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Momof3boys

LIF Infant Member since 6/15 306 total posts Name:

Spinoff - working moms typical day! I love hearing how other working moms get through their days! Had to spinoff from the other post about SAHM daily routines!



I wake up at 5 am ( go to bed at midnight). Get all 3 kids to sitter alone as husband leaves early! Catch train at 7:15!



Get to work at 8:45! I work in a high stress position, always on the go! No lunch break, etc. get home at 6:30 and scramble with dinner, bath, and food prep for next day. Wrap up around 9:30-10:30 and then do a workout dvd, get my clothes ready, etc until midnight. Wake up at 5 am and repeat!



For a few months each year I am required to increase my billable hours. Get home a little later but then work on laptop for 3-4 hours at night. Dishes stay in sink, clothes stay in machine, etc. it's exhausting!



What about the other working moms out there? Message edited 9/24/2015 9:43:30 PM.

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MissJones

I need a nap! Member since 5/05 21438 total posts Name:

Spinoff - working moms typical day! Wake at 4:30 and pump

Eat breakfast, get lunch together for DS and me, feed baby and leave house by 6:20 (I do get some things together the night before)

Takes about an hour to get to work

Work-do work through lunch, pump twice

Come home.

Feed baby

Showers for all

Eat dinner (thankfully living with family so this isn't my big thing yet)

All in bed by 8:15

Wash bottles, get new bottles ready, partially get lunches ready, put clothes out for next day, read, bed.



I haven't watched tv in MONTHS. I find minutes here and there.



I'm lucky that as a teacher, I have good hours and living with family has taken some stress off. But having a new baby and nursing/pumping is time consuming. I know it will get easier and I'll have more time. Right now, it's just getting through the day.



But I've stopped bringing work home. I get a lot done during the day (or I try) but home is for family, not work. It took a few years to get there. And doing things ahead like putting out clothes or packing snacks for a few days saves time. Message edited 9/24/2015 9:52:51 PM.

StaceyWill

It's a girl!!! Member since 6/10 21014 total posts Name:

Stacey Spinoff - working moms typical day! I feel like I have it pretty easy...

Wake up 6:30 a.m.

Get to work by 7:30 a.m. - I live about 5 minutes away.

Work until 4:30 p.m.

DH is with DD during the day, and he cooks dinner.

I give DD a bath after we eat.

The ONLY REALLY challenging part is that we co-sleep and DD doesn't have a set bed time. So, every night is pretty much a crap shoot. I don't get nearly enough sleep.







Peainapod

Peanuts are here! Member since 1/09 13591 total posts Name:

Diana Re: Spinoff - working moms typical day! up at 5:45 am, shower, get myself dressed and make up on. at some point DS gets up (he's almost 6 and an early riser). get his breakfast, make me some tea. I usually sit for a few min reading news, email.



DH is usually up before me showering etc. as he takes a 6:20 am train into Philly. (we live in PA). He's home by 6:00 pm usually if there are no train troubles.



Im out of the house by 7:10 to drop DS at his new school for 7:35 am start time. Then I head back in the other direction to go to my job in NJ. I have about a 35 min drive (on a good day with no traffic).



Leave work by 4:30 to head back home and get DS from after care. Get home, make dinner, unpack all our shit from the day, etc.



I also have a home based business so most nites I am emailing customers, designing, printing or assembling orders. Lately its been every nite Im working on stuff b/c its been so busy. Im trying to lessen my work load. I cant do this much longer..lol.

In the midst of this, Im getting DS showered, DH cleans up from dinner, get our clothes ready for the next day. Homework with DS, snack time.



DS is usually up in bed by 8pm; and Im usually in bed by 10, 10:30.



and honestly, when I was a SAHM mom, my days werent much different. always go go go, or working on orders while DS was in pre k 3 days a week. Up working on orders at nite (b/c this was my only income for a while).

2BadSoSad

LIF Adult Member since 8/12 6789 total posts Name:

Re: Spinoff - working moms typical day! Up at around 7:30. Im lucky that DH leaves before I do, so he gets my DD ready who is in daycare and takes her. I am then up with DS, getting ready for work and him up and ready for school.



From there, work from 9-5. I too have a high stress job so I almost always work through lunch, so no break all day. Haul ass out of there, pick up DS from aftercare by 5:30 and DD by 6. DH usually doesnt get home until around 7, so its all on me. DH also works a 2nd job Thursday and Friday nights - which is when there is football practice for DS (along with either Monday or Weds).



