Graphic design 1 Table 2 Final themes and examples of codes for each theme Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 Work identity Making sense of Creating a new Springboard for under threat the identity identity while at action while at work change while at home home Negative role Regret and loss Defending new Positive feelings models when position about the future pregnant Example: Partner Example: Example: Saying Example: Looking in law firm saying Television that you can forward to the goodnight to producer feeling actually be a future children on the dynamic during mother phone temporary project work Identity change as Lack of value for Helping in school Transformative a worker after mothers or helping in the time at home becoming a mother community Example: Feeling Example: We all Example: Being a Example: Wanting of letting down by know how mothers governor at the to make a colleagues with buggies are school difference treated Not fitting in Satisfaction with Humour Impact of care on looking after autonomy and children power Example: No Example: Example: Mothers Example: Not longer feeling like Mentioning how laughing at how wanting to go back you are part of the children have awful their to working for gang, feelings of benefited husbands are someone else guilt at not working like others Inability to keep to Recreating work at Not a housewife Importance of paid agreed hours home work Example: Lawyer Example: Mother Example: Former Example: Mothers who had setting up a recruitment still wanting to negotiated knitting business at consultant saying engage in paid work but still home she does not do work had to complete cleaning assignments Home is calling Border crossing Collective Insistence of mothers across the activities, such as sensemaking helps boundary around boundary consultancy work to ease discomfort work Example: Home Example: Political Example: Mothers Example:
Graphic design 1 Table 2 Final themes and examples of codes for each theme Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 Work identity under threat while at work Making sense of the identity change while at home Creating a new identity while at home Springboard for action Negative role models when pregnant Example: Partner in law firm saying goodnight to children on the phone Regret and loss Example: Television producer feeling dynamic during temporary project work Defending new position Example: Saying that you can actually be a mother Positive feelings about the future Example: Looking forward to the future Identity change as a worker after becoming a mother Example: Feeling of letting down by colleagues Lack of value for mothers Example: We all know how mothers with buggies are treated Helping in school or helping in the community Example: Being a governor at the school Transformative time at home Example: Wanting to make a difference Not fitting in Example: No longer feeling like you are part of the gang, feelings of guilt at not working like others Satisfaction with looking after children Example: Mentioning how children have benefited Humour Example: Mothers laughing at how awful their husbands are Impact of care on autonomy and power Example: Not wanting to go back to working for someone else Inability to keep to agreed hours Example: Lawyer who had negotiated work but still had to complete assignments Recreating work at home Example: Mother setting up a knitting business at home Not a housewife Example: Former recruitment consultant saying she does not do cleaning Importance of paid work Example: Mothers still wanting to engage in paid work Home is calling mothers across the boundary Example: Home Border crossing activities, such as consultancy work Example: Political Collective sensemaking helps to ease discomfort Example: Mothers Insistence of boundary around work Example: