going back to work blues..

I have been a stay at home mom for almost 2 years now, but a time has come that have to go back to work. I wont lie, im not looking forward to it, the time I spend at home with my daughter is precious to me and hate knowing I will be missing out with her. BUt also she has never been away from me , I am worried that she wont take to me going to work too well.. does anyone have any advice on how to help her . .and me cope with this?

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I think if at all possible working out a schedule with your employer, where you can work perhaps work 4 days and then have 3 days over the weekend with the family. This might be a good middle ground in the beginning.

This will be hard at first, and certainly if the daycare is closeby maybe you can let her know that you will be making surprise visits, and bringing her favorite toy or just a little something.

It took me awhile to figure out that you and your husband both use the same account...It's confusing at times...(maybe one of you could use unkept2?)

Anyway, will your daughter be staying with family members, or at a daycare facility? If she's with family, you can probably "check in" with them on a regular basis to give yourself peace of mind. If she's going to be with a group of other kids, it's probably going to be more traumatic for you than her, since most 2-yr-olds are starting to explore the world around them, and she will be distracted by the new surroundings and other children and toys. Greatschools has a group for working parents that you might want to join, at community.greatschools.net/groups/11859

Hopefully TJ will be able to answer this as a former nanny.

One suggestion is make sure you start having some group activities before you break. Start with a Mommy and Me class and then perhaps work up to an afternoon or two with a sitter or playgroup.

The hardest part for parents to understand is the kids that go into hysterics when you leave are fine 5 minutes later. I did everything from work the playroom at a church, to work the Y, to summer camp. Part of being a parent is feeling guilty for everything.

One group you might be interested in here at GS are the Balancing Kids, Work, and Everything else group located at community.greatschools.net/groups/11550

Good luck and let us know how it goes.

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