When did you go back to work new mummies!

[purplepixie1978]

I went back 3 days per week when DD was 8 months old. I'm a teacher with a permanent position and very lucky to have great mat leave entitlements. We're looking to leave Sydney as it is a ridiculously expensive city (and we have no debt, live within our means etc but it's still absurd) and we'd love for me to be able to stay home with DD and future kids. I might still put future kids in care a day or two per week and keep my hand in with some casual teaching... but only for a bit of pocket money (ha ha, I have this brilliant life all planned out and who knows what will happen!!!).

[leckert]

I had 2 weeks off before ds arrived and about 4mths after. I had to go back purely for financial reasons,as a teacher I earnt more than DH who was on retail at the time. I knew before we had ds that I'd be going back to work and not be a SAHM but I don't think I'd cope doing that either. Managed to express for ds until about 21mths during the day. DS went to cc 3 days a week and DH was home 2 days with ds - works mostly for us.

This time round I'm not sure what's going to happen as I'm currently a contract teacher (hoping for a permanent job I've applied for) and I don't have a position for next year yet and freckle's due end of April so hoping I'll be able to work term 1, take term 2 off and probably go back term 3.

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk so sorry if I'm confusing you

[Beautiful Disaster]

Ds arrived on my last day. I was ment to have 3 weeks off. I went back to work 2 days when he was 6 mths old