Did you re-train whilst on maternity or go back to a different job?

[moomin35]

I am really bored working in my line of work and would love to think that during maternity I could re-train to do something else and change my life a bit. Did anyone else do this?

[Felix90]

This is something I'm interested in too but not sure what I'd like to do! So just marking my place

[babsie007]

Hoping some others respond to this as I'm currently on mat leave and looking for a new job.

[Unexpected]

Um, are you on maternity leave at the moment? I am guessing not and this might be your first pregnancy? The idea of retraining for a new job during ML is appealing but probably not very realistic. Initially, your days are going to be completely consumed by looking after the baby and even if/when you get into a routine you will still be trying to fit this training around bf/sleepless nights. Also, what about childcare? Can you afford to pay for nursery/cm while training? What kind of training are you thinking of doing?

[pebspop]

i did a teaching course whilst on mat leave. it was just one module and took ten weeks at one evening per week. dh looked after the baby while i was at college. i wanted to move on to the next level which would have been another 20 weeks at college and a 30 hour teaching placement. dh was going to look after the baby for this but the teaching placement i was offered couldn't start until i would have been back at work so i couldn't do it.

i think it is achievable to do a part time course whilst on mat leave. if i am lucky enough to have another baby i would try to complete the course on my next mat leave.

for me it was the only time i have had to do something like that as i wouldn't get home from work in time for evening classes usually.

[pebspop]

my baby was five months when i did the course. think it would be hard with a newborn

[iheartshoes]

I am doing an OU degree which I find relatively manageable in terms of workload along with DD1 but not sure what I will
Do with it after. I am just hoping a degree will open more doors for me. Interested to hear what others are doing/have done