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Trying to work out the school pick up routine. When you have a baby and a school age kid what helps you to be ready on time? Advice welcome

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I just bundle baby in the car and off we go!

Baby is easy in comparison to kid. Baby I can literally wake up get dressed and feed in about 15 minutes, while kid is getting dressed. We’ve already been up for about an hour for older kid to have breakfast and brush teeth.

Morning just get up with plenty of time feed, dressed out the door
Afternoon I wake baby about hour/45 mins before run change feed and get ready for school run, we walk which is about 10 mins

I have a 4 month old and 6 year old. Our routine is that I get up at 6am - make a cuppa and do some chores then shower. 4 month old wakes about 7am - feed then let rest for a bit for milk to settle. Wake 6 year old at 07:20 - breakfast whilst I’m washing and dressing baby. Wash 6 year old then out the door at 08:15. It was harder when baby was only weeks old as no feeding regime and breastfed so always wanted feeding! Had to use dummy to settle sometimes until we could get home to feed.

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School pick up mums

Trying to work out the school pick up routine. When you have a baby and a school age kid what helps you to be ready on time? Advice welcome

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