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What are some of the best advice you have received being a mom and going back to work?
Before having my baby, I was used to working full time. I am currently looking for something part time to start off since I’m not ready to leave my baby for 40+ hours per week!
photo of my baby chilling and watching TV with me!
I might be one of the rare moms, but I was happy to drop my baby off at her Montessori school so that I could go to work. It gave me a break away from my baby so I could focus on my job. I was able to pump at work and they were able to accommodate my needs. I still work 40 hours a week but I plan on quitting soon. I’m also 37 years old and a bit tired. lol.
Must luck and support to you. Is there something in particular you are worried about?
Not worried in particular, I just have mixed feelings about going into the work field. I could use the somewhat “me” work time since I am home 24/7, but I also have a routine down and I also don’t want to ruin the routine. I know routines can be adjusted, but overall I just have mixed feelings of staying home or going back to work.
I think if you’re financially stable and want to stay at home, go for it. Many moms told me that they enjoyed the time they spent with their kids in the early years before they went to school.
Hope you find something that works for you momma!
Follow your gut and if the work environment is too stressful leave it! I know sometimes that’s not always an option right away but the stress from a bad work environment impacts everyone in the family 
I just think it’s so important. Sending you my love and wishing you the best of luck! P.S. your baby is a cutie pie
I also really like working! I enjoy getting the time to be an adult again and I actually have concrete goals to meet. I love my kids so much but their needs are different every single hour 
and it can just be so exhausting. I have so much respect for stay at home moms because I don’t think I could ever handle it!
This is definitely one of the reasons I look forward to going back to work, being able to adult again and getting the small much needed time away from the kiddos. When I do go back into the work field, I have to keep in mind that I don’t want to go back to how I have been in the past…to be so much of a workaholic that I was barely home with my family. As long as I dont revert back to that habit, I should be good! 
Oh lovely I wish we had one of type of schools around us!!! Our schools are slim pickings here 
I was told 2 weeks before I needed to go back to the office. There are usually waitlists for daycares so there was a new Montessori school that opened. Expensive for sure!!! But great care. 3:1 student to teacher ratio and camera access.
When I quit, I will have to let you know how I handle it. lol. Like what you said, I like feeling like an adult. Even though I supervisor 6 others, I don’t need to change their diaper or feed them 
