Back to teaching mid year...any others?

Alessia87 · January 2015

i am going back to work Tuesday. There has been a sub and it sounds like the kids are failing and not caring at the moment (8th grade) any other moms go back mid year and how did you handle the situation. Also what are the routines that you have for your baby.. What time do you sleep etc. I will also be pumping at work so does anyone else do that.. Just nervous/ anxious how I'm going to handle the kids/ planning / grading/ pumping: pick up and drop off of Lo.... Help!!!

rlyttle · January 2015

I went back second semester, but luckily I teach semester classes. Therefore I started the semester with new students. I teach 6, 7 & 8th grade. I pump every morning before work & at lunch. We all go yo bed around 9:30. I've been teaching for 11 years so I have a good system of planning & grading so I do very little at home. It's the only way I can spend time with the kids at night. It will all fall into place. Put a list on your door at home so you don't forget anything. Pump, bottles, ice packs, lunch, water, papers, baby

Good Luck!

mrsdanielleM2010 · January 2015

rlyttle said:
I went back second semester, but luckily I teach semester classes. Therefore I started the semester with new students. I teach 6, 7 & 8th grade. I pump every morning before work & at lunch. We all go yo bed around 9:30. I've been teaching for 11 years so I have a good system of planning & grading so I do very little at home. It's the only way I can spend time with the kids at night. It will all fall into place. Put a list on your door at home so you don't forget anything. Pump, bottles, ice packs, lunch, water, papers, baby
Good Luck!

Good to hear you're still perfect!

kmbk27 · January 2015

rlyttle said:
I went back second semester, but luckily I teach semester classes. Therefore I started the semester with new students. I teach 6, 7 & 8th grade. I pump every morning before work & at lunch. We all go yo bed around 9:30. I've been teaching for 11 years so I have a good system of planning & grading so I do very little at home. It's the only way I can spend time with the kids at night. It will all fall into place. Put a list on your door at home so you don't forget anything. Pump, bottles, ice packs, lunch, water, papers, baby
Good Luck!

Let me guess...you're also - whole size smaller and in even better shape than your prepregnancy shape because dropping that baby weight is just so easy.

nilvero · January 2015

rlyttle said:
I went back second semester, but luckily I teach semester classes. Therefore I started the semester with new students. I teach 6, 7 & 8th grade. I pump every morning before work & at lunch. We all go yo bed around 9:30. I've been teaching for 11 years so I have a good system of planning & grading so I do very little at home. It's the only way I can spend time with the kids at night. It will all fall into place. Put a list on your door at home so you don't forget anything. Pump, bottles, ice packs, lunch, water, papers, baby
Good Luck!

Because this is useful, telling her how perfect you are and how everything works out so well for you. Of course. It won't just magically fall into place and telling her that isn't fair.

OP, I went back to work in November and to be honest I just felt that recently I have a handle on things.

I get to work an hour before I have to and maximize all my planning times to make sure I can do as much as possible at work. A lot less socializing but it seems to work out well. I also devote only an hour on Sunday's to prepping for the week (DH takes this an opportunity to bond with baby).

As for sleep, I go to bed around nine after we put LO down. He still wakes up a lot but I've made it work. We get ready for our day at 4:50 am. I feed him then DH gets him ready while I get ready and eat breakfast. I feed him again at 6:15 and then we are on our way at 6:30.

As for pumping, depends on your schedule. I pump during the kids' breakfast time then again at lunch then at the end of the day. Make sure you pack your pump bag and everything you need the night before.

Good luck! And while it may not be as easy as @rlyttle makes it out to be, you'll figure out your new normal just yet!

ashaw512 · January 2015

Let's not forget about all the extra sleep @rlyttle‌ is getting since her lo sleeps all night, which makes her more perfect. And makes it easier for her to keep up with her perfect house too.

Obviously she's not too perfect if she has to put a sticky on the door so she will remember to get her baby.

Eta: flying baby hands hit my phone.

gingerkid9989 · January 2015

rlyttle said:
I went back second semester, but luckily I teach semester classes. Therefore I started the semester with new students. I teach 6, 7 & 8th grade. I pump every morning before work & at lunch. We all go yo bed around 9:30. I've been teaching for 11 years so I have a good system of planning & grading so I do very little at home. It's the only way I can spend time with the kids at night. It will all fall into place. Put a list on your door at home so you don't forget anything. Pump, bottles, ice packs, lunch, water, papers, baby
Good Luck!

I'm a Barbie girl in a Barbie world. Life in plastic, it's fantastic!

saraeric · January 2015

I went back right before Thanksgiving and it really wasn't too hard for my students to transition back to my expectations. I teach 3rd grade so I know it's definitely a different set of challenges with 8th graders. My sub had very little structure so I had to be really strict the first couple of weeks but they were glad to have me back. I pump before school, at lunch, and after school. I have a mini-fridge in my classroom so that really helps with milk storage. This is my 6th year teaching so I have a system down pretty well for planning/grading but most days I still feel like I'm just treading water. I just tell myself that the papers will eventually get graded...I'd rather spend time cuddling with my baby than grading. As for our schedule, LO goes down around 8 or 9, I usually go to bed around 10. LO eats at 2am and 6am. Last week, he was going back to sleep after his 6am feed so we could both get ready for work while he slept. If he stays awake after that one, then DH watches him while I get ready and then we switch. We leave for daycare at 7 and I'm at school by 7:30 (kids come back at 8:15). Good luck! Definitely took a while to get into a routine but now it's not so bad.

