Whose going back to work soon?

[ahayden1230]

I thought I would check in and see who is in the same boat as me... And if anything we can comfort each other.

When are you going back to work?
How old will LO be when you return?
Do you BF or FF?
What is your biggest fear?

I go back March 16th.
LO will be 10 weeks old when I go back.
I am Breast feeding and he has had maybe 5 bottles of BM so far. He really prefers to nurse.
My biggest fear is this hurting our nursing relationship. I'm also nervous about how he will be comforted because he doesn't take a pacifier and we normally just nurse. He snacks all day long..... Just worried it is going to he a huge adjustment for him and it makes me tear up thinking about it. I'm really sad and not sure how I'm going to handle this.

[laceysbryan]

When are you going back to work?
How old will LO be when you return?
Do you BF or FF?
What is your biggest fear?

[ourcrazynavylife]

I go back March 2nd.
Em will be 8.5 weeks.
We breastfeed.
I'm terrified of not being able to find time to pump at work. I'm an RN working 12hr shifts. I just don't want it to affect my supply.

[laceysbryan]

Feb 23, 2015 11:10:48 GMT -5 laceysbryan said:

When are you going back to work?
How old will LO be when you return?
Do you BF or FF?
What is your biggest fear?

Total breastfeeding-typing fail. I always hit send when I'm trying to use one hand to type!!

I go back to work next Monday.

LO will be six weeks old.

I BF.

I worry the most about how I'm going to pump at work. We don't have enough employees that people take breaks, or that my employer will be required to let me take breaks to pump. I'm worried my supply will diminish, and my plan has been to exclusively use breastmilk for as long as possible. I worry that whoever will be taking care of LO will not do as good a job as I do at soothing him. Sometimes he gets fussy, and I just bounce him or rock him for 30 minutes for him to calm down. I worry that whoever will be here will just try to feed him whenever he fusses and use all my breast milk. I'm also worried about being unprofessionally emotional at work. My employer isn't the most understanding in that arena.

I've basically been sobbing on and off about going back to work. I wish we would just win the damn Powerball!

[heidih21]

I go back April 7th.
LO will be 13 weeks. I feel very blessed that the day he was born was my first day of leave!
I am Bfing and that is one of my bigger fears, not being able to manage pumping at work to keep things going. Oh and we haven't found daycare yet... I'm a little nervous about that too!

[grumpycat88]

When are you going back to work? I've started back already. It's part-time and the hours will slowly increase. For example, I only went into the office for 4 hours last week and I'll be going in for at least 6-8 this week.
How old will LO be when you return? He was 5 weeks 6 days on my first day
Do you BF or FF? I'm EPing and we supplement. I've been better about hydrating and my supply has increased. Right now we just do formula at the motn and during the day if he is still hungry after a bottle (3.5-4oz) of breast milk.
What is your biggest fear? Missing the milestones. He's starting smiling and what I am hoping is creepy laughing.

[maebb]

I'll go back Wednesday. DS2 will be six weeks. I do a mix of BF / pumping / formula, so that will continue.

My biggest fear is just losing my mind from trying to balance everything. Also I have this one employee who is a nightmare, and my director refuses to fire her. I was hoping she'd be gone when I got back, but she's still there and as bad as ever, so I'm not looking forward to dealing with that.

[Deleted]

I go back to work the weekend of March 27th. Owen will be 11 weeks old

I exclusively pump. Right now I'm down to seven pumps a day. If I can drop one more pump before I start work I will only have to pump 3 times during my 12 hour shift which I think will be manageable.

I'm not too worried about returning to work because I'll only be working on Saturday and Sunday so I get to spend a lot of time with Owen.

[lexishay]

When are you going back to work? March 1st so next Sunday ?

How old will LO be when you return? 1 month 9 days

Do you BF or FF? I'm EP.

What is your biggest fear? For some crazy reason he won't have enough milk when I'm gone and he'll go through the milk I have stored (which isn't a lot because my supply is low) so afraid of that happening I don't want to run out of milk for him.

[josie400]

Going back March 16th. DS will be 8 weeks.
I'm breastfeeding and hope to continue to rely solely on breast milk if possible. I'm biggest fear is not having enough milk to send to daycare each day. It's so hard to stock up a supply. DS eats every couple hours, adding pumping makes me feel like a constant milk machine. I hope he adjusts ok since he won't be getting boob when he's crying.

[llambrose]

I go back the beginning of April.

Connor will be 12 weeks old

I breastfeed with 1 bottle a day (either pumped milk or formula)

I am terrified! I have no idea how I am going to make it work. With my first I never went back and ended up staying home with her for two years so this is so daunting. I worry about hurting our connection, about not being able to breastfeed him as long as I want, about missing out on things that he does, about my h being able to take care of him the way that I want him taken care of, how I am going to find anytime in the day to spend time with two kids when I was struggling before with just one. I so wish I could stay at home for a while, I feel like it is really unfair to him, like he isn't going to get me at my best like my daughter did. I am going to be a wreck! I am super jealous of people who get long maternity leaves.

