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Tell me going back to work gets easier
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FTM to a 3 month old and this is my second week back at work. I'm very fortunate because my job let's me work from home for the next few months, and my baby is cared for at home by my husband who's on parental leave.

I used to love my job and find it difficult to switch off from it. I worked hard m to grow to a good place..

And now I'm crying just to go upstairs to our home office because I'm going to miss what my baby is up to the entire day. I only seem to be able to think about her.

At the same time I was very close to a promotion before having a baby and my manager has promised me I'm still on track, but if I don't show up or work at all, how will I be on track? Do I still care about it? It feels like loss aversion at this point, all the effort put into it so far will go in vain.

I don't think I want to quit and stay at home, cos I will regret it later. Or maybe I do? What's the point of paying someone else to spend time with my baby.

Did you all also feel this way? Does it get better?

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It gets better! My baby girl is almost 3 and we have found a good balance. We did send her to daycare starting at 10 months. The first year of daycare is absolute hell because they are sick all the time and you use all of your PTO...but...now I have had 2 promotions in the past 2 years and am in a great place for work life balance. Daycare has created a sustainable routine for our family. I know your situation is a bit different but if you are career driven I wouldn't want to give in so soon. I was pushed so far past my limits many times including holding a screaming child while crying (me) off camera on a call with the VP of our company on it at a conference I was supposed to attend but couldn't.

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