Working mums with young kids- how do you manage your life

[Handsfreeme]

Odd question but I’m 29 with 2 year old twin boys and I’m going back to work next week (2 days a week 8am-6pm) and the twins will be at nursery till 6pm 2 days a week.

How do you balance everything from the housework to the nursery/ work and spending time with your kids and DH, and also other life events with both sides families!

I get very overwhelmed but I am usually very organised so I just needed tips and advice really on how best to balance and manage it all. I know I’m not working full time but I am Pakistani and in our lives extended families and our siblings/ parents play an active role and we need to keep them seeing the twins too so it gets tricky!

Meant kindly but two days a week is a breeze for working and juggling everything else. You still have 5 days for everything else.

What are you worried you’ll miss out on in those 48 hours? What do you want to happen in those 48 hours? If you’re physically at work and not finishing until 6, you’ll need down time and so will the kids - you won’t want family around. Your family will need to adjust to that.

I’m a single mum of twins and an older child - have been since they were babies and went back to work full time when they were 20 weeks no family locally ….. 2 days a week with an engaged family would be a dream I think you are hugely over thinking

but since you are worried about this …. Lower standards, meal plan and prep, prioritise, make lists and plan ahead