It's working for Sara Creeley
Pennsylvania
1 child
“I often have to work 55-65 hour work weeks, which means working on the weekends a lot and my husband watches the baby so I can. We do 50/50 parenting for sure.”
What is one piece of advice you wish you could offer your former expectant self?
Be lazy more, see more movies, take more fun vacations just with your husband, not just to visit family or friends, accept all help from anybody!
What was your primary motivation for deciding to return (or not) to work? How early did you tell your employer?
I told my boss at 4.5 months, I had a high risk for miscarriage the whole first trimester and wanted to wait until I was done having health issues.
How much leave did you take, and how comfortable were you taking it?
Three months. Pretty close, but I didn’t realize how hard it was going to be to balance my workload with a kid.
How easy was it to put a childcare arrangement together and did it work for your family?
Who was your biggest source of support in returning to work? What was your biggest pregnancy indulgence?
Definitely my husband. I often have to work 55-65 hour work weeks, which means working on the weekends a lot and my husband watches the baby so I can. We do 50/50 parenting for sure. My indulgence was cold chocolate layer cake and vanilla ice cream!
Fill in the blanks: As a working parent, I never expected ____ would be so hard and ____ would be so much easier!
I never expected work/life balance would be so hard and actually taking care of the baby would be so much easier!