Three months at home with the baby was incredible but now I'm back full time and missing everything. My wife texts me videos of all the new stuff our daughter is doing and I feel like I'm missing her growing up. Meanwhile my boss is already piling on projects like I wasn't just gone. Anyone else deal with this re-entry period?
Three months home with the baby sounds incredible but yeah, going back is rough. Just remember you're still her dad and you're still in her life, just in a different way now.
That transition is brutal, I'm not gonna lie. But those videos become memories and you're still showing up for them every day after work. It gets easier.
Yeah that first week back is rough. The transition is harder than people think. Give yourself a little grace, it gets better but those early months with baby are special. You did the right thing being there.
Man I feel this hard. Missing stuff sucks but you're gonna be okay and so is your baby. Just make the time you do have count.
I feel this in my soul and my kid is only 3 months old so I'm not even back yet. The thought of missing all the new stuff kills me already.
Three months must have felt short even though it was long. I'm dreading going back after my leave next month. Did you find anything that helps with the transition?
Three months is a long time to be in that flow with the baby and then BAM back to meetings and deadlines. It's totally normal to feel this way. Do you have flexibility at work at all?
The adjustment is real. Could you negotiate working from home some days or does your job not allow that? Even two days a week at home made a huge difference when I went back.
Hang in there man. It gets easier but those first weeks back are rough. The weekends hit different now though, right?
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The adjustment is real. I went back after three months with my second kid and it was brutal. What helped was making sure I was present when I was actually there instead of thinking about work.