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Not Returning to Work After Maternity Leave

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Did you ever consider not returning to work after maternity leave?

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How to Prepare at Work—For Maternity Leave

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Wondering how to prepare at work for maternity leave? Here are our best tips…

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What to Wear to Work After Maternity Leave

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Wondering what to wear to work after maternity leave? These are some of our best ideas…

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Open Thread: Work After Maternity Leave

Babies· Career· Maternity Leave· Mom Issues· Parenting· Postpartum· Work-Life Balance· Working Mom | posts· returning to work after maternity leave· work after baby· work after maternity leave

What are some of your best tips for adjusting upon returning to work after maternity leave? What do you wish you’d known, or what did you come to realize? For my own $.02: Among my friends, the end of maternity leave has loomed large in all of our lives — but on a kind of sliding scale. … Read More about Open Thread: Work After Maternity Leave

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Maternity Leave — and Staying Connected to the Office

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2017 Update: We still stand by this advice on how to stay connected to the office on maternity leave— links have also been updated below. There was an interesting story over at Above the Law a few weeks ago, where a securities class-action lawyer in New Jersey was seeking unemployment benefits because she had quit … Read More about Maternity Leave — and Staying Connected to the Office

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Breastfeeding vs. Formula Feeding: As a Type A Woman What Did You Choose?

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Here’s what may be a weird question: as a Type A, goal-oriented, overachieving chick, what was your thought process regarding your decision on breastfeeding vs. formula feeding your child? What was your emotional and intellectual response to the idea of it, and how did you reason through whichever decision you made? {related: you may want … Read More about Breastfeeding vs. Formula Feeding: As a Type A Woman What Did You Choose?

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An Ideal Maternity Leave

Babies· Career· Maternity Leave· Nursing· Parenting· Postpartum· Work-Life Balance· Working Mom | maternity leave· negotiating· planning· reduced hours· return to work

What would an ideal maternity leave look like to you?

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“Family-Friendly” Jobs — What Are They, and What Questions to Ask to Find One

Career· Maternity Leave· Work-Life Balance

What do you consider a “family-friendly” job? Have you changed your career or job to seek one? What questions did you ask while interviewing — and which ones do you wish you’d asked?

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Maternity Leave Projects (or, Productivity While Nursing)

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I’m curious — did anyone use maternity leave to learn stuff, or otherwise better yourself? A lot of readers noted that new mom friends were critical for their maternity leave, but I’m sure there are just as many people who, like me, just watched way too much television or played on social media in those … Read More about Maternity Leave Projects (or, Productivity While Nursing)

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