I'm a Tenancy support worker, basically supporting ex-homeless and vulnerable people in tenancies so they don't get evicted and can manage their home. also try to get them back into work/training. just wondering what other mums do for work?

I work as a Child care social worker, just returned to work after taking 3 years out. Glad to be back but find it hard working with very vunerable young children when my own children are so young. I coped with the job better when I didnt have children. I work part -time, I could not cope full time, too busy with my 3 boys.

I work for the NHS and I'm a team secretary for a mental health team. I love my job and the people i work with are great. I've been back to work since beg of Feb and have to say i'm really enjoying it. xx

I work at a firm of solictors as a secretary. Been off for what seems like ages and today is my first day back and it's go so quick.

I am so tired but can't wait to go and collect Summer from nursery after 5, i've missed her so much. This is the first time i've been away from her for so long.

I work as a Contracts Manager. I am about to go back to work in two weeks...I feel both excited and scared, its very strange :-)

I'm a Senior Clerical Officer in a Higher Education College and love my job. I am due to go back to work on 1st July which I am not looking forward to in a way as I have to leave Kara. Although in a way I am looking forward to get back to mix with the others again. Probably when I am back I will wish I was off again spending time with Kara. Bills have to be paid though so I have no choice.

We work for ourselves arranging stag 'n' hen parties and providing accommodation for groups which i absolutely adore however since having lo haven't been able to return yet but hope to do so soon.

Before I left for maternity leave, I was a business manager for a busy MINI dealership - I loved it even though the hours were long and the pressures were huge. I decided to take a 'demotion' just before finishing as I didn't think I could deal with the really long days and working lots of weekends when my little baby arrived. It was the right decision for sure as although I have to go back to work on 7th April, it's Monday - Friday 9am till 5pm with no pressure at all!! I'm going back to be a corporate sales administrator at the same dealership but working for the BMW side rather than MINI.
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Hiya i am a support worker for people with speacial needs, i support a young guy with downs!

I love my job and i only work 2 days a week which is fine - its good to get some time to yourself! Lewis loves being away from me for awhile, he is always happy to see me when i come home but he doesn't miss me well my mum says he doesn't!

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hi, i am a veterinary nurse. been qualified for 4 years now. really enjoy it and hope to find a part-time job as my current boss wants be to work until 7pm but i don't want to as thats when Kaitlin goes to bed.

hi i'm a maintenance tradesperson at a jaguar car factory i've been back at work for a month now, and have been training in robot programming it's a change from changing nappies. i'm working day's at the mo but will be back on 3 shift's soon don't know how i will cope i'm already knackered.

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im a police officer and absolutly dreading going back to work. I love my job so much but even going on a two week holiday leaves you feeling dazed and slightly lost when you get back so have no idea how im gonna cope after 6 months off!!

Hi Mickymatt

I'm a helicopter administrator for an offshore company and I started back at work on Monday for 4 days a week. My little boy is 6 1/2 months now.

I have to say I am so pleased i've come back to work! I done it for financial reasons but i'm sdo glad i did. I have missed Shea like crazy but he was getting to the stage where he was getting really needy for me so I think it's done him some good me being away and it also made me feel like an human adult again!! I love being a mum but I couildn't be a fulltime at home mum - it would drive me in sane!!

It's my last day of the week now and although I'm very tired I feel like i've accomplished alot this week and am very proud of myself for coping so well.

If I could give you any advice it would be to get yourself organised the night before!! If your not organised life will be a nightmare!!

Good luck and let me know how you get on
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hi i have been back at work for 2 weeks after my maternity leave, i'm a health care assistant on a neonatal unit. i was worried about going back as so much had changed but its fab

I'm self employed and work from home. I'm currently applying for a wedding licence to hold civil ceremonies etc at our home and we also are planning a number of musical events. I have just got our website live and had a thumbs up from the police events team for an event I am planning on 26th May, so have got lots of work to do in getting the marketing done for that event to ensure the tickets sell.

I have 3 children aged 13, 9 and nearly 5 months...and are sort of trying for no.4 - we must be mad!!!

I do miss being employed and having a regular salary - but being self employed and our home being our business means that I can fit it around Violet - though of course it does mean that I tend to do a lot of work at night too!

I'm a primary teacher, still on mat leave but can do 10 'keeping in touch' days aka 'easy supply money!' at my school while off. I did a day 3 week back and am doing a day and a half next week. I really enjoed being back there (not like I've left really as ds1 started there in Sept so I'm there twice a day!) and will be ready to go back in September, hopefully p/t providing hubby (also a primary teacher) gets a deputy headship!

I work in civil service at the min, going to uni in january though.

personnal banker - have been doing my KIT days, but my mat leave is now officially over and start "properly" back on Monday - part time - monday-wednesday

I'm a specialist nurse working with vulnerable children. Have been back full time since lo born in March 07 but am preg again so hopefully will go part time after next mat break.

Im a staff nurse on an orthopaedic ward!!! Dreading going back but I was only part time when left and thats what im oding when I go back 2 12 hour shifts a week. x