A Break, of sorts
I'm off work now, pumping like a maniac and eagerly and stressfully awaiting our girl's birth. A few thoughts about that: At the beginning of the year, it felt cruel to send Rudi to daycare for the whole day, no matter that the daycare he goes to is very loving and he has a great time. He cried about going every morning and our hearts broke. Now, though, I've been home from work for a week and Rudi has gone to daycare every day. I have feelings about it. They are contradictory. First, I feel guilty - I like spending time with Rudi and he prefers to be home. He doesn't cry any more but he does says 'Don't want to go to Ana's today'. Of course, he has a blast when he's there. Second, the pumping schedule for inducing lactation is INTENSE. I'm pumping 9x a day: 3am, 7am, 9am, 11am, 1pm, 3pm, 5pm, 8pm, 10:30pm. And for me, pumping is not a relaxing/do-nothing activity. It is quite literally 'hands on'. Also, one of those I do is 'po