Feeling quite sad about going on mat leave

[SweetPea86]

Don't get me wrong I'm dying on my feet at work. 26 weeks still got sickness and spd, and my job means I'm on my feel all day over 6 days a week, so I'm looking forward to leaving for that reason.

I leave in 3-4 weeks at 30 weeks as the spd is getting worse. But now I'm feeling really sad I love my job and all the people I work with. I know I will be back this time next year . Any body else found it sad leaving work.

Nope, I couldn't wait TBH! But can I reassure you that you'll most probably love mat leave. Never thought I'd be the sort of person to actually enjoy being a SAHM but I wished I'd never had to go back to work. Seeing a tiny person grow into a small person and making loads of new friends in the same boat was so rewarding. I enjoyed being able to cook dinner for when DH came home and everything was so much better organised than now that I'm back at work. I even liked the budgeting and being able to spend time getting bargains in charity shops!

It's natural to feel apprehensive about a new challenge for lots of reasons, but this new challenge will be even more rewarding :)

Im with you SweetPea. I'm only 17 weeks but dreading the thought of leaving work, I can't imagine not going in every day. Its weird.

I'm running around for 8 odd hours a day and nearly 3 hours commuting so I'm not sure how long I'll last nearer the end. I also have a incomplete cervix due to previous problems which might result in bed rest.

There is a concept in How I Met Your Mother called "graduation goggles" When you know something is ending you see all the good bits and not the bad bits.

Good luck with the next 3-4 weeks.

Hi sweetpea i feel exactly the same. Im only 18 weeks and i have 99 working days left to go. I love my job and the people i work with and i have given blood, sweat and tears to get to where i am now. I have 50 people who report yo me on a daily basis and the thought of suddenly being a sahm is scaring me at the present. I am worried i will be perceived differently and treated differently. It's such a big change x