I'll let you know in a few weeks as I'll be going back to a 5-day fortnight.

Financially we will be considerably better off (even after childcare expenses) but that's not really why I'm doing it.

At the moment, I feel like I take a lot of my time with DD for granted, rather than providing her with as many activities/outings/play as I could. I think I would make more of an effort to do all those things if my time with her was more precious, which it will be.

So I've got no advice for you unfortunately about how you will feel - just that I'm anticipating the time I get to spend with DD to be very much more appreciated by me, and maybe you will feel the same way too.

But I will have to remember to take a big box of tissues with me on the first day back because I'm sure going to need them.