So anxious about returning to work

Yes its keeping me up at night! Ive left her quite a bit for hen weekends and weddings and stuff but I still feel so sad- I know she will have a great time but its just a hard transition after being together every day! If it helps I have seen loads of posts like this over the last month or two and there are always people saying how their baby is thriving and how they are more patient and present now with quality time! Im trying to think about all the things she will learn with the other babies and selfishly a bit relieved for some practical things like not having to prepare and clean up every single meal every single day xx

I am dreading jt! I’m losing sleep over it and it’s made me so teary! I keep telling myself to try and enjoy the rest of my leave and not let it consume these last couple of months but it’s really hard. I’m struggling with the finality of it. The fact it’ll be over and I’ll never go back to having this amount of time, ever! It’s very sad. I just try to think that he’ll have so much fun at nursery and he’s bound to get bored of coming to the shops or for a coffee with me so it’ll end up not being enjoyable anyway 😅

I haven’t returned to work yet, but my little girl has had two settling in sessions this week. She has 5 in total, they start at 9-11 then gradually increase 9-12 then 9-1. I had a little cry during the drop offs (out of sight of her!) but oh my, she’s smashed it! She’s ate and even managed little naps. I’m so proud of her. I know it’s hard, I’m dreading going back but also I know the time spent together on evenings and weekends will be much more sacred and enjoyable with the distance we’ve spent apart in the week. It’s very reassuring that she likes her key worker too. Sending love to you! X

Yep! I dropped my son off for a settling in session at nursery last week and I sobbed my heart out (it was only for an hour 😂). It’s going to take a while for us to adjust to our new routine. I do think it’s so great for their development and social skills to be with other people or babies, as hard as it is in the beginning. Most of my friends tell me work will feel like a break too 🤣 Agree with what @Amy says as well about days off together are going to feel extra special and fun now too

Yes! I'm also get annoyed that I'm so busy with Christmas and birthday preparations that I feel time is going even faster 🙃 I feel lucky that I have booked lots of annual leave spread about until March so I'm not actually back at work to the full hours I will be doing, but it's only slightly making me feel better.

This was literally me and I’ve gone self employed now 🙈 I hated leaving him!! x

My daughter started nursery mid Nov and settled so quickly, only getting upset twice since being at nursery, both times at sleep time. She gets excited when she sees the girls and is always happy when I pick her up to the extent she looks at me like "oh its you" lol. Xx