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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.[b] I think I need to leave medicine but just feels like a waste of all this time training. [/b]

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]

This seems like overkill.  Every doctor mom I know is PT or has some arrangement to make things at least somewhat family-friendly.  Are you being kind of dramatic, or do you literally think you need to leave the field of medicine in order to spend time with your baby?

I am a lawyer (with teenage kids now).  If I could turn back time, I would definitely have seen if I could have taken off a few years when the kids were babies, because I agree with you about the importance of bonding.  But I never contemplated leaving the field of law altogether.

There must be something you could do (take a 1-year leave of absence) to make it possible?[/quote]

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