Working Mom Guilt ðŸ˜
My daughter is nearly 16 months. I’d been doing the SAHM thing since she was born, but in July we found out we’re expecting Baby #2 (unplanned, definitely opting for an IUD over the mini pill next time!) Anyway, with another one on the way, finances dictated I needed to go back to work at least part time, so in October, I got a job. I work 27 hours a week. And holy shit guys, I miss my baby! 😠I leave before she wakes up and get home around 5pm most work days, then we have dinner, and at 6:30pm, the bedtime routine begins, so I feel like I barely get to see her on the days I work. I feel like I am missing out. I feel like there is more we should be doing with her, but I feel like we never have the time or energy. Then when we throw this second baby into the mix, it’ll be even less attention she gets. And I feel sad already just thinking about going back to work after this new baby is born. I feel guilty that I cannot give her the time and attention I was able to give her sister as a SAHM. I worry working will decrease the chances of me sticking strictly to breastfeeding, like I did for her sister. It seems unfair to her and I feel terrible. How do you deal with working mom guilt?
Achieve your health goals from period to parenting.