Anyone else feeling sick about returning to work?

It also means I'll have been with her a year and miss her first birthday 😫

I’m also a teacher and will also be missing our son’s first birthday. Honestly this is my third maternity leave and I know how hard it is going back. I’m absolutely dreading it. Does your school know how you feel and are they generally supportive of women returning after mat leave? Sending hugs!

I promise it does get easier! The first few months are going to be tough though!

@Hayley I can't even bear the thought of going back into the madness and not being with her every minute of the day 😫 she is not good being comforted by others either - loves playing with people on her mat and engaging but doesn't like others to cuddle her and she contact naps and breastfeeds so what happens then? 😭 the whole thing just has me so upset and I feel worse that she doesn't know what's coming and I can't explain it to her when it happens! Just awful. Yes, my school are great and I a good relationship with the head so he will be supportive but I just feel like it's the most unnatural thing in the world! Xx

I'm a HLTA and am in a very similar position. I am only going back 3 days and my mum and MIL are going to have my little girl. Despite this, I also feel unbelievably anxious about it all. I am still breastfeeding and my little one is also shocking at naps during the day, so we pretty much contact nap for the majority. Feel free to private message me if you want to chat xx

@Hayley I’m also a teacher and cry weekly at the fact that I’ll be in work all day and then INSET for her first birthday 😩😢😢

I could have wrote this myself! Exactly the same position. I love my job but feel so nervous especially because we can’t pick our days off! I’m going back full time too. I just know I will be looking forward to that October half term the day I get back 😭

I am also a teacher. I'm going back the last two weeks of term and then will have the summer off before being back in September. I'm feeling nervous and upset about going back. It feels horrible to think I will be away from my baby so much. I will also be working on his 1st birthday 😭

The first few weeks are rough and tough on both of you. You will race home to be with your child. It will start improving as you get back into the swing of work and baby starts enjoying their nursery setting. I'm on my second mat leave and yeah the thought of it is just urgh. But it will ultimately be okay. X

I'm not a teacher, however I go back to work on 13th May! She'll be just over 8 months. I don't want to go back 😫 😩 😭

@Sarah that sucks! We have year 7 open evening the evening before our son’s birthday then the day itself I’ll be at work. I’m exhausted and sad just thinking about it ☹️

Start part time lovely ?.

I'm a teacher also and in exactly the same position. I am more worried about the non existent work life balance that comes with the job. Needless to say I am dreading it too and have even considered changing career just so I can spend these valuable early days with my son.