Back to work full-time - how do you manage?

MegGem · Oct 21st, 2009, 17:04 PM

I went back to work last week full-time and I don't know how mothers manage it. I am soooo exhausted. I think continuing breastfeeding adds to the exhaustion because I have to add 1-2 hours to my day to punch out the time clock, pump, punch back in several times a day. I can see why a lot of working moms give up on BFing. The coffee only works for awhile.

How do you manage???

And I'm a lucky one who's LO only gets up once a night most the time. I can't imagine those who's LO's are up every 3 hours still.

Katiex · Oct 23rd, 2009, 16:39 PM

im not bf but im going back to work full time in dec. im working 9am-3.30pm so not too long so i can miss the rush hour traffic. im quite lucky though as my dh works nights so he can look after jacob during the day, i just wont have too much help at night.

im dreading it, dunno how il cope being at work 5 days a week, when iv had 9 month off.

Abz1982 · Oct 23rd, 2009, 18:45 PM

I am kinda dreading it as I will have to work 8:30am till 5pm, but drop Emma off at 7:50 - so be up at 6am. Then collect Emma about 6pm and go home and d all the house work and cook dinner. Then other days OH will get Emma but I will have to go to the stables to see my horse.
OH can gt stuffed if he thinks I will be doing everything I do now when I am back at work - he needs to learn how to feed lo, do the washing, fold laundry, cook dinner etc.

MegGem · Oct 25th, 2009, 13:36 PM

I still do the night feeds, eventhough I think he could do them since I have to go to work in the morning but I don't even ask him because I know it will take him twice as long to get her back to sleep.

jms895 · Oct 31st, 2009, 08:48 AM

I am still BF and Caine is up 3 times in the night

I am back in a few weeks and am absolutely dreading it

Oct 21st, 2009, 17:04 PM	#1
MegGem Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 716	Back to work full-time - how do you manage? I went back to work last week full-time and I don't know how mothers manage it. I am soooo exhausted. I think continuing breastfeeding adds to the exhaustion because I have to add 1-2 hours to my day to punch out the time clock, pump, punch back in several times a day. I can see why a lot of working moms give up on BFing. The coffee only works for awhile. How do you manage??? And I'm a lucky one who's LO only gets up once a night most the time. I can't imagine those who's LO's are up every 3 hours still.

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Oct 23rd, 2009, 16:39 PM	#2
Katiex Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire, uk Posts: 892	im not bf but im going back to work full time in dec. im working 9am-3.30pm so not too long so i can miss the rush hour traffic. im quite lucky though as my dh works nights so he can look after jacob during the day, i just wont have too much help at night. im dreading it, dunno how il cope being at work 5 days a week, when iv had 9 month off.

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Oct 23rd, 2009, 18:45 PM	#3
Abz1982 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Aberdeen Posts: 3,963	I am kinda dreading it as I will have to work 8:30am till 5pm, but drop Emma off at 7:50 - so be up at 6am. Then collect Emma about 6pm and go home and d all the house work and cook dinner. Then other days OH will get Emma but I will have to go to the stables to see my horse. OH can gt stuffed if he thinks I will be doing everything I do now when I am back at work - he needs to learn how to feed lo, do the washing, fold laundry, cook dinner etc.

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Oct 25th, 2009, 13:36 PM	#4
MegGem Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 716	I still do the night feeds, eventhough I think he could do them since I have to go to work in the morning but I don't even ask him because I know it will take him twice as long to get her back to sleep.

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Oct 31st, 2009, 08:48 AM	#5
jms895 Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Nottinghamshire Posts: 18,995	I am still BF and Caine is up 3 times in the night I am back in a few weeks and am absolutely dreading it

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