Self-proclaimed workaholic mom, adjusting at home!

[Jezzielin]

I feel like a terrible person already for posting this but I do admit that I am a hard working career woman, on the verge of a second maternity leave. My first maternity leave what's so great and I really enjoyed being home.

In my work if I don't take the vacation it will get eaten up in maternity leave. This month I am planning on taking some vacation and started today with a random day off work. I am very disappointed in myself because I did not adjust well to the day.

I feel like the worst mom in the world because you would think I would be so thrilled to be home with my daughter all day. But by lunchtime I was finding myself constantly thinking about work and running out of things to do at home. My husband has been working a lot of overtime lately and I was finding myself quite lonely.

Do any other working mothers have trouble turning off career mode and being at home? I desperately want to embrace any time off that I can get from work I just having such a hard time!

 

[SRTBaby]

With my LO it took me 6 months of being home with him before i stopped thinking about work. We get a year of mat leave here. This time around i will have my LO and a newborn to worry about i doubt i will miss work

 

[chulie]

Oh definitely.....I LOVE being home but it's mostly because I have friends off also...so I have people to visit and things to do to keep me busy....but even with that...by month 8 I'm like.....okkkeeeeeeeeeeeee.......hahahaha....we get a year off with the child also...so I take 8 months and DH takes 4. That way..I know the baby is still home with a parent...but I sorta get my brain working again..hahaha..I love my kids with everything in my heart....but I'm used to the work environment and it is VERY hard to flip that switch....