OK, so my situation in a nutshell:
Blagged a great job in the media straight out of uni and worked my way up very quickly. Went back briefly after my first child was born (I was 27 when I had him), then took several years out to bring up my son. During that time I freelanced a bit to keep my hand in and had another baby. She's 8 months old now and 2 months ago I started a new job. I was very lucky to get this job, as it's back in the same field as I worked in before (highly competitive) and I am earning very slightly more than I was when I left my old job - so have basically caught up with where I left off 3 years ago. All going swimmingly.
I am now 32, by the way.
The thing is, I want at least one more child (in negotiations with DH about this at the moment!). I didn't realise how very much I wanted another baby until I had a pregnancy scare last month and was gutted when my period came. But I am worried about my career. I feel like I was extremely lucky to have stepped back into my old career (first job interview I went for and I got it) and just don't know if I'll be quite as lucky again.
What have others done? How have you managed to juggle a career in a competitive industry with having babies?
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MrsMattie · 22/07/2009 17:44
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