Work, what would you do??????

carebear0605

Is anyone else already worried about going back to work?  My sweet peanut isn't even 2 weeks old and I'm already dreading it!  I took a promotion at work and now work full time. (I was part time, 3 days/wk working nights and weekends) so I took the promotion 8 weeks before my DD to get double the pay and no nights or weekends.  Now I'm so regretting my decision and there's no way I can go back to part time as we filled my old position.  We are doing really well financially now which takes a ton of pressure off of us and we have 2 older children who we are now able to participate in the sports and things they want to do.  It also gives me peace of mind to know we have a nest egg in case of emergencies. I did work part time with my older two children so my husband and I were able to always be with them and never had to use child care.  It was hard on our relationship for sure as we were always doing it alone while the other was at work. I also know that for me, I need adult interaction, brain stimulation and something outside of taking care of my kids, so working is important to me.  I have a management position and there is no way to do it part time.  I do have the option of working about 10 hours a week and bring my LO to work with me but I've done that position before and its a huge step down from what I'm now doing. (not to mention I would basically break even after gas cost to get there) We also found an 18 yr old(very responsible and I worked with her in our daycare) but thinking about leaving her with a newborn and 7 and 9 year olds scares me.  I know I just need to make a decision but I honestly feel like I'm putting a price on time with my LO.  I want to be okay with being a working mom but having a really hard time with it. What would you do??

Mwithchild

Tough. A lot of things going on here... I would give work a trial run as you committed to the position and I'm sure you will come to a decision fairly soon. just not too soon as you should allow the fact that you will be so sure you are making the wrong d

9fraulein

I feel the same; we could do it if I didn't work, but I like to know there's money in the bank, I think it helps our marriage tremendously to not throw in the variable of being financially tight, so I do feel it is worth it because I think we're a happ