Shhhh….I’ve got a secret! Okay, so last week I had to start pumping just once a day at work because I wasn’t getting enough milk to make it worth my time to do it twice daily as I was before. So now I pump around midday, just before lunch, whereas previously I did it around 11 a.m. and about 4 p.m. My co-workers have no need to know the specifics of my pumping schedule other than the fact that I have one.
So, even though I don’t pump at 4 anymore, a couple of times in the past week I’ve left my pump in the room I use and go there at 4, lock the door, and just stretch out on the floor and relax for 10 or 15 minutes, enjoying time that is completely my own. (Well, I guess technically it’s company time, but I wouldn’t do this if I were swamped with work. I’ve done it on slower days.) It’s been so nice to have that 10 or 15 minutes to clear my head of everything else and not have to worry about work, laundry, washing bottles, nursing, wiping runny noses, applying teething gel, or anything else.
It’s funny…I never really appreciated my occasional moments of boredom in the pre-baby days, but I definitely appreciate those rare gems of time now.
Friday, October 5, 2007 at 2:06 pm |
What a fabulous idea! Good for you! Us mommies definitely need any spare moments that we can steal for ourselves.
Saturday, October 6, 2007 at 1:55 pm |
I love it! I think it’s a great idea to take advantage of that time. I have to confess that this week, I had to go to our building’s locker room to measure something. It was empty, being the middle of the afternoon, and I saw the benches there, and I decided to just lie down for a minute. Thankfully my sister called me just as I laid down, or I am sure I would have fallen asleep! I told my boss when I got back upstairs and she just laughed and thought it was great. Sometimes just having 10 minutes to chill is more invigorating than taking a nap or sleeping at night!