I’m 6 months into maternity leave which is due to end mid Feb. A few weeks ago, I sent my manager a polite and friendly email asking if we could arrange a quick catch up about my return to touch base and start planning ahead. I would like to request to reduce my hours (likely to be rejected but still want to request this) and I wanted to have a chat first before just going and putting a request form in. Anyway she never got back to me and then towards end of last week I sent another polite email asking to arrange a catch up and she still hadn’t got back to me. I can see by her diary she has been in working the whole time and not had any annual leave so that’s not the reason and a good 3 weeks has gone by now. I haven’t heard a single word from her since the last time I was in the office before I had the baby. I’m feeling a bit frustrated with the lack of communication and it’s just making my anxiety about returning anyway worse. Has anyone experienced similar or has any advice? My manager when I had my first baby (changed jobs after I went back) was absolutely wonderful and so lovely so I don’t really know what to do in this situation. I work for the NHS incase it’s relevant at all.