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returning to work anxiety

julybaby23julybaby23
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I have three weeks to go of my maternity leave. I know intellectually that it is the best for me and LO for me to go back to work. I trust he is in good hands with the daycare provider, etc. Yet, I have so much anxiety about how I will manage to be a working mom and how DH will handle taking LO to day care (I commute 2 hrs to work so I leave too early to take LO in). I am also worried about my commute, etc. Anyone have some words of advice to work through this? I am trying to embrace these last weeks with LO but the anxiety is distracting me. TIA
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Re: returning to work anxiety

  • mkanderson85mkanderson85

    I am having the same anxiety.  DD is starting daycare for 3 hours a day on Monday and i start back at work the following Monday.  I'm scared that I will get fired because I just don't care about work at all anymore.. all I care about is my daughter. 

    I really am stressing myself out more than is good.  I need to accept that we cant afford for me to be a sahm and that is just how it is.  UGH

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  • skiwic8skiwic8
    I had the same anxiety.  And add to that the pressure of bf'ing and would I be able to pump enough I was a total mess.  I don't really have advice but I can tell you that it wasn't as bad as I expected.  I returned last week.  LO did great.  The hardest part was the first day trying to get us out the door!  But you will get into your routine and figure it out.  Get everything together the night before if you can.  And after having LO with me for over 12 months, between pregnancy and maternity leave, it was kind of nice having a chance to miss him.  At work I was pretty focused on work and then the last hour I would start thinking about how I would be able to see him soon and I would get all giddy!
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  • julybaby23julybaby23
    Thanks, Ladies. I know it will be ok. I just have to do it and not worry about it.
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