Back to work

How have people found going back to work? I’m due back in August after a year off and feel utterly sick at the thought of it. I did a keep in touch day and just cried.

Luckily work has agreed to 3 days back but even that feels like so much time away from my baby.

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I promise it gets easier, with my first I struggled, but it got easier, and I actually started to appreciate to just me again for a little bit! Everybody is different but for me personally, in the end, after the initial sadness that came with it, I found it did me a lot of good. Wishing you luck!

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I seriously need a mom friend

I have two friends right now and neither of them have kids. One is younger than me and the other is not the ideal friend. I care about them both but I need a friend that understands what im going through. My baby just turned 1. Im in Missoula now and all alone.

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Anyone else’s partner or maybe even yourself, not able to be home in time to have a family dinner every night? Where every member of the family is sitting at the table.

This is not a post of judgement. With our 24 hour world right now, access to emails, programs, etc. running at all times of the day, just curious if anyone truly has this as their daily normal. If so, I’m envious!

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Can’t get over how MIL acted postpartum

Recently back in contact with MIL after about 6 months of NC.

Since having our baby, MIL has repeatedly violated boundaries around the birth, postpartum period, and our no-kissing rule when she has hsv-1. Things escalated to the point where she showed up uninvited daily the first 2 weeks PP, made snappy rude remarks to me, made hurtful comments about my body and parenting, kissed LO multiple times after being told not to, and ultimately had a 30 minute emotional outburst where she told me LO was “her baby” more than mine and she loves her more and I wouldn’t understand because I’m not a grandmother, then physically intimidated me while the now ex and his father stood by and just watched. Leading me to cut contact for 6 months.

During that time she and her family constantly pressured my now ex, to leave me and also to just bring my baby to them, said a lot of negative stuff about me and cried on repeat every time he saw them. After a December apology and a seemingly successful visit in March, she demanded another visit just 3 days later and when I said no we will organise something in a few weeks, she pushed back demanding justification.

I can’t get over everything she did. She’s still her entitled demanding self and seeing her interact with my child makes me feel sick. We have another visit this weekend and I’m just so anxious about it.

Anybody else had issues like this? What do you do?

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Looking for my BFF

Hey!! Anyone in the 757 wanna text! Definitely in need of some friends! ❤️🥺

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Should I Stay or Leave?

Hey Ladies, my husband and I have been married for 2 years and we have a 17 months old together. He does not help with the bay at all, he works and pay all the bill while I care for our child and go to school. I recently found that he’s been cheating with multiple women, he lies he cheat he sleep in the other room most of the time. I’ve voiced out many times that I feel like we’re just roommate and I’m not fulfilled emotionally but he keeps pulling away. I want my son to have a sibling to play and grow up with but I’m conflicted because I know long term if he doesn’t change we’re not gonna work out. So should I still have the second baby at least I know I’m done having kids and my son has a sibling or should I stay until u get my stuff in order then leave?

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Any one like to be friends

I am not new just been having some bad luck these days

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