I am currently on maternity leave with my first child. Before I had the baby I agreed to split my maternity leave with my partner 50:50; I planned to take the first six months with him taking the last six. I am four months in and finally starting to enjoy my maternity leave; I feel like I’m getting to know my baby more each day. The first few months were tough and breastfeeding wasn’t easy. My partner took a considerable amount of time off upfront, which really helped as he picked up the household stuff while I focused on the baby. Now my maternity leave is coming to an end and I really don’t feel ready to go back to work.
However, my partner is upset about the possibility of shortening or completely foregoing shared parental leave. He said he would be resentful if I took this time away from him. But I will feel resentful about going back so soon when everyone around me is still off with their little ones.
