The Surprising Secrets to Thriving When You Return to Work After Maternity Leave
As if having a child wasn’t enough to shake up life! Your work-life balance will be threatened by your prior obligations and by new “requests” left and right. Don’t feel pressured to accept additional obligations, work-related or social, that will overwhelm you and threaten your mental, emotional or physical health. If you take on too much, you will burn out. Say no, and don’t feel guilty about it.
5. Focus on Small Meals and Healthy Snacks
When you’re in a rush, meal planning for a whole family — much less yourself — presents a challenge that leaves you defeated and hungry. It’s important to keep your health up as you produce milk and recover. As you get back into gear in other areas of life, eating healthily will give you the energy you need to get through the day.
