Resuming Work After Pregnancy

You may be looking forward to resuming work after pregnancy, but wait a minute, are you ready for work as yet? Do you have someone to take care of your little one, when you set off to work? If not, you should get a family member to help out, or search for a reputed childcare program.

Another important point, have you taken enough rest after your delivery? You need at least six to eight weeks of rest and healing, before you can resume work after pregnancy. If you are not well rested, your energy levels will fall at work, which will not only make your boss unhappy, but you will also find it difficult to breast feed your child. So do not make any promises to your boss on that new project, without thinking things over carefully. It requires quite a bit of planning, ensuring that your baby is happy for those hours, when you will leave it alone.

Things to Keep in Mind Before You Decide to Resume Work

You should avoid joining work before six weeks are over, if you have a job where you have to carry heavy objects or lift weights. This will tire you out considerably, and you will not be able to breast feed your child. You may also end up getting hurt.

You should allow your body to heal. Joining work within six weeks of delivery and working 20-hour per week will stress you out completely and you will be too tired to give time and energy to your child.

Breaks of half an hour taken every once a while during work will help pep up your energy levels once again, and you will find it easier to resume work.

In the event that you are breast-feeding, find a place in your office where you can nurse or pump milk. You may want to talk to your boss or co workers about this.

Those were a few tips on what you should keep in mind while resuming work after pregnancy. We wish that you heal well and soon after pregnancy and can resume work soon.