The hardest thing was changing my sleeping pattern to be up all day at work and asleep at night again. After dinner I would sleep until 11 p.m. and then be on early morning watch until 8 a.m. Even women who welcome the chance to go back to work and get out of the house can struggle with re-entry into work and leaving their child behind. Here are some tips to make the transition easier. Let go of guilt Women may feel badly about returning to work, leaving their baby behind and missing precious moments of its childhood.
Many women take six weeks or fewer of maternity leave.
But according to a 1997 University of Wisconsin study, even women who took 12 weeks or more away from work still wished they could have had a longer leave. On the flip side, many new mothers feel guilty because they actually crave work and the adult interaction it provides. A house with a newborn can be a small, albeit fascinating, world, and one from which a mother would understandably need a break after weeks on end of sleepless nights and diapered days. In other words, be it for financial reasons or your sanity, you wouldn't be returning to work if you didn't have to. It doesn't change how you feel about your child so don't beat yourself up about it.