A couple of weeks ago I agreed to do a few keeping in touch days before I return later this year.

It was a decision I spent ages mulling over. Leaving Baby E for a whole day, even if she was with daddy, was the scariest thing I’ve faced since becoming a mother. The guilt of leaving her, worrying if she will miss me (even though I knew she wouldn’t) and worrying how my body would cope with a full day of work after being at home for months.

Leaving her wasn’t as hard as I thought as I knew she was safe and I had a good day at work. The adults I support were so happy to see me and it was nice to have adult conversation. On the fibro side it was hell!!! My feet killed, I ached from head to toe and the fatigue was a killer. Luckily daddy was home to help but the second day he wasn’t and it was so tough. All I wanted to do was sleep but I had a baby to look after.

This is going to be a massive learning curve when I return to work properly and I think it’s going to take a lot of trial and error to manage work, baby and day to day life. But I will keep you updated on the journey and any tips I find for dealing with this. If anyone else has any tips for the initial return to work with fibro please let me know!!

Written by Hannah Elmer for her blog, Fibro Mum Elmer.

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