Back to Work Blues

rpm2009 · October 2011

I go back to work next week and I am feeling pretty down. I know that I should feel grateful for having so much time off but all I see is the hard days ahead. Having been through this once, I know how hard it is to work, pump 3 times, etc. - knowing that I have all that ahead of me just sucks. My office is virtually all men and although they allow me to pump (yeah, it's the law) I can't say that they really understand. In addition, this LO is refusing a bottle (terrific) and the little "schedule" that I had him on seems to have gone out the window over the past few days. So, I am also in a panic that LO is going to starve at daycare. I know that many of you feel the same and I know no one has the answers, I guess it is just good to know that others feel the same way. Thanks for letting me vent.

cottonlily84 · October 2011

Who has been giving the baby the bottle? I read somewhere that the mother shouldn't because of the confusion it may cause. Perhaps practicing with daddy or other family friends LO will get used to the bottle and still enjoy the real thing from you when you're home.