Feeling a little sad this week. I love my job and am definitely not cut out to stay at home but I am struggling with how little time I get with our little man ! He's pushed his bedtime up a bit which is great but I miss that extra hour in the evenings !
Just a pity party !
GOLD / wonderful coconut / 33402 posts
I am going through the same thing, last week and this week even more. It totally sucks. She has pushed up her bedtime so we maybe get an hour together at night before we start bath and bed. Then this weekend we have her baptism so family in town, which means no one will let me hold her. Will say you see her all the time, we don't. It sucks. I have had tears all night tonight.
grapefruit / 4136 posts
@coacheswife123: I'm right there with ya sister. It is SO hard to be away from him!! 
GOLD / grapefruit / 4007 posts
@Smurfette: @babyjmama: its so so hard ladies !! I try not to think about it too much but I'm dwelling on it this week !
GOLD / grapefruit / 4007 posts
@Smurfette: are you nursing ? That's always am excuse to steal some quiet alone time !
grapefruit / 4136 posts
@coacheswife123: yeah it comes in waves for me, one week I'm fine then the next all I can think about is how much I'm missing out on. I was supposed to be a SAHM so I'm extra bitter lol!
GOLD / wonderful coconut / 33402 posts
@coacheswife123: yes! And I think she is going to take a long time this weekend. Especially Sat when just DHs family is in town.
honeydew / 7303 posts
10 minute commute, but I get fridays off. Thank god or I would die! !!
persimmon / 1230 posts
I go back to work in a month and three days after 7 months of maternity leave. I know how lucky I am to have had all this time off, and I love my job, but I don't want to leave DS. I'm getting pangs just thinking about it.
Just think, ladies, working will make us more well-rounded moms! 
(at least that's what I tell myself)
grapefruit / 4136 posts
@yellowbird: hmmm...I often wonder how I'd do with 4 10's....if I had a short commute I think I'd take it w/a 45 min commute? Heck no!
honeydew / 7303 posts
I had a 45 minute commute at my old job. Im home basically the same hours now, but I have an extra day off, totally worth it on fridays. The hardest part is watching my coworkers leave 2 hours before me. Ugh.
pear / 1510 posts
I'm right there with you. I'm lucky in that I work 8-4:30, so we usually have at least 3 solid hours before bathtime. I miss her so much during the day. I constantly have to remind myself that me working is good for her. I also struggle with day care in general - DH may start a new job soon that will require LO to be there from 7:45-4:45 and it makes me sad. Right now, she usually does 9:30-4:45.
GOLD / grapefruit / 4007 posts
Anddddd I just cried and had a "what if he doesn't even know I'm his mama" moment
Thanks for commiserating ladies
honeydew / 7811 posts
@coacheswife123: awww ((hug))
I was feeling sad today because I feel like when I pick him up after work he always cries. then our evening together is mostly sleep, cry, eat, fuss, bath time, cry, eat, sleep. Yet everyone else says "oh he smiled/laughed/coo'd so much today, what a fun age!" And I feel like I missed it all
GOLD / grapefruit / 4007 posts
@cmomma17: I know !! I think it's hitting me had today bc he was sleepy the whole time I was home after work so he didn't want to play
cherry / 208 posts
I know exactly how you ladies feel. I'm pretty confident that DS is doing just fine with the child care situation but I miss him terribly. I make everyone send me photos every day and I always watch a video or two of the little man. But it's hard.
bananas / 9357 posts
@coacheswife123: Awww big hugs mama. It's so hard!
I miss my baby all the time. Especially when my DH is texting me pics and videos all day. I have 40 min commute so I'm gone almost 11 hours M-F. It sucks. He's usually asleep when I leave and most of the time fussy and in a grumpy mood by the time I get home. We do dinner and hang for a little then it's time to start bedtime routine. It sucks. It's part of the reason I don't mind cosleeping. I get to snuggle with him all night.
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