What I wish I'd known about juggling work and family
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Source: Baby Center
July 05, 2008
Highlights
Work arrangements
Childcare arrangements
Taking care of chores
Making quality time for yourself and your baby
Staying calm
Elorraine
3 months ago
740 comments
On the day when I was scheduled to return to work from maternity leave, I could hardy hold back the tears knowing that I was going to be away from my daughter for an extended period for the very first time. It was heart wrenching feeling that I still recall after five years. My baby's eyes seemed as if they were asking, why do you have to leave me now?'
There were anxious moments that I encountered with the nursery, when my baby suddenly became ill with ear infection. Many days I would be phsically at work, but my mind would be at the nursery wondering what was taking place with my daughter.
Then my fears were put to rest when one of my sisters came to live with us and took extra ordinary good care of my daughter. Today I am deeply indebted to my sister for her love towards my daughter, who sometimes refer to her as her other mother.
seabrownthree
3 months ago
414 comments
Even though I don't have these issues to deal with, I still found the information interesting.