Working Moms...

kismetjess · January 2012

For those of us who work...What do you do and do you plan on going back to work after Baby comes?!

I am a graphic design at an ad agency...and yes! I do plan on going back. Atleast for a little while!

mrsjenni · January 2012

Yep, I'll go back to work full time probably in January (though I'll likely work part time in December so I can hit up all the holiday parties

Oh, and I work as an Academic Advisor and teach a few freshmen classes at a large university in Philly.

skyejo · January 2012

I work in finance for a large brokerage firm.

I'll be going back after baby. But I'll enjoy the hell out of my 4 month mat leave

MissIntentional · January 2012

I am a medical biller for a small family owned business. I plan to go back after 1 week off. I can bring the baby to work Big Smile

Areli71611 · January 2012

I'm a Zumba instructor, and yes, I'll go back as soon as I can handle it:)

HarmsMomma · January 2012

I'll go back, probably after 8 weeks.

I'm not FT so I don't qualify for FMLA and I only work 32 hours over 2 weeks. (I work every other weekend and 1 day each week).

ETA: I'm a nurse, I work literally 5 minutes from my house. It's actually kind of nice

DerpityDog · January 2012

I'm a software product manager and I do plan to go back to work, hopefully can pull off not returning until the first of the year. DH will become a SAHD once I return to work.

quincy0102 · January 2012

I work in behavioral medicine in a hospital. Probably returning in January!

Pearl16 · January 2012

I am an industrial designer. I went back to work full time after DD#1, but am hoping to stay home after this one arrives. I also run my own invitation design business on the side, so I plan on focusing more on that after I quit my full time job.

olsentobe · January 2012

I am an teacher and plan to go back in dec.

roxyttandme · January 2012

I work at a technology company that is names after a fruit. Waiting.... waiting.... got it?

Anyways, I think I get 3 months off. I plan on taking every minute of it! DH has literally 6 months of vacation saved with his company. He will probably take the first 2-3 weeks off, go back to work until I return to mine and then take the rest of his vacation to be a SAHD for 5+ months. Then he will go back to work and our child doesn't have to go to childcare until they are like 8-9 months old.

MissIntentional · January 2012

mands629:

MissIntentional:
I am a medical biller for a small family owned business. I plan to go back after 1 week off. I can bring the baby to work

Holy crap! A week?!?! That's ambitious! There's no way I would have been able to go back to work after a week even if I could bring Lulu.

Well I don't get paid mat leave and I work with DH & MIL so I should get plenty of help.

choctwiz · January 2012

I work in the telecommunications industry, but fortunately I get to work from home, but I am always on conference calls, so not really like I can take care of a baby and work at the same time. I will go back to work after about 8 weeks or so, but man it's so hard for the first little while!

kjskjs · January 2012

I'm a Transfer Advisor for a University and I plan to go back to work after about 8 weeks. Luckily DH and I work opposite schedules so one of us will be with the baby the majority of the time and we will be getting a nanny to help with the other times we cannot be home.

MomtobeNJ · January 2012

I'm the director of a high school youth services program. I work in the school, but my employer is actually a local non-profit agency.

I will definitely go back full time. I love my job and they're very flexible. I can bring the baby occasionally, when school is closed or during the summer months. I will probably stay home for 8 weeks. I'd like to take off the full 12 I am allowed, if we can swing it financially.

IBackBevo · January 2012

I'm an attorney. I practice corporate litigation. I probably won't even get a true maternity leave as I will probably still have to do work from home on my cases even while out. Part of me REALLY wants to stay home, but part of me knows it is nearly impossible to leave and come back in a couple of years in this profession.

MomiJerz · January 2012

I am an IT systems administrator for the. Federal government I will be back to work at about 3-6 weeks depends in leave availability

mrsjenni · January 2012

roxyttandme:
I work at a technology company that is names after a fruit. Waiting.... waiting.... got it?

Awesome. You pretty much own me then.

kategw · January 2012

I'm an attorney and I plan to take 4- 5 months before returning to work.

KWilson0914 · January 2012

That's a hard one because I'm due in Sept but I am also in school to be a teacher so I will be student teaching starting in January. I don't know if I will go back or take a leave of absence while I student teach. I graduate in May 2013

Harley86 · January 2012

I'm a financial adviser and am definitely going back! Dad is the boss so I will most likely arrange a work from home deal a few times a week, plus grandma will play babysitter every now and then! I highly doubt I'll even get an official maternity leave though....womp womp.

DFWIndian · January 2012

I'm an office manager and I'm going back as well. I'll probably take 6 weeks. I just started this job so I don't qualify for FMLA or any form of maternity leave.

kismetjess · January 2012

I also have my own invitation biz! I'm hoping to make that full-time eventually as well. Even if its not a huge amount of income...It is far more rewarding than my full-time job!

Manx4 · January 2012

I design roofs for commercial buildings, I will be going back full time after 4-6 weeks. Still trying to figure out if we can afford for me to be off for 6 this time around.

