I'm so upset, I'm dreading it! I'm also going to turn up a blubbering mess, pg hormones aren't helping me control the tears! Damn you lottery not letting me win Good thing is there's only 3 weeks till Easter holidays so I'm off again! xx

I know how you feel, I go back next monday

at least you'll be getting off again in a few months

I know, that was my plan to make going back not quite as bad Hope it goes ok for you too xx

Good luck Hun, I went back last week so know how u feel

Good luck hun i am sure it won't be as bad as you are thinking. Wish i had maternity leave ti look forward to this year.

only just seen this, hope it wasn't too bad for you xx

hope it went ok for you , it does get easier, I actually enjoy going to work now x

Hope it went ok, I found my 1st day back not as bad as i imagined as I was that busy catching with all the gossip i missed on and then I peed about the for whole 6months i think i was back there for.
x

I hated every second I've already had a run in with my boss They were supposed to have sorted out a nice induction back into it which didn't happen so I was stuck in the office with hardly anything to do and no friends to talk to so that made me dwell on it. I was supposed to finish at 4.15 as well and was planning on being straight out the door but they made me stay till 5 for a stupid meeting so I was stuck in rush hour then and it took ages to get back to Stephen. My line manager decided at 5 that she would actually catch me up with what work I'm supposed to be doing and seemed shocked when I refused to stay! My boss jokingly asked me on the way out if I'm coming back, was very tempted to say no! Damn you lottery, why won't you let me win

She asked you if you where coming back. Sorry it didn't go well hun that is shocking the way they treated you and especially on your 1st day back. Leaving it to 5 before having a proper chat knowing fine rightly you would want to get back to Stephen asap, Hope tomoro is a better day hun xx

that sucks
had you been in at all over your maternity leave?

I've done 4 keeping in touch days so I know what's going on and what I'm going back to but I'm still dreading being a weekend mummy

I do know how you feel, I was dreading my return after 13 months off. I hated my first day even though the organisation and my colleagues were great. One of the HR officers arranged a catch up / settling in meeting.. She still reminds my that I growled my through the meeting and was really negative.

I can honestly say after two weeks I was loving being back at work. I only work 3 days as I do a job share now. But somedays I get quite sad as I prepare my handover/ update to my jobshare pal.

I hope it gets better for you........ I think it will xxxx

it will get better, i spent the first day really tearful and like babymilly it was probably a good two weeks before it felt ok. i now quite enjoy it, its nice for the adult converstation and i appreciate the time with ava all the more.

aww that's rubbish - i hope it gets easier. i haven't been into work (oh wait, i left in the end haha) at all since last april, but im doing a few casual hours this week. mine will be different though cos i will be working alone (hooray) so no mean arseholes making me stay late....

i think it was totally unreasonable to make you stay late, and i get the feeling a lot of workplaces dont recognise how hard it is to go back to work and leave your baby behind.

hope the rest of this week goes better and you find your rhythm x

Wow! I didn't know you were pg again-congrats hunny!or maybe i did and just forgot-not sure!your brave-couldn't imagine being pg now with alfie-he's too much hard work!it's awful being back at work,i miss him so so ouch when i'm not with him and sometimes it:)s really quiet and boring in work and i think i could be at home instead.but it pays the bills and it's nice to have some adult convo at last!x

Thanks ladies, I'm sure it'll get better, I'm so glad that I at least know I'm going to have some more time with my babies (fx) by the end of the year!

Pixel, I've been in a couple of times but they don't do keeping in touch days because they'd have to pay me and they won't and no way was I working for free!

amyLVZalfiebear wrote:

Wow! I didn't know you were pg again-congrats hunny!

Thanks amy

that's a bit tight! my department only has 3 in it and two of us went on maternity leave at the same time so they wanted us in

is it just me that can't see the counter on your pregnancy ticker?

hmm i can't see it either!

It's because it's so tiny, it's a poppy seed, you can just see poppy under the 5. I might change it so you can see it! xxx

I did think it was that, and I looked really hard and still can't see it

I've changed it now but I think I'll change it back when baby is the size of a vegetable that you can actually see

that's better!