Working moms, a question for ya..

DeniseMatt

how do you do it?!?  But really, do you have LO on a schedule in the morning?  Right now, I let Olivia sleep til when ever, but Im going back to work on Monday from 10:30-5:30... Im a teacher at a child care, so Im taking her to work with me and will be able to BF her there, (although Id like her to take the bottle, she wont)  Today she woke up at 5 to eat and then was up at 7:30 and ate at 8...  That would mean her next feeding would be around 10:30-11, I would hate to clock in for 30 or less minutes to then just have to clock out to go feed her. 

What would you do?  Would you go to work early, after the the 8 oclock feeding?  or would just deal with it?  or would you try and start a morning schedule with her, so that she is not due for a feeding right when you get to work? 

a little back story too - she has severe silent reflux and still has trouble eating - screams and cries when she swallows, so it takes about 30 min to feed her... 

Melanie2003

my daughter had two bottles before daycare started for her at 3 mos. She will get the hang of it, if you let them feed her while you are not there. I think that if you vsiit her, she will learn to expect you instead of learning how to take a bottle. But it's your choice if you prefer to nurse instead of bottles.

also, both my kids had no set schedule for months. what happened one day did not necessarily happen the next.

what worked for us was being ok waking a sleeping baby if need be to get out of the house, and sending her to daycare in the one piece she slept in instead of changing her clothes too. I'd pick her up, change diaper, nurse and into the carseat and off we went. not a lovey-dovey morning, but i do have a 1.5hr commute.

you'll see that she falls into a schedule in no time. she'll get used to going to daycare and her sleep and eating will be more predictable. 

also, if you have to clock out to nurse or pump, it might not matter which you choose to do - it would be more about convenience and/or the time you want to allow for that.

juliedooley

I agree, since she's still so young, I say just put up with it for now...I like the PP's idea about just waking her to change and then leave the house. Keep in mind that as she gets older her feeding times will likely spread out a little and you won't have the inconvenience of getting to work and immediately stopping to nurse her.

Before DS grew out of his infant seat, I'd get him totally ready in the morning and then buckle him in and get myself ready while he napped, then we'd leave the house and he'd be up and happy by the time we got to daycare. We're readjusting now that we have a convertible seat and he's going through a nap transition, so just remember nothing is permanent and see where you can be flexible to make it work better for both of you! Good luck!