For financial reasons, it's necessary that i return to work fairly soon after the birth of my child. By fairly soon, i'm thinking of possibly 4 months after. 6 months if we can survive on the statutory maternity pay for that long.
I feel absolutely wretched about this. :-(
I'm in a stable relationship, and this is our first child. Very, very much wanted. I tried unsuccessfully for 7 years before conceiving (polycystic ovaries) and discovered i was 5 weeks pregnant during a scan to further investigate my infertility (ho ho ho). I'm now 18 weeks pregnant.
My partner and i both work full time, and whilst we are not very high earners, we have always managed. We don't have extravagent lifestyles and are cutting back already as much as we can, however, it's obvious that we can not survive for long on just his wage and the SMP.
I've looked into nurseries, and it's looking to be about £860 per month, and it's making me feel quite resentful that we'll be paying someone to effectively raise our child, when i make a great deal more than that monthly.
I do want to return to work eventually, and i do enjoy my job, and would miss it, but the thought of having to leave my baby at such a young age is heartbreaking.
We don't have any family to help out either as all my family are in Scotland, and his live over 3 hours drive away. We have no real close friends either.
I'm a bit clueless when it comes to things like finances and entitlements, but i'd be interested to hear how other working mums cope with leaving their child.
The thought of it is really upsetting me. :-(
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