My wife and I are going to start trying for a second baby in the new year. Is it dumb to also explore a new job? There are some good openings at MBB and Alix. I’m in UK and the paternity leave policy at Accenture is great, and I am managing (just) to balance work and fam. But the chance to do more mentally engaging work is something I am attracted by.

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I’m two weeks into baby two, and I gotta say: there’s no brain with which to engage in anything

Remember how babies don’t sleep?

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You’ll be fine! Congrats! All those good feelings that come with a new baby are also all still there!

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Congrats, you’ve forgotten how hard the first year is lol 😂. My thought is pretty much what McK1 said. The first year of a new baby’s life is not the right time to try to start something new and make a good impression.

Also, not to be a downer or anything but there’s no guarantee that number 2 will be the same experience as number 1. My wife and I had no indication that anything was amiss in her second pregnancy and then we had a preemie at 28 weeks (so about 3 months early) followed by a 69 day (yes that’s the exact number get your head out of the gutter) NICU stay. LEK was really flexible with me while my newborn was in the NICU and I took the bulk of my leave after he came home. I don’t know that I would have felt like I could do that if I was somewhere new and I was trying to establish myself

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I have 5 kids. you'll be fine

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they r young too.. all under 12...so been a rollercoaster.. but it gets better the older they get

Except your food and clothing bill looks like trash.. they are literally eating Me out of my house🤣

Ive switched jobs twice during as many of my wife’s pregnancies. It’s not easy, but it is possible.

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I'm in the same boat. As much as my braincells have atrophied here (Acn), I'll stay put for a little while longer.

I’m an MD at Alix in the UK and have three young kids. The firm has always been good to me to help manage it - recognising consulting and young kids is never a great mix!

Yep - my wife doesn’t work (let me rephrase that ‘isn’t employed by a company’!). We used au pairs which is always hit and miss in London as we don’t have family around

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