I returned to work last week, only 2 days a week but I must admit I have enjoyed going back. I guess it helps that I enjoy my job but honestly if you'd have asked me when I was pregnant if I would look forward to returning to work, my answer would have been something like this:
"No! I don't want to go back! I want to be a stay at home mum!"
I enjoy work because it is a nice break, for some adult time. Obviously, I miss our girls like crazy when I'm not with them, but it's nice to have some adult conversation.
Plus, it seems that I have now joined a new club!
The mummy club!
Yes! That's right!
Women who I have never spoken with before, now speak to me!
In fact, a group of 3 women almost pounced on me! Asking how I manage with twins, are they in nursery, do they sleep, you look great etc!
Does becoming a mum mean that I am suddenly emitting some kind of mum vibe that only other mums can't detect, meaning they hone in on me?!
I know I'm slightly taking the mic, but I do actually like being in this new club!
It doesn't take much to get me talking about our girls, so when the mummy club asked, I was more than happy to chat away!
How do/did you feel about returning to work?
I just returned to work two weeks ago, and it was nice to have some adult interaction. But I can say that the longer I am back the more I wish I was back at home with him. The first two weeks were not bad because family members were watching him, but today we had to take him to daycare for the first time :(. It just does not feel right taking a ten week old to daycare!
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comment Brittany. I can imagine how hard it must be to leave your 10 week old at daycare. Our twins are 11 months and although we decided not to put them into nursery, we are lucky that I only work two days a week, so my husband (twin daddy) looks after them one day and my dad the other, but it was hard for me to return to work too as I miss our girls so much. I want them to go to nursery around 2 years of age as I think the social side will be good in preparation for when they start school. It's hard but it will get easier xx
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