Reintroduction

weddinginthecove · March 2014

I thought since I posted in the UO post last night I would reintroduce myself. I posted a few times when I was pregnant and lurked pretty heavily. After having my little boy on June 26th I kind of just got away from popping by. Lately, since my husband returned home from working away for 5 months I have found myself with a lot more time on my hands to pop by. Single parents have my full respect because doing everything alone is definitely a challenge. Anyways, I have felt kind of silly to post after all of this time as I am not really part of your great community, but I broke the seal last night so I guess all bets are off. I will try to post more often so you guys can get to know me a little better. A few things about me.... I am a Canadian, specifically a Newfoundlander. I have one child, the cutest little boy on the planet ( even though I'm fairly certain I am biased on that one). I always wanted two kids but after suffering through HG pretty badly throughout my entire first pregnancy, I'm not really sure if I can do it again. I'm a social worker working in child protection and foster care ( I'm not sure how I feel about returning considering how long I've been off). My son went from sleeping through the night to being up ALL NIGHT LONG, every night for the past month (hence the late nights to bump). I'm not sure if there is anything else I am missing but fire away with the questions if I am missing anything important. I look forward to getting to know you all better, although there seems to be a lot of new names this seems to be a great place for advice/chatting to people going through the same things.

ColieAnn31 · March 2014

Welcome!

WasNotWas · March 2014

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tttwalters · March 2014

My boy was also born June 26th, and I am a Social worker working in child protection and am Canadian! Welcome!!!

DaisyDuck40 · March 2014

Welcome back!

weddinginthecove · March 2014

Wow tttwalters we have a scary amount in common from that tiny introduction, I'm starting to question if were the same person

. It's nice to see another social worker here. How are you feeling about returning?

Murphie82 · March 2014

Welcome back! B was supposed to be born on June 26th but waited until July 5th.

musicalsilver · March 2014

Always nice to have more people posting!! Welcome :-)

tttwalters · March 2014

weddinginthecove said: Wow tttwalters we have a scary amount in common from that tiny introduction, I'm starting to question if were the same person

. It's nice to see another social worker here. How are you feeling about returning? 2 days ago I had a scary moment when I saw a couple standing on a corner with a baby in the stroller. There was no cover on the stroller and the baby was not dressed properly and it was freezing rain out. I had a feeling of intense anger followed by, "oh shit how am I going to do my job in 3 months". Luckily there is a ton of support at work, but I am scared to go back.

How are you feeling?

weddinginthecove · March 2014

tttwalters said:

weddinginthecove said:

Wow tttwalters we have a scary amount in common from that tiny introduction, I'm starting to question if were the same person . It's nice to see another social worker here. How are you feeling about returning?

2 days ago I had a scary moment when I saw a couple standing on a corner with a baby in the stroller. There was no cover on the stroller and the baby was not dressed properly and it was freezing rain out. I had a feeling of intense anger followed by, "oh shit how am I going to do my job in 3 months". Luckily there is a ton of support at work, but I am scared to go back.

How are you feeling?

I am actually having feelings of dread over it, and I'm seriously second guessing my career choice. I'm hoping once I get back into the swing of things I'll readjust. I never thought having a child would make such a tough job even harder. I also get a feeling of panic whenever I am out and see something "off". Thank god for great coworkers.