Anyone else have anxiety about returning to work?

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So my mat leave is almost over and I'm due to go back to work part time next week. The closer it gets the sadder I feel the year has absolutely flown by and I've loved spending time with my little one I just don't feel ready to go back to work.

Every time I think about it I cry and I just want to know if it's normal? Does the guilt pass? Does get easier leaving your child?

Yes and yes. It's is totally normal, I had exactly the same feelings. But do you know what? The baby will adjust within the space of a month, and so will you, I promise. Of course, it is a big adjustment. But there may also be days where you actually quite enjoy going to work, being your own person away from being a mummy. Walking away from the poo and crying for a few hours can actually help your soul in the long run! I totally vilified work, but really it was nowhere near as bad going back as I had made it in my head and wish to hell I hadn't spent as much of my mat leave thinking with dread about work, as I actually really enjoyed being back after about three months and also felt refreshed with new perspective after mat leave, so I was better at my job too. Please just go shopping, buy yourself a nice new work outfit and shoes so you feel great on first day back, get your hair cut and just treat it as a day off from childcare! Babies do adjust (as do boobs!) when you get back. Good luck!