Did you start work when you baby was around 8 months old?

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I have been offered 2 to 3 months work. It is well-paid which means I can save and won't have to work next year.

I have worked once in the last 5 years so feel very vulnerable wrt to the massive holes in my CV and don't want to become a no thanks before interview stage.

BUT I am wildly veering to saying no as I am still bf'ding and ds hasn't yet taken a bottle or been without me.

At nine months will it be a terrible wrench for him? Probably yes, but should I wait until next year...

Nanny is great, very loving, so already sorted that.

Anyway just wondering if you started work with a baby around 8-9 months and what it was like?

Thanks

He will be fine. HAd v. similar situation with DD1 (back t work at 9mth, bottle refuser). She went straight on to a cup (drank hardly anything from it initially but made up fluids/calcium with her meals) and I breastfeed in the evening when I got home. I did find the worst time was when I came home; I would be rushing in the door, stressed and anxious to see her - and she would often pick up onthis and burst in to tears, which made me more stressed and anxious! Stopping for 30secs before I walked in (to put on 'mummy hat') and having a short handover time with nanny when I got back so I could join in whatever they were doing, rather than stopping everything so nanny could go, made a big difference.
Good luck. YOu will both be fine.