Yvonne: Use charcoal?
QQ: Crisis cos lots of things need to be placed at the correct level. I've been told to just stay on the second level, with food/baby sent up to me during my/her feeding times. I think very soon I'm going to go fully pumping out cos it just takes too long (compared with pumping) to latch her on.
Then I only have one steriliser, so at night, we have to bring it up to auntie/baby room so she can sterilise the pumps/bottles.
Plus, the elder 2As are not exactly very well-behaved lah. They both really love to kiss and touch Ariel though, and I have to protect her from them.
sahm vs ftwm...
i feel it is about time management, balance and expectation.
time management
1) our career doesn't end when we stop working to stay at home when the kids are young and need us to stay at home with them. we can go back to the work place later, staying at home means taking time off, not quitting for good.
expectation
2) what is having a career? need to define this without being confused by peer standards. to many, it doesn't just mean having a job, but some sort of success at the work place. to many who has this expectation, she may not even consider herself having a career after working her whole life. plus human being is never satisfied - the corporate ladder is one that has no peak!
balance
3) at any point in time, something's got to give. it's up to us what that thing is..
just be contented lah.. don't think so much..
else, we'll not be happy, no matter if we choose career or family, or a bit of both..
going back to bed..