Three nights a week DS have football practice at 6. So I haul ass out of work, run to get DS. Get home get him changed and ready for practice, and grab snacks for the kids. Pick up DD from daycare on the way. At practice by 6. Practice is from 6-8. Home by 8:15 - THEN we finally eat dinner. Then we do HW. That is usually done by 9. Baths/Showers from 9-9:30 and everyone is in bed by 10. After they are in bed, I get everything ready for school, clean up the house, etc.



Thats all usually done by 10:30-10:45. I sit down for an hour, log into work, work for about another half hour, answering emails etc, then I finally go to bed about half an hour after that between 11:45 and midnight. Rinse and repeat.

Non-football nights are easier and kids are usually in bed by 9. Message edited 9/24/2015 10:22:27 PM.

bunnyluck

LIF Adult Member since 1/14 3196 total posts Name:

Spinoff - working moms typical day! I WFH so I have the best and worst of both worlds.



6:30-7:30 wake up. (I wake up when my six month old master tells me to)

We both get dressed.

I make coffee.

I feed him.

We play until sitter arrives at 8:45

Sometimes I put him down for a nap. Sometimes sitter. He goes down between 8:30 and 9:30.

I make myself a breakfast when sitter arrives and head to my home office until lunch.

I make lunch and play a little

Pump or feed him

Head back to work until 530

I shower at 530, sitter leaves at 6.

6 well play a little or do bath time

7pm is the king's bedtime

715 I make or order dinner

730-8 we eat.

8 till about 10 we hang, watch TV, soak in hot tub, read, etc.

10-11 is my bedtime



Sometimes I'll run an errand during lunch.



On days I go into the city, my mom sleeps over and watches him.



6am wake up

Pump in the am

Out the door by 730 to catch train

Pump once at work

Home at 730

Pump

Dinner

Bed

He's usually sleeping before I get home.

Luckily I don't go in often.







Message edited 9/24/2015 10:30:45 PM.

NervousNell

Just another chapter in life.. Member since 11/09 50859 total posts Name:

..being a mommy and being a wife! Re: Spinoff - working moms typical day! I get up between 645 and 7.

Shower and get ready for work...hair/makeup/ get dressed.

If DD isn't up on her own by 730 I wake her.

DH gives her breakfast and makes her a sandwich for school lunch.

On my way out door I will lay out clothes for her and pack her sandwich, drinks and snacks and backpack.

I leave around 8 am..DH gets her dressed and on the bus by 845.



When I get home at 6 pm I do homework with her and depending on what we are having, DH or I will cook dinner.

I give DD a shower and get her ready for bed.



Then it's couch/TV time until bed around 1030 or 11.



I have it pretty easy.



On the few days a month I have to be in nyc I.am up at 530 and on a 704 or 719 train and home late too so all bets are off.

But thats rare.



And on days I decide to work from home, I sleep later. ..usually until 730 or so and on those days I walk her to the bus and then start my workday from my kitchen! Message edited 9/24/2015 11:00:47 PM.

ElizaRags35

My 2 Girls Member since 2/09 20489 total posts Name:

Me Spinoff - working moms typical day! With just DD1 -



Wake up sometime between 8 & 8:15 unless DD wakes earlier.

Get dressed and do makeup by 8:30

Get DD up if she's not already up at 8:30. Get her changed and dressed.

Give DD her milk as I finish getting ready.

Out the door by 9-9:05

Drop DD off by 9:10

Work from 9:30/9:45-5:30

Home by 6:30

Dinner around 7-7:30

DD goes to bed around 9:30 so between dinner and bedtime, we play, give DD a bath, shower ourselves, etc.



ETA: I'm on maternity leave after having DD2 so I'm sure this will change once I go back. Message edited 9/24/2015 10:45:18 PM.

Momof3boys

LIF Infant Member since 6/15 306 total posts Name:

Re: Spinoff - working moms typical day! What do you all do? I have no family help and my daily

Routine is staring to suck the life out of me!

2BadSoSad

LIF Adult Member since 8/12 6789 total posts Name:

Re: Spinoff - working moms typical day! Posted by Momof3boys



What do you all do? I have no family help and my daily

Routine is staring to suck the life out of me!





i drink, lol

EatingMyVeggies

Member since 1/12 6667 total posts Name:

Re: Spinoff - working moms typical day! Posted by Momof3boys



What do you all do? I have no family help and my daily

Routine is staring to suck the life out of me!





