Or do you wait for them to wake up, before you get up? The past few weeks I've been naturally waking up before the girls. I'll lay in bed for a few and play on my phone and then get up and start coffee, figure out breakfast etc. surprisingly, I'm liking being up earlier way better. They usually sleep until 8:00/8:30 so it's not ridiculously early. It's nice not to be forced out of bed and have kids whining at my feet for food.
If you stay home, who gets up first?
squash / 13764 posts
Omg no. LO1 was up at 5:10 today 
he is always an early riser. I think I have woken up before him like 3 times in the last year.
coconut / 8483 posts
No. Today he was up at 6.
If he is sleeping in a bit (like 7) I often wake up naturally before him and just lie in bed. If I walk passed his room he would wake up for sure. 🙄
pear / 1610 posts
I've tried to wake up before them but DD started waking up at 6 or before and I have a hard time not hitting snooze a million times before 6. I agree though, I do enjoy being up before them.
honeydew / 7230 posts
No. They are early risers! DS woke at 5:15 and DD is started to make noise in her crib now at 6:07.
blogger / grapefruit / 4836 posts
It was always my goal, but my kids are early risers and I could never make it happen.
pear / 1809 posts
No. At least one of my kids is up at 6:30 every day, so I would rather get as much sleep as I can before I have to go get them
pomegranate / 3983 posts
It happens maybe once a week, but as soon as I get up the little one notices and follows me into the kitchen so I rarely get that moment to myself. It is wonderful when it actually happens!
persimmon / 1467 posts
I used to. Now my goal is just to get a shower before my husband leaves. DS stays in bed till 7 but he's usually awake before then. DH gets him up and dressed while I get ready, then leaves for work.
pear / 1961 posts
In theory, I'd love to. In practice, I get up between 6-630 most days, but probably 25% of the time, LO2 starts making noise while I'm still in bed. The days when she sleeps til 630-7 and I have an extra 30-45 minutes alone are glorious. But not glorious enough to set my alarm in the 5s 
apricot / 287 posts
I try to - I usually wake up naturally between 5:30 and 6 so I try to get up, read a little, eat my breakfast and catch up on blogs or putting away clothes/stuffing diapers. I don't normally get LO until 7, even if he wakes up early, though.
grapefruit / 4085 posts
On school days I get up before her to get a head start but on other days will usually wait for her. Her new wake up time has been 6:30 for the past couple of weeks - I could usually get a few 7:30 days but maybe she's getting ready for the new baby
hostess / cantaloupe / 6486 posts
They do. DD1 wakes between 545 and 7. I never know if I'll be able to beat her or not and I'd rather have her "force" me awake than Starr my day disappointed that I didn't get my "alone" time. My perfect time to wake up is 7. That's like the magic hour for me so if DD slept later, I'd totally get up first.
honeydew / 7917 posts
No, I like to sleep in. Kids usually wake up between 6:30 - 7:00. I would like to start waking up an hour earlier to have a quiet hour to myself to begin the morning.
apricot / 486 posts
No, usually she is my alarm clock. She wakes around 7:30 every day. Usually she just quietly plays in her crib so I can kind of wake up a little in my bed for 15 minutes befor I get up and get her.
nectarine / 2115 posts
DD wakes up around 7. DH gets her up at 7:30. He gets her dressed and fed while I shower and get ready. That's all going to change when DS arrives next month!
grapefruit / 4819 posts
I should as they don't usually get up until 8:30 or 9:00, but I like my sleep too much so I don't. DD1 will happily play in her room until whatever time, so I don't worry about when she wakes up, but once I hear DD2 start chatting to herself in her cot, I get up and shower before getting the girls up properly.
