https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 16 Jun 2026 14:52:36 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/getting-into-the-work-groove-following-maternity-leave#post-2328893 Wed, 21 Oct 2015 13:04:20 +0000 Eko 2328893@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Anya: hmm that's interesting. That could be causing some of my headaches I suppose. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/getting-into-the-work-groove-following-maternity-leave#post-2328715 Wed, 21 Oct 2015 11:49:29 +0000 Anya 2328715@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I definitely got headaches from my eyes adjusting to looking at a computer screen all day again. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/getting-into-the-work-groove-following-maternity-leave#post-2328703 Wed, 21 Oct 2015 11:44:47 +0000 cascademom 2328703@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I feel like I'm in that fog now. It's the lack of sleep and pumping that does me in. Once we weaned and LO slept through the night, I felt like a better employee. Right now, the fog is made worse by moving in a week or so, juggling two kids, etc. I'm hoping that some of the fog will be lifted once we move. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/getting-into-the-work-groove-following-maternity-leave#post-2328695 Wed, 21 Oct 2015 11:38:24 +0000 PawPrints 2328695@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is my third week back and I have a lot of stuff I need to get done today, and yet here I am on HB :)</p> <p>I don't feel like I'm in a fog though, just procrastinating. LO has been doing pretty well about STTN lately so I'm not feeling too sleep-deprived. Coffee helps of course. (LO is 6.5 months old). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/getting-into-the-work-groove-following-maternity-leave#post-2328616 Wed, 21 Oct 2015 11:05:40 +0000 jetsa 2328616@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Eko: yeah. I feel that way too, my concentration is at an all time low </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/getting-into-the-work-groove-following-maternity-leave#post-2328457 Wed, 21 Oct 2015 09:48:50 +0000 snowjewelz 2328457@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Eko: Yeah, that's why I ended up weaning around 9 mo b/c I had to go down to 2 sessions by like 7 months and then I just wasn't getting as much out anymore! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/getting-into-the-work-groove-following-maternity-leave#post-2328447 Wed, 21 Oct 2015 09:43:32 +0000 Eko 2328447@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@avivoca: ugh me too. It definitely feels like this is going to take a while.<br /> @snowjewelz: I don't pump at work, so I guess I have it a little easier not worrying about that. I couldn't imagine trying to fit that in. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/getting-into-the-work-groove-following-maternity-leave#post-2328445 Wed, 21 Oct 2015 09:42:19 +0000 psw27 2328445@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It definitely took me a while to get back into a routine and a groove. Just getting out the door in the mornings was hard so by the time I got to work I was pooped from that! It does get easier! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/getting-into-the-work-groove-following-maternity-leave#post-2328395 Wed, 21 Oct 2015 09:27:06 +0000 snowjewelz 2328395@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It takes a while! I forget how long. Also in the beginning, I felt like all I was doing at work was going to pump, lol! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/getting-into-the-work-groove-following-maternity-leave#post-2328380 Wed, 21 Oct 2015 09:22:34 +0000 avivoca 2328380@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Eko: Honestly, when I started sleeping more. Probably around 9 months. I really need 7-8 hours of sleep to be at my best. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/getting-into-the-work-groove-following-maternity-leave#post-2328336 Wed, 21 Oct 2015 09:06:02 +0000 buttermilk 2328336@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>not looking forward to this! I'm supposed to go back in 2.5 weeks! :bummed: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/getting-into-the-work-groove-following-maternity-leave#post-2328332 Wed, 21 Oct 2015 09:05:05 +0000 Eko 2328332@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@avivoca: when did it go away for you? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/getting-into-the-work-groove-following-maternity-leave#post-2328314 Wed, 21 Oct 2015 08:58:24 +0000 avivoca 2328314@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, that was my experience. I felt like I was moving through a fog. I would have been a better employee if I had come back later (and was getting more sleep). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/getting-into-the-work-groove-following-maternity-leave#post-2328309 Wed, 21 Oct 2015 08:56:59 +0000 Eko 2328309@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've been back at work for two weeks now and find it is very difficult for me to focus. Not in a 'I miss my baby' sort of way, but my brain is just very disoriented. Sometimes it gets to the point where I have headaches and can get dizzy.<br /> Curious as to if this sounds normal...I mean I haven't had to think for the past 4 months and now am working full time without 8 hours of sleep. Do I just need more time to get back into the groove? </p>