Did you intend to return to work after having your baby but then didn't?

Question

Yeah I was going to go back to work, had my daughter 2 and a half years ago now hehehe. I wonder what it would have been like if I had gone back? Did you go back? Did you not go back? How come?

Answer 1

It is my intention to go back after ive had my baby for a few days a week but i dont know if i will. Im sure if i found a job that i actually will enjoy it would probly make it easier! Plus i dont want to put my baby in childcare so id have to arrange something with my mum n dad. U must enjoy ur time together while they are still young i reckon! Wen they start school u'll hardly see them!

Answer 2

I would have preferred to do it that way, but I don't have the benefit of a moneybags husband. So back to work I go.

Answer 3

It never occurred to me that I would want to stay home with our baby... I planned on returning to work and having my mother-in-law keep her during the day... Then I had her and everything flew out the window!! I couldn't leave her after that and we figured out a way to make it work. That was five years ago...

Answer 4

i went back after only 3 months of maternity leave and never looked back. I was starting to go insane at home, don't get me wrong my baby is gorgeous and i love every minute spent with him. My job defines my identity and by going back i regain my confidence and self-worth. Plus more income to spend on what i want! I am lucky enough to have a flexible job where i can work when i want and half a  day  each time so it doesn't clash too much with the breastfeeding regime.

Answer 5

Yep, i planned to go back, just not as soon as i did though. I ended up going back when my bubs were 5 months, cos my boss rang me up and asked me too (her 2 replacements for just didnt work out!)

Its worked out fine for us, i was lucky enough to have my partner stay home for the first year

Answer 6

Yeah...lol. I couldn't do it! I told my boss when I left that I would be back the first week of January. My daughter was born the 29th of October. We haven't been apart since. I really just don't want to miss out on anything. I just think I  could never take my little baby to daycare. Its so sad! I would cry! Babies can't tell you what is going on with them while you are away...not like older aged kids could. So I am just so thankful that we are financially able to live on one income. It is hard sometimes, but we do pretty good. Once our new house is done (3 months to go..ugh) I am getting liscensed for daycare. I want to get just 2 or 3 little kids. It will be nice to bring in some money again. It will work out pretty good I think....I just have always told my husband that I would go back to work if he needed me to...I mean if we had bills to pay of course I would go...but luckily it hasn't come to that.

Answer 7

I work from home doing family daycare.. and i've just had a baby girl 4 weeks ago... I am suppose to start work in 2 weeks.. but decided not to return.

Answer 8

i wanted to stay home until my child could talk so when i put them in child care they could tell me if something was wrong well my daughter was 3 and a half and i went for a job interview and i got it i was wrapped then the next day i found out i was pregnant again and couldnt take the job as it was heavey duty work and i thought when my bubs a bit older i would get a job but im pregnant again with 7 really 8 as i had a loss but when this bub is around 3 i will go back as im getting my tubes tied after this bub

Answer 9

I didnt.. I wanted to but after they were born I decided it was way more important to watch them grow up  and so worth it =)