Hi ladies,
My DH went back to work today. He only took 4 work days off.. DS#2 was considerate enough to arrive on Good Friday and in Australia we get 4 days off for Easter, so DH was lucky. He's a workaholic.
Anyway, DS#1 went to my Mum's today and I am home with the baby. So not a big deal at this point, as he just sleeps & eats. But it does seem like a milestone of sorts, to be on my own now.
I have made a deal with DH that he'll do DS#1 breakfast/morning routine before he leaves for work (as I'm always BFing at that time), and be home by 5pm at the latest, for a while.
How are YOU coping with this? What are your plans for DC#1?
Re: 2+ mums.. has DH gone back to work yet?
DS1 has preschool every morning....so, while early mornings are CRAZY with me getting DS1's breakfast, etc and getting us all out the door for the walk to school, I then have at least a few hours to chill with the baby or run errands/do things around the house (we pick up DS1 at 12:15 each day, so after that point the day is a juggling act with no downtime). Evenings are the toughest thus far, because DS2 has his fussy/cluster feeding time from 6-10 or so each night, so dinner, bath, and bed for DS1 is really challenging - he goes to bed at 7:30. DH has promised to be home by 7 at least 2 nights a week, so that will help (he works really long hours, and normally isn't home until 8:30 or 9 on a good night)
This next week will be hard - DS1 is out of school the entire week for spring break and DH will be gone all weekend at a wedding...I am scared!!
DH went back to work pretty much right away. He only took one day off when I came home from hospital. Unfortunately, if DH doesn't work, he doesn't get paid and we aren't in a financial position to handle that.
DS goes to daycare and he loves it. The structure is great so we saw no reason to change that. Thankfully, DH is able to drop him off and pick him up and he does not work on the weekends unless one of my family members comes over...(probably more out of self defense than the need for more money...lol)