My daughter started kindergarten this week. She loves it and she’s doing great. But me on the other hand, I am EXHAUSTED. My whole schedule has changed and I’m getting up 3 hours earlier than I used to. I love it and our mornings are great, but after work and school I am just so tired. I’m hoping it’ll get better. I don’t feel like myself
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That’s part of being a mom you gotta sacrifice a lot. Oh well, stop being lazy. 
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You both will adjust within a few weeks.
You’re body will adjust, try going to bed earlier!
Welcome to the school Mom world!! Suck it up as it’s only going to get busier as she gets older. All part of being a Mom.
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Same! I am exhausted. I also have a middle schooler so we are on 3 different schedules. On top of activities after work/school. We aren’t home until 7-8pm. New routines take time. You’ll adjust then it’ll be summer again then you’ll have to adjust again 
So you are like every mom that doesn’t have to wake up early until school starts up?
Why so much earlier? Is school far from home? I really don’t understand why that much time in the morning.
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That’s what happens when your kid starts school lol. You’ll get breaks on the weekend and summer vacation. Welcome to being a parent of a school aged child
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Give it a few weeks. You both will adjust better once you settle into a routine 
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Stop whining. Go to bed when she does if you need to.
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Give it time, you’ll adjust! I went from working 11:00am to 7:30pm to 6am-2pm (or later if there’s overtime) your body will get used to it. You could try going to bed earlier to see what time works best for you. Make sure to stay hydrated. Drinking a glass of water as soon as you wake up will help wake your body up!
What I am sorry but I feel the opposite because its like a break to get things done 
wait till they join sports - and are the popular kid my son gives me a full schedule and my other son was on kindergarten last yr and he needs his snack and to be reminded of everything xoxo -
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Why do you get a three hours early?
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I have experienced this every year (oldest is a freshman in college) takes a couple weeks to get your body in a new routine. Good luck with your child, cherish every second
You should maybe start by making your mornings easier the night before. After dinner have her help pick her clothes out for the next day. Set them aside, all the way down to socks and underwear and shoes. Put the backpack by the door. Get the water bottle prepped to fill in the morning. Pack everything in her lunch and stick it in the fridge (if she takes one) set your clothes aside as well. Decide what is going to be for breakfast as well and then do the same for yourself. Pick out your clothes, etc that way you aren’t hunting for things, you aren’t searching and trying to make decisions and then your mornings won’t be so hectic and your evenings will be a little more freed up to relax, etc. It will take a minute to get into a routine, but it will come.
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Girl! My 3 kids went back to school this week.
I’m waking up so early!
I feel dead everyday at 4pm.
Then wide awake as soon as the last one is in bed. 
And it’s like 4billion degrees here.
And only 12 more years of it to go.
I crashed and burned by the end of 1st term but had a groove in 2nd term after a holiday break (Australian terms are 10 weeks then a break- we started in February)
Same here. My kids have been in school a few years but between them in school, me in school and me working full time… I enjoy the summers way more when I can at least sleep in. My kids let me get alot done and are very helpful.
Heck before mine started kindergarten we were waking up at 9 am or 10 am if he wanted to sleep in but 3 weeks before school started I switched hos sleep routine to 6 am wakeup and 8 30 bedtime he adjusted well and I wake up at 5 am every school day just to have time to get myself together and down for bed at 10 for me it gets easier after your body adjusts to the change of routine
It does get better. Give your body a chance to adjust !!!
I work in a school (education assistant) and have a kiddo going into grade 4 this year. The first few weeks are alllllways an exhausting adjustment. I have a 19 month old as well who is starting daycare when we go back to school so it’ll be an extra layer.
I feel your tired mama!!! It’ll get better 