Alessia87 · January 2015

Thank you so much everyone for your feedback.. I think I will need a list so I remember everything... I guess I am also worried about having time for everything without getting burned out... Also worried about not having enough milk supply when pumping... I may have lucked out and have another day to plan everything because I live In NJ and we should have a Snow day... One extra day to enjoy my baby

ashaw512 · January 2015

Alessia87 said:
Thank you so much everyone for your feedback.. I think I will need a list so I remember everything... I guess I am also worried about having time for everything without getting burned out... Also worried about not having enough milk supply when pumping... I may have lucked out and have another day to plan everything because I live In NJ and we should have a Snow day... One extra day to enjoy my baby

Make sure you put your baby on the list so you won't forget him/her.

Minmcgar · January 2015

Wow some of you are just flat out rude and have sticks up your you know what. @rlyttle‌ was just explaining her system that she has down, in no way was she saying she is perfect. Nice example you are setting for your little ones. Grow up.!

Marchie1214 · January 2015

Minmcgar said:
Wow some of you are just flat out rude and have sticks up your you know what. @rlyttle‌ was just explaining her system that she has down, in no way was she saying she is perfect. Nice example you are setting for your little ones. Grow up.!

You must be new here...

anewadventure · January 2015

Minmcgar said:

Wow some of you are just flat out rude and have sticks up your you know what. @rlyttle‌ was just explaining her system that she has down, in no way was she saying she is perfect. Nice example you are setting for your little ones. Grow up.!

anything else? i'd like a bingo. you're not there yet.

rlyttle knows exactly why she is getting these responses. if you were an active member of the board all year, you would know too. so sorry.

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nilvero · January 2015

Minmcgar said:
Wow some of you are just flat out rude and have sticks up your you know what. @rlyttle‌ was just explaining her system that she has down, in no way was she saying she is perfect. Nice example you are setting for your little ones. Grow up.!

Yea, no she knows exactly why we reacted that way. It's not a surprise to anyone except those of you that are new.

trebekastan · January 2015

Minmcgar said:
Wow some of you are just flat out rude and have sticks up your you know what. @rlyttle‌ was just explaining her system that she has down, in no way was she saying she is perfect. Nice example you are setting for your little ones. Grow up.!

I hate you.

Orificil · January 2015

Hi! I am also a teacher (3rd grade) and I went back right before winter break. Honestly, it has been a serious struggle. I was pumping when I got to work, during my lunch, and at the end of the day at work and hated it! I felt so uncomfortable and I could tell because my milk dropped in half that first week. I spend 3 weeks doing this and ended up getting mastitis is both breasts. Sooo painful!!! After struggling with that, I lost my milk and have had to resort to using my freezer stash. But back to the "teacher" me - it's hard. I used to want to be at work helping my students, and honestly I'm still waiting for the "want" to come back. Don't get me wrong, I'm happy to have a job but I find myself constantly thinking about my little guy and wondering just how much I'm missing. Sorry to be a buzzkill, just wanted to give an honest answer! Hope you handle it better than I did!!

Arianna Alvarez · January 2015

There are not enough hours in the day

kmbk27 · January 2015

Minmcgar said:
Not new here, been here since the beginning but don't comment often because most of the posters are bitches with nothing better to do besides complain or be rude to other posters. : )

Yes, right, totally. We are all evil, mean girl, cliquey bitches with no lives who live to call people out on their bullshit...oh, sorry, I mean complain and be rude to other posters.

And yet here you are.

Edited because I can passive aggressively end with a smiley face, too.

Everyusernameistaken · January 2015

Minmcgar said:
Not new here, been here since the beginning but don't comment often because most of the posters are bitches with nothing better to do besides complain or be rude to other posters. : )

LOL

nilvero · January 2015

Minmcgar said:
Not new here, been here since the beginning but don't comment often because most of the posters are bitches with nothing better to do besides complain or be rude to other posters. : )

Hmmm, last time I check, isn't calling us bitches being rude to us? And against TOU?

Alessia87 · February 2015

Thank you for sharing your experiences.. I started on Wednesday and have had two snow days to enjoy lo...i figured out the times to pump and next week is the end of the marking period so I have new 6th graders and one less class so I think it will be ok.. Now once I start assigning things and grades come in it'll be a little different!

anewadventure · February 2015

nilvero said:

Not new here, been here since the beginning but don't comment often because most of the posters are bitches with nothing better to do besides complain or be rude to other posters. : )
Hmmm, last time I check, isn't calling us bitches being rude to us? And against TOU?

so...is this how the "new" TB works? posts selectively go missing? no real moderator effort put in? great. really great.
:-bd

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