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First off, having been there twice I am sending you lots of love and good thoughts. It’s never easy. It’s not natural to leave your baby when they’re so little and your whole body will hurt in protest. Best thing to do is ease into it. If you can, don’t schedule any 9 am meetings. Work from home one day a week. Ask your nanny/daycare to send pictures. Read Work, pump, repeat. And after a while, you’ll get into the groove.
Just to offer a different perspective, I was worried sick, so anxious, about going back. But the first day I walked into work and I was absolutely fine! I didn’t cry, I wasn’t anxious. I was so glad to see her at the end of the day. You just might surprise yourself and be ok! Good luck!
If you can, schedule as little as possible your first few days back. I was completely overwhelmed my first day and spent most of the first week figuring out my pumping schedule and getting used to being around grownups all day. It was hard at first but honestly it was kind of nice not having a tiny human constantly attached to me and having some freedom again. It gets a little easier every day. Remember to take care of yourself and set boundaries at work
I feel like the lead up to leaving your little one is worse than the actual thing. For me anyway. My mini me is almost two and I still put off the inevitable travelling for work. Though the sleep is nice :) Good luck!
@zoom1 it was good! Work was so busy I didn’t have a lot of downtime to feel sad and I like being back! I feel an intense need to race out around 5:10 though bc I just want to get home to the baby, so I haven’t made it until 6pm just yet
@associate creative director 2 - how has today been going??
Its definitely hard but we moms are pretty resilient! Give yourself time, go slow (mentally it took me a week to get back in the groove), take a worn shirt or something that smells like your little one to make pumping easier (helps milk let down sometimes), relax - pumping can be easy once your body adjusts) but you have to be diligent-your team will learn to adjust to your schedule, let yourself take those moments and certainly leave early if you can, need to. You got this!!
Ease back in.
Embrase your new identity as a mother. Then a worker.
Read "The fifth trimester" can't recommend that book enough
I feel you!! Second the easing back into work like everyone else said. Also, it's normal and shitty, but you'll think about your babies sleep schedule all the time. Pumping sucks. But it all does get better and more normal feeling. Getting back to adult conversations on a regular basis was nice!
I’m going back tomorrow.... I’m full of anxiety but we can do it!
I am in the same boat as you. One minute I think it’ll be nice to go back and then the next minute I’m about ready to cry when I think of leaving my baby come 9/10. This is our first child and I know it’s going to be a major adjustment going back. Thankfully my boss is letting me work from home one day a week for at least the first 6 months and my husband works from home so can reassure me that everything is going well with my son and the nanny!
I was a little nervous but it’s actually been good! I negotiated that I did Tues and Thurs from home for the first month and that helped a ton. I was only away from her one day at a time. I’ve been back three and a half months and I like going to work, I just hate commuting and the rush of mornings and evenings.