Tips For Making Life Easier For A Returning To Work Mom
Have a backup plan
You can never bet on a child’s health or mood swings. Hence, you must always be ready with a backup plan. Just in case, your child falls sick someday or the caretaker goes out on a leave, you must have a backup plan. This may include calling a close friend over to take care of your child for a day or asking an ‘at-home mom’ in the neighborhood to handle the situation until your return.
Talk to your employer
Talking to your employer about your situation can also work a great deal while juggling between home and work. If you are rejoining your company after a maternity leave, they would surely know about your transition. However, if you are joining a new company, make sure you inform them about your state so that they can be a little lenient at granting you leaves or allowing you to leave early at times.
Share responsibilities with your spouse/partner
Juggling between a professional life and nurturing a little baby can surely be a demanding task. If your spouse/partner provides a helping hand, it can be a lot easier. Ask him to take up a few responsibilities such as packing your lunch box while you are feeding your baby, doing the laundry, cleaning the house and dropping you to office by car and then proceeding to their workplace.
Take ample rest
When you follow such a hectic schedule, it’s quite obvious that you would get drained off all energy that you possess. In order to recharge yourself for the next day, you must have ample of rest. Sleep for at least 8-10 hours. This is very helpful for breastfeeding mothers. Suppose, you sleep at 10 and you have to get up at 3 am to feed your baby, you will have 3 more hours to regain that lost sleep and wake up refreshed.
Raising your kids, teaching them family values and giving them all the love and affection that you can is the dream of every mother. But, the cost of living in the recent times have gone so high that it is difficult to provide for a child’s necessities with a meager income. Hence, moms have to join the workforce out of no choice. Instead of feeling guilty about staying away from your child or finding the task unmanageable, it’s best to follow the aforesaid tips and get into a routine that matures you as a mother, as a professional and as a responsible individual.
