Working full time as a litigation attorney and being a mom to a baby is hard y'all. I am loving Clara so much and loving being her mom. And I don't want to be a stay at home mom. But I'm still finding my groove as far as managing everything goes. I've been having to travel which has been rough in a number of ways and am super busy at work. At times I feel like my brain is going to explode. And my heart too because time spent away from the cutest of babies (Clara in case that's not obvious) often feels like time wasted. I know I'm not the first person to struggle with this situation and I know that I have a number of options available to me. I am going to make it work -- no question in my mind -- but like anything else that's important it's going to be hard work and cause some stress. So this is all to say I'm pretty stressed out. But life has never been better so there you have it.
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Coming from a country where all parents get a year of maternity leave (split between mom and dad), I still can't get over how little support there is for new parents here in the U.S. - it must be incredibly tough to go back to a demanding job a mere few weeks after giving birth, when your body/brain/soul is still consumed by the job of taking care of this brand new, crying, hungry, adorable little critter.
It must seem impossible sometimes, but I have no doubt that someone as strong as you are can handle it, and from what my friends with babies tell me, it'll get sooo much better soon, once you make it through this initial adjustment period.
You'll be just fine, honey...because this is who you are. In the meantime, shout out to us your frustrations!
I don't know how you do it, honestly. My brain explodes with just a job, husband and pets. Hang in there.
Thanks guys. When I get stressed I remind myself that I can't whine too much because I am hardly a pioneer here. Women have been doing this and rocking it. I can too. I need to put my big girl underpants on and git 'er.
Aw, hugs.
Hugs to you. It is hard to get the hang of. I never had to do much travel for work, so I gotta imagine that really makes things even more stressful. I am quite confident that it is going to get better, though. One way or another. XO
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