I need tips from working moms pls

1. I uset the fridge method for my breast pump, but there is no room on the fridge at work. How can I keep my punp cold sp I can actually use it more than once at work?

2. By the time I'm get my baby from the babysitter and get home, I literally have to put him to bed. There is no time for dinner or bath really. How are yall finding time to feed your kids?? He's 6m old so dinner is a whole messy process. I may have to do breakfast instead, but that only works for now since he can have 1 meal a day. Idk how im gonna eventually get multiple meals in.

Any other general thoughts or tips pls. Today was my first day back at work and it was so damn stressful.

in our community

Eating dinner together..

I think my 2 year old would really benefit from eating with us at the table. I know it’s not required for all kiddos but I think it would help.

I just can’t work out how to get dinner on for 5/530 for everyone.

He largely eats toddler type dinners that I can often throw together quickly. I just can’t work out how to make adult / toddler dinner ready for 5/530 when I’m technically working from home till 5.

I do have some flexibility to chuck things together while I’m at home and of course could meal prep but I’m quite overwhelmed.

Nursery

How far in advance to look at nurseries?

Support with baby

I'm curious to know, how does your significant other support with the baby and round the home, with older children etc? I'm trying to not have super high expectations from my husband, but there are times he really seems to have no clue!

Mum guilt… Nurseries

Hey mammas!
So I’ll try keep this short so I’m going back to work in a few months my daughter will be 15 months old. I’m only going back part time and I’ll be sending my daughter to nursery 3 days per week. But I see a lot of mums and videos on tik tok saying “id never send my child to nursery, I worked in a nursery they are horrible I’d never do it” I didn’t want to send my daughter to nursery anyway when she’s still so young because I’m scared that she’ll feel sad and look for me and I’m not there😞.
I wish I didn’t have to send her but I genuinely can’t afford to live unless I’m working at least part time. Im a solo mum so dad/partner is not in the picture so it’s all on me.
I know there’s been some stories in the media about nursery workers and abuse but I thought they are rare cases.
I’m almost crying writing this thinking that she won’t be okay. I’m not afraid of the worst case situation but more afraid of her missing me… I don’t know. I don’t know why everyone’s saying they’re never putting their child in nursery.
I thought nursery would be good for her to make friends, to have fun with messy activities and paint ect.
Just wondering what everyone’s else’s thoughts are on this

Nursery pick up

I always find nursery pick up a really negative experience. My son comes out with his key worker and for example today, she said ‘he had a really good morning but had the ultimate meltdown this afternoon and threw his bunny in the road’. Or she will say ‘he’s been extremely emotional today’ Always with a tone like that’s a bad thing? She says this in front of him and I feel like it’s really negative? I normally just say ‘oh well, lots of big feelings then’ and move on. I get that they have tantrums at this age and he has plenty at home too but why do we need to know about them all as parents and in front of him too? It’s like that part of the day isn’t associated with being ‘good’ if he’s had a ‘meltdown’. He also always comes out with food all over his face from lunch (4 hours ago!) and that really winds me up too - am I just being sensitive about this? 😩

Dramaa

Well my so called baby Daddy been acting weird and today he told me this morning at 9:00 something to stop being lazy in the more I usually there's no problem and today there was.. and I told him in front of his mom that since you told me to stop being lazy why don't you get a job and he tells me in front his mom you don't gotta be here witch more less kicking me out... How am I supposed to get all my stuff out here😭💔