Need Balance Mom's who have returned to work for a few wreks.. please tell me I'll eventually find a balance. I'm so…

Let me know when you find out. Working only 15-20 hours here, but with Jude and I was doing great with school, but today was awful. Didn't get a chance to touch school work ? I think I tried to accomplish too much. Dinner, making batches of baby food, and dealing with him being a crabby mess after vaccinations. Ugh. Following.

I feel the same way. I just went back to work this week and by the time I get home, give Owen a bath, wash bottles, repack diaper bag, do laundry, feed, put to bed...then do all MY stuff I am drained and cranky. And I only have one kid! My husband tries to help, but I'm also type A, and like things done a certain way. I need to let him do more. I also feel like I don't get enough time with Owen because he goes down at 7:30. If you figure out a balance, let me know! ?

Oh Mary, I worry about when I go back to work. My schedule is from 6am to 6pm Monday thru Friday and sometimes saturday. It is going to be hard because the boys have a bedtime of 8. So I will see them 2 hours a day and I am going to be cranky and I hope I will be able to spend quality time with them on weekends. It is hard to find balance!

I'm so nervous about going back to work! I just got an interview for Monday and I'll either be working 6am-2:30pm or 2pm-10:30pm Thursday through Sunday AND I'm trying to go back to school so I'll be doing it online. I'm nervous that it's going to be a lot but i know it needs to get done

So last night was rough. I got maybe an hour with damien because 3 days into school and I found out robbie was already lying to me about hkmework , on top of the fact that he just shoved all his supplies in his locker and never bought them to class. By the time ingot done helping and lecturing (i.e. yelling like a mad woman) Damien was already asleep for the night. ?

I don't know if you ladies have facebook, or want to start a group on here for working moms. I tried joining one and it wasn't even close to what I was looking for. Between sancti-mommies posting pictures of their perfectly balanced life, mom's complaining about EVERYTHING but not trying to hear advice, and one "working mom" with an 18 year old who didn't even live at home I couldn't take it.

I think we could all use some support though.

Sorry last night was rough. s*** show over here too. Our neighbors dumpster got emptied at 2:14 am and woke Jude up and he didn't settle again until after 6. It was awful!

I'm sorry y'all had some rough nights! It seems like no one feels like they have figured out the balance. I was so tired last night I didn't wash bottles, which of course I regret because it will be worse with old milk tonight. one day at a time...

Awe! It's been a mess of a week over here too. And the fact that sam no longer sleeps all night is even worse. We're tired, cranky, the home is a complete mess. The dishes are piled up and laundry is overflowing. I want to spend time with my baby but I also just want to relax and nap too bc I'm tired after work. It just sucks and I hope it gets easier.

I wish I could say it does, but I haven't found the balance yet ? Not at all saying it's not hard for SAHM, but it is SO hard being a working out of the home mom ? every work day I am stressed and highly anxious. The waking up early to get my toddler and baby ready for breakfast + daycare, doing the drop off, sitting in traffic to work, trying to work + stick to my pumping schedule, daycare pickup, hanging + dinner + bedtime routine 2.5 hours later....Leaves me SO worn out. By the time the kids are down, I can't get my eyelids to stay open & I end up going to bed too. Come the weekends i always ask their dad to take over waking up early and he has yet to do it, so I'm up early then too. We don't have family around so there's no down time for me. It sucks knowing that they spend more time being awake with a non-parent (daycare) than with me (I cry about it on my drives to work sometimes). So yea all that to say, I'm with you mama!

I walk around like a zombie. I work nights, get home around 2am. Dylan does his long sleep from about 9pm-4am. Basically he wakes when I'm ready to go to bed. He's up til about 6am. We sleep til 730, get his sister up and ready for school. He naps for an hour here and there throughout the day which means I either nap too or dont sleep at all. I never get more than 2hrs of sleep at a time, maybe a total of 4-5 hrs/day. I'm grumpy, forgetful and can barely stay awake at work. Nothing gets done around the house until my days off. I would love to join a FB group for working moms. I'm on there way more than here.