Q&A: Should I work around my baby's schedule or mine?

The short answer is, you won't know until you try how adaptable your child is. Each child is different when it comes to flexibility with routines. Some children are naturally more rigid and inflexible and get all turned around and out of sorts when routines are changed. Others go with the flow and show no associated stress. As with all personality traits, there is a spectrum from one extreme to the other. Furthermore, this tends to be a stable trait: inflexible infants very often become less flexible children and adults.

So I would begin to slowly reclaim some of your prior life, taking her along when you feel it is safe and appropriate. If it all becomes too much for her, she'll let you know by being irritable or having difficulty sleeping or getting back into the usual routines.