Yep, try some relaxation techniques but also have a think back to when you were worried about something else, maybe last year. I bet it seems like a long time ago and I bet the situation didn't turn out anywhere near as badly as you thought.

I'm not trying to say you're silly for being stressed - not at all - I can be the biggest stresshead you've ever met so know how awful it feels. But sometimes a bit of perspective helps. It IS only nine weeks and although nine weeks can drag and feel like absolute hell, if you try to approach it as only nine weeks, then yay you're on maternity leave, you can kind of change your thinking around to this being like 'playing' at being at work because you'll be gone soon. Hope that made sense. Try to think of ways you can have fun at work. D'you know your colleagues very well? Chances are they think the targets suck too. Sometimes a good gossip session works wonders and it helps when you're all in the same boat.

And if all else fails, what I do when I'm worried I'm not doing a good job is to compare myself to someone I know who's doing a terrible job! I'm sure that's not a very healthy way of building my self-esteem but hey, it works!