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March 2011 Moms
Please NO!!!
Well it's finally here...I return to work tomorrow! I feel like vomiting!!! I just wanna scream and cry, I don't want to go back I wanna be a sahm. But that is not possible. My mom is watching lo while i'm at work so at least I know lo will be taken care of. Any advice on making it any easier?
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Re: Please NO!!!
Next week is my last week of maternity leave. I am also dreading going back to work. I thought I'd be chomping at the bit to go back by this point, but I'm really not. I would love to have at least a few more weeks to stay home with DS.
In my experience, I usually build things up in my head to be worse than they are. Going back will probably not be as bad as either of us are imagining it to be. Good luck!
Im a SAHM, now anyhow. But with my son I worked. I took about 8wks off, then had to go to work. The first day was hard, especially since I hadnt been without him from birth at that point. But the worst part of that day was going to work, once I got there I wrapped myself up in the job, and kept busy (my bosses loved that, hardest worker in the office). After the first few days it got much easier, there was a routine, I liked it though because at the time my fiance only worked commission at a low end place, so I was the one to pay the bills, and even after him and I split it felt good to know I could provide for my son (if only part time) on my own. I didnt need help from my parents to feed him, or pay for daycare or anything. Though I still lived with them, but that was for other reasons.
My biggest advice, it gets easier.
Agreed! I'm sorry that you have to go back and that you're dreading it but it will be okay. It's great that your mom gets to look after your LO! Who knows, like pps have said, you might even really enjoy it!!
This was totally me when i went back a few weeks ago, it definitely was not as bad/hard as I thought it would be. My best advice would be to get as many cute pics of LO as possible on your phone so if your having a difficult time you will have them to look at throughout the day. GL!
Me too! I go back tomorrow as well. My mom is taking care of LO, too, which makes me feel a little better, but I am still dreading it. I've had a sick feeling in my stomach all day. I'm looking forward to seeing my students, but I'm dreading leaving LO.
I don't have any advice, but I can definitely sympathize!
This is my 4th week back... going back to work made my life get back to normal. I loved being home with Landon, but I need to work. When I come home now, I spend all evening with him, then I go to bed (well... DH or I get up to feed him 1 or 2x a night) and I sleep! When I was on maternity leave, I napped all the time so I didn't sleep well at night.
I liked getting back into a routine.
And my mom is staying with LO, so it's easier on me too.
We have 5 more days of school and 3 days of post planning, then both DH and I get to be home for summer until the first week of August.
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