You know the ones.
The ones who used to homeschool but life got to crazy so they put their kids in public school.
The one whose house is always a mess.
The one whose car is so dirty it looks like a homeless man lives there.
The one who is 30 lbs overweight because her sleep schedule is so screwed up she never has enough energy to work out.
The one who buys 100 lbs. of peaches and plans to can them but they sit on her counter and go bad while she is at a marathon birth.
The one who goes 6 months in between haircuts.
The one whose friends don't want to pick up the phone because they are afraid you are going to ask them to baby sit your kids because you have another breast feeding emergency.
The one who avoids her husband like the plague because he is going to want sex and she is just plain too stressed.
The one who quit throwing birthday parties for her kids because she always was at a birth when they were supposed to happen and the kids got upset anyways.
The one who no only has birth friends as she is too busy to see anyone else.
The one who talks to her clients about a healthy whole food diet but some days survives on the free samples that Luna Bar sends.
The one who works all the time but still doesn't have any money.
The one who has a closet full of unfinished craft, sewing, and scrapbooking projects that will never be completed.
The one whose baby cried when he sees me put on scrubs.
The one who is in constant overwhelm at all times.
Over the past 3 years of my life this has become more like me everyday. I knew midwifery affected your life, I had already been a busy doula for 5 years previous, but I have yet to find any balance.
How do you all cope? What have you found to be the most challenging things about midwifery? Someone who has it all pulled together please share how you did it?
The ones who used to homeschool but life got to crazy so they put their kids in public school.
The one whose house is always a mess.
The one whose car is so dirty it looks like a homeless man lives there.
The one who is 30 lbs overweight because her sleep schedule is so screwed up she never has enough energy to work out.
The one who buys 100 lbs. of peaches and plans to can them but they sit on her counter and go bad while she is at a marathon birth.
The one who goes 6 months in between haircuts.
The one whose friends don't want to pick up the phone because they are afraid you are going to ask them to baby sit your kids because you have another breast feeding emergency.
The one who avoids her husband like the plague because he is going to want sex and she is just plain too stressed.
The one who quit throwing birthday parties for her kids because she always was at a birth when they were supposed to happen and the kids got upset anyways.
The one who no only has birth friends as she is too busy to see anyone else.
The one who talks to her clients about a healthy whole food diet but some days survives on the free samples that Luna Bar sends.
The one who works all the time but still doesn't have any money.
The one who has a closet full of unfinished craft, sewing, and scrapbooking projects that will never be completed.
The one whose baby cried when he sees me put on scrubs.
The one who is in constant overwhelm at all times.
Over the past 3 years of my life this has become more like me everyday. I knew midwifery affected your life, I had already been a busy doula for 5 years previous, but I have yet to find any balance.
How do you all cope? What have you found to be the most challenging things about midwifery? Someone who has it all pulled together please share how you did it?