On the odd morning I am up before them, I do love having a coffee on my own, but it seems as though they either hear me or instinctively know I'm up and they get up earlier those mornings too. So I've pretty much given up on that idea and enjoy my sleep instead! 
nectarine / 2521 posts
LO is my alarm clock and usually is up at 6:30 a.m. I would much rather wake up on my own, but the payoff is a nice early bedtime for him. 
honeydew / 7622 posts
Yes, I'm usually up at 5:30 if I'm lucky I'll sleep into 7 and T sleeps in as late as 9:30.
hostess / wonderful grape / 20803 posts
I am home with them a few days a week and sometimes am up before them and prefer it that way, but they wake around 630 so oftentimes I don't. If they slept until 8-830 I absolutely would get up before them!
cantaloupe / 6131 posts
On the days I work, I am up maybe 15 minutes earlier. I dress as quickly and as quietly as I can and try to slip out the door while DH and DS snooze. On the days I don't work, I try to sleep as much as I can. We get DS around 730am most days. He usually wakes up between 645am and 715am but just hangs out with his stuffed animals until DH gets him.
papaya / 10570 posts
I don't SAH but I'm going to answer this question because I have big feelings on the matter! E is a very light sleeper and wakes even with the quietest alarm on my phone - so I cant engineer this. On the rare occasions I wake naturally before her - and before DH's loud alarm goes off - I feel so much better than usual because there's nothing worse than waking up to immediate demands - "have milk?", "watch television?", "go downstairs?" Aaaaagh!
pineapple / 12234 posts
Haha, no!!! DS woke up at 3:15 this morning! On a good morning he sleeps until 5:30, maybe 6.
DD1 is usually up by 5am too.
pomegranate / 3350 posts
No way! LO2 comes in our bed around 4 am and if we're lucky I can get him back to sleep until 6. DH gets up with him at 6:30 and LO1 usually climbs in bed with me soon after and will snuggle until around 7. I am not a morning person and gladly let DH take charge in the morning!
pomelo / 5607 posts
Hell no. The fact that she sleeps till 8-9-ish makes me very happy. Plus she's so much nicer as an alarm. She wakes up so happy!
Also, if I got up first I think I'd be upset if she woke up early and cut into my alone time. Planning to be up together avoids that.
cantaloupe / 6687 posts
Right now she has school during the week and I wake up 30 minutes to an hour before she has to be up for school. I get ready and dressed and then I go wake her up at 7:00 (we need to be walking out the door by 7:55). Weekends I sleep in until she wakes up - usually 8:00/8:30
papaya / 10343 posts
The last 6 months or so of SAH I did. But she doesn't wake until 8 generally. I'd get up at 715 or so and eat breakfast and read for a bit before she woke, definitely a better start to my day than being "on" first thing.
clementine / 856 posts
Always, and it sucks. I really want to be able to "sleep in" until 7, but I naturally wake up between 6-6:30 am since having lo. I wish I could sleep more!!!
kiwi / 735 posts
Right now she wakes me up, but down the road I would like to wake up first. But also I like to sleep as much as possible, so we'll see.
hostess / papaya / 10540 posts
They've been waking up really early, so they've been up first. In the past when they've slept in, then I've gotten up first.
pomegranate / 3003 posts
She is often in our bed, come morning, so she just rolls over and pulls my eyelids open around 7.
bananas / 9118 posts
No way! I work late into the night, so they (or the school alarm clock on some days) are my alarm clock.
pomelo / 5326 posts
Yes I am an early riser and am always the first one up. On weekends I'm up at 630/7 and DD (and DH) get woken up at 8:30/9. I love my couple of hours of alone time. I play on my iPad, read a book and drink my coffee in silence.
GOLD / kiwi / 605 posts
it's a mix of both-- we co-sleep and right now she's the only child. Hubby gets up at 4am, sometimes if I wake up when he does from his alarm I'll get up to chat with him before he leaves and then spend some extremely lazy time reading before she wakes up around 7- if I'm still tired I'll climb back in bed until she wakes me up!
| Today | Monthly Record | |
|---|---|---|
| Topics | 1 | 0 |
| Posts | 0 | 0 |
Ask for Help
Make a Suggestion
Frequently Asked Questions
Bee Levels
Acronyms
Most Viewed Posts
Hellobee Gold
Hellobee Recipes
Hellobee Features
Hellobee Contests
Baby-led Weaning
Bento Boxes
Breastfeeding
Newborn Essentials
Parties
Postpartum Care Essentials
Sensory Play Activities
Sleep Training
Starting Solids Gear
Transitioning to Toddler Bed
All Series
Who We Are
About the Bloggers
About the Hostesses
Contributing Bloggers
Apply to Blog
Apply to Hostess
Submit a Guest Blog
Hellobee Buttons
How We Make Money
Community Policies
- Google Plus
- Stumbleupon
- Twitter
- Facebook
- Pinterest
- Favorite0
37 comments