I head back to work next week and I feel very sad to be away from baby and leave her with other caregivers. How do I get past the working mums guilt? (And separation anxiety). And yes, I have already installed a baby monitor. :)

My best friend is a first time mommy and her maternity leave ended early March, She sent her son to infant care because both her parents and in laws are working. I asked her how she felt about the whole situation and naturally, she's a bit sad and feels guilty having to leave her son in the care of strangers at such a young age. But sad or not, she understands the reality of being a mother in this day and age, and channels her emotions into powering through the day. She says her time management skills have improved significantly because she wants to get home on time every day to be with her son. Also, she is relieved that her infant son is too young to understand separation anxiety and only she has to go through it. I always thought that maternity leave in Singapore is too short compared to countries like Sweden where moms get up to a year and dads get about 6 months of parental leave. I always assume that separation anxiety had to do with the amount of time parents have with their child. But I've seen my friends who are parents here in Sweden feeling the same blues despite spending much more time with their babies. They say the same thing too, they power through their work days and relish the thought of spending time with their children after work :)