Love Your Crock-Pot

You have recently had a baby. You now spend all day with your hands in diapers, your boobs in a baby or a pump and your bum in pajamas. Now it is time to return to work. How is that going to happen?

To begin with, if you are planning to continue breastfeeding, stock your freezer with breast milk. Freeze it in two ounce increments and lying flat. It is very difficult to remove a little sack of milk that has frozen its previously warm self around the rods of the freezer rack. In addition, they are slippery and impossible to store together unless they are flat and will fit into a bin. This will also make it easier to store based on date; a fabulous little milk filing cabinet in your freezer! These are the things you now strive for.

The next challenge of going back to work is that those fabulous milk-factories go with you. Though you may have a freezer full of liquid gold, Jr. won’t be able to drink it from a sippy-cup. Within the first month, babies are usually able to handle the switch from breast to artificial nipple without any problems. Most nipples will work with a bit of vigilance on the part of whoever is feeding the baby. It will likely be easier if someone who does not smell like you, i.e. not you, attempts the first several bottle-feeds.

Another part of your previous life’s routine you may need to work on getting back into is the daily shower. This can be unbelievably challenging just after having a baby and while there is nothing wrong with showering at 11:45pm, you may have other ideas about your hair style for work than the “I sort of slept on this” look. Plus, showering is alone time. You may not feel the need now, but going forward, it becomes paramount.

Lastly, do you remember the crock-pot you got as an engagement present? It has pictures of apples and fake needlepoint on the outside? Throw in some frozen chicken breasts, a half cup of water and a packet of taco seasoning. Shred when you get home and serve with tortillas and all the fixings. Try homemade chili or vegetable soup. You can even cook meatloaf in there. There are endless possibilities found in all the usual books and websites. It may not go with stainless steel décor, but coming home after all that life hands us to the smell of dinner goes with anything.

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