It's certainly a hard one but as someone else said, often the thought is worse than the reality.

I work a 5-day fortnight and have done so since DD was 11 months old. That has been really, really good especially as DP is a shiftworker and often worked 9 days straight which meant I didn't really get a break.

I find that I really do need a break from the routine of looking after DD and we are lucky that we qualify for in-home care so someone comes into our home to look after DD.

I think you have a few options. Perhaps look at your budget again and see how much longer your savings will last. Sometimes, it's helpful to give ourselves a milestone and say that we're going to stay home for 12 months.

Otherwise if you don't think the money is going to last, make the preparations to go back in Jan. You can always change your mind OR resign and find an alternative that suits you better. But really you won't know how you feel until you do it.