after you had a baby did you return to work?

United States
November 1, 2008 1:16pm CST
nope i'm a stay at home mom and have been every since a month before he was born, i am going back to work though i'm starting and in home daycare.
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@cherriemae (3370)
• Philippines
27 Jan 09
nope, i just stay at home.. i'm student that time when i'm pregnant.. after i had my labor, i continue my schooling and after almost 3yrs i go to work.. i miss being a home mom but now already used to work, it's for my daughter because i'm the only one who'se giving her needs, i'm a single mom but i'm working just for her needs..
@emma412 (1156)
• United States
4 Dec 08
I was supposed to return to work when my daughter was six weeks old. I worked a very stressful and time consuming job. I often worked ten to twelve hour days. Well, my daughter will be two in March and I have not been back to work. I run my own business and although it doesn't make much money right now, I am 100% happy being able to stay home with my little girl.
• United States
3 Nov 08
i went back to work after my six weeks only becuase my doctor made sure he printed off papers and my boss wasnt going to let me come back until the doctor said it was okay.but if i could have been back the next day i would have been.
• United States
7 Nov 08
I quit my job 3 days before I was supposed to go back. It was hard for me at first but it's been over 9 years now and it was the best thing I ever did. I have never missed a first and I have been able to be there for every single thing for both my girls. I wouldn't change a thing.
• United States
5 Nov 08
Yes I did return to work. I stayed off work about 2 and a half months and then after that, we put our DD in daycare so I could go back to work. I work as a juvenile intake officer in San Jose and LOVE my job.
• United States
11 Nov 08
I didn't want to stay at home. It was hard enough on me being off work for 9 weeks after she was born. I wanted to go back to work, so I did. I worked all through my pregnancy with no complications and went into labor over the weekend. I was planning on working up until she was born. But alas, nature had other plans. I wound up having to have an emergency c-section, but all turned out okay.
@shell94 (990)
• Canada
1 Nov 08
I gave birth to my daughter just over 14 years ago. At that time I was the only one working in our home, but I managed to bea ble to take the maternity leave that you can receive through the Canadian government. Unfortunately that only lasted 27 weeks back then and I had to return to work at that time. I fyou can afford to stay home consider yourself very fortunate. I wish I could have, but such is life...c'est la vie.
• United States
2 Nov 08
Well, with my first born (6 years ago) I stayed at home for the first year, but soon after money got so tight I needed to go back. Now, I just had my second born 4 months ago, and my boyfriend tells me taht it's ok if I want to stay home. I have been, but I am trying to make a little money online with at home jobs. I decided that I want to go back to work, so I am now working outside the home a few days a week. My boyfriend is a little concerned that the baby will miss me too much, but I think she will be fine with her daddy. I have her in a great routine, since she was a month old, and my bf is afraid that she wont follow the routine when he's home with her.