Oh, the slow cooker... working mumma's best friend!

I started back to work this week. I had some retraining that last three days but from now on I will only work on weekends. I have agreed to work during the day every Sunday and every second Saturday. DH and I decided this was our best option as it means I can do all the school pick ups and drop offs during the week (I have two older kids as well as Miss P) and he will be home to look after the kids when I'm working. I also get 10 weeks holiday each year. I'm concerned about how my working weekends will impact on our time as a family, but I simply can't bear the thought of sending Miss P to childcare and the other kids to before/after school care. DH starts early and is usually home by the time we get home from school each day so we all have evening together... and ultimately, if it doesn't work we'll figure out something else!

I enjoy my job and I actually like having the opportunity to go to work. I go to work and talk about grown up stuff! Then I come home and appreciate what I have there. I have really missed Miss P the last few days but DH took those days off to care for her (we don't have much family around to help with child care) and the two of them have really bonded.

I have worked really hard to BF and I have no desire to stop so I expressed in the middle of the day and that seemed ok. I work in a very male dominated environment so I managed to frighten several of the blokes by pulling out my pump and asking for a quiet room!! No one used my bottle of expressed milk for their coffee so all was ok...

Hope we can all find 'the balance', it's nice to have others to share the experience with.