Working mamas ?

clynn58

What is your schedule like?

How long does it take you to get ready in the morning, drop of DC and get to work. I still don't have a schedule down yet and I am looking for some help.

What is it like when you get home?

rssnlvr

morning:

5:45 - I get up, get the cats fed, shower, dress

6:15 - wake Ali, finish getting ready

6:30 - wake DH for him to shower/dress while I feed Ali, get Ali dressed

7 - DH hits kitchen and gets Ali's stuff ready for daycare and packs my lunch for me (insert "awww")

7:15 - I help DH do whatever needs to be done to get us all out of the house

7:30 - I leave for work (there by 8), DH takes Ali to daycare

Evening:

4:15 - I pick up A from daycare

5 - nurse A

5:30 - DH gets home and we tagteam dinner for us and A

6 - dinner as a family

7 - nurse, bath, jammies, book, bed for A (she's usually in bed by 7:30/7:45)

balihaigirl

5:30AM - baby wakes up to nurse, if he goes back down I put him back in his crib, otherwise I hand him to DH & they play. 

5:45AM - hop into the shower, put on makeup, get dressed.

6:10AM - DH gets out of bed and gets into the shower.  I take the kiddo and get him dressed for the day & pack his bag.

6:30AM - We're all dressed.  We meet in the kitchen and I make coffee.  DH gets breakfast ready for the baby & feeds him.  

6:45AM - Pack my lunch, do last minute chores around the house.

7:00AM - leave for work

DH cleans up and finishes feeding the baby and he takes the baby to the caregiver's house.

 

Night

5:00PM - leave work

5:45PM - arrive at caregiver's

6:30PM - get home

6:30-6:45PM - play with the baby

6:45PM - feed the baby

7:00PM - bath/brush the baby's teeth

7:15PM - book and nurse the baby

7:30PM - baby goes to bed

7:30PM - cook dinner

8PM - sit down and eat dinner and usually have a glass of wine. 

michelleaxo

6:00 - I get up and get dressed

6:30 G gets up and DH feeds her a bottle

6:40 I dress G and pack up our stuff for the day

7:00 Take her to her Grandma's

8:00 In the office

*5:00 Pick up G (or go to bootcamp...see below)

6:00 Dinner for all

7:00 Begin bedtime routine (bath, book, bottle, bed)

7:30 G is asleep. I clean up and relax.

*Three days a week, my mom brings G home and DH watches her while I am at bootcamp. I get home about 6:15, feed G and then the bedtime routine starts around 7.

jml5q

mornings:

(MW) 5:30-6:30 - gym; other days i get up between 6 & 7.

7:00 -  A wakes up. we sit in bed she eats cheerios & milk and we watch the today show for a bit (i probably need to stop this and start getting ready so i can get to work earlier, but i love this time)

7:30 - shower & get ready, DH plays with A and sometimes dresses her

8:10 - breakfast for A, make my lunch

by 8:30 - out the door, I usually drop A at daycare

9 - at work

evenings:

5ish - we both leave work, first to get to daycare picks A up usually around 5:30

6:30 dinner as a family

7:15 - bath, brush teeth, book, etc.

by 8 - A in bed.

luluAXA

6:00 

luluAXA

6:00  wake up take shower

luluAXA

It won't let me delete, anyway:

6:00  wake up take shower
6:30  baby wakes up and I feed him and put him in his crib to play
6:45  I get ready for work
7:00  get baby dressed and put him in his car seat while I pack his bag and get a cup of tea
7:15  leave house, drop off baby at daycare
8:00  get to work

5:00  leave work
5:30  pick up baby from daycare
5:45  get home and change into gym clothes
6:00  baby eats dinner
6:30  baby gets ready for bed (bath, bottle, book)
7:00  baby's asleep and I exercise
8:00  I eat dinner

lovemydog

morning

6:45am - wake J up if he's not already awake

7:15am - leave for daycare

7:45am - back at home (I work from home)

 evening

5:00 - leave to pick J up at school

5:30-5:45 - back home

6:30 - dinner as a family

7:00 - bath

7:30 - bedtime

richardslove

6:00 Everybody up (me, DH, DD), I get dd breakfast and change her diaper and dress her for the day

6:15 I jump in the shower

6:30 Makeup, hair, dressed with DH is in the shower

7:00 I make my b'fast, coffee, lunch.  DH takes DD to day care

4:30 Leave work.  *3 days a week I go jogging*

5:30 Make dinner for all of us. 

