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Mum guilt!?
Looking for anyone feeling the same way!? I have been back at work now since my little one was 9 months old back in January, I’ve been doing 4 days a week but am due to go back to full time working 8-6 everyday. I feel such guilt as I only see him for a short period in the morning and evenings… I feel like such a bad mum him being in childcare all day but I need to do this financially… I really don’t know what to do.
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I get mum guilt for sure! Unfortunately I myself have been back at work since my little boy was 8 months old. I only worked 2 shifts a week at the time but I cried first day I went back because felt like I was the worst mum in the world for going back to work but unfortunately didn’t have a choice. I now work 3 days a week but are long days 2 x10 hours shifts and 1x 6 hour shift a week. It has got easier but I am struggling with only seeing him for a few hours in the evening when I’m at work. Sorry I wasn’t much help! X
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Same story. I had to work full time since the little one turned 9 months, 8-5, 5 days per week, he is 2 now. with my eldest it was worse, I had to drop her off at 6 am at childminders place, then childminder had to take her to the nursery and I’d pick her up at 6, and sometimes all trains from London cancelled because someone jumped on the tracks and I’d be back at 7 or later, also working weekends just to build my career. My husband was never there and never experienced that. Now I feel like I’m in so much better situation with 6 figure pay check working only office hours, but I still hate my husband because if he could provide I wouldn’t be missing out time with my kids. But from the other perspective kids will grow up soon and we will be too old to start our careers from scratch 🤷♀️