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Making Work/Life Balance Work: Real Mom Tips on How to Make It Easier

We asked working mamas for their secrets to successfully juggling career and family (25 Photos)

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a Compiled by Sarah Yang on Jan 12, 2011 at 11:08AM

I wish I had known that it would all work out when I went back to work. On my first day back, my daughter woke up three times the night before, spit up on her first two outfits, and I had to turn around to pick up the breast pump I left at home. As much as I wanted to return to my job, I thought, "This is not going to work." A week later, she was sleeping through the night, and we had a routine down. All was well. And, most importantly, my time with her after work and on the weekends was even more special.
- Rebekah, mom of one, Des Moines, Iowa