I noticed we have many SAHMs on this board, but I am curious to see how many employed moms we have? and what do you do? and will you work after baby?
I'm a Dental Assistant and I work 4 days a week. I plan to take 10 wks maternity leave, then return back to work.
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I work part-time, but I haven't decided how I'll handle maternity leave, yet, because I'll only be one quarter away from being finished with my Master's when I have LO. I might try to time the job search so that I can quit my current job (lame-o night audit gig) before I give birth and then start a new job after a few months. Chances are that I'd have to quit without being sure that I'd find another job... but my sad little income doesn't contribute too much to our household anyway.
I don't know if I'd really rush it. Our long-term plan is for DH to quit his job and be a SAHD when I get my "real" career going. He'd probably be okay with it if I opted to stay home through the first 6 months or so, though.
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I'm a teacher, and I have spent a lot of time thinking about what I will do after my baby is born. The timing works out great for this school year.... I am due in April, I get 6 weeks off, and then I only have to go back back for a few more weeks before the school year is finished and I have the whole summer off!
I don't think that me not working at all is even an option, but my job is incredibly and all-consuming. I teach high school English, and while some days I love it, it's a lot. I have to deal with rude kids, angry parents, and I take on the emotional issues of students all the time. On top of that, I am always sitting on a huge stack of papers that need grading, or lessons that need planning, and I never have much time for myself. I don't know how I will balance that with motherhood, and I don't want to give so much of myself to my job that I don't have enough leftover for my child at the end of the day. I guess time will tell!
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Marketing Manager for Target Corp. I will be working after baby, but plan to take the longest leave possible. I'm lucky in that Target has amazing benefits, especially for moms.
Someday we'd love for me to be abe to stay home but it isn't in the cards quite yet.
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I work full-time. I work from home on Fridays though. I wouldn't want to be a SAHM. It's just not for me. I will take the 12 weeks of maternity leave this time, as I did last time.
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Full time Email Marketing Project Manager for Brooks Brothers. Only receive 6 weeks paid maternity but going to hoard my vacation days and add 2 weeks to that. No way that I would be able to stay home : ( I'm sure it is going to be so hard. My mom and MIL are teachers so hopefully i will have some help this summer and then daycare.
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I am a Social Worker and work full-time, will definately be returning to work after having baby.
I forget how blessed we are here in Canada, but I will be taking my full 1-year maternity leave (gov't pays around 400 per week and my work pays me 20% of my pay). It will be a pay cut but am definately looking forward to a year of bonding with my LO!
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I'm already a working mom and will probably stay one, its just not in the budget right now for me to stay home. I am a mortgage closer/processor.
DH and I have been aggressively paying off our debt [just knocked out his SL's], so that I can come home after this LO. I work in the Registrar's Office at an online university and operate a photography business as well.
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I'm an art director for a family media brand (print & digital content for kids). I work full time.
I would love to work part-time but we are so short staffed at this point I just can't imagine that would be approved.
I'm planning to take the max 12 weeks offered through FMLA, it will be unpaid but worth it to me. With my first daughter I went back after 6 weeks and looking back I wish I would have just enjoyed that time with the baby and recovered a little more before jumping back into work.
I work in administration at a university. I have continued working after my DS was born and will most likely continue after this, but DH and I are starting to explore options and figure out if there is any way we can make it work with my working PT or staying home.
I only took about 4 weeks leave last time (terrible idea...). I will most likely take at least 6 this time, hopefully 8.
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