hi,
I send my bb to the infantcare since he was 2.5 mths old.
Like Vivian, it is a mad rush everyday too. I rushed to pick my baby up everyday after work coz the ctr closes at 7pm and I still need to store the milk which I expressed in the office for my bb's next day's feeds. (I express 2x in the office, 1x in the morning and 1x before my bedtime.)
I will then have to collect his dirty laundry. By the time I am done, it is usually almost 7pm le.
My bb is now almost 6 mths and is (so far) adapting well to the ctr (thankfully).
After reaching home, it will be 7-ish and I will put my bb to bed as I am a strong advocate of early nights for the baby.
I will bond with my baby in the early mornings while sending him to the ctr and then after I pick him up. Of course, not forgetting the precious wkends.
Time spent with him is very little, but I still try my best to stick to his routine.
I will only shower, have dinner after he falls asleep. After dinner, I will sort his dirty laundry, wash my breastpump, milkbottles from the morning (my hubby usually helps me with this), pack fresh sets of clothes for the next school day.
By the time I am done for the day, it is usually 11-ish. I wake up at 5am everyday to express and get ready for work.
It is quite stressful shuttling about. I lunch at work now so that I can have more time to finish my work as OT after work is not very likely. But if need be, I will clear my work on Sat, thankfully, I have yet to do that.
I guess it is a matter of getting used to. I am more or less settled down already. But from fatigue and lack of sleep, I feel dat my immunity system is not as good as before.
Hahahah! Hopefully things will get better when my bb starts semi-solids. Prolly I can drop one expressing session.