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At what weeks are you going back to work? Also are you going with a traditional daycare or friend/family member/spouse caring for your LO?
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  • Jeveritt11Jeveritt11 member
    Going back to work at 10 weeks. We have a friend of ours watching LO 2 days a week. DP will be at home with DD on her 2 days off and I will be home on mine (we don't have the same days off). My mom and other family will be watching LO on the weekends I work.
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  • 24karat24karat member
    I went back part time 6wks PP both times. I went back to more hours by the time the babies were 3 months old and all of them are with DH or his family when I work.
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  • PumpkinMommaaaPumpkinMommaaa member
    I go back Monday. LO will be 8w3d. Dh works third shift so she will be with my mom or grandma half the day and with dh after he wakes.
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  • emordaemorda member
    Going back to work in the middle of January. Dd will be 3.5 months old. H will watch her 1-2 days a week, my mom will watch her 1 day a week and the other days she will be at an in home daycare. I hope to find something small, and they definitly need to be flexible. I might find a part time job and she would only need care 1 day a week - that would be ideal.
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  • llreid10llreid10 member
    I go back Dec 6th for half a day then back full time the following week :( LO will start half day Dec 6th! I'm so nervous about this but our daycare is family friends of my husbands family so I feel like he will be safe! Good luck to all mommys going back to work!
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  • Mom38673Mom38673 member
    I went back to work full time when LO was just over 8 weeks.  I didn't have the luxury to have more time off...  LO goes to the daycare at our church.  Mrs. Mervett in his room is the "baby wisperer"!!! She rocks!  
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  • mjvalenz21mjvalenz21 member
    Mom38673 said:

    I went back to work full time when LO was just over 8 weeks.  I didn't have the luxury to have more time off...  LO goes to the daycare at our church.  Mrs. Mervett in his room is the "baby wisperer"!!! She rocks!  

    Do they charge you at your church daycare? That's great that they offer that service!
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  • Mom38673Mom38673 member
    OH. yeah.  They charge....  It's as much or more than most of the day care places in town.  BUT, they have cared for several of kids of close friends.  Having someone like Mrs. Mervett makes it easier to leave LO.  So far, she has gotten him to take a pacifier.....I tried forever.... she has him sleeping in a crib.....I'm working to master this at home.  And so much more in just two weeks.  
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  • PB102012PB102012 member
    LO will be 15 weeks when I go back, I have a week and a half left on leave. A family friend will be watching LO three days a week. DH works three days a week so he will be off with her Mon-Tues.

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  • laciegregorylaciegregory member
    I only got 6 glorious weeks.  My mom is able to watch LO and my older child on the 2 days a week that she isn't in pre-school.  I really take comfort that if nothing else he is loved all day.
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  • magdalina.hmagdalina.h member
    Went back at 8 weeks. MIL watches the kids.
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  • leahaustinleahaustin member
    I went back to work full time when DD was 6weeks old. I wish I could have had more time off. "/ I am lucky enough to have my DH stay at home with her though.
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  • tatithomastatithomas member
    Going back to work end of Jan; DS will be 3 months.  MIL will watch him five days a week while DH and I work.  Not looking forward to going back :(

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  • thedashthedash member
    edited November 2013
    I went back this week at around 9 weeks. We have a family friend watch both DS and DD. she's watched DS since he was 5 months old and he loves her so much!

    ETA: she used to be a preschool teacher and we do pay her.
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  • kasieyarter1kasieyarter1 member
    I will be going back to work after he is 6 wks old.
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  • Wishing35Wishing35 member
    I'm going back when they are 5 months, I took a few months unpaid leave. Me and DH work evening/ overnights so we will have family helping watch them at home. I love being with my babies but I also miss work,, seems like an 8 hour break from crying!
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  • steele12steele12 member
    I'm going back after 12 weeks on December 9th. Anyone using an actual full time daycare? I'm dreading having to do this!
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  • snookums2013snookums2013 member
    I went back at 13 weeks and am using a daycare center that's right by my office.
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  • slh6363slh6363 member
    LO will be 15 weeks...I took the full 12 weeks allowed plus then Im off for Christmas break (teacher)....I found a sitter on care.com. Had no other choice as all family members work and we only need about 4 hours a day and no daycares have openings for part time.
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  • HisChamaoleGirlHisChamaoleGirl member
    DH and I don't have any family local to where we are so we opted to go with a learning center for LO to attend. I will be returning to work when LO is 10w old. Technically I go back to work on Thursday of that week and she will start that Monday. The center opens at 0600 and I have to be at work at 0630 so I will be using M-W to practice our routine so my first day of work wont be too much of a rush.

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  • janelleashujanelleashu member
    I go back to work in a week when LO will be 10 weeks. He will be at a daycare center a little less than 10 minutes from where I work. I plan to drop him off at 7:00-7:15am and pick him up at 4:30pm Monday- Friday.
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  • Marley629Marley629 member
    I go back jan 3rd when LO is 3 months. He will go to daycare @ SO's job for 4 days a week & with his nana 1 day a week ..I'm so not ready to leave him.
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  • rckstr4lferckstr4lfe member
    edited November 2013
    @PumpkinMommaaa same here, exactly :)
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  • JeneeB53JeneeB53 member
    I went back last week - baby was 7 weeks old. My husband is staying home with her 3 days a week and my mom is taking her the other 2. I really like my job and I love working, but boy do I miss her!
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