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Intro... back to work I go!

DahliaFlowerDahliaFlower member
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Hi Ladies,

I posted a couple of questions here in the past, but I wanted to do a formal intro.  

After a long and difficult journey, I gave birth to DS in October, which was undoubtedly the best day of my life!  (see siggy for full details)  I have enjoyed staying home with him through his ninth week.  I am the main income earner in our family and the time has come for me to head back to work.  Of course I have mixed feelings about it, I hate to leave him and I am anxious about everything going smoothly, but I am also looking forward to getting back to some of my usual routines.  And of course, income! LOL

Our new nanny started last week and she seems to be a good fit so far, so I am hoping that will work out well.  We have been really successful with EBF to this point, and I want to keep it up. I am a busy professional and I don't always have the opportunity to excuse myself in privacy during the day, so I am really nervous about pumping at work.  So between the emotions related to leaving him and my worries about pumping at work, I am a little anxious!

I look forward to getting to know you all.  
TTC #1 12/2009
BFP #1 1/2010, M/C 6 weeks
BFP #2 6/2010, DD lost to congenital heart disease, we are heartbroken.

TTC #2 4/2011, diagnosed MTHFR, FVL
Four natural cycles BFN; Clomid IUI BFN; Follistim IUI BFN;
1/2012 IVF #1 BFN
4/2012 FET BFP #3
5/2012 7w1d u/s: anembryonic demise; M/C @ 8w.
6/2012 found Stage II/III endo on laparoscopy, removed w/ laser.
8/2012 IVF #2 epic fail: no viable embryos.

Vacation, break, second opinions, on to new RE.
1/2013 Surprise chemical pregnancy BFP #4 (break cycle), IVF #3 postponed.
2/2013 TI w/ hormonal support, prednisone, aspirin, Lovenox, acupuncture gave us a miracle BFP #5!
Heartbeat on U/S at 6w1d! Baby,please stay!!
Our miracle baby boy arrived 10/2013!  We are so in love!!

10/2014 Surprise BFP #6
Our second daughter arrived in May 2015!  We are so grateful!  

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Re: Intro... back to work I go!

  • TheBorg7of9TheBorg7of9 member
    Good luck! Remember you can also pump after nursing at home in the morning and in the evening when baby is in bed.
    My TTC History:
    2009: missed miscarriage #1 at 9 weeks (trisomy 16)
    2010: Infertility
    2011: Diagnosis and treatment (low sperm count, anastrozole for DH, clomid for me + IUI)
    2012: Baby #1
    2014: Baby #2
    October 2015: missed miscarriage #2 at 11 weeks (trisomy 22)
    March 2016 BFP#5, due November 2016.

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  • iverske9iverske9 member
    Congrats on the new little one! It will be tough at first after nine weeks of being home but I promise it gets better and you get into a great routine. I am a professional too and pumped in the morning after the first feeding, then I tried to pump twice at work, and then after the last feeding. Good luck this group of women are great.
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  • shannmshannm member
    Good luck starting back. Try not to worry too much about pumping. If you can do it, great. If you need to supplement here and there, no big deal!
    I will say that I was lucky that my supply was decent enough that I only had to pump about twice a day and for only a few minutes. Also, I was lucky in that I could be a little relaxed about the timing. Hopefully, this will be your experience too. Don't forget nursing pads!
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  • lolob45lolob45 member
    I feel like I could have written your post. Good luck to you!!!
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