Hellobee Boards

LO 1 didn't like napping a lot so I was always tired during my first maternity leave! She was pretty needy during the day and I struggled with breastfeeding/and other FTM stuff so it was a little stressful.

LO 2 was asleep all the time and LO 2 went to daycare PT so I thought my maternity leave was really relaxing. I watched a ton of TV and did stuff around the house. I just felt so much calmer the second time around.

E: stressful and overwhelming. She was in the nicu for a week, had reflux, had pumping issues....

T: super mellow and chill. I am far more relaxed this time, too.

With LO1, it was really tough. He was horribly colicky and cried from about 11am until 10pm. I thought I was going to go out of my mind. He started to have more good days than bad in the last 3 weeks of my leave, and I returned at 12 weeks, just before Christmas. So while the days were long, the weeks were short and it flew by.

I had a tough transition back to work because he just started to get better with the colic and was starting to have more good days than bad.

My 1st month was tough. Aside from just adjusting to a newborn, my MIL decided to stay in town the whole month my husband was on paternity leave and it totally ruined what I envisioned our month off together being. My second month was better after she left but I still didn't do much out of the house..I was trying to keep her away from a lot of kids the first 2 months per my Pediatricians recommendation and most my friends have kids so it was a little isolating. The next 2 months I have off I am looking forward to little vacations and going out more with her before going back to work.