For working moms. please reassure me?

Miranda

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So I start a new job in a couple of weeks. my baby is 4 months old and i've been home with her sinse she was born. My husband and I absolutely can't make it off his income along so i'm afraid I have no choice but to go back to work. Before I had my baby I thought "oh no problem, i'll be able to work after I have her" Boy did I underestimate the situation!! I just feel like i never want to leave her! Well here is my problem....I am extremely attached to my baby and she is extremely attached to me. I breastfeed her and I love to spend every moment she is awake with her....I am absolutely dreading have to go back to work. The person I have babysitting I trust completely because I grew up with her and she's a wonderful kind hearted woman...that last few times I left my baby with her to run an errand I came back to my baby crying very badly while she was trying to console her...It's like she already has separation anxiety and it breaks my heart. I'm worried that when i go back to work she's just gonna be crying for me the WHOLE time...I'm sure the first week will be hard but will she eventually get used to it? Will my baby lose her bond with me? Did you have the same worries when you went back to work? i know this sounds silly but i'm truely concerned about this :( Another problem is that I nurse her around the clock so she sometimes has trouble taking bottles...will she also get used to that?
 
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