GreyLove · January 2012

I do A/R and random other office stuff for a very small company. I will be going back to work after baby, but hopefully will be able to take 10 weeks of my FMLA.

jworkman1980 · January 2012

I am a real estate closer and I plan on taking my vacation time as maternity leave. It sucks because I am the only one who does my job.......the other paralegal doesn't deal with real estate and I don't mess with her stuff. I work for a small firm so maybe I will have the option of bringing baby W to work with me until he/she can go to daycare. I hope this is the case.....my boss is never at the office so it's not like he would have a problem with it but the other attorney and her assistant might. My mom is only a few hours away and she will help me out if I am unable to bring the baby to work. Anyone looked at daycares yet? I know there are typically long waiting lists and we plan on looking after our first US tomorrow

Shazzie116 · January 2012

I work a 9-5 as an in-house graphics specialist, and I have my own photography business. The plan is to not go back to the office and transition into being a WAHM doing my photography and some freelance graphics work.

csquared426 · January 2012

Yes, I will be going back to work after my leave - hopefully 12 weeks. My company is in CA, and I live in NJ and work from home, so babe will be with me until he/she starts crawling, then its onto day care, or in-home care.

allimg22 · January 2012

I am a Personal Banker.

I get 8 weeks maternity leave and I can add up to 2 weeks of my regular vacation.

I haven't decided if I am going to take more unpaid.

MomiJerz · January 2012

csquared426:
Yes, I will be going back to work after my leave - hopefully 12 weeks. My company is in CA, and I live in NJ and work from home, so babe will be with me until he/she starts crawling, then its onto day care, or in-home care.

Where in NJ do u live I am Originally from there but live in VA now

Venezia2007 · January 2012

I'm an adjunct professor, so I'll take the fall semester off and then pick up a few courses in the spring. Teaching at the college level is a pretty flexible schedule, so I'll hopefully be able to work only a few days a week and stay home with the baby the other days.

FreyaWin2382 · January 2012

I am a Pediatric RN in a hospital and will be going back after the baby, probably in December (depending upon how much PTO I have banked up). To be honest, if I could I would happily be a SAHM, but we just couldn't afford me to not work right now.

I also want to say that I love reading what everyone else does!

olsentobe · January 2012

mrs.jenni:
roxyttandme:

I work at a technology company that is names after a fruit. Waiting.... waiting.... got it?

Awesome. You pretty much own me then.

ha ha, this!

jhansen3 · January 2012

I will be going back after my 16 wk leave is up. I work in Finance at a large brokerage firm.

Erin1722 · January 2012

I am finishing my BSN right now and will be done in April. I plan to get a casual job when I'm done. I won't be working long enough to get paid time off, so since I'll be casual I just won't take shifts for about 6 weeks then slowly start easing myself back into it. H will most likely take parental leave at that point and be a SAHD for awhile, since he will qualify for paid time off.

This was a big part of our TTC decision, since we live in Canada and I could have had a year off if we waiting another six months. I figured I preferred DH to take most of the time off for this baby, anyway, since I just spent 4 years getting my degree. If I took a year off right away as soon as I could, it would be postponing me starting my career even longer, and also I would be so lost being a new grad and having taken a year off when I returned to work. We found a way to make it work I'll take full leave with baby #2.

kimbee009 · January 2012

I teach high school. I would love to be a SAHM but my husbands job provides no insurance, so as of right now I am planning on going back. I'm trying to figure out if I could take a leave for the entire school year.

bonjourbelle05 · January 2012

I'm a teacher and I plan on taking off the remainder of the school year (we are allowed to take up to a year unpaid)....we've been saving up to be able to do that. I would like to be a SAHM, but we'll have to see how much of our savings we dip into that first year....if we can make it without it then I might stay home.

kelbel527 · January 2012

I'm in Finance for a retail company. We can take up to 12 weeks off (only 6 is paid) and I plan on taking every.single.minute.

I'll be honest, my sleep through the night at 6 weeks + 4 hour daytime napper had me BORED after 8 weeks. But now that he's a toddler, if I get nearly as lucky with #2 on the sleeping front, I know I won't be bored with a 2 year old around!

destinie_87 · January 2012

jworkman1980:
I plan on taking my vacation time as maternity leave. It sucks because I am the only one who does my job.......

This is me also, so I will probably have to go back to work after 4 weeks. Luckily my boss/job is somewhat flexible and fall/winter is our slow season. I might be able to work from home a day or two a week, or not work a full 40 hrs and take a temporary pay cut for a bit. We will see. DH's mom will be a big help too though I bet.

Bighair12 · January 2012

I work in a cardiac cath lab and I plan on going back to work. I will go back part time in December and full time in January.

ELCJet · January 2012

I work in Corporate Finance and will likely be back to work between 6 and 8 weeks pp..... I want to save some of my vacation and sick time for when the new baby starts daycare! (And DH is going to start his paternity leave when I go back to work, since he makes less than I do and it makes more sense for him to go without pay than me)

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