Work & Family Balance
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Mixed Emotions About Returning to Work
Asked by D.G. from Chicago
on February 13, 2007
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Looking for a little advice/story sharing from other moms out there who were SAHM that returned to work and how it worked out. Also, how did your children handle the c...
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- It will be harder on you then her. I had to return to work after my daughter was 5 months, and I could not bare her being raised in a daycare environment. Nevertheless...
- Its always tough. I was a SAHD for two years, and just went back to work a month ago. The twins are 3 years old, and are adjusting to pre-school, but really love it....
- I think every mom that returns to work feels the same way. I run my own business and have thought about giving it up to stay at home with my 2 girls. My oldest daugh...
Have Inner Conflict on Returning to Work
Asked by C.H. from Philadelphia
on March 3, 2007
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Hello,my namis is C.,I have been sahm for 3 years,my son is 3 and my lil girl is 16 months.I made a choice to stay home and luckily have had the means and luckily sti...
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- You know what, we mothers get so much GUILT from society and each other no matter what we do--stay home or work. Our generation has been taught that we can "have it al...
- you could always try it out for a short time & see how it works out. you are lucky to have family willing to watch your kids, that is always a plus. and it won't hur...
- C. you will get responses from both ends, stay home moms saying who on earth would you want someone else raising your children, and you'll get responses from working m...
Conflicted About Going Back to Work...
Asked by H.W. from Dallas
on December 26, 2007
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I had a little boy 3 months ago. I am 33 years old have only been married for 3 years. I have spent the last 11 years building up a mortgage business. Four years ago,...
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- I totally understand.....I was always a "career-first woman" and had spent many years working 70-80 hour weeks for years climbing the corporate ladder and pretty much ...
- I feel like I am blessed to be able to be able to stay at home with my children. It took me a year to get a job after I graduated, and one of the hard parts about deci...
- I bet the majority of SAHMs went through something similar. I didn't have my own business when I took mat leave, but I was on the fast track and was due for a huge p...
Feeling Guilty for Going to Work...
Asked by Y.F. from New York
on January 18, 2011
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I'm a mommy that owns her own business...I work from home 3 days/week and go into my studio 2 days/week. Grandpa comes to watch my 4 month old while I am at work and ...
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- Dear Y., It is so normal to feel guilty and to want to stay with baby all the time...Grandma Mary
- Don't feel bad for feeling so connected to your son. You just spent 10 months growing this baby, and he's only been out for four. It's okay to do things for ourselves,...
- There's nothing the matter with you. You have a very young child at home and you feel the completely natural and appropriate desire to be with your baby as much as po...
Going Back to Work and Dreading It
Asked by K.M. from Denver
on December 31, 2007
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My son is 10 1/2 months old and I have been a stay-at-home Mom up until now. I haven't been away from my baby for more than 4 hours at a time since he was born. I wi...
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- Hi, my name is J. Taylor and I understand what you are going through. I have been lucky enough to be at home with my children, but two years ago I was forced to find ...
- Not to worry. My 3 year old was 7 months when she went into a montessori/childcare. It was more difficult for mom and dad than baby. Just an fyi. Don't linger when ...
- Seems like everyone is concentrating on how your son will be, but not on how you'll do! Of course change is always hard, but if you've chosen good care for him, he's g...
Thinking of Going Back to Work
Asked by C.D. from Boston
on November 3, 2006
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This is my first request, so here goes!
I have been a SAHM now since before my son Benjamin was born in June 05'. I was very ill before having him from complications...
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- I dont really have any advice but I am going through the same thing at the moment. WOW I cant believe there are others out there. I also stay at home and have since ...
- Hi C., Start off taking a night class at a local community center on something you are interested in, see if that helps. Or a college class or two, just to get you mi...
- I dont really have advice , but I just wanted to tell you that im going through the exact same thing ... except I havent worked since 2003. I feel like I have no adult...
Ceditor's Calling at work***GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
Asked by J.I. from Fort Myers
on June 10, 2010
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About a year+ ago I gave my car back to the dealer becuase I could no longer afford it for one & I was VERY upside down. It was sold, but I still owe. I gave it back b...
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- I live in Texas and I was never able to get them to stop calling. My boss even got on the phone and told them they were putting my job in jepordy. So many calls and my...
- I don't think there's anything you can do, honestly. Even though you were upside down, there's still a balance you owe them, and they have the right to try to colle...
- I agree with Mama H. Just tell them that you can't take personal calls and they have to contact you through the mail. They don't want to see you fired because then ...
Keeping up Supply After Returning to Work
Asked by S.K. from Seattle
on April 17, 2009
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Hi ladies,
I have a 5 1/2 month old and have recently returned to work four days a week. I am breastfeeding and pump 3-4 times a day at work. My question is, how ar...
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- Hi there, I would have to say that it was about this time when my supply started to dwindle too. I think what's happening is your little one is beginning to need t...
- My lactation consultant said to keep the pump going even after the milk has stopped dripping. She wanted me to pump for 20 minutes each time, even though I was only ge...
- Hi S. I haven't read the other responses, so I am sure this is just reapting what you have been told. I would recommend going to your local health food and drug store...
Supplementing When Going Back to Work
Asked by K.F. from Los Angeles
on April 13, 2010
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I have a 7 months old son. I have been exclusively breastfeeding him since he was born. I nurse him 4 times a day and pump in between nursing. I will be returning to w...
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- My questions also is why you can't pump at work. There are resources on-line to help employee's ask their supervisors to allow them to do this. It's part of the Busin...
- Why can't you pump? Employers in CA are required by law to give you a non-paid break to pump. One of the biggest reasons I see to continue BF exlusively is that you...
- Hi Kerry - If you haven't already, I would recommend introducing the bottle and formula before you go back to work. Some babies take some time to get used to the c...
How to Balance Extended Family with Our Family Time with Dh's Homecoming
Asked by C.C. from Salt Lake City
on May 9, 2008
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I'm getting down to the end of my dh's deployement. Now we have a unique situation of balancing everyone else who wants to spend time with dh and our family having ti...
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- I am very interested in your question. While I have not been in your shoes, I will be in a matter of months. When my husband returns from his deployment we will have a...
- We just did this in Sept. While I love my in-laws they can be very controlling and often take over, they did this with his leave. But lucky for us, when it came to th...
- C., I had that same problem when my husband was deployed to Iraq, he was coming home, and he is and was really close to his family. With respect to that, I talked wi...