[littlelion]

I'm back today

Baby is 12 wks

I BF but give maybe 1bottle formula a week

Biggest fear(s)
-pumping enough milk for him
-my mgrs are understanding about time to pump (3× during work) & me leaving exactly at 4
-& of course that baby is ok. Esp the sleeping in the crib part. And that he loves me more than anyone else

[veryvogue]

I'm going back two weeks from tomorrow. DS will be 11 weeks.

Right now I'm still breastfeeding, but I'm not able to pump enough to get a decent supply, so I really don't know what I'm going to do when I go back. I don't know that I'll have the time to pump at work, based on what I do during the day. I have no doubt my employer and supervisor would work with me, though.

My biggest fear is missing out on the day to day with DS. My mom will be watching him and I already told her to not tell me if he does something big, like roll over and I'm not there.

[Looney]

When are you going back to work? Around April 15th
How old will LO be when you return? Almost 14 weeks
Do you BF or FF? BF
What is your biggest fear? Something happening to him at daycare

[emmyg65]

I'm going back to work on March 30, when he'll be 3 months old.

I'm breastfeeding.

My biggest fear is transitioning from spending all day with him. I still haven't been able to leave him, even for an hour or two. I'm hoping I get better at that, because it'll be 10 hours a day, five days a week. The center we chose is really nice and I have great support for BFing at work so I'm not worried about him. Thank God!

[nemomof2]

Next week, but just a few hours a week in office and then the rest from home.

He will be 6 weeks.

I am BFing.

Not much, my H works weekends and nights, so no daycare. My work is great about me pumping and at first I will go in around his eating schedule.

[alfiesMOM]

When are you going back to work? I go back on the 25th of March so like 4.5 weeks.

How old will LO be when you return? He will be 11 weeks olds.
Do you BF or FF? I am EBF

What is your biggest fear? Not being able to continue BFing him. I had to stop with my daughter when I went back to work because I had an emotional breakdown over it. This time everything has been easier so I am hoping I can continue. I am also worries about time. Right now I can give DD attention when she gets home because I spent all day with DS but when I go back I will have to split that time and it's going to be hard.

[tkr7c9]

When are you going back to work? March 2nd (Monday)
How old will LO be when you return? 8 weeks
Do you BF or FF? BF, already have a good stash built up.
What is your biggest fear? I am afraid that my supply will suffer. It has already seemed to not keep up after the 6 week growth spurt and I have started taking fenugreek. I really hope I can continue to BF/pump but I am having a hard time keeping up with her.

[ShuShuBee]

I go back March 23rd.

LO will be 10 weeks

I FF

My biggest fear is that I will miss out on milestones. She has had a lot of issues with feeding, even with the bottle, so I'm worried they won't be as patient with her. Getting her to gain weight at first was a struggle.

[christeng87]

I went back a week ago. LO was 7 wks 2days. I am breastfeeding but pumped a lot before going back and he takes bottles (any kind) like a champ!

I think my biggest fears are just missing out on milestones, and also my milk supply being effected. So far going back hasn't been as terrible as I anticipated. I miss him so, so much! Going to pick him up is the best part of my day and gives me something to look forward to.

[megan81112]

I go back on Monday. Jude will be 2 months. I breastfeed and supplement sporadically.

I really don't have any fears about going back. I'm a crossing guard, so my day is short and broken up. I also sub at a preschool. It's a half day preschool and I can bring him with me. Honestly when the weather warms up I plan on bringing him to my crossing as well. I stand in front of a private school and I've made many friends with the parents who can't wait to squish my baby.

[wishuponastar]

When are you going back to work? Monday
How old will LO be when you return? 7 weeks
Do you BF or FF? Formula (lol- he's adopted, didnt have much choice.)
What is your biggest fear?There have been big changes at work since I left- I have a lot of catching up to do

[lasawyer91]

I'm struggling with when I will go back. I had originally said 6weeks, which would give me two more weeks to go. But I can take up to twelve. I start class back up on Monday, I'm excited about that. I need to finish my degree (been working on it for way to long)! But I can't emotionally handle the thought of being away from my family from 7am to 11pm. I'm thinking about switching my job from my cozy office nurse position to an part-time one overnight at the hospital.

[Deleted]

When are you going back to work?
3/16
How old will LO be when you return?
9 weeks
Do you BF or FF?
BF
What is your biggest fear?
I'm nervous about different things with lo and with work.Work - I'm a teacher. Worried the transition back will be hard, worried about not having patience for middle school attitudes when my sweet baby is at home waiting on me, etc.
Baby- worried supply will drop,worried I won't know her as well, miss out on special moments. I have the luxury of her caregiver being either H or MIL and summer break/spring break, so I know I shouldn't complain, but it will be hard.