Going back to work after maternity leave is bound to raise some practical issues. Issues such as finding good quality child care, dealing with child care expenses, getting adjusted to a new daily routine and managing additional workload. Oh and also still being a Mum and juggling work into the mix.
Before you decide to make the transition and return to your office/professional work space, take the time to understand that you will need some time to adjust. You may suddenly feel that you have two huge jobs to handle and absolutely no help. This happens in most cases because the load of domestic duties is typically left up to the woman. Therefore, the first step that you need to take is to sit down with your partner. Have a discussion on distributing domestic responsibilities in a fair way for the future. Can your partner bath the baby while you get dinner ready? What tasks and activities do you need to do during the week and who will be responsible for them? In my household my hubby does the dishes and I do the laundry.
