working mums

[hedgehog2000]

Could you tell me how soon you started thinking about child care? All of my friends say ASAP, but surely not before the baby is even born. Thanks

 

[Hypnorm]

best to go view some, and if you like i would book asap as all the good ones get booked up early. as some of my friends are finding out

 

[melhoney]

talking about this...has anyone planned to go back to work after the statutory 26 weeks, and then, changed their mind about it?
I thought I would go bak to teaching in July, but am not that sure anymore!

Maheen will not even be 6 months old by then, and I resent giving her to someone else during 12 hours (I have to leave home at 6:15 and usually come back ame time in the evening!)
It's gonna cost me a fortune as well, and between childcare and mortgage, I won't have any salary left, so am thinking what's the point!!!?

If I stay home for another 26 weeks, at least I will be with my daughter, and she will be nearly one year old when I return to work!

I am a bit confused...coz, on the other side, I might find I need some time off for myself, and meet other people as well?
Oh I don't know!!!!!!

What are your view on this? any experience you might share with me?

Mel xx

 

[tommy]

i teach children with special needs and i was supposed to go back in sept but gave my notice in on monday to say i would not be returning what i would have left after ant half decent childcare is not worth missing my daughter growing up for

 

[Urchin]

When I go back I'll just do one or two days a week, and short days at that cos I will drop and collect my son at school.

 

[Sarah&Braydon]

i got my child care 1 month before i went back to work but i started looking into it about 2-3 months before i went bck to work

 

[beanie]

Am looking into nurseries. My friend works in one so would ideally would like to put her there as then I would know someone there if that makes sense. Its tough finding child care.