changing from part to full time

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i think i already know what to do, so am just going to hold it up to the mn mirror and see what comes back.....
i've been back to work for five months, ds is a year old next week, i work 3.5 days a week and it feels like the perfect balance of home and work. plus he's becoming so much fun every day with him is beautiful (sorry for gush of mum there)
my job is fairly demanding, and i know that i could get an awful lot more done if i went full time - purely because there is a lot that requires immediate reactions iyswim - i could prevent a lot of queries occuring if i was there every day.
we are ttc again - not strenuously, but not using contraception etc
my boss has asked me today if i'd like to increase my hours. when i thought about it, i got a lump in my throat cause i enjoy my long weekends so much.

she's not putting any pressure on me.

so, on the one hand, do i go back to work ft in the knowledge that i plan to get pg asap and am doing it for the increased mat leave pay?
alternatively, there are no guarantees that i'll get pg quickly. and then i'll be missing more of ds than i really want to

sorry that this is a wishy washy post, i think i already know the answer really, but just wonder if anyone can think of any other arguments to persuade me either way.

How about doing 4 days, or 4.5. Then you still get a long weekend.

Or doing 5 days but one day from home. Obviously you will still need childcare but you'll save time from not commuting and if DS is nearby you can see him for lunch.

My DS is 15mo, I have just accepted a job that starts in jan, for 4 days a week, we're also casually ttc#2. I thought about going completely full time for the extra Mat ben but it could take us ages to get pg (long cycles) and like you I don't want to miss out on the cute years!

yes, my boss has offered 4 days to start. i think it's just that i'm so happy i'm reluctant to rock the boat. see. i can't even entertain an extra half day!

have tried working from home, unfortunately our network (work network) is too slow, can't get anything done in a reasonable time.

i am also guessing it really wouldn't be fair to offer to go ft as soon as i found out i was pg!!!!

I did it the opposite way! I returned to work and had to go FT when ds was 9 months old. When he was 18 months we started ttc. When he turned 2, I left my job and took one that was PT, which I'm still doing. Ds is now 4 and at school and we've been ttc for 3 years without success (ds took 3 months).
I second digitalgirl that an increase to 4 days might be the best compromise, as an easy conception 1st time around is no guarantee that the same will happen next time! It's looking more and more likely that ds will end up an only and I am very glad that I had more time with him before he started school.
Good luck with whatever you decide to do

thanks for the feedback. just had a rubbish day at work - why am i even considering doing more stuff that stresses me out when i've got the best baby in the world!? (no offence to other babies, i'm sure they're very nice)