6:00 Eat dinner

6:30 Play outside with DD

7:30 Bath, books and in bed by 8:00

 

Abrooks

I don't do drop off anymore but I used to.  I also work from home now too so it's way more flexible than it used to be.  I think the key things are get everything ready the night before.  Also - does your DH help in the morning?  So - while you get dressed, he can get William ready?  This makes a big difference. I also found showering the night before cut a good 20 minutes out of my morning routine.  So does having all your clothes decided and ready the night before as well. 

Here's my afternoon schedule:

5:00p - Leave to pick up DD

5:45p - Get home and play time

6:30 - Start dinner (maybe 6:15 depending on day/what we're eating, etc)

7:00 - Sit down to eat

7:30 - Play time

7:45 - Bath or 8:00 if no bath

8:00 - Get dressed for bed and read stories

8:30 - Lights out

DD is three now so it's easier. It continues to get easier as they get bigger. 

MrsShackleford

Morning:

5:30 - 6am : DD wakes, I change and dress her

6 : I shower while DH plays with DD

6:30: DH showers while I put her in the 'cage' (one of those playyard things) in the kitchen while I eat oatmeal and finish getting things ready.  Sometimes I give her a mummum to keep her occupied.

6:45 : Nurse DD and see if she's ready to nap

7: I leave for work. 

DH feeds her and takes her to daycare.

Afternoon/Evening:

~4:30 : I pick up DD from daycare and BF.  We play or nap if she needs it.

~5:30 : prepare her dinner and make dinner for us while DH is feeding DD

6:30 : bath on Tues, Thurs, Sun, or playtime

7 - 7:15: wind down and lay down with DD, she's usually asleep by 7:30

7:30: I get up and prepare for the next day, do a couple of chores and have some mommy-daddy time

9pm : I go to bed and play with my iphone (WWF) until I fall asleep

I cosleep with DD.

bobcatsteph

Morning:

I wake up at 5:40am and do my makeup and hair and get dressed while I drink a cup of coffee. I put everything in the car, then wake up DD. I get her dressed and put the dog in his crate and we're off.

I drop her off at daycare around 6:40am and head to work (I have to be there by 7:30). It's nice that DD sleeps until I wake her up and that she eats when she gets to daycare.

Evening:

I get off of work at 4:30pm and I pick DD up from daycare around 5:05pm. DD drinks a sippy cup while I put dishes in the dish washer and go through the mail. DH gets home around 5:45pm, then we either make dinner then workout or workout then make dinner.

It's been nice lately so DH has been running with DD and she takes her evening nap in the stroller. She's in a much better mood for dinner if we do that.

After dinner and working out, DH picks up while I play with DD. Then he gives her a bath and changes her into her jammies while I make lunches, iron clothes, and shower.

She's asleep by 8-8:30pm and that's when we finally sit down and relax. We watch shows we have on the DVR and we're in bed by 10.

HSartteach

5-ish:  DH gets up and gives DS bottle, then both go back to sleep

6: I get up, shower, get dressed, make my lunch, make DS lunch, pack up car

6:40: get DS and get him dressed.

6:50-7:  out the door

arrive at daycare between 7:40-7:50/at work by 8.

Leave school anywhere btw 4:15 and 4:40---must pick up by 4:45 (daycare rules--this often sucks as an art teacher with messy kids, but I digress)

home btw 5:15-6 (depends upon when we leave and traffic)

6-6:30 dinner

6:30-ish to 8: take a walk w/DS and/or play with DS

8: DS gives bath

when bath is done I give DS bottle and then put him down...8:45 at latest.

Then I go and clean up and do homework or veg...