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What do you all do for kid’s birthday! Our first one in the states with our 3yo and not too sure about the culture!

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Our nanny claims that she’s never had previous families have requested unpaid vacation days, and that they’ve always guaranteed 40 hrs. We’re giving her two weeks paid vacation but it only seems reaso… more

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Spirit week, how bad is it if we don't participate? I don't have time to find a costume for "what my child wants be when she grows up". She's just in kindergarten for ffs. And th… more

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Looking for Easter egg ideas. I want to do our very first Easter egg hunter with our 22mo daughter. What do I buy that’s age appropriate for a 22 mo toddler? I want to make it fun and hopefully a star… more

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I'm worried I may have post partum anxiety. I worry so much about safety related things and then panic extensively about my baby's safety. I don't trust even my mom or mother in law enough… more

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How did you split caring for your newborn when you were on maternity leave and your spouse went back to work?

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I’m pregnant and feel awful. I think taking a LOA might be the better option than staying and doing a bad job. Has anyone taken LOA while pregnant? I feel guilty

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EBF moms, how often do you feed your baby and is it possible to get them on a schedule? My 4 month old is on an awesome schedule during the day, eating every 3 hours starting at 7am. But the evenings … more

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Did y’all start ramping down your workload ahead of your leave? If so, how early were you able to start delegating things away?

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Getting back to work after mat leave and wanted a few perspectives. When do you get to work? How do you manage bedtime with a working schedule? What’s a normal amount of time to step away? 2-2.5 hrs? … more

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Is a vacation with a 3-yo and 3-mo worth the money? We were thinking of going to Caribbean and it is quite expensive. Do you think we will be able to enjoy the vacation?

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Devastated and scared. Found out I am miscarrying. And at the same time, they found a massive ovarian cyst. Idk how to mourn and handle this right now. 😭

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Baby is 11 months and I’ve been only breastfeeding in the mornings for 2 months now as he’s mostly into solids and gets formula during the day. No period yet! I feel like I’m BFing so little and yet still no peri… more

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Had our first baby a few weeks ago. We’re very much in love, but also exhausted all the time.
When does it get easier?

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I need honesty but please be kind - I just miscarried my first child at almost 12 weeks. it took us the better part of the year to get this one. my due date was perfectly timed with a lull in a long t… more

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Any tips for splitting child care and household chores/responsibilities when you have two kids under 2? We both work full-time and are planning for our second child - thank you!

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Looking for guidance on the Spectra pump, FTM here and totally going down a hole here. From what I’ve researched, it looks like the S1 is the same as the S2, but rechargeable so I can be somewhat mobi… more

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Did anyone change prenatal vitamins as you transitioned to breastfeeding or just kept taking the same ones?

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Anyone hardly take their kids anywhere? I travel a lot for work and my husband and I used to take adventurous vacations, so naturally I thought we’d continue and take the kids (aged 3 and 1) with us, … more

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How do y’all keep track of home todos (cleaning cadences, meal prep, groceries, childcare to dos, etc). Right now we’re just flying by the seat of our pants since it’s just the two of us.

but we’re expecting our … more

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Do any of your toddlers end up accidentally headbutting your head? I play on the floor or lay next to my toddler lot and my head has been getting pummeled lately.

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Has anyone ever started a new role at 6 months pregnant? I applied to something internal to my firm (not at LEK anymore) but am wondering if it even makes sense to push for it if I'd have to go on… more

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Need tips or advice or maybe I’m out of luck: my 5 week old (formula fed) gives me a lot of trouble going back down after a diaper change and feed in the middle of the night. Like 330-6 am I’m up beca… more

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Has anyone done reduced workload (Deloitte term) as an M or below? Trying to understand what types of roles are more conducive (cuz product management doesn’t seem so amenable to this)

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I’m the one who posted a month ago about not having fulfilling work at Deloitte. Have been on the bench for a month now (after a toxic role) and just had an interview with a client who grilled me and … more

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Could use advice re-terminating part-time nanny. We have a FT nanny who had to cut back to 4 days a week for personal reasons in Jan. We brought in someone new for the remaining 1 day / week (and have… more

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Any to-do’s you wished you did for before leaving on Mat leave? I know there is a checklist provided, looking for more practical advice/tips!

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Ladies TMI, but wanted to see if there are other women that have faced this. I’ve heard that sex life takes a backseat when you’ve kids…. I have a 2.5 YO and honestly our sex life is in the dump. Betw… more

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Anyone forget to add their newborn to their health insurance? I missed it by 2 days and am freaking out a bit. Can’t call until tomorrow morning.

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Is it normal to fight with your spouse when you have a newborn? We never really fought at all before and now we are so distant and at each others throats 🫠 please tell me this gets better and we will… more

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Planning a long overdue girls’ trip with college friends. This will be our first trip together since babies and we’re all looking forward to leaving the kids at home and getting away for some rest and… more

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Do you like the Lovevery play kits for your babies and young kids? Would you recommend/not recommend and have you found alternatives you like? Found their site and my biggest hesitation is that they a… more

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Looking for ideas for my son’s 3rd birthday party. He is turning 3 in may! We live in the south of US so needless to say it starts to get hot and I’m running out of ideas for his birthday party. I pla… more

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My mothers in law said I shouldn’t allow my husband (her son! 😕) to change our daughters diaper. I’ve never heard of this. Is this more common than I think?
PS - She didn’t say this about our first b… more

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I am about to go back to work after having my second. Before I left for leave I felt I could do it with 2. Now, even with an easy baby and a nanny I am terrified. I feel like I am drowning and I’m not… more

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Anyone have 4 kids here? We have both always been set on 3 but I’ve always been open to 4. But it feels like moms with 4 kids don’t end up in high powered jobs….would love to hear anecdotes otherwise … more

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Any advice/tips for working moms sending their kids to daycare for the first time? My baby isn’t in daycare yet but will be starting in a few months and am already nervous about setting a new routine … more

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What’s a good and useful gift for a 2 year old girl? Budget is around $100-150. Last year I got her a Pottery Barn Anywhere chair. Shes obsessed with it.

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Ladies who have partners that snore… what do you do?! My hubs snores so loud, I wake up often and it’s cutting into my quality of sleep. He’s been to a snore clinic that fixed his deviated septum, but… more

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Hi all, I am 20 weeks pregnant. I had an amniocentesis which came back positive for Spinal musclar Atrophy, a rare genetic disorder.

Did any mom here go through an amnio whose result was a false positive?
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