hooo yeah! Totally thought I would be completely BORED! and all the stuff you said.
I surprised myself by how much I loved my baby but I still really liked working part-time.
You should be so lucky as to get a moment where you get to say to yourself "W-T-F do I do now?" I found myself busy all day, everything takes 3-4 times longer with a baby. If you used to get out of the house in 20 minutes, it will now probably take you an hour or so, provided the baby hasn't done an exploding poo and covered themselves in poo as you walk out the door (yep. that happened to me, and there was another hour gone in dealing with the mess).
You also spend an inordinate amount of time just staring at your baby, and being a bit fascinated by everything they do!
Anyway, you'll never know how you will feel until you have your baby. There are plenty of opportunities to get yourself out there and relate to other people via. playgroups, mother's groups, parks, beaches, gyms, hairdressers, and even coffee shops (everyone loves a baby and you can NEVER sit in peace as everyone wants to talk to you) .
You will be an amazing mum, whether you stay at home or not, just wait and make the decision when your baby arrives. It may be that you are a better mum if you work part or full time and that is totally fine. The best thing for your baby is for you to be happy and healthy. Happy Mummy = happy family.
No stress, if you love your baby then your are 99% there however you live your life.
Last edited by nickel; May 30th, 2007 at 11:28 PM.
: ETA: btw one of the definitions of being a mother is that you are slightly insane ;)
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