Thinking of Going Back to Work?

I found that this was the most stressful point of becoming a parent. I always knew I was coming back to work after I had had my daughter but I knew I would have to decide whether to come back full or part time and obviously money was the main concern. I work for Edinburgh Council so I knew what services where out there to give advice on money and benefits so myself and my partner decided to make an appointment at our local advice bureau. We met one of their financial advisors thwir who took details of our salaries, expenditure etc and he worked out what salary I would get if I came back part time. Once we knew the bascis he ran ...  Read the complete review

I think that going back to work after having a baby is a hard decision to make. I personally would not have survived if it wasn't for returning to work. You see , after my first baby at around 8 months I got post natal depression, and going back to work was the only thing that kept me sane !!! I am not lucky enough to have anyone to look after my little boy, so he had to go to nursery. As it turned out he loved it, and so we were both getting alot out of me returning to work. I enjoy my job, and am glad I returned, but it was hard leaving him at first. I haven't missed out on any of those special moments , as I only work part time, and I have been there to see all of his ...  Read the complete review

I didn't even really get chance to think about whether I wanted to go back or not....I had to for financial reasons. I was due 10th Feb, and finished work 31st Jan, and my little girl finally arrived 21st Feb. I returned back to work the start of May when she was just 10 weeks old. Maybe thats why I found it easier returning than some as I had only been with her for 10 weeks? I started back 3 days a week, and my mum has her for the 3 days, then in Sept I was supposed to go back full time, but managed to have enough savings to top up my wage, so at present I am still on 3 days a week. I think if my mum couldn't look ...  Read the complete review

I have just completed two application forms for jobs for when my maternity leave finishes. No doubt I'll complete many more before January comes and I actually return. It's been a time of very mixed emotions. I don't want to leave my son and go back to work, but part of me is quite excited at the prospect of going out, doing something challenging and thinking a bit more. I'm not returning to my previous job for a number of reasons:- - it involved a one hour commute each way, and that's too much wasted time - it wasn't worth it after paying for childcare and travel - it was a term time only job and as my son gets older, I don't want to miss ...  Read the complete review

Like all maternity leave it has to end at some point, some women will become stay at home mums while others will return to work. I am in the latter category and return to work this coming Saturday. For us it is a necessity that I return as we can't afford the mortgage, bills etc on just my husbands wage. These past 9 months have been the best 9 months of my life, after a painful start to maternity leave I finally got to meet my son 2 months in. Spending 7 months watching and enjoying every moment of my sons development has been amazing. I still cannot believe how quickly he has grown and that each day he seems to do something new, or a little better than ...  Read the complete review