by wanting to go to work??

[sunshineblue1]

I love my kids very much, one is 2 and the other is 6 months and I have started working again and in the last two months, it has been wonderful....I have always loved my job, but going back after 6 months feels like I am on holiday.

I love my kids and the time we spend, but come Sunday I am counting down the seconds and minutes before I am back at work. Come Friday, I am sad the week has ended.

Are there any mothers here who actually prefer their working life??

I cant help feeling guilty about it, but in truth when I am home with the children I get upset as my mind is always at work. I have worked all my life and cannot really see me being content if I am not in the office.

Am I being selfish?

To add: My mother was a working mother who loved her job and would work night shifts (something I don't have to do), and still she was a great mother and I love her dearly.

Marcheline - mine was in childcare at similar age and THRIVED. 3 days a week is less than half their time, 7 months doesn't seem overly young to me. If the care is good quality, it doesn't matter where it is. In fact I would say mine got better stimulation in childcare than at home.

YANBU to love work, I love it too and don't think I could be a full time SAHM. I can relate to the thing about work being a holiday too in a way: I find the orderliness of work really liberating after looking after my dd.

But it would make me sad not to judge you, just an observation to actually not want to be with my dd at weekends. I like to be able to get away from her sometimes but I also miss her like mad when I have been at work all day and want to make the most of days off.

Are you getting enough support from your partner to be able to actually enjoy your down time? Could that be part of the problem?

Tthanks omaoma.

Problem is, I'm unsure about the nursery. DD1 has been going there since she was two, but I'm not confident about how they deal with babies.

I'm putting her name down for somewhere much better, but they have a loooooong waiting list.