My mother-in-law offered to watch our daughter for the month of May and she said she would keep May open for us. I said great. Now she's changed her mind today.

I'm PISSED.

I'm supposed to go back to work on May 1st but my daughter doesn't go to daycare until the 27th. My mother-in-law offered to watch our daughter for us for the month of May so we didn't have to find a sitter. She said she would do Monday to Friday from 8-4 for us (my working hours). I told her that was great. We needed her May 1st at 8am, but I wouldn't have my schedule until May 6th. She said that's fine, she'll keep May wide open for us.

Tonight she called me at 8pm and said "Since you didn't give me a schedule, I'm now booked up for May. Sorry!"

I told my husband this would happen! She kept asking for a schedule we told her in person and wrote it in text at least ten times that I work May 1st, possibly May 2nd, but will have my schedule on Monday May 6th. Tonight she tells us "May 6th is too late. I've booked up my May calendar now so you'll have to figure something else out."

My husband is hopping mad and I asked her if she was still doing the 1st for us and she said "I didn't know I committed to that. I'll see if I can rebook my outing."

I cannot lose this job. I've worked there for 14 years and have a lot of seniority, but if I don't return from my maternity leave by May 1st, it's considered forfeiting my job and cause for termination.

I'm pissed because I told my husband this would happen! I told him his mom was not going to actually help out! She says one thing and does another all the time and he told me she was going to be ok for May!!

Of course my MIL called my sister-in-law, who I am very close with, about how my husband and I are "inconsiderate and totally disorganized". She told my MIL that's not at all what happened (she's been there for the conversations we've had with her). She called me and said she can work from home Thursday and Friday OR take those off and work Saturday and Sunday instead to help out if we need it. I'm hoping maybe my husband can work from home the other days until we find a sitter because I can't.

I'm freaking out.