any other guilty feeling working mums out there?

[aggiemum]

are there any other mums out there who feel guilty for being at work? i studied for years and years to get to where I am but now I am really struggling with being at work some days - I miss my boy so much!! some days it is nice to have a bit of time to myself, but mostly I miss him heaps. he has just been poorly in hospital over the weekend and now he is better, I have to go back to wrk, but feel like the worst mother in the world. anyone else felt like this? how do you cope??

I work, I love it.

I love my DS.

I went back to work when he was 12 months.

What really freaked the IL's was we did not need the money............

overwhelmed with guilt about thinking about returning to work after having 2nd child.

Went back to work 5 days a week full time but doing 2 from home after DS1. Fretting I can't do that wiv 2 now.

Family except DH are all disapproving

I continually feel guilty, but then I felt guilty when I was not working so I have learnt that some bugger is going to judge me and make myself feel crap (that bugger is usually me!) so I may as well do what maked me happy.

I know what you mean about finding it hard being away from your son - I work 4 days but have to travel fairly often and I find it hard being away from my two sons. However I have to say I don't the reason is feel bad is because I feel "guilty" really. Maybe it's just me missing them rather than worrying that they might be missing me. I think it is because I can see that me working gives them the chance to form bonds with other people which I can see already is valuable to them. And when it comes down to it part of my responsibility as a parent is to do my best to see that they are provided for.