Hellobee Boards Topic: WOHMs who are alone in the morning

Hellobee Boards Topic: WOHMs who are alone in the morning - how do you do it? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 11 Apr 2026 05:05:34 +0000 JoJoGirl on "WOHMs who are alone in the morning - how do you do it?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohms-who-are-alone-in-the-morning-how-do-you-do-it#post-927446 Fri, 12 Jul 2013 15:08:33 +0000 JoJoGirl 927446@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Thanks all. This is going to be quite an adjustment for him ;) so we'll see how it goes. And yes, I'm learning to let her cry, she just gets so pissed off she actually stops breathing between screams, scratches at her face, goes hoarse, etc. Our pediatrician told me 'it's not normal for a baby to scream this loudly...'. I'm getting used to it, but she is terrifying when she gets super wound up. Modern Daisy on "WOHMs who are alone in the morning - how do you do it?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohms-who-are-alone-in-the-morning-how-do-you-do-it#post-926611 Fri, 12 Jul 2013 11:07:05 +0000 Modern Daisy 926611@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Oh and I've told him that morning duty includes actually being there to get LO when he wakes up, it's not fair to say you have morning duty then be gone until just before it's time to leave, making the other person really do all the work. Since evening duty will consist of more than just picking him up - feeding, bathing, entertaining, etc. until the other person gets home. Modern Daisy on "WOHMs who are alone in the morning - how do you do it?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohms-who-are-alone-in-the-morning-how-do-you-do-it#post-926606 Fri, 12 Jul 2013 11:05:33 +0000 Modern Daisy 926606@https://boards.hellobee.com/ This discussion makes me smile/laugh a little because I'm still waiting for my DH to tell me if he wants morning or night duty. Something has to give with his schedule since he goes to the gym before work in the morning and doesn't get home from work until around 7pm normally - which would be too late for a regular pickup time. But since we'll both be working FT, I don't think it's fair for me to have to do both, I can tell he's stalling on making a decision though :) blackbird on "WOHMs who are alone in the morning - how do you do it?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohms-who-are-alone-in-the-morning-how-do-you-do-it#post-926568 Fri, 12 Jul 2013 10:58:01 +0000 blackbird 926568@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Do everything at night, seriously! Pack lunches and bags (i even load them the night before!), eat breakfast on my way to work/at work (hard boiled eggs, cooked sausage links cold, etc). I get up at 5:15...do makeup, coffee, etc. At 6:15/6:30, I wake the baby up. Change her diaper, feed her, put a disposable on, clothe her. Then set her in the crib (if she cries? tough shit) and put clothes on. Pick baby up, face her OUTWARD so i don't get barfed on and immediately put her in her car carrier. I get dressed RIGHT before i leave the house. And set all my clothes out the night before. And honestly? This morning, she screamed bloody murder in her crib while I went to the bathroom. Sometimes, that just happens and the baby has to cry because I have to get ready for work. Adira on "WOHMs who are alone in the morning - how do you do it?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohms-who-are-alone-in-the-morning-how-do-you-do-it#post-926564 Fri, 12 Jul 2013 10:57:15 +0000 Adira 926564@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Hubs handles mornings too. He showers at night, but also Xander usually sleeps until he gets him up, so he's able to get dressed and have breakfast in peace. But we also get everything ready the night before - bottles, outfit, bib, eetc. 2PeasinaPod on "WOHMs who are alone in the morning - how do you do it?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohms-who-are-alone-in-the-morning-how-do-you-do-it#post-926495 Fri, 12 Jul 2013 10:33:35 +0000 2PeasinaPod 926495@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @JoJoGirl: BTW...I used to not be able to shower unless my DH was around the first 3 months. Every once in a while, I could do it while napping, but it never failed that he would wake up while I was in the shower and would scream bloody murder! And nothing worked while he was awake, so I feel your pain! bunnylove08 on "WOHMs who are alone in the morning - how do you do it?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohms-who-are-alone-in-the-morning-how-do-you-do-it#post-926468 Fri, 12 Jul 2013 10:26:13 +0000 bunnylove08 926468@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I'm purchasing a bouncy seat for her and plan on playing peekaboo when I shower. Hopefully it will work. My DD cries bloody murder too. I asked this question yesterday and highwire gave me the idea Smurfette on "WOHMs who are alone in the morning - how do you do it?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohms-who-are-alone-in-the-morning-how-do-you-do-it#post-926448 Fri, 12 Jul 2013 10:19:59 +0000 Smurfette 926448@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I usually pray she doesn't wake up till I am up showered and ready for the day. If not, I put her in the RnP in our room and she can watch me while I get ready. Definitely have bottles, lunches, and bags all packed the night before. DillonLion on "WOHMs who are alone in the morning - how do you do it?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohms-who-are-alone-in-the-morning-how-do-you-do-it#post-926435 Fri, 12 Jul 2013 10:15:48 +0000 DillonLion 926435@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @MamaMoose: It is probably nearing the end of its life. She can flip herself completely around while still buckled in. I don't know how the fabric doesn't tear. MamaMoose on "WOHMs who are alone in the morning - how do you do it?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohms-who-are-alone-in-the-morning-how-do-you-do-it#post-926431 Fri, 12 Jul 2013 10:14:35 +0000 MamaMoose 926431@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @highwire: I'm impressed C will still tolerate the bouncy seat! Now that M can crawl and pull up she wants no part of any sort of seat! I think she'd probably flip herself out of it! My hubs is alone with her in the morning after I leave for work so he ended up having to set up the pack n play in our master closet and he plops her in there with a bunch of toys while he showers and gets dressed. KayKay on "WOHMs who are alone in the morning - how do you do it?