Returning to work after ML

lol I’m a full-time primary teacher and I thought about dropping a day so it wouldn’t be so tough but we’re trying to sort a mortgage for a house so we rely on my full income tbh. I’m dreading it and go back properly in September for a new school year. I don’t want to work anymore now that I’ve had my baby! I know it will be ‘alright’ I’ve got lovely work colleagues and TA’s who I work with and childcare is somewhat sorted, but just feels wrong to have someone else raise my child :-(

I wish I could work 2 days as a job share! You are so lucky 💛💛💛

Im a secondary teacher and came back 4 days. My little one goes to nursery 3 days and mil 1 day. In all honesty, I hate it. Im about to have a second child, and will be trying to find a way out of teaching during maternity. It could be a secondary issue only, but I dont see why i should be spoken to, like crap, by teenagers, whilst getting other people to look after my own beautiful children.

I would have quit already, if we could have afforded it.

I go back tomorrow, I'm also lucky enough to only being going back 2 days a week but I'm dreading it. I work in a SEN/D college but with students with very complex medical needs as well as behaviour. It's exhausting at times. We're dangerously understaffed most of the time, as is most of the education sector. Luckily my husband is having baby for the 2 days I'm working, so I feel I'm missing out slightly less. I'd still rather not have to go back. I was very fortunate with my first to take 2 years off before returning to a different job

I’m also having a hard time going back to work, I’ve been on maternity leave for almost 1 year and the thought of going back to work just makes me wanna cry. But I’ve been trying positive thinking, I’m also talking to other moms who work so I can try to ease my anxiety.