Maternity Leave and Employment...

[munz]

just wondering your thoughts on this...

I was ment to be having a chat with the boss today about it all - turned inot an informal chat over a brew as i'll need to discuss it with DH b4 we have a formal apt as it were - althou this compnay is v informal, and everything takes it's time - ie u ask for something and 3 months later it gets done.

anyhow, I'm planning on going on leave on the 10th feb (i'll be 37+5) and v happy to go off then. will be havving 2 weeks paid leave b4 my maternity pay starts on the 1st march.

the boss has said I can work from home once baby's here to which I agreed it's ok as long as it's no more than 20 hours p/w once my leave finishes. Upon doing my sums (as u do) i've realised things will be a bit tihgt, and i'm also concerned at feeling pushed out of my current job into one I won't really want to do. anyhow I have left it as saying i'm prepared to do 10 hours at home only p/w from when the baby's about 8 weeks. (only home I might add).

DH came home last night and said he'll be away in june for a month and possible aug for 6 months. I'm v v concerned over PND, anyhow the boss has just offered that I can bring baby into work for one morning a week (if I choose to) just to get out of the house. he has no issue with this as we're an informal family company, he said if need be baby could stop upstairs (if asleep) and i'd be able to work downstaris at my desk, (would ob take my moniters)

what do u girls think? i'm unsure about retunring to actual work after approx 12 weeks all be it for 1 morning, but more so for me to bring the baby with me - althou I can see the bosses idea fo me bringing him in.

(sorry it's so long)

What will happen if the baby doesn't sleep while you're in the office? Will you still be paid for turning up to work? Will the baby crying disturb your colleagues? I think these are the kinds of issues that you and your boss will need to consider before agreeing to this. At least if you are at home you will have much more flexibility.

My boss said the same to me about bribging the baby to work, i think they just asume it will sleep for hours in the corner of the room.

I went back to work before my maternity leave was up but only part time, i found it good to get back and talk to normal people (not baby).

Also felt a bit pushed out by people at work as i was only working part time.

Going to take all my maternity leave this time, boss has given me a pay rise to make sure i come back!

that's what i'm thinking what if he crys etc. hopefully by 3 months he'll have a pattern (or is that wishful thinking?) as for the other girls - there's only me his wife him and another girl in the office (he's hardly ever in esp in the summer neither's his wife - well she's cutting back) the other girl doesn't mind) I guess I could do say 1 morning in work and leave baby with DH if he's home (doesn't work fri's) but if not is 3 months too young for a child minder? I think it is a bit but not sure - would be for about 3.5 hours. (not happy leaving him with a child minder but wouldn't mind DH thou. (does that make me sound a hypocrite?)

munz, i leave my dd with dh, wouldnt trust any one else.He is a SAHD so will be leaving this one with him to.