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[quote=Anonymous]I hear you, OP. My son was born at 35 weeks but sent straight home (no NICU) and I felt helpless. He wasn’t like every other baby. He wasn’t “awake” until I had to go back to work at 6 weeks. Maternity leave was a stressful sleepless mess. I’d feed, then I’d put him down and pump, sleep 30 minutes if I was lucky, and he’d be up again. He never had enough strength to nurse fully, despite continually trying. Letdowns caused him to sputter and choke, wasting milk. Lactation consultants had no advice other that to pump.

Order the takeout. This will be a blip on the radar in a few years. Your body will recover from a month of takeout food faster than it will recover from more stress meal planning/shopping/cooking.

When I had to go back to work I gave up pumping and went to formula and it was life changing. You may be able to make it work—I could not. My son is now 11 years old and brilliant and right in the middle of the pack for height/weight. In the moment I sobbed and cried that I was failing my baby when in reality I was saving myself.

Realize that as long as she is fed and changed and loved, everything else is extra. Take care of yourself, even if it means paper plates and a laundry service for a few months.[/quote]

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