Back to work soon

I have decided to return back to work next week and I will be using my balance maternity leave to try out the part time arrangement. I will be working full days on Mon, Wed and Fri and staying home on Tues and Thurs. Initially, I thought I should work half days from Mon to Fri, but looking at Candra's routine and needs at work, I don't think that makes sense. Candra's daily routine is something like this:

8am: Nursing and waketime

930am: 1st Nap

1130am: Nursing and waketime

1pm: 2nd Nap

3pm: Nursing and waketime

430pm: 3rd Nap

6pm: Nursing and waketime

730pm: 4th Nap (catnap)

830pm: Nursing then bedtime

I think it would be more efficient for me to be at work for 3 full days and more fruitful to be at home for 2 full days rather then splitting up everything into half days.

I am not too sure whether things will work out well but for now, I thank God that my boss is very ready to let me try that out and work out something suitable in the long run.

Returning back to work also means more effort with respect to breastfeeding. I finally decided to invest in the Philips Avent ISIS Duo electronic pump set. Tried it out for the first time this morning and I think it's much more efficient than the Medela Pump-In-Style which I borrowed from my friend (but I am not too sure whether the newer Medela pumps are better). I hope that the process of expressing milk at work will be smoothgoing.

Well, I am thankful that Candra's settled well into her daily routine and is sleeping through the night after her last feed. I am definitely getting more uninterrupted sleep at night now and it's good because I am returning to work.

Please pray for me as I adjust back to work. I don't know whether I can keep every aspect of my life in good balance, but I will definitely do my best.