News Roundup
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Some of the articles of interest to working mothers that we’ve seen around the web recently…
- The Des Moines Register reported that state Rep. Megan Jones has been bringing her newborn to the Iowa Statehouse for meetings and hearings.
- Refinery 29 shared that Target has announced a partnership with Hunter, bringing exclusive versions of the brand’s rainboots, raincoats, and backpacks for the entire family.
- Refinery 29 also tested nine different concealers — from super-luxe to ultra-affordable formulas — and pronounced a clear winner.
- The Strategist shared the best undereye concealers.
- The Strategist also asked a child psychologist to review the Toy Association’s winners of the Toy of the Year Awards.
- Working Mother provided results of a new study that found working moms with no resume gap were three times as likely to get a job interview than stay-at-home moms.
- Harvard Business Review shared why Walmart expanded its parental leave policy, and explained how you can convince your company to do the same.
- NPR’s Marketplace reported that 40 years after the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, many employers still don’t follow the law.
- MSN offered 10 tricks to fall back asleep at night.
- ProPublica reported on a groundbreaking study that offers new evidence that empowering midwives to do more could significantly boost maternal and infant health.
- For your laugh of the week, McSweeney’s shared a list of products that appeal to new moms.
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Reposting for the moms site… I just found out the doctor I wanted to be my obstetrician has a vacation scheduled for the week I am due. If he’s not there, there is a team of labor and delivery specialists on call 24/7 at the hospital of choice. Having him as my doctor and delivering at this hospital is significantly more convenient in every way (no other doctors at this hospital were recommended to me – I would otherwise go to the hospital a few towns over which would have a lot of traffic — thank you LA). Would you risk it? Anyone here have someone else deliver than their regular OB, and if so, how was that for you? TIA!
Oh it’s late but I’m going to ask for advice anyway — I just found out the doctor I wanted to be my obstetrician has a vacation scheduled for the week I am due. If he’s not there, there is a team of labor and delivery specialists on call 24/7 at the hospital of choice. Having him as my doctor and delivering at this hospital is significantly more convenient in every way (no other doctors at this hospital were recommended to me – I would otherwise go to the hospital a few towns over which would have a lot of traffic — thank you LA). Would you risk it? Anyone here have someone else deliver than their regular OB, and if so, how was that for you? TIA!
I’m about to rain on your parade – feel free to skip if you’re not in the mood.
Are you asking whether you should quit your job and move to another country while pregnant, where you’ll have no means of support for you and the baby in case something happens to your partner (death, job loss, disability?) No, no you shouldn’t.
I understand that it’s super exciting to finally be able to TTC. It IS super exciting. I hope that works out. But please think long and hard about whether it makes sense to quit your job and just hope for the best with the BF in another country. Money and security aren’t just “good things” in the sense that they’re “preferred” – without them, you lose lots of options. You become dependent upon someone else. Your kids becoming dependent upon that single source, too. Is this a country you can legally stay in indefinitely without a job or a marriage? Is the job prospect you’re talking about going to be there in two or three years?
Being a SAHM isn’t just goofy songs and library books – it’s also asking for an allowance to buy groceries and a radical shift in the power balance of a relationship. Please be careful.
FYI, the first link to the Des Moines Register actually goes to the McSweeney’s article. The photo seems to work to the correct one, though.
Talk to me about jobs and burnout and babies. My wonderful boyfriend and I are talking about ttc , which I’m over the moon about. I’ll be 39 if we get pregnant on first try, and have longed for kids for a long long long time, so this is sob-worthy happy news. I currently have a job that involves lots of long hours and travel, has for years, and, I’m getting pretty burned out. My younger self always wanted to be a stay at home mom – my daydreams about life have always been about things like baking bread with kids, going to the park, reading all the library books, making up silly songs together. (And, I’ve gotten to spend lots of time with children, and most of my happiest memories of my life are of moments with kids, so this isn’t all based on fantasy) But I also have come to care a lot about my career, and find a lot of meaning and satisfaction from it, not to mention, money and security are good things. The added wrinkle is we’ll need to move (international) soon, hopefully during my pregnancy. I’m guaranteed a (good) job, but, it’ll be a learning curve again. The move is the last straw that makes me think, I’m just too tired to start all over again, while pregnant, when I’d probably be really happy being a stay at home mom anyway. But I’m also really afraid that if I stay home at this juncture, I’ll never be able to get back into my awesome but specialized career. Oh, and we’d love to have more kids, if the fertility gods smile. Tell me your stories, please?