Comments on: Back to work and Baby Wearing http://www.babysense.com/blog/back-to-work-and-baby-wearing/ The Baby Sense blog outlines and highlights some of the Baby Sense products Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:35:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Soul Carte http://www.babysense.com/blog/back-to-work-and-baby-wearing/comment-page-1/#comment-34263 Soul Carte Mon, 22 Mar 2010 20:37:52 +0000 http://www.babysense.com/blog/back-to-work-and-baby-wearing/#comment-34263 Okay, I am biased. I think our head-teacher is possibly heading for a burn out. Honestly, unless she has a night nanny and sleeps un-interrupted for 8 solid hours, plus has someone else running her household, doing the domestic duties for her, then I believe she is over-doing it. Or, she has not planned properly for maternity leave, and is showing signs of a bad manager. She has just had a baby... she should stop and "smell the roses" and sniff those cute little toes, caress the tiny fingers and forget about work for a while. And, any physio would FREAK if they knew a new-born baby was in a sling for hours upon hours a day, it is so bad for their posture. I learned from an OT that newborn babies should lie flat for most of their early days and have the freedom to move in their calm-alert and active alert stages (when not swaddled, of course, Meg). Yes, bring the baby to school when she has had her 3 months of one-on-one maternity leave. Yes, show the school girls what a HUGE commitment it is to have a baby: a baby is NOT just a new item you wear to work. "The message" could be mis-interpreted as "cool, maybe I will also have a baby and be back-in-action after 7 days". But, yes, being a school teacher is probably one of the best jobs for parents with kids... lots of paid holidays. I think this well-intentioned teacher and mum should stay at home for AT LEAST 3 months.... Like I said, I am biased. Okay, I am biased.

I think our head-teacher is possibly heading for a burn out. Honestly, unless she has a night nanny and sleeps un-interrupted for 8 solid hours, plus has someone else running her household, doing the domestic duties for her, then I believe she is over-doing it.

Or, she has not planned properly for maternity leave, and is showing signs of a bad manager.

She has just had a baby… she should stop and “smell the roses” and sniff those cute little toes, caress the tiny fingers and forget about work for a while.

And, any physio would FREAK if they knew a new-born baby was in a sling for hours upon hours a day, it is so bad for their posture. I learned from an OT that newborn babies should lie flat for most of their early days and have the freedom to move in their calm-alert and active alert stages (when not swaddled, of course, Meg).

Yes, bring the baby to school when she has had her 3 months of one-on-one maternity leave. Yes, show the school girls what a HUGE commitment it is to have a baby: a baby is NOT just a new item you wear to work. “The message” could be mis-interpreted as “cool, maybe I will also have a baby and be back-in-action after 7 days”.

But, yes, being a school teacher is probably one of the best jobs for parents with kids… lots of paid holidays.

I think this well-intentioned teacher and mum should stay at home for AT LEAST 3 months….
Like I said, I am biased.

]]> By: Antoinette http://www.babysense.com/blog/back-to-work-and-baby-wearing/comment-page-1/#comment-33976 Antoinette Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:09:13 +0000 http://www.babysense.com/blog/back-to-work-and-baby-wearing/#comment-33976 Hi Ladies Thank you for your input. You both have great thoughts on both sides of the story here. We would love to hear what more mums think of this. Hi Ladies

Thank you for your input. You both have great thoughts on both sides of the story here. We would love to hear what more mums think of this.

]]> By: MoodyEve http://www.babysense.com/blog/back-to-work-and-baby-wearing/comment-page-1/#comment-33959 MoodyEve Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:46:32 +0000 http://www.babysense.com/blog/back-to-work-and-baby-wearing/#comment-33959 I wonder at the wisdom of this type of choice. Yes, it is great to be able to do it all, but why should a woman have to do everything? What about the baby's father? Obvioulsly at this point is she is breastfeeding he can't really take over the feeding duties but why is it just expected that a woman has to do all the juggling while the father just gets to turn over at night and get more sleep and then wake in the morning complaining about how he is struggling with sleep deprivation while asking his wife to make him coffee and find his shoes? Why do working mothers find themselves still working full shifts at home after working a full day at the office? Isn't the actions of this mother just going to set the whole argument that mothering is a full-time job and needs to be respected as such back by 20 years or so? I for one don't think that is a fantastic example to show girls at her school at all. All I can say is thank goodness it is not a co-Ed school or she might be giving the boy pupils the idea that it is fine to leave all the parenting responsibilities up to the mother on her own. I wonder at the wisdom of this type of choice. Yes, it is great to be able to do it all, but why should a woman have to do everything? What about the baby’s father?
Obvioulsly at this point is she is breastfeeding he can’t really take over the feeding duties but why is it just expected that a woman has to do all the juggling while the father just gets to turn over at night and get more sleep and then wake in the morning complaining about how he is struggling with sleep deprivation while asking his wife to make him coffee and find his shoes?
Why do working mothers find themselves still working full shifts at home after working a full day at the office?
Isn’t the actions of this mother just going to set the whole argument that mothering is a full-time job and needs to be respected as such back by 20 years or so?
I for one don’t think that is a fantastic example to show girls at her school at all. All I can say is thank goodness it is not a co-Ed school or she might be giving the boy pupils the idea that it is fine to leave all the parenting responsibilities up to the mother on her own.

]]> By: Kim http://www.babysense.com/blog/back-to-work-and-baby-wearing/comment-page-1/#comment-33958 Kim Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:10:48 +0000 http://www.babysense.com/blog/back-to-work-and-baby-wearing/#comment-33958 I think she is a remarkable woman in her dedication to her job and she must be a very strong woman. If it works for her, great! However, I don't think she is doing her students a good turn at all... there are a lot of girls that will see themselves as failures if they cannot achieve what this woman has done. Having a baby is a huge adjustment and in today's fast-paced society it is all about how much you can get into your day and less about taking time out to focus on one thing, i.e. motherhood. Granted, some women are obliged to return to work, but maternity leave is the norm in most workplaces and she will have time to spend with her newborn at home. It's a tough one but I reckon she should stay home for a few weeks, at least! I think she is a remarkable woman in her dedication to her job and she must be a very strong woman. If it works for her, great! However, I don’t think she is doing her students a good turn at all… there are a lot of girls that will see themselves as failures if they cannot achieve what this woman has done. Having a baby is a huge adjustment and in today’s fast-paced society it is all about how much you can get into your day and less about taking time out to focus on one thing, i.e. motherhood. Granted, some women are obliged to return to work, but maternity leave is the norm in most workplaces and she will have time to spend with her newborn at home.
It’s a tough one but I reckon she should stay home for a few weeks, at least!

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