The decision to return to work after having a child

Aug. 10, 2012 - PRLog -- Here at Concord Extra we like to go out of normal routine selling job and organise a discussion event to give voice to our Fan in Facebook.

We organised a discussion event on 8th August on topic “The decision to return to work after having a child”. The discussion started before actual event day which shows the interest among our fans on such type of discussion.

The decision to return to work after having a child can be agonizing for many women. You may feel guilty if you do OR if you don't, but remember that the choice is yours, and there is an option that's right for you.

Throughout your first pregnancy, you must have counted the days until maternity leave started, but you might have assumed you would return to work. You need income, and for the most part, you must have enjoyed your career. But after a few short weeks with your new baby, you dread the thought of going back.

Here’s what our Fans says:

Kristy L Brown

I didn't feel guilty at all about returning to work. Although when I had maternity leave the first time it was only 12 weeks long, with a paltry pay out. My boss was fantastic and gave me flexi hours, which included breaks to go home and feed my baby. Now they are older and I work for a fantastic website promoting flexible working for parents! We only advertise jobs that parents can work around families.

I suppose times change though. I was a young mum who had recently got married to a soldier and we had very little in the house. Money was tight but we were happy. Most people want the luxuries in life now, not when they can afford. I didn't have to go back to work, we could survive on one wage, in fact when we moved house (my son was 9 months old) I didn't work for the next 3 years (I had my 2nd in this time).

I have worked since, hours around my commitments and one full time job that meant I needed a childminder briefly. The biggest thing to consider before returning to work would be the overall financial gain. Is it worth it?


Ellen Mc Kernan

This is a difficult one for sure. My children are grown up and I worked parttime - for financial and sanity reasons. If you can afford to stay at home it would be great but there's a lot of pressure on parents both time wise and moneywise . The cost of living has gone up so much recently that eb


Abi Grewcock

I think if you have to to support your family then fine but if you can afford not to work and are happy without the luxuries in life then I would stay at home and bring up my own children, think about all the first things you could miss and watching them grow up

Nicola D Seary

"Lots to say on this subject. I am a mum of 5 and have worked briefly since having my children but am now at home with the children until my youngest is at school fulltime. Childcare and finances are the main 2 reasons."


Layla Fletcher

I agree the cost of childcare has stopped me going back as well

Nicola D Seary I have worked part-time as a kitchen assistant in a school-I worked 16 hours a week but after childcare costs etc we were only £10 a week better off-I was miserable-didn't feel I did my job or being a mum my all.


This discussion event show that mums that child care cost being the main reason that is holding mums to go back to work. The ideal solution could be subsidising the child care cost either by businesses or government in order to get mums back to work.


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