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohms-who-are-alone-in-the-morning-how-do-you-do-it#post-926409 Fri, 12 Jul 2013 10:07:58 +0000 KayKay 926409@https://boards.hellobee.com/ If possible, get up before LO does and get as much as possible done then. I get up, shower/etc, feed the dog, and have a cup of coffee before LO wakes. Then when she gets up, I change her & get her dressed and feed her breakfast before we head out the door. On days when she gets up before I'm ready for her, it depends on how early it is. Sometimes I let her fuss in her crib while I quickly shower; other times I"ll get her up and changed and then have her play on the bathroom or bedroom floor while I get ready. I had a drawer full of her toys in our bathroom for that reason! Now that she's older (14 months), I usually just shut our bedroom door and let her run around our room/bathroom/closet harassing the dog while I finish up :) As others have mentioned, doing as much as you can the night before (prep breakfasts/bottles, making lunches if necessary, picking outfits, etc etc) really helps things go smoother. DillonLion on "WOHMs who are alone in the morning - how do you do it?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohms-who-are-alone-in-the-morning-how-do-you-do-it#post-926348 Fri, 12 Jul 2013 09:47:11 +0000 DillonLion 926348@https://boards.hellobee.com/ LO will tolerate a bouncy seat that has swinging toys attached to it. I just buckle her into that right in front of the shower so we can still see each other. Most of the time she is totally happy to do that these days. If she is upset, she can cry for a few minutes. We have to get out the door regardless, so sometimes she just has to cry. She's not in danger and she's not in pain, so I'm not that worried about it. littlek on "WOHMs who are alone in the morning - how do you do it?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohms-who-are-alone-in-the-morning-how-do-you-do-it#post-926345 Fri, 12 Jul 2013 09:46:24 +0000 littlek 926345@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My husband is not around in the mornings. I try and wake up and shower and get ready before LO wakes up. LO is great STTN, he sleeps from 7 p.m. - 7 a.m., so I'm very lucky. It's gotten much EASIER now that LO is on table food, he eats all of his meals except dinner at school. So, after I am ready, I go wake up LO, get him dressed, take care of the dogs and then leave. matador84 on "WOHMs who are alone in the morning - how do you do it?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohms-who-are-alone-in-the-morning-how-do-you-do-it#post-926341 Fri, 12 Jul 2013 09:43:57 +0000 matador84 926341@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I have to shower at night and get my clothes ready the night before. They feed him at daycare so I take that out of the equation. I would get everything for LO ready the night before also, be it bottles/baby food/now solids. I don't think I've showered the morning of since having LO. Also, I don't wake him up until I'm ready to practically walk out the door so I can change him, get him ready. I nurse him in the car while I'm waiting for daycare to open. If your DH is doing drop off and LO could take a bottle, maybe try that. I also always make sure and have a back up shirt in the diaper bag, usually just a solid black tee in case I got spit up on me on the way out the door or while car nursing. 2PeasinaPod on "WOHMs who are alone in the morning - how do you do it?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohms-who-are-alone-in-the-morning-how-do-you-do-it#post-926339 Fri, 12 Jul 2013 09:43:36 +0000 2PeasinaPod 926339@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I second showering at night! That helped a lot early on! Now that S is older, I get up before he does (like 6am) to shower and get ready. He's up by 6:30, feed him breakfast and out the door. And as soon as you get used to a routine, it changes! pelikila on "WOHMs who are alone in the morning - how do you do it?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohms-who-are-alone-in-the-morning-how-do-you-do-it#post-926327 Fri, 12 Jul 2013 09:40:49 +0000 pelikila 926327@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Sometimes baby just needs to cry so you can get something done. I hate doing it but sometimes you just have to. :sad: Usually DH keeps C with him at his feet or wears him if he needs his hands. He always showers the night before so he just needs to do touch ups and basic hygiene and dress himself. mrbee on "WOHMs who are alone in the morning - how do you do it?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohms-who-are-alone-in-the-morning-how-do-you-do-it#post-926326 Fri, 12 Jul 2013 09:40:48 +0000 mrbee 926326@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yah totally agreed that showering at night and prepping anything else you can ahead of time is key! BeachMama on "WOHMs who are alone in the morning - how do you do it?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohms-who-are-alone-in-the-morning-how-do-you-do-it#post-926324 Fri, 12 Jul 2013 09:40:38 +0000 BeachMama 926324@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Try to shower wnd get dressed before she's up? Luckily DD chilled out a lot by the time I starts work. She can hang out in her crib while I shower and runs around and plays while I get dressed. I used to speed shower though with the video monitor right outside th shower. looch on "WOHMs who are alone in the morning - how do you do it?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohms-who-are-alone-in-the-morning-how-do-you-do-it#post-926318 Fri, 12 Jul 2013 09:38:01 +0000 looch 926318@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Not alone, but my husband is a morning time waster, so I can not count on him to be ready or get our son together, so I shower at night. In the mornings, I freshen up and put my makeup on, refresh my curls, put on an outfit I picked out the weekend before. JoJoGirl on "WOHMs who are alone in the morning - how do you do it?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohms-who-are-alone-in-the-morning-how-do-you-do-it#post-926316 Fri, 12 Jul 2013 09:36:40 +0000 JoJoGirl 926316@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I'm asking more for DH ;) He's going to be doing mornings and daycare drop-off alone (I work very early hours) and i'm doing pick-up. I don't know if he realizes how tough it is to shower, eat, get dressed etc since our LO is extremely fussy and basically cries whenever she's not sleeping. Babywearing has been our only hope and it's impossible to get ready for work while wearing her. I hear other moms say "Oh i put LO in her swing while I shower..." hahahahahah she screams bloody murder so that has never worked. How do you manage it?