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First few weeks as a new mum

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Showered and baby in arms I am wheeled to the ward where we will stay until the following day. I wave goodbye to hubby and my mum who are both tired after not having any time to sit down since teatime the night before. When I got to the ward I realised this was it, eek I was a mum and I had a baby that needed me! I also realised I had no idea where anything was in my bags, including my phone and I was still sore. Luckily within 30 mins hubby and my mum returned, begging to come in (it wasn't visiting hours) as hubby had my phone (oh my!) and they came armed with coffee, a sandwich and a bun. First day as a mum in hospital After that, I started to relax. Wow I was tired and I couldn't stop looking at this less than 7 pound bundle. I wish then I had slept as she was so tired after the birth she slept for a few hours. Little did I know that she wouldn't sleep on her own later on! So take my advice if baby is sleeping after the birth, other than to feed them etc get som

So I had my first day of work!

Today I had my first Keep in Touch day! Honestly I feel great!! I have been so worried about how I am possibly going to be able to start working again, thinking, can I earn a full-time wage very much part-time? Will I have enough clients? Will baby cope without me for a bit? Will she take an expressed bottle of milk? How will I feel? Will I still remember how to do what I do? I survived! Does this sound familiar? I really love what I do and although today all I did was touch base with social media, send a few messages to clients, speak to one client and to my accountant regarding my tax return I felt great! I finally feel like I can make this work. Having no choice but to do as much as I can in the hours I have baby free I can do this! You spend so much time being a mummy and attempting to be a wife that you think you can't just be you again but you can even if it is in a small dose! Baby was great for Nanna, she was in the next room, she took at bottle, even needed my