https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 15 May 2026 10:28:12 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/returning-back-to-work-after-maternity-leave-tips-and-advice#post-769331 Thu, 09 May 2013 08:33:58 +0000 edelweiss 769331@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i started LO in daycare two days before i went back to work, because i wasn't sure how i would handle starting work and LO starting daycare all on the same day. the two days i had to myself were actually very liberating and i enjoyed myself. when i went back to work, my biggest issue was that i was tired. even though LO was waking up only 1x per night at that point, the interrupted sleep really affected me. i started going to be ridiculously early, and that has helped me immensely. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/returning-back-to-work-after-maternity-leave-tips-and-advice#post-769309 Thu, 09 May 2013 08:24:06 +0000 leelee 769309@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The first week will be really hard.I remember crying on the drive home because I had missed out on DD whole day but it gets way easier! You can do it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/returning-back-to-work-after-maternity-leave-tips-and-advice#post-769291 Thu, 09 May 2013 08:19:25 +0000 kml636 769291@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Make sure you have as much of a freezer supply as you can. Can you visit your LO at lunch? That helped me... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/returning-back-to-work-after-maternity-leave-tips-and-advice#post-769041 Thu, 09 May 2013 01:10:58 +0000 doodlepoodle 769041@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littlepenguin: going back to work was hard. There's no sugar coating that. But for me once I got over the fact that I was going back and focused on the positives (providing a better quality of life for us, insurance, etc) that helped. I threw myself back into it, the busier I stay the faster the day goes. there will be good and bad days but at 11 months J is doing great and we have a great routine. </p> <p>Good luck mama! You're doing a hard thing being a WOHM but you're not all.e and you can always lean on this community when you hit bumps in the road. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/returning-back-to-work-after-maternity-leave-tips-and-advice#post-769033 Thu, 09 May 2013 00:42:56 +0000 littlepenguin 769033@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm returning back to work next week after being on Maternity leave for 15 weeks. My LO will be 3 months on mother's day. I'm working part time for the next couple months, so I'm easing my way back into work. I'm still planning on breastfeeding/pumping for as long as I can. </p> <p>I'm happy to return to my professional life, but am a little sad and nervous about being away from my son. What tips and advice do you have for returning back to work? </p>