Back to work panic

Knit wit

Just wanted to share my stress ... I'm due back to work in early December. Hopefully with holidays I won't have to go back until after Christmas but the thought of going back is costing me sleep. I miss my baby already

pwurple

Aww.. Can you use some hols or leave to go back 3 or 4 days a week at the start? It might ease you into it.

Hannibal Smith

Awww knitwit....its a new beginning for you all. Who's minding her?

Knit wit

Thanks for the replies ... It's not like I haven't been here before ... She's my third child. I think I just need to find someone I can trust 100% to look after her. My search starts this week. I think I'll try to get someone to come to my home ... She'll be in familiar surroundings ... Also if one of the older two are sick or have a day off school ther will be someone at home with them. Unfortunately I only have a mother in law living locally ... I would never in a million years ask her Thanks once again ... Thinking positive thoughts!

galah

I feel your pain. I'm back tomorrow, and bricking it.

baby is in good hands, first with the grandparents (over on a working holiday ) and then a very good childminder, but still. Dreading the hours that I won't see him, the stress to get him dropped off, and picked up on time while still putting in the 40 hours a week (almost impossible given the stupid traffic here), the fact that someone else gets to spend most of his waking hours with my baby and not me...

part of me just wants to ring in tomorrow and tell them that I am just not coming back, we'll wing it somehow. But it's not possible, not with a mortgage and everything that goes with it...:(

boo.

Knit wit

I'll be thinking of you tomorrow Galah ... I hope all goes well.

Hannibal Smith

Best of luck tomorrow galah

galah

survived the first day it was grand, really. So busy I didnt even know where the time went and then it was time to go back home. And the wee one was grand, didnt miss me at all (spoiled rotten by the grandparents ).

still got the long-term guilt thing going, but it'll all be fine. ;-)

red fraggle

im back tomorrow...:(

wmpdd3

Oh, good luck. I think around 7 months babies seem to notice less when you are around. Its always the worst week of you working life, 1st week back after 1st baby.

Best of luck.

red fraggle

i survived my first shift back. missed my little woman but it was ok. not in again til next thur!:D eased back in. i think cos my mam was minding E i wasnt too bad!