It's working for Anonymous
New York, New York
2 children
"I thought about going back to work after 3 1/2 months but it took me 2 months to find the right childcare arrangements to enable to conduct a job search."
What is one piece of advice you wish you could offer your former expectant self?
Follow your babies’ cues. I spent far too many frustrating days trying to ignore the witching hour rather than trying to work around it.
FOR MOMS: If you breastfed, was there a place for you to pump that met your needs and was conducive to your success? If you breastfed, how did you decide to continue? FOR DADS: What, if any, adjustments did you (or your workplace) make to your schedule after having a baby? Was it specific to your manager or larger, whole work culture?
I did pump. The physical act of pumping wasn’t hard, but it was difficult to keep up the schedule to maintain/increase supply while caring for twins.
How much leave did you take, and how comfortable were you taking it?
I thought about going back to work after 3 1/2 months, but it took me 2 months to find the right childcare arrangements to enable to conduct a job search.
What was your biggest challenge going back to work?
Finding good quality, reliable childcare.
Fill in the blanks: As a working parent, I never expected ____ would be so hard and ____ would be so much easier!
How monotonous motherhood is.