Anyone else gearing up to go back to work..?

[MemmaJ]

My little man is just short of 7 months, and I'm probably going back to work the last week of August when he'll be just short of 10 months

I thought I was being quite organised about it... I've found a childminder, I spent ages working out finances/annual leave etc, and spent even longer writing a letter for my manager and for HR, outlining all of my requests etc..

However, I work for the biggest organisation in the UK and they're actually making it really difficult. It's now a total headache; what I thought would be sorted by now, is not even close to it. I have no idea what's going on, and I feel very much like I'm running out of time!

I'm in the middle of moving house too (in 5 weeks) so it's a whole lot of stress that I could do without really, as well as the emotional turmoil of not even wanting to go back to work at all...!

Anyone else getting ready to go back to work, and how are you finding it?

 

[Willow01]

I am going back to work in August too but I just have no desire to go back. If I could be a stay at home mum I would. It's my second time going back so I know what to expect but I have an hours commute to work and back and will have to do work after the babies are in bed so the thought of returning is not good. My little ones will be looked after by their grandparents, which is great as they will be with family and no cost, but our parents are nearly 70 will they be able to cope?! I am finding it so much harder this time than before to go back ��

 

[CRWx]

I went back to university (so not quite the same!) at the beginning of May and my LO is 3 months. It was really hard to begin with, getting my head around the idea made me worry like no tomorrow. I had a tonne of mummy guilty stored up in my head! The reality of it wasn't too bad though. It was nice to speak to adults and have a two sided conversation, as much as I love my daughter it is so nice to have be able to talk about something other than babies.

Good luck xxx

 

[MemmaJ]

I have no desire to go back either, I'm absolutely dreading it.
I don't think I necessarily feel 'guilty' as I went to university when my twins were 1 and now have a career with good pay that will last forever (if I want it to), and it's important for me personally to earn money and contribute towards my home and my family....
But I'm just really enjoying being a stay at home mum and not having the worries, stresses and responsibilities of being at work!
I also work shifts, so I'm loving being able to plan things whenever I want (weekends etc), without worrying about whether I might be working.

I've still got no further in the actual process of organising it either, as the a couple of the various people at work I need to organise it with have still not got back to me! Makes me wonder even more why I'm doing it..!

 

[Sealion24]

I am also dreading going back . Due back 4th August and feeling very under prepared, ds 2 is still breast feeding every 3 hours and is refusing to take a bottle and not really showing much interest in solids. He also sleeps very badly and I'm lucky to get 4 hours of broken sleep a night. Like pp my parents look after them and I also worry how they will cope with 2 of them and feel guilty about how much we are asking them to do. Time is going so quickly and feel like it will be August before I know it!

 

[Willow01]

I know I look at the calander every day and it really depresses me �� The thing with my parents is even if they are struggling they won't tell me because they won't want me to worry. My first child was a really easy baby but my second is a different kettle of fish and I am just not sure how it will go.