When did you go back to work?

[firefly]

hi

after the c/sect horror birth of dd, 3 1/2 years ago i decided to go back to work 7 months after she was born but not to the same job, i now work nights and weekends on a rotating roster so hubby can watch the kids....... baby nunmber two was a vbac so i went back to work after 4months - i felt better and my boss was more supportive at my currant job, mind you he dosen't know i'll need time off for number 3 yet lol...

[*EJ*]

Wow how things have changed... I went back to work Jan and to our surprise fell pregnant in March, i did feel some guilt about only just getting back to then be planning on taking leave again but a job's a job and this is my life. I don't see myself going back to work for a year or two (thankfuly with my job i am able to do this) once #3 arrives. I'll have 3 under 5 and don't see working/childcare being feasible until DS1 is at least in school.

It's funny reading how i was thinking in my last post to where i actually am 10 months later

[deletedit]

Around 7 months, but it would have been slightly less if I hadn't had the baby at 37 weeks.

I took 3 months maternity leave and 2 weeks annual leave at half pay. This was amost 10 years ago so they had no baby bonus back then.

[dreamrise659]

Started new job when my daughter was 5 weeks old - but only 2 shifts a week (8 hours per week).

My daugher is now 14 years and at the time that I had her I had just finished studying - postgrad. As part of my course I had interviewed a local library manager for an assignment so when I got really good results I used that as an excuse to visit her again and thank her and inquire about the possibility of part-time work. She was very keen to employ me immediately but I was 36 weeks pregnant at the time. She agreed to hold the part-time position open for me until the baby was old enough. When I visited again when my daughter was 3 weeks old I was asked if I could start the following week. I said "but she'll only be 4 weeks old". I knew they were getting desperate (as the regular full-timers were having to do extra shifts to cover the position) and I didn't want to risk losing the opportunity (my first career position) so I agreed to start when she was 5 weeks old.

I'm glad I did as the job was a great career stepping stone but I wouldn't have wanted to do it if it was alot of hours. I started working 20 hours a week when my daughter was 1.

Now I am finally 5 weeks pregnant (after 4 years on the TTC journey) but as I now work for myself I won't get any maternity leave etc so I'll probably aim to work as long as possible and try to see about working part-time when bub is a month or so old (though alot depends on how the business goes). Ideally I don't want to have to go back to full-time work until the child is atleast school age.

Lori

[Agape]

I went back to work full-time when Zoe was 3 months old. Finances would have allowed me to stay home with her but I went back by choice, my career is important to me too. I could never be a SAHM, I'm a psychologist and I love my job.

This time around I will be going back to work 4 days a week when Alex is 3 months old also.

We don't put them in daycare though, MIL looks after them while DH and I are at work. It gives me peace of mind at least, that they are with someone I trust.

[Lolpigs]

I'm taking 12 months off, with a view to not return to that work. If i don' t return, which I probably wont i'll be looking for somethign more creative or a complete career change.

3months paid leave my employer, the new maternity leave for 3 months and 6 months unpaid which we have saved up for.

[Olive]

i started back this year in April. I trained to become a kids swim teacher and in July started a permanent shift once a week for 2.5hrs, i stopped work back in october 2006 so had almost 5 years off