[Jilly*bean]

I know that a lot of us are getting ready to go back to work or have recently gotten back to our jobs, and honestly, as a SAHM I feel overwhelmed enough... I can't even imagine keeping up with the house, the baby, AND holding down a job outside of the home! I honestly don't know how any of you do it! Big kudos!

[New Mama]

Well kudos to you for being a SAHM b/c honestly I'm not sure I could do it. I LOVE Nora and there are days when I think it would be great to stay at home, but at the same time I LOVE my job and I would miss all my interactions with my students and teacher friends. I am lucky however to have so much time off so I guess I get the best of both worlds because once she's in school I'll still have the hours to be home with her AND attend all her extra-curriculars.

[IansMom]

I can't believe you get such little time in the States to be off with your baby... I don't know how you do it! I just feel so blessed to get a whole year off!

[shanna_ann]

I can't believe you get such little time in the States to be off with your baby... I don't know how you do it! I just feel so blessed to get a whole year off![/b]

A year! I'd looooooove a year. You're lucky!

[LVZ]

A year would be awesome! I went back to work this week, and honestly I don't know how I am going to do it. My house is falling apart already, and I feel like I don't get to spend enough quality time with my child. I thought I would enjoy going back to work to some degree, but not so much. I have been shocked by how much I want to stay at home with my baby. I am so much more worn out now that I have gone back to work. I do think SAHM's have one of the hardest jobs in the world, but right now I would give anything to be one.

[Shaustin]

A year would be awesome! I went back to work this week, and honestly I don't know how I am going to do it. My house is falling apart already, and I feel like I don't get to spend enough quality time with my child. I thought I would enjoy going back to work to some degree, but not so much. I have been shocked by how much I want to stay at home with my baby. I am so much more worn out now that I have gone back to work. I do think SAHM's have one of the hardest jobs in the world, but right now I would give anything to be one.[/b]

I couldn't have said it better. I've been back at work for 2 weeks now, and I work 12 hour days. Being away from home and Mallory from 9 to 9 is SO HARD. Thankfully, Justin brings her in to see me at least once a day, but it is SO HARD to leave in the mornings. When I went to school to become a pharmacist, I knew I would always work, even after having kids. I never thought I would want to be a SAHM, but now that I'm back at work, I'd LOVE to stay home with her, and I love my job!! Oh well, I can't complain too much, Justin gets to stay home with her since we own our own business as well, so at least she's home with one of us, but I hate leaving her in the mornings. And she get a bath and bed right when I get home. Bah.

[kmac]

i go back to work in a week but its good timing because i have a week back and then 2 weeks of for christmas break (i'm a teacher). i am nervous about going back but i'm ready to have a life again. i dont think i could be a stay at home mom because i'm not domestic enough. i dont want to clean or make dinner or whatever when i'm home. i love being with emerson though and i hate to leave her with her dad but i'm glad that i dont have to send her to daycare...

however in january i am going back to working all 3 of my jobs (teaching, working at the teen center at the ymca and teaching bellydance classes)....that will be reall difficult and i'm not sure how i will feel about being away from her even longer during the day.

[*~Proud_Mom~*]

I went back to work Monday and got really sick at the same time. I was a horrible mom this week. I barely saw Emily at all. When I was home with her I was so sick my Mom had to take care of her for me. So I'm off today and finally feel a little better so I'm going to try making up for it.

I don't know how I'm going to do this. It's hard every day to leave her and I'm missing so much already.

[amotherslove]

I have always said that i feel like staying at home keeps you so busy...i can't imagine having a full time job!!

[jamie1005]

I think about that all the time, I feel so fortunate that I can stay at home, though I guess I'm technically a WAHM with my photography. I just started taking sessions again 2 weeks ago and I'm so overwhelmed with trying to juggle everything ... its really difficult to WAH when I have a newborn to take care of and a 3 year old running around. And finding time to straighten the house, wash clothes, cook dinner, etc. ... most days the last few weeks, I've been in a horrible and pretty hopeless mood. I know there's a light at the end of the tunnel somewhere, I just don't see it yet and its really frustrating!