Who else returns to work tomorrow?

Nw967 · January 2014

Maternity leave is officially over...so sad but feeling lucky I had 4 months off and a job to return to! I keep staring at my LO in the baby monitor. I may never fall asleep tonight. I work on a postpartum floor...LO is going to seem huge compared to all the newborns!

Anyone else back to work tomorrow? Good luck to anyone else out there!

ravenclaw1 · January 2014

Ugh, I'm going back tomorrow too. I've been crying on and off about it all week. I know it's the right thing to do for my family right now, but that doesn't make it any easier.

Nw967 · January 2014

Good luck!! I keep telling myself that I'm lucky to have a job to return to...it's just going to be a hard transition letting other people take care of my LO when I've been doing most of the work 24/7 and really loving it!

AlejandraN2 · January 2014

Good luck! I went back on Thursday but then had a snow day so feels like another start tomorrow. And first day at daycare

Nw967 · January 2014

You must have been super happy about the snow day! I hope your LO does great at daycare!

ejb23 · January 2014

Good luck ladies! I started back right after Xmas but my DH and other family stayed with the baby so tomorrow is her first day of DC. I'm so nervous! Hope I can make it to work after having to leave her there and not stare in the winnow and cry.

hmlynch84 · January 2014

I still have 3 more weeks. I feel really blessed to have had 5 months off and still have my job waiting for me. I'm glad that there seems to be a lot of working mommies on here for support. I was worried that there wouldn't be many of us and I would feel alone.

ajbook · January 2014

Tomorrow was supposed to be my first day back, but between this snow storm and DHs grandpa not looking like he will make it through the night I might not be going back at all this week.

Salemkitty13 · January 2014

I started back Friday but it was a professional development. Tomorrow starts our first full week. I'm really sad and I have a lot of anxiety about it. LO has been really fussy all weekend and I'm the only one who can calm him. I think he has started his 4 month wakeful but I'm worried how the stress from my job will affect LO and my milk supply. Good luck to everyone tomorrow! I'll be thinking of you ladies. It helps to know I'm not alone.

DaniB091 · January 2014

I start tomorrow too! Not looking forward to it

good luck to all the other mommas!

dukeblue27 · January 2014

This will be the start of my third week back, my DH and I take turns bringing DD whoever had to be to work later! Also, everyone said it does get easier... I was so skeptical but honestly it does! Everyday gets a little bit easier! Good luck to all the ladies going back tomorrow and in the near future!

UpsideDownFrown · January 2014

I go back tomorrow and have been crying on and off about it all week. I'm lucky to be sending ds to a close friend who can keep me updated with pictures and even video all day if I want. Still, I can't help but feel jealous that she gets to spend all day with my sweet little guy while I'm at work

good luck to all you ladies returning tomorrow!

Honeyb416 · January 2014

First day back for me tomorrow too! I feel so bad for DS leaving him with strangers at daycare. He is gonna nap like shit I know it. I have Tuesday off though so I can regroup and snuggle with him all day. Good luck to us all tomorrow!

VitaLuna · January 2014

I go back Tuesday. Part if me is looking forward to getting back into the groove of work, the other part if me gets really bad anxiety when I think about it. I'm very very concerned about her taking bottles and developing a bottle preference

nbartlett47 · January 2014

It'll be my first day back tomorrow as well, and DS's first day at DC. I've been an absolute mess the last few days about it.

Thankfully DH will be doing drop offs, so I get to look forward to seeing LO's smiling face when I do pick ups.

Good luck to all the other back to work mamas!!!

dukeblue27 · January 2014

VitaLuna said:
I go back Tuesday. Part if me is looking forward to getting back into the groove of work, the other part if me gets really bad anxiety when I think about it. I'm very very concerned about her taking bottles and developing a bottle preference

My DD would not take a bottle from anyone! We tried everything! I was sooooo stressed out about it but she took one on the first try from the daycare provider! I couldn't believe it also she still loves to breastfeed when we are together. Try not to stress about it your DD might surprise you and be just fine. Good luck!!

AlejandraN2 · January 2014

@Nw967 oh it was amazing, it felt like a treat to have a 1 day work week back! You'll do great tomorrow. A day at a time

lindseyb624 · January 2014

I go back Jan. 15 and am already having anxiety. Our nanny is coming 3 days this week (starting tomorrow) and then full time after that. I used to love my job and thought I'd be ready to go back but I'm definitely not. I know work is going to be a busy mess and I'm going to be an emotional mess. I also feel like my supply has already dropped a little but maybe it's just evening out bc I had an over supply. Worried about breast feeding a lot and about having a nanny. I would much prefer a relative watch her but my parents live 6 hours away and don't plan to move closer until we buy a house (currently living in NYC). This whole stranger watching my baby is so new to me.

tittytwistertortoises · January 2014

I have been off two weeks but was back two weeks prior. I teach high school part time, every other day. A good friend and my job share partner told me something that I think is making it better:
It's going to suck. It's not easy. It will get harder before it gets better. Your little one would rather be with you than anyone else right now. You will feel guilty.
I know it might seem harsh but knowing the truth about what I was about to experience helped me cope when I was a mess. I didn't think I was alone and knew that others feel the same way. I really want to SAH full time but I also know I have a great schedule for having to work. The saying that you will get adult time is foolish in my world of teaching kids and I would rather stay home and see my mom friends and engage in "adult conversation."
I know everyone experiences it differently but knowing that it was going to suck for awhile made me better prepared mentally for the day to day.
My kiddos are with my in laws but knowing I have to leave two sick kids that want their mommy, is going to suck tomorrow morning, especially loading up and getting out of the car.

TKtravels · January 2014

I was supposed to start back today, but after looking at the weather report of 8"+ snow, whiteout conditions and -35 to -55 windchills, on top of a 7 hour drive, I refused.

Now that the snow has stopped, we're leaving as soon as H gets up. I start back tomorrow.

I wish it would snow forever just so I didn't have to go back.

ejb23 · January 2014

How did everyone do with going back??

Nw967 · January 2014

Hope everyone had a good day back. I'm treasuring my last minutes with my LO before I put her down for the night. Then I have a couple hours before I leave for the overnight shift! Really sad right now. And to add to it, my husband has the stomach bug-but thankfully my mom is coming to take care of DD. Oh and I think she might be starting the 4 month wakeful so I'm nervous about that. My mom says she doesn't mind being up, but it still stinks!

TKtravels · January 2014

I was supposed to start back today, but after looking at the weather report of 8"+ snow, whiteout conditions and -35 to -55 windchills, on top of a 7 hour drive, I refused.

Now that the snow has stopped, we're leaving as soon as H gets up. I start back tomorrow.

I wish it would snow forever just so I didn't have to go back.
@tktravels 7 hour commute?!?! What?

I hope that everyone who started back already is doing okay.

It looks like my first day back will be tomorrow.. my school has been closed for the last two days after some pipes burst and caused a lot of problems on campus.

@jenny5o5, I teach in KY, but spent my maternity leave in Chicago so we could be around friends/family. The normally 7 hour drive took us over 20 hours thanks to horrible road conditions.

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