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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Am in law. If it makes you feel better OP, while the mat leave is great, there’s so much work outside of “regular” work hours, and a lot of travel too, which is hard. [/quote]

That does make me feel a bit better. Though in medicine we have a lot of off hours as well. My husband is in law and has a really really nice set up so I feel it acutely everyday.

I think I’m most sad about missing out on the bonding most people have with their babies. Again it was my choice to pick such an intense career so I get the PP who says to just quite whining.

For those who say part time, I guess it depends on the field of medicine but in my work it’s not cost effective to allow for part time. I think I need to leave medicine but just feels like a waste of all this time training.

I’m conflicted on what to tell my daughters- go big like I was taught or should you be realistic and pick a family friendly career to begin with. Not sure the answer. [/quote]
It sounds like maybe it's an issue of which specialty you picked and also managing the young years...but I have to say. Across the board I know of no high paying profession that has it as good as physicians in terms of hours and flexibility to go part time and later return full time without travel or unpredictable off hours (except in solo practice, calls are usually scheduled). And I know of no profession that complains as much as physicians about how hard they work. (Seriously. Both my parents are physicians. When I told one of their physician friends I was getting a PhD, his response was, "Not medicine? Oh, you don't want to work hard.")

Honestly, you have lots of options. Twelve weeks maternity leave is a lot more tha many people get. Even highly educated, highly paid professionals. You don't want to go part time for financial reasons, but you can and still keep your career. For many professions, there is no turning back.

You didn't have the experience with DC1 you wanted. So change it for DC2...even if it costs you something. I am in tech now. I chose a lower paying, WFH job when I had DC2 so I could EBF etc. It was a huge career risk for me. I've worked my way back, but there was no guarantee I would. In medicine, no one would have questioned my creds as long as my license was up to date. You have options. Use them.[/quote]

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