Has anyone gone back full time and quit?

I've been back at work in quite a demanding job 6 months now and it was going surprisingly well until the cold and flu season started. We've been plagued by illness back to back since October, and I've muddled through despite being ill myself and heavily sleep deprived. I approached my boss and told him I was struggling at the end of Nov and he assured me everything was fine and to give myself a break. 2 weeks later I had to take parental leave for the first time for a few days as I'd maxed out grandparent help and my husband had used alot of parent days already. The week after I get a call from my boss saying he feels like I'm behind and wanted to put a meeting in to discuss the next week. All of a sudden there's now a problem and it feels like it's because I took took PL and noone picked up my workload so ofcourse I fell quite behind as I can no longer work ridiculous hours to make up for time off and I don't feel like I should have to. I love my career but my priorities have changed and this experience has made me feel it's impossible to be both a good mum and have a career. Am I in the trenches of nursery illness and it'll get better or is it time to get out? I'd appreciate any thoughts from other working mums.

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It will get better. Keep the job so you can offer your baby activities, good quality food, basics and toys for their development. Plus your relationship is balanced also on the monetary contribution you bring in. There will be a whole new adjustment if you quit. The nursery sick game is temporary. It will get better

@Adele thank you for the reassurance. I've been up all night with a painful cough from yet another illness (and stress incontinence to really kick me when I'm down) and have been sat in a panic that I can't go on like this anymore. I'm off until 6th Jan now and don't want to waste my time with my LO worrying about how I'll cope next year 😣

Hopefully the meeting will be a positive one of how they can support you, which they absolutely should do. I returned to work full time back when my boy was 9m although working 4 days instead of 5. I’ve had loads of time off or working from home with the illness after illness which he picks up from nursery. My employer has been brilliant. You are protected to a certain extent when it comes to being a parent. I personally couldn’t be a SAHM, I need my career and that other side to me otherwise I’d go mad! X

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