Back to work full-time - how do you manage?

[MegGem]

I went back to work last week full-time and I don't know how mothers manage it. I am soooo exhausted. I think continuing breastfeeding adds to the exhaustion because I have to add 1-2 hours to my day to punch out the time clock, pump, punch back in several times a day. I can see why a lot of working moms give up on BFing. The coffee only works for awhile. How do you manage???

And I'm a lucky one who's LO only gets up once a night most the time. I can't imagine those who's LO's are up every 3 hours still.

 

[Katiex]

im not bf but im going back to work full time in dec. im working 9am-3.30pm so not too long so i can miss the rush hour traffic. im quite lucky though as my dh works nights so he can look after jacob during the day, i just wont have too much help at night.

im dreading it, dunno how il cope being at work 5 days a week, when iv had 9 month off.

 

[Abz1982]

I am kinda dreading it as I will have to work 8:30am till 5pm, but drop Emma off at 7:50 - so be up at 6am. Then collect Emma about 6pm and go home and d all the house work and cook dinner. Then other days OH will get Emma but I will have to go to the stables to see my horse.
OH can gt stuffed if he thinks I will be doing everything I do now when I am back at work - he needs to learn how to feed lo, do the washing, fold laundry, cook dinner etc.

 

[MegGem]

I still do the night feeds, eventhough I think he could do them since I have to go to work in the morning but I don't even ask him because I know it will take him twice as long to get her back to sleep.

 

[jms895]

I am still BF and Caine is up 3 times in the night

I am back in a few weeks and am absolutely dreading it