10 Ways To Get Over Mommy Guilt When Working A lot of working moms say they spend little time with their children. That has to do with their work. Some feel shame when they return to work after they have a baby. When mommies feel guilty about returning to work, it is “mommy guilt”. It is one of the reasons why some mothers decide to stay home while their children are young. As a working mom who returned to work when her oldest was 2 and half, and her youngest 3 months, I have experienced mommy guilt and still do at this time. Either when I drop off my youngest…