It really takes a village. Can you get a sitter?

drpepper318

MIR MIR MIR! Member since 6/07 8187 total posts Name:

me Re: Spinoff - working moms typical day! I'm heading back to work from maternity leave in a couple of weeks & I'm bracing myself for what's to come, This is what I'm expecting my schedule to look like...



Out of bed no later than 6 am.

One hour to get ready! Maybe my 2 ds will stay asleep, but most likely they will wake up during this time. BF the little one or pump if he's sleeping, make sure I have everything out & ready for them for the day ahead, and bag packed for myself for work (actually really dreading this time of day as I'm sure it will be insane).

Leave house no later than 7 am. (mom comes over to watch kids)

Pump 3 times at work.

Leave work at 4:10, home by 5:15 pm.

Play with, feed, bathe, etc. the kids until older ds goes to bed at 7:30 pm. Hang out with younger ds until he goes to bed (who knows what time, hopefully by 9 or so).

Hang out with DH. Clean, laundry, dishes, etc. & get things ready for the next day.

Go to bed, hopefully before 1 am.



I'm scared I'm going to lose my mind.. I was stressed enough commuting to the city & working FT with just my older ds, now with 2, I just hope I'll be able to handle it. And I'm going to miss my babies

2girls2love

LIF Infant Member since 5/11 330 total posts Name:

Re: Spinoff - working moms typical day! I'm up at 4am. It's my only time to exercise, and right now I'm training for Hamptons Half Marathon.

Out of the house at 630. Get to work for 730. Pick up my twin daughters (now 5 years old) and home usually at 450/5pm. My husband works an afternoon shift. I get home dinner, run errands, homework, etc. Girls are sleeping usually 8ish. I'm sleeping 10/1030.

Rarely do house work at night- I tend to do house chores early Saturday mornings.



Message edited 9/25/2015 3:47:30 AM.

Funkybutt

LIF Adult Member since 4/15 2562 total posts Name:

Spinoff - working moms typical day! Wow I have it easy compared to some of you! I should be so thankful for that!



I usually wake up around 6:30 and when I'm being good, I exercise (otherwise I cuddle with DS on the couch while watching tv). DH & I work at the same place so we carpool - DS is on the bus around 8:40, then we drive together. Work is 9-5. We pick up DS after work (lately we've been going to the gym together 3x a week after work), then one of us makes dinner while the other helps with homework. We're both involved with bedtime (one gives bath and the other reads), then bed around 9:30-10. I'm a zombie if I don't regularly get 8 hours of sleep.



The only change is Wednesday's - DH is in class after work so I do everything in the evening.

MyBabyG

LIF Adolescent Member since 1/15 625 total posts Name:

Lynn Spinoff - working moms typical day! Up at 5:30 and shower

If DD doesn't wake up then I go back to bed until 6:30

If she wakes up then we'll hang out on my bed and watch a cartoon

Get dressed and get her dressed

Either empty out dishwasher or throw a load of laundry in

Put on makeup

DD will play with her dolls foe a little bit while I finish and then we hang out

Out the door by 7:20

Drop off at daycare

At work by 8:10

Leave work at 5:15

Home by 6

Either me or DH will put dinner together or order something

Eat dinner

DD goes to bed at 8pm

Message edited 9/25/2015 7:15:34 AM.

jessnbrian

Only God knows His plan for us Member since 4/13 7238 total posts Name:

Jessica Spinoff - working moms typical day! Wake up 6 am, get myself and ds ready for work and daycare

7:30 leave for daycare

8am at work

Busy stressful day

Leave at 5

Home by 5:45/6 (because never actually leave by 5, then pick up ds)

Dh home by 6ish (he leaves for work at 5)

Cook dinner for all 3 of us

Baths/shower

Put son to bed around 7:30

Clean up, get everything ready for next day, bed.

Momof3boys

LIF Infant Member since 6/15 306 total posts Name:

Re: Spinoff - working moms typical day! I am lucky that I only work 4 days, my day off is a pure vacation! Thats great that so many of you can sleep to a decent hour, etc.

