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.
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.
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.
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
Well my daughter is now 1 month old. Finances mean that I am desperate to find some part-time work but there doesn't seem to be anything appropriate in the local area (as I am a single mum with no family living locally I need a job which doesn't involve weekend or evening work as I will need to put her into childcare).
I was forced to leave work when I was only 6 months pregnant as I was assaulted at work. I was working as a sub-contractor and my employer decided they couldn't guarrantee my safety so as a result they told me I could no longer continue in the job. This meant that I had to live off my savings and credit card as I was unable to get another job when I was so obviously pregnant. As a result of that I have no savings left and have maxed out my credit card hence the reason I need to find work alot earlier then I had hoped.
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