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WOHM- How do you have enough time?
| Sat, 09-19-2009 - 11:19pm |
I went back to work for about 2 months when my son was 4 months old. I would get up at 6 and get ready. Get him up at 7 and get him ready.
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Yep, the oddest moments, lol.
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i returned to WOH when DD1 was 6 mos old.
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Your question reminds me of a parent who, after a few years of the hectic pace of family life, says to themselves, "What did I ever do before I had kids?"
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After being off for a year on mat leave I returned to work. Both my fiance and I work 9-4:30. My daughter is watched by my mom because daycare here is non existent and I'm currently on 3 lists and she's now 2! I won't lie, in the beginning there was an adjustment to be made. Honestly though, I'm MUCH happier working, I feel like my days now have a routine whereas before I was constantly bored and wondering what I should do during the day. In the morning I get up before she does and get ready so that when she gets up around 7:00 I can give her my undivided attention. I drop her off at my moms for 8:15 and am back at my moms by 5:00 to pick her up. When we get home my fiance is already home and we make dinner, he feeds her, I give her a bath and we play, read stories and bed is btw 7-8pm. She loved this routine, she thrives on it. Also I never look at it like someone else is raising her, my mom is assisting and helping us but we are the parents and my mom always follows our wishes and rules, there is only 1 mom and dad and she knows the difference. Once you start thinking like that the decision becomes a lot easier. Obviously every kid reacts to a caregiver/daycare in different ways, and some parents aren't cut out to work. It's really a personal choice based on what works for your family. I say you do what makes YOU the most comfortable. :)
Oh , also I try to fit in all shopping during the week after she's in bed, either myself or my fiance will go out and get whatever we need. We also clean at night as well. This way our weekend is freed up for fun things and we don't have to worry about all the boring stuff. :)
Can I ask now that you are home do you do more things with your children or is your house just cleaner? What do you have time for now that you didnt while working?
I work full time with two and I have a third on the way my hubs and kids cook with me, we eat together, clean back up together as a family sometimes dh and ds do boy things while me and dd have girl days but mostly we do a ton together everyday.
I'm a teacher in the town I live in and DH is a firefighter who works 24 hour shifts.
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It really depends on the daycare you use.
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