Aquajock
Cathlete
Hello, all you moms! I would like to ask your input:
A dear friend of mine and her husband had their first child, a wonderful little boy, last September. She was working fulltime, and he was/is in the midst of a semi-career transition. After being able to take several weeks off for maternity leave, she is back working four full days a week. Her husband's work schedule is somewhat more flexible and he is able to care for Munchkin a great deal, as are many of her relatives who live in the same area.
As might be expected, my friend is finding the transition extremely challenging: ongoing time demands; the challenges of caring for an infant; the continual emotional pull of wanting to be with her child and yet having to earn a living; etc. She is finding it difficult to balance everything, and to eke out a nanosecond for herself at the same time.
I would like to ask all of you for your suggestions as to how you coped with or are coping with the challenges of new motherhood. I am childfree by choice, so I'm precisely zero help due to lack of experience. I did suggest that she start interacting with other women who have been in or are in the same situation she is in, to get not only the empathy that can only come from shared experience but also some good practical tips on how to balance all of these life changes.
I will be away from a computer until next Tuesday, but I would sincerely appreciate your tips - my friend knows me as Annette Queen of the Free Advice (and ya get whatcha pay for, ar ar)
TIA -
Happy Valentime's Day!
Happy President's Day!
Save The Spotted Owl!
A-Jock
A dear friend of mine and her husband had their first child, a wonderful little boy, last September. She was working fulltime, and he was/is in the midst of a semi-career transition. After being able to take several weeks off for maternity leave, she is back working four full days a week. Her husband's work schedule is somewhat more flexible and he is able to care for Munchkin a great deal, as are many of her relatives who live in the same area.
As might be expected, my friend is finding the transition extremely challenging: ongoing time demands; the challenges of caring for an infant; the continual emotional pull of wanting to be with her child and yet having to earn a living; etc. She is finding it difficult to balance everything, and to eke out a nanosecond for herself at the same time.
I would like to ask all of you for your suggestions as to how you coped with or are coping with the challenges of new motherhood. I am childfree by choice, so I'm precisely zero help due to lack of experience. I did suggest that she start interacting with other women who have been in or are in the same situation she is in, to get not only the empathy that can only come from shared experience but also some good practical tips on how to balance all of these life changes.
I will be away from a computer until next Tuesday, but I would sincerely appreciate your tips - my friend knows me as Annette Queen of the Free Advice (and ya get whatcha pay for, ar ar)
TIA -
Happy Valentime's Day!
Happy President's Day!
Save The Spotted Owl!
A-Jock