Balancing career, parenting, chores, cycling..

[maillotpois]

Oh, well, the plug thing is sort of a deal breaker. Hmm. I will say that I think they may have better battery models than they did 10 years ago....

[Triskeliongirl]

What an interesting discussion! Xeney, while I see for you that working at home makes sense, just for the record, expressing milk doesn't mean pumping. I used to have a routine where I would manually express once a day at work, both breasts simultaneously and get two bottles worth in about 15 minutes. I did have a private office with a lock (you could always intall your own lock that can't be opened from the outside). I basically put two jars in my top desk drawer with two large funnels inside, bent over, thought of my baby, and did it. It did get stressful if I didn't get enough, and then I would have to wake up during the night and do it. My daughter couldn't tolerate formula so I didn't have a choice. A private office makes it a lot easier, but once I had a technician that was pumping and I let her use my office, which was good cuz it forced me into the lab. Now our university actually has rooms for nursing mothers, equipped w sofas, pumps, baby pics, etc. Times have changed.

I also had one of those baby backpacks! I also remember going to scientific meetings and visiting poster sessions with a baby on my back in my younger days.

[singletrackmind]

maillotpois, every time I see that avatar I get a smile....a metric century is great, wonder how long it'll take before the boyo can go that far? Well, we'll see, we'll see. I'm ecstatic with the 20+ milers we've done, but almost can't wait to get back to regular mileage....specially since I won't be pulling the trailer against the wind anymore.

xeney, we started in the trailer at five months, when he could hold his head up with a helmet on. We started short til he built up strength (pretty quickly). Having pillows to sleep or rest on was a big plus for him.

My sister is a single working mom who is also going to school to become a nurse. She's now on the last of her 6 year schooling. How she does it mystifies me, but she does. Her kid is clean, well-behaved, confident and in the gifted program at her school. And with a near deadbeat dad as well. Amazing!