Going back to work anxiety/freak out

mander82 · December 2014

Pretty sure there are a few of us that start back to work this coming Monday (one week from today!)

I thought I would do pretend work days this week to get into the groove of getting up early and going to work, without actually having to go to work.    Well I failed today and its got me thinking there is no way in hell I can do this.

Gio got up last night around 6:20, had a bottle, played, did tummy time, got a bath, and was in bed around 8:15-8:30.    He only slept til 9, then freaked out/cried/fussed until midnight.    Slept until 4:30, ate, changed, then back to sleep by 5.
My work schedule gets me up at 6 am.

How the hell am I supposed to get up and go to work on less than 5 hours of sleep ?

To boot, I am pretty sure I have strep throat, I cannot even talk to the boy to calm him down, I have no voice and what does come out sounds like some sort of monster.

He isn't this bad every night, but its really got me thinking that I CANNOT do this....

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Has any 2nd time moms actually gone back to work at 6 weeks and survived before?
Any other FTM's freaking out with me ?

babysis013 · December 2014

Yes, I'm worried too. I go back after 8 weeks but it still freaks me out. I think my husband and I will have to get up at 5:00 in order for us both to get ready and out the door on time. Fortunately that is currently Dominic's wake up time for his first morning feeding. Hope it stays that way.

I'm fortunate right now that my husband works for a school and is on break. I go to bed at 8 and he takes the 11 PM feeding and then I'm on duty the rest of the night. Then he gets up with him at 5 and let's me sleep in. That won't be able to happen once he goes back to work next Monday.

NunyaBennis · December 2014

mander82 said:

I thought I would do pretend work days this week to get into the groove of getting up early and going to work, without actually having to go to work. Well I failed today and its got me thinking there is no way in hell I can do this.

So much this. We had a good thing going last night until I tried to put her in her crib... we ended up staying up all night. All.Fucking.Night.
I have no idea how to make it work like this. I had my doubts even when she would sleep like a rock from 10-11 until 5-ish!

ETA I hope you feel better & don't have strep!

Dumbgurl04 · December 2014

I know before I went back to work I tried to adjust LO to a schedule as much as possible. It has helped and while she has really only had one full week of what the normal schedule would be like (with the holiday's and all) she has been handling it pretty well. Also before I even went back to work I started getting her use to her crib so I wasn't worrying about doing that transition while back at work. Things have been going pretty good we have a few bad nights and all I have to say with getting through the work day is lots of CAFFEINE

mander82 · December 2014

Dumbgurl04 said:
I know before I went back to work I tried to adjust LO to a schedule as much as possible. It has helped and while she has really only had one full week of what the normal schedule would be like (with the holiday's and all) she has been handling it pretty well. Also before I even went back to work I started getting her use to her crib so I wasn't worrying about doing that transition while back at work. Things have been going pretty good we have a few bad nights and all I have to say with getting through the work day is lots of CAFFEINE

Lol...maybe I should pick up some caffeine pills...since I can't imagine having enough time for coffee before work!

AngelaL814 · December 2014

I go back next Tuesday and I'm so anxious about it all that I cry thinking about it. First, we are in the middle of a growth spurt so she is super clingy, wanting to be held constantly and refuses to sleep anywhere that is not directly attached to me. Secondly, I've waited so long to be a mom, I have no idea how I am going to leave this precious face. Even when she's being a jerk, she's beautiful and her smile just melts me. I worry about someone else spending more waking hours with my daughter than I do. Maternity leave in this country is crap.

missnacholover · December 2014

I go back on the 12th and am freaking. The thought of basically having like an hour with her each day makes my heart ache. I don't know how I'm going to do it.

As for us...I'm FF so DH is going to handle the mornings. He WFH so he doesn't have to deal with a commute so he'll be getting her up and taking her to day care. I work 4 10 hour days so I try to get to work by 7 so, hopefully, my morning routine won't change too much. The only thing I may do is switch to showering at night instead of in the AM.

Right now the taquita goes to bed around 9 and wakes up any time between 3:30 and 5:30 am and goes back down until 8:30 or so. I'm trying to gradually move her bedtime up to 8 so hopefully if she goes back down she's OK with getting up around 7 for DH to take her to daycare. I imagine DH and I will switch off nights as we do now, and hopefully her 5:30 am wakeups will move up a bit because I won't have time to get up with her and feed her at 530 and then get myself ready and out the door by 6:30.

It's going to be an adjustment, for sure.

mander82 · December 2014

I am thinking my hygiene may go out the window....lol.... I can see myself choosing sleep over showers, shampooing, and shaving......since you can't rush a newborn to eat or burp, any snooze buttons I hit are going to take away from me time.

silverwings72 · December 2014

I have no idea how we are going to do this. I go back on the 12th. I just don't know how I'm going to get through this with LO waking up in the middle of the night. How do Mamas go to work with 3 hours of sleep?? It really ticks me off that we have horrible maternity leave.

My anxiety is freaking out just thinking about the whole getting LO out the door while doing my routine. Will I even have time to put on makeup? FML

hidingangel82 · December 2014

I have no clue what I'm going to do next monday!
To make things worse, Noob's 8 week appointment and his shots are my 2nd day at work, so I'll have to leave him for work right after that traumatizing (for both of us) experience.
I have problems waking up before 9 now, cause he's only gone to sleep before 11pm once since he was a few weeks old. How am I gonna wake up even earlier than I did pre-baby, feed him & myself, and dress myself?
Not to mention that I also cry when I think about leaving him all day long as well. I'm trying to spend my next 7 days positively with him.

kaimee27 · December 2014

I'm not back yet-LO is only 3 and a half weeks old, but I'm already definitely worried about going back. I don't have a choice, but I definitely don't know how I'm going to get through 12 and a half hour night shifts on minimal sleep. I just hope she starts sleeping better before I have to go back. Big hugs to all the mommas who are having to go back now!

rinaealy · December 2014

Luckily I don't go back till the 10th of Feb and my MIL will b keeping DS while DD will go to preschool. I'm blessed with that being the case. However, I am so nervous as to how I will be able to pump at work (I'm a teacher) without feeling completely engorged

any teachers out there who have suggestions?

morrkim · December 2014

With DD she would go down around 11:30 and wake up 1 or 2 times. Since DH worked nights he watched her during the day. This allowed me to nurse her before work, then I would put her back in the crib. I'm not sure how that will work with twins, especially since I'm at a new job where I have to commute. Right now they are the most awake around 11pm-1am. Then alternate waking up from around 4am-9am. I will need to get up by 5:30 to get to work on time and I'm not sure how I will be able to get ready if I am constantly nursing them.

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