJoGirl 1711738@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: I'd be nervous about boiling a ziploc bag! Boiling plastic and food never seem like a good combo :) I'm obsessed with quick ideas like that too, have you seen Weelicious? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohms-whats-your-morning-routine#post-1711718 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 07:09:17 +0000 looch 1711718@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>There are so many options for breakfasts, especially things you can make ahead! For veggies, if you are committed to doing them fresh in the morning, I'd prep them the night before. One thing I learned to do is to shred zucchini, it cooks up super fast and is quite delicious!</p> <p>One thing I have been dying to try is where you make omelettes in baggies...you basically crack the eggs into a ziplock bag and then you toss the whole thing in boiling water. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohms-whats-your-morning-routine#post-1711714 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 07:02:49 +0000 JoJoGirl 1711714@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Dagny: You'll have time to sit and eat if you cook the night before (after LO goes to bed). Agree with others, a lot of breakfasts are easy to make ahead and reheat, mini egg muffins, pancakes, quiche, etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohms-whats-your-morning-routine#post-1711496 Thu, 19 Jun 2014 22:50:58 +0000 Dagny 1711496@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yeah I thought the responses to my question might be along those lines... Well I know I won't be able to do exactly what I'm doing now, but hopefully if I plan and prep ahead of time and wake up really early, I'll still manage to be able to cook a basic meal in the mornings. I could always steam veggies the night before and warm them up, that kind of thing. It will certainly be a change!! :bummed: I think what I'm most worried about is feeling rushed when we eat breakfast together. I definitely can't compromise on sitting down to eat breakfast with LO (it's just my thing), so I'll have to come up with a game plan and do the best I can. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohms-whats-your-morning-routine#post-1710593 Thu, 19 Jun 2014 17:30:45 +0000 MamaJ 1710593@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS is 18 months and not EBF but he still BFs in the morning..</p> <p>Things I do before:<br /> I do laundry on the weekends and set his clothes out for the entire week.<br /> The night before I fill his cups, set my coffee maker, make my lunch, pack his daycare bag if we need to bring anything (swimsuit on some days, extra diapers etc)</p> <p>530- wake up and get ready<br /> 6 - put cups in daycare bag, drink coffee, eat; grab lunch etc<br /> 620 - let the dogs out which usually wakes up DS.<br /> 625 - go into DS's room, give him some milk while I grab his clothes and stuff to change his diaper. Get him dressed, change him, nurse him, etc.<br /> 645 - he has a snack before school (yogurt or granola bar)<br /> 650- off to daycare and I head to work. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohms-whats-your-morning-routine#post-1710525 Thu, 19 Jun 2014 16:55:26 +0000 LuLu Mom 1710525@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>6:30 - shower &amp; get ready<br /> 7: LO usually wakes up on her own, I get her milk and change diaper<br /> 7:10: finished getting ready &amp; dress LO.<br /> 7:30: out the door. </p> <p>This looks so easy...haha it's not always the case. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohms-whats-your-morning-routine#post-1710515 Thu, 19 Jun 2014 16:50:23 +0000 cascademom 1710515@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Dagny: What about making mini quiches or mini pancakes and freezing them? I know tons of people who do that. I need to, but don't. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohms-whats-your-morning-routine#post-1710459 Thu, 19 Jun 2014 16:28:04 +0000 blackbird 1710459@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@dagny, that's not sustainable, IMO. I would look at a crustless quiche, too. I will sometimes prep dinner in the AM, but 40 min is...insane :) </p> <p>cut your veggies on the weekend and toss them into a greased pan. Pour egg on top. Bake. Done. You're going to have to seriously streamline/simplify that, honestly. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohms-whats-your-morning-routine#post-1710129 Thu, 19 Jun 2014 14:33:24 +0000 heartonastring 1710129@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Dagny: I make a crustless quiche with lots of veggies in it each Sunday and then reheat each day for breakfast. I definitely don't have 40 minutes to spare in the morning :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohms-whats-your-morning-routine#post-1710119 Thu, 19 Jun 2014 14:29:42 +0000 Smurfette 1710119@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Dagny: Wow! I can't imagine that. I would think you are going to have to do major prep work on the weekends or the night before. It is tough trying to get out of the house on time. Unless you have a job that is flexible and doesn't care if you are late.<br /> I hope it works out for you though if it is that important to you. Maybe you can always make egg muffins and have chopped up veggies in those? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohms-whats-your-morning-routine#post-1710103 Thu, 19 Jun 2014 14:24:49 +0000 JoJoGirl 1710103@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Dagny: oh my goodness.. there is NO WAY i'd be able to cook breakfast while doing all this alone in the morning. If I was that dedicated to a homecooked meal, I'd either do oatmeal in the crockpot overnight (set it before bed and it's ready and warm in the morning), or prep EVERYTHING ahead of time so I can just throw veggies and eggs in a frying pan. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohms-whats-your-morning-routine#post-1709745 Thu, 19 Jun 2014 12:45:32 +0000 Mrs D 1709745@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Current Schedule:</p> <p>If K sleeps until I wake her -<br /> 5:45am: Alarm goes off. I shower/get ready.<br /> 6am or 6:20am (if I straightened my hair): down stairs for coffee, packing my lunch, making K's two bottles for DC.<br /> 6:30am: Back upstairs to apply makeup, pick out my clothes and get the dog up.<br /> 6:40am: quick walk for dog<br /> 6:45am: make K's morning bottle, go up and wake her up, diaper change, bottle feed<br /> 7am: K plays in her crib for a minute while I go change myself, then come back to get her dressed.<br /> 7:10am: out the door</p> <p>If K wakes at some point during that process prior to 6:45am - I simply stop what I am doing and go get her, change her, feed her and usually either let her play in her crib or bring her downstairs to hang in the rnp until I am done with my "chores"</p> <p>Note: some mornings I am making dinner, aka putting stuff in the crock pot...we need to get better about doing this more often.</p> <p>I am planning to start getting up two mornings at 5am so I can go for a jog...fingers crossed I can swing it!</p> <p>ETA - I do this all while DH blissfully sleeps! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohms-whats-your-morning-routine#post-1709655 Thu, 19 Jun 2014 12:19:30 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 1709655@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>6:10 - Wake up, shower, get ready<br /> 6:30 - DS wakes up on his own, and immediately starts screaming for me. Change him and bring him downstairs for breakfast, get him fed, make coffee and grab a quick bite.<br /> 7 - Wake up DD, get her dressed and fed. DH also wakes up at this time, showers, and gets ready for work.<br /> 7:45 - DH drops the kids off at daycare, and I head into work at the same time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohms-whats-your-morning-routine#post-1709653 Thu, 19 Jun 2014 12:18:31 +0000 Dagny 1709653@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SMURFETTE - Yes, probably 40 minutes on average. Part of it is that DS makes it really difficult for me to cook when I'm home by myself, but I try to make some kind of vegetable dish with every breakfast (roasted squash, multi-veggie 'scramble', steamed veggies, etc.). The prep usually takes 15 minutes or so and then another 15-20 minutes of actual cooking. I know I'll need to do a lot of prep work in advance and plan really well, but I'm just really nervous that I won't be able to manage. Cooking every meal is the thing that is really most important to me on a daily basis, so hopefully I'll be able to manage it somehow.. </p>