When did you return to work after having your LO?

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I am 8 weeks postpartum and debating on whether or not to go back to work soon or in a few months, like when he’s 6 months old. I am honestly nervous to leave my baby with anyone for longer than a few hours because he is so young, and I don’t want to be away from my son but I hate to sit at home all day everyday 😥

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My maternity leave ended when she was 11 weeks so i returned then, but my boss was super flexible and decided I could work from home afternoons, so I now work 8:30-12:30 at the office and then come home. I’m typically able to squeeze everything in during the mornings but occasionally have to do things here and there from home. I’m lucky cause my mom lives down the street so she’s able to watch the baby while I work but even at half days it’s still hard to leave her every morning.

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Thank you all for your comments and advice!! I think I’m going to stay at home for at least as long as I can until we can’t afford me to anymore. My boyfriend works full time and is paying all of our bills and rent so we’re good for now!

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My maternity leave was up at 12 weeks and I’m the breadwinner so I had no choice. I’m glad I work though, I love having guaranteed adult time (even if it can be stressful), it gives both my baby and I a lot more patience with each other when we are together. He loves his daycare but I’m still #1 in his heart. There was a lot of anxiety about going back but after a week or so everything was normal and fine.

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I recommend doing it if you can afford to! I was going to go back to work after 12 weeks with my twins but my husband and I decided I should stay at home with them because we didn’t feel comfortable leaving them at daycare. I thought I would go crazy staying at home all the time but I love it. I stay really busy throughout the day and I’m never bored with the babies.

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I returned at 12 weeks because I had to. I make the majority of our money so financially I had to go back, but I would have loved to stay home a lot longer.

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I always said I’d be a working mum and go back to work when my baby was 1 but now he’s been born and at 4 months and I can’t bear the thought of going back to work and have someone else raise him and see his milestones. We’ve decided that I’ll go back to work properly once he’s at school, in the UK kids get 18 hours free childcare once they’re 2 so I’ll put him in a nursery and get a part time job during those hours to bring in some extra cash

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I've extended my maternity leave so I'm still home with my 11 month old. And I love it

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I always said I’d be back at 5 months.my baby is now 7 months and I can’t bring myself to go back. We are sooooo broke and struggling a little but we’re going to try get to 12 months.

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If you can, do it. You’ll never get this time back with your baby.

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If you can afford it stay home as long as you can. I had to go back at 30 days pp and it sucked. I hated leaving my little tiny baby 😑

When did you return to work after having your LO?

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