Finding the balance and a little free time has been rough - I had my Genevieve, my first on July 13 and I am back at work a month now.  Mentally and physically I am exhausted and this is with a supportive husband and mother who watches my child.  I am breastfeeding and have to pump and store in my car between patients.  I am a visiting nurse.  When I leave the house in the morning I look like i am going away for the weekend and it is just the basics for the day.  I don't stop for lunch and the restroom only if I really cannot wait and then I race home to baby to spend the afternoon with her.  The tradeoff is finishin my paperwork at night after she goes to bed, about 2 hours of work or as I call it my "free time" 

Hi Ann Marie,

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Phyllis

AnnMarie, it can be very hard to juggle work and home life with a baby especially when breastfeeding. I'm nine months into breastfeeding right now. It is hard to take all the essentials with me everyday but I keep thinking about how great it is that as a woman, I'm able to provide my son with his "food" directly from me everyday. I keep saying it's only for three more months, then he can drink from my freezer stash and then it's onto cow's milk from there. It's worth it! You're doing great!!