What time do you leave for work?

MrMrsandBaby

I've been wondering this for a while now...for all you working moms what time do you wake up and leave for work?  I am amazed at how many of you say that 6:00 is early but I am up at 5:00 every morning and out the door at 6:15 with Allison (DH works nights) and start work at 7:30 so that I can get home at a decent time every day.

Also, I'm very much a get-out-of-bed-get-showered-get-moving kind of girl.  I don't lay in bed, hit snooze, work out, etc just because I would have to get up at 4:00 to do any of that!  I do watch the news while I'm giving Allison her bottle though!

I don't think I will ever have a LO who sleeps past 5:30 - at least as long as DH stays on nights - so when I read that you are getting up "early" at 6:00 I just sort of roll my eyes because I would KILL for a 6:00 wake up time!

NatnDyl

I take my shower the night before. We wake up at 5:30 and I'm out the door at 6:30. DH leaves at 7:30. I really wish we could explain the concept of Saturday to Connor because I would love to sleep in, even just until 7.

h0b0girl

I plan to wake up at 5:45 but my LO tends to wake up around 5:30.  I leave the house at 6:45 and I am at my office around 7:45. DH takes our LO to daycare at 7:30. I get home around 6 pm so I have a pretty long day between commuting and working.

fredpuma

Days I work I get up at five, make my peanut butter sandwich and leave by 530 to drop kitty off before getting to work at 630. I'm usually off around 730 to 8 and then pick up kitty, which puts me back home around 830 to 9. Just enough time to eat and pass out. On my days off I can usually get her to snuggle with me till eight, on a rare occasion nine. But I did wake up the other morning a little before six because I opened my eyes and she was sitting up next to my head giggling.

firewife9278

I'm up at 4:30am and we're out the door by 6! I'm at the daycare by 6:30 and start work at 7.

MrMrsandBaby

I KNEW IT!  I knew I couldn't be alone in waking up at the butt crack of dawn every day!

You have no idea how happy I am you are all out there - sucks that we wake up so early but at least I'm in good company!

jmccall79

Up at 6:00a, out the door no later than 7:20a.

Jlobebe2012

Up at 4:50, out the door by 6:10, drop DD off by 6:25, at my office by 6:55, ready for my conference call at 7 sharp! I am off at 4, and home with DD most days by 5.

I am a very go go go type A personality in the mornings. I shower, pack our lunch, and DD's bag, and iron if I need to at night.

SrhA1984

When I had my old full time job we would leave the house between 6:15 and 6:25.  I also take showers the night before as my crazy thick hair takes forever to dry, even with a hairdryer, there is no way I would ever be able to get up and ready in time.  I was also lucky that family was watching Ava so I could just get her up, change her diaper and put her in the car.  They would drees, bottle feed, and give her breakfast.

n8swife

On the days I work, I'm up at 430am. I have an hour long commute. Luckily, it's only twice a week!

naturegal79

I wake up around 6, get ready and I'm done by 7 and that's when I go wake Reece up. I feed him, get him dressed and out the door by 7:30.  After I drop him off, I am at work by 8:30.

laura.noel

Holy cow, ladies! I couldn't do it. I am very much a night person, though. I am most productive after J goes to bed at night.

I am up between 6 and 6:15, and we leave around 7:30. My hair is a disaster after being slept on, so I need to wash it every morning. 

Bella61811

I wake up around 6AM and then get ready (I shower at night now, too hard in the AM with Audra). I wake Audra up around 6:15AM and then get her dressed and give her a bottle. We are usually walking out the front door around 7:05AM and she gets to daycare around 7:10AM. I chit chat with the DCP for 10-15 mins some times and I am at work by 7:45AM!

Jen0204

On daycare days I'm up by 6:15 so we can be out by 7:15.  On days my mom comes to us I set my alarm for 7, but mostly as a joke since they're up by 6, 6:30.  On days I bring them to her I'm up by 5:45 so that we can be out of the house by 6:45.  I have to be at work at 8.

runrinserepeat

My mornings usually go like this

If I need to shower:

Wake up at 5:30a. Shower. Pump. Blow dry hair. Wake up baby. Feed her. Get dressed and ready for the day. Leave at 7:15a-7:30a.

If I don't need to shower:

Wake up at 6:00a. Pump. Wake up baby. Feed her. Get dressed and ready for the day. Leave at 7:30a.

For some reason, I'm usually later on the days I don't shower. I think I hit snooze too many times when that's the case. And usually at least once a week, I don't leave the house until at least 8:00a. 

karleegirl

I'm up at 5 and ideally leave by 630 if both little kids cooperate.

sparks2987

We are up between 445 and 5, out the door at 645. I work from 715 to about 530, I go pick up Emily and we are home around 615 if I dont stop anywhere.

On the days that DH is home during the week it is amazing because I sleep in to 6 and I really need those days to recharge.

I do workout at night (not this moment per doctors orders) but DH gets home around 730, we work out from 9-10 after Emily goes to bed.

danac2010

Up between 5:30-5:45 and out the door by 6:25.  I shower at night also so all I have to do is straighten my hair in the mornings. Daycare opens at 6:30 and we are usually walking in with the director. I'm at work by 7 and work until 3:30.  Go get LO and we are home by 4:30 at the latest.

AnessaDaneen

I get up at 4:45.  Yep.  I go nurse Hank (he only nurses when sleeping so I take the opportunity to do so instead of pumping), then workout, shower, and then get him ready to go while my DH gets ready for work.  I am out the door at 7:25 and make my 5 minute drive to school. 

Weekends however, are great because I am blessed that Hank sleeps in until 6:45 or so.  2 hours more is WONDERFUL.

nanilove87

I wake up for work around four. I pump, get in the shower, make my lunch, do my hair and make up and get dressed. While I'm getting dressed my husband changes LO and brings him to me so I can nurse him. We leave the house about 6:10ish

MollySm

We all wake up at 6:30. Lucia and I leave at 7:30 for an 8 am start. H's schedule varies depending on his classes so he leaves between 8 and 9. He is with Lu for the morning hour, and gives her bottle, gets her dressed and plays with her. I get us packed for the day, but then do what I want sometimes shower, often Bump and drink my tea. On weekend L still wakes up at 6:30, so we each get up with her 1 day. The other person gets to sleep in, and have alone time until her morning nap starts.

HappyToBe2012

I'm up between 5:15 and 5:20.  DH gets DD up at 5:30 and gives her a bottle while I get ready.  DD and I are out the door at 6:00, drop her off at 6:20, and I get to work between 7:00 and 7:15.

On the weekends we let her wake up whenever, though the rule is no getting out of the crib before 5:30.  Anytime after is fair game.  Most of the time she's up by 6:00 but occassionally, not often, we get a 6:30.

December192009

up at 5, children in the car and out the door by 6:35, babysitter, then at my desk by 7.... in my dream world. How many times have I picked up a baby only to be thrown up on or pooped on half way in or out of the car. Ah, motherhood. Thank goodness for my sweet husband who helps me every morning get three babies in the car, and my understanding boss who turns a blind eye to my usual 5 min late slide into the parking lot. 

dancingmatilda

up at 4:45, out the door at 7:15, daycare at 7:40, work at 8:00... DH leaves for work at 5:30am so I don't have help from him in the AM

dmsny

We share one bathroom so up at 5, bathroom and showed by 6 and then hopefully finished getting ready by 7. We can't leave until a grandparent shows up to watch her which is supposed to be 7. Olivia woke up early today though it got in the way of getting ready on time. I left about 7:30 to go vote and H left around 8.