Working mums - how long did it take for you to get used to being away from your child?
I'm starting a new job soon and I'm really worried I'll hate it and find it too overwhelming. I've stayed at home since having our son so I'm a bit intimidated by this new start.
It's only going to be for 2 or 3 days a week, and he'll be with either his grandparents or my husband, so we're lucky that we don't need to worry about nursery just yet. But I'm still so scared.
I tried starting a new job last year when baby had just turned 1, but I quit because I couldn't stop crying, was getting overly anxious about being away from him and missing time with him, and I just hated it. I'm worried the same thing will happen again. However this time round our son is older and I feel less anxious leaving him, Im also able to appreciate my own time away from him more than I did before. It will also be nice to have a little bit extra money coming in, which is what I keep telling myself.
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But it got better and now I like our routine and I appreciate my Thursdays off with her/weekends even more than I did before! X
I went back 2 days a week when by som was 14 months - it was hard but not half as bad as I expected!
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My LG went to nursery at 10 months and I went back to work full time (condensed my hours so I had Thursdays off for childcare reasons) and I felt so rusty going back but I was surprised how quickly I blended back in and surprised how the new routine worked out and fitted really well probably around a month or so. I work from home with the occasional office day in the month and honestly I feel like my job is my break I get adult conversation, I’m contributing to household 50/50 and got a higher job in the process so I feel like I’m me before I had my girl and not just mum. No judgement for those who just want to feel that way but it wasn’t for me and it sounds like you feel the same! It’s important to do something for you, it’s just giving it time maybe give yourself a decent timescale and if you still feel anxious revert back to what you know but like anything give it time, I was constantly checking in with nursery updates on the app/calling grandma and I still do once in the day…