Jocelyn

LIF Infant Member since 5/14 210 total posts Name:

Jocelyn Spinoff - working moms typical day! Up at 5 am and get ready for work (wash up, dress, make a breakfast and lunch that I bring with with me to work)

Dream-feed LO right before I leave the house at 6am and take the 6:20 into Jamaica. DH is home with LO until around 9:30 am (when he leaves her at either daycare or with grandma, depending on the day)

Get to work at 7am (pump 3 times while there)

Leave work at 3pm and get home at 3:45

Attempt to make the 4pm crossfit class (successful about 3x/week)

Get LO from daycare or grandma around 5:15pm

Get dinner prepped and take care of household chores and LO until DH comes home around 7pm

Shower and finish prepping dinner while DH takes care of LO

8-9pm LO and I both in bed....DH joins us around midnight

Up usually once for MOTN feed

Begin again at 5am....

alli3131

Peanut is here!!!!!! Member since 5/09 18197 total posts Name:

Allison Spinoff - working moms typical day! Wake at 5-530ish

shower and get myself together by 6am

wake DS at 6am and get him ready and finish anything I need to do around the house

630 STBX comes over to watch and take DS to daycare at 730.

640 leave for train for a 657 train

get to work by 830

work til 5 2x a week and 4 3x a week.

get home at 530 or 630 depending on the day

pick ds from daycare on the early days

dinner

bathtime/play etc

DS goes to bed at 9

Clean up, do work etc.

bed depending on what I have left to do.

start it all over again.

HomeIsWithU

Baby #2 on the way! Member since 9/07 7816 total posts Name:

Jenn Re: Spinoff - working moms typical day! Up at 6:45

I get dressed and do my makeup and get DS dressed.

Make breakfast for both of us and get us out the door by 7:45.

I drive him 20 minutes away to school - he's dropped off by 8:15.

I work from 8:30 - 4:30

Pick DS up from school at 4:45

Home to change and make dinner

After dinner I help DS with homework, shower, dessert, and then get him to bed by 8:00PM.



Thursday and Friday he has football practice from 6 - 7:30, so on those days it's crazy getting him home for dinner and back out the door to practice.



After he's in bed I make lunches, put clothes out for the next day, do laundry, clean up, TV for maybe an hour, and in bed by 10PM.



DH will occasionally help with dinner and usually helps with the bedtime routine (shower, teeth brushing, etc.). But he works long hours and travels a lot of the time, so I try to be as self-sufficient with it all as possible. Message edited 9/25/2015 8:57:35 AM.

mrsboss

my little love Member since 12/09 5054 total posts Name:

Me Spinoff - working moms typical day! Up at 6:15, shower and get ready while DD sleeps. DH is already at work by 2 am. DH comes home at 7:30am, and I leave for work. DH gets DD ready and drops her off at pre k at 9, and he goes back to work. I get home around 5, pick up DD. two days a week he will get her and take her out for dinner while I go to the gym. The other nights, I make dinner, bathe her, laundry, clean, etc.. and she is in bed by 9. I am in bed by 10.

Wash, rinse, repeat....... Message edited 9/25/2015 9:12:09 AM.

ineedababynow

LIF Infant Member since 9/15 328 total posts Name:

ap Re: Spinoff - working moms typical day! By no means do I have it easy but I have it a lot easier than some of you.



Thumbs up to those of you who commute to the city.



Mags1227

Just a mommy ... Member since 10/10 2617 total posts Name:

M Re: Spinoff - working moms typical day! 5:30 am- wake up, do morning exercises, get DH up to go to the track.

6:00 am- breakfast and weather catch-up

6:30am- shower and get DS up and get his breakfast ready

7:50am- DH and I wlak DS to school, then walk to the subway to get to work

9:15 am- get to work and work until lunchtime (anytime between 12 and 2) leave between 5 and 5:30pm

6:30pm- get home, reheat dinner (i cook for the week on weekends), do dishes from breakfast

7:00pm - dinner, movie with the boys

8:00- DH bathes DS and puts him to bed while I do dishes and some light cleaning

9:30pm- cup of tea with DH- he catches up on his podcasts, i read my book

10:30pm- sleep

Message edited 9/25/2015 10:09:27 AM.

star444

LIF Infant Member since 3/15 353 total posts Name:

Spinoff - working moms typical day! I have so much respect for all of you. Thanks for posting. We are expecting our first in 7 weeks and I will be returning to work after 12 weeks. Reading this gives me so much insight into what a typical day might be for us.