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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I took a four month maternity leave, went back to work (as I'd planned from the start)), and then one month in realized I missed my baby too much and was miserable. I tried talking to work about taking an unpaid leave or moving to part time, but obviously by then I'd been out for four months and only back for a while and they were non-plussed. So I stayed two more weeks and helped interview my replacement candidates, pulled the baby from daycare, and became a SAHM.

My point here being: it's never too late. My suspicion if you are thinking about SAH now is that it's something that appeals to you but you've heard other moms talk about being miserable or bored or not being able to wait to get back to work. And yes, that might happen! I have lots of friends who felt that way and were much happier working full time. But my experience is that if it is something you think you might enjoy, you probably will. But there is no reason to commit to it now.

Also, if you are wondering, I went back to work full time when my daughter was three and did not find re-entry to be that bad. Compared to returning to week with a four month old, it was a piece of cake. Maybe I just got lucky, but no one seemed phased by my time off. Though I wound up at a small company owned by a mom and where everyone has kids, so that might be why.[/quote]

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