When is everyone going back to work and what are your childcare plans? I noticed a few people have said they are going back soon. I've been off work since January and I wish I could just take the rest of the year but i'm scheduled to go back after 4th of July LO will be 4 months then. I still haven't figured out childcare
Re: Ending maternity leave
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I've been back to work very part time since ds was 2 weeks old - of course, he's too young for daycare yet, so he comes with me to the office. Not very convenience, but it's been working ok.
Next week, my mom is coming to watch him so I can work closer to full time hours. The week after, he starts in daycare. I'm using the same in-home daycare my dd has been going to for years. It is super hard to find infant daycare in our area, so I'm really lucky she was able to make room for a baby. I'd suggest you start looking asap, unless you know that wait lists aren't a problem in your area!
BFP #1: 08/17/2012 DD1 born 05/01/2013
BFP #2: 07/31/2015 M/C 09/23/2015 (11.5 weeks)
I am dreading the end of maternity leave! I have not been away from LO for more than 3 hours at a time so I think I need to start "training" us soon. I am going back Full time on July 2nd, LO will be 13 weeks. We checked out daycare in our area and it is just too expensive. It would make more sense for me to stay home, but my job is the one that carries the health insurance. So we have a mixed schedule. Mondays, and Thursdays my friend who is a SAHM is coming over with her LO to watch mine for 9 hours. Tuesday she will do 5 hours as DH will take a half day. Wednesdays my MIL will watch her. And Friday DH will take off and stay home with her. Sadly, I am unable to take a day to stay home with her, but, I am happy that she is with friends/family and not daycare. My main concern is also pumping. I have a low supply so I am unable to create a stash. She will only have what I pumped the prior day, plus formula to supplement if it's not enough.
I will be milking these next four weeks the best I can!
I'm gonig back the week after you -- LO will be 3.5 months. We booked a daycare back in October! You have to book that early in MN< they fill up fast!
DD will spend a week with my parents watching her and two weeks with DH. She will be at a home daycare separate from DS until his second birthday when his daycare will have an infant opening. The temp place is hella expensive for a home daycare at 350 per week, but we were just happy to find an infant opening. Another family at DS's daycare is expecting now but she won't have an opening until March 2014!
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this is my situation. I go back June 24th & have a spot a block away from my job but they are charging $830 for part time (2 days a week/ 5 hous a day). I started interviewing nannies but haven't liked anyof them.
TTC since May 2006. After 3 failed Clomid cycles, 2 failed Injectibles/IUIs, 2 failed IVFs and 1 failed FET, we moved on to adoption!
Last ditch FET resulted in BFP, and identical twin girls!
That totally sucks.
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I will probably re-join the workforce in five or six years. The hubs returns to work in mid-June.
I have really loved the family being at home together the last six weeks.
I go back July 1st - DD will be 3 months then.
We are still looking for a nanny and will hopefully find one by then. We've tried care.com and sittercity but I prefer word of mouth referral over a complete stranger off the internet. We've made a deposit at a daycare center just in case. It's down the street from DH's job and came highly recommended so I'm glad we at least have a plan B.
BFP #2: 11-7-14, CP (BFN: 11-13-14)
BFP #3: 3/24/15 EDD: 12/5/15
I'm planning on an in home daycare a couple days a month in case my mom wants to take a long weekend to visit her other grand kids. MIL will be the second backup daycare.
I believe I am going to go back July1. I say I believe because I need to talk to my boss to finalize things. I'm actually going to come off FMLA on June 12 and then use vacation days until July 1. Since this is at his discretion, I need to make sure he's still on board.
once I go back I think DH and I will piece things together until July 15 (I will work at home with a mommys helper and/or DH will take days off)...... Then DH will take the week of the 15th off and finally LO will start at her daycare on July 22. I like doing this plan bc those extra three weeks will allow more time with her at home, me not laying full daycare costs and make it easier for me to nurse her! I will probably stop breast feeding Aug 1, when she's 4months so I feel like this really maximizes everything for us.
"I won't give up on us, even if the skies get rough, I'm giving you all my love, I"m still looking up."
TTC #1 since August 2011 MFI Diagnosis - April 2012
IVF #1 - July 2012 - Stims start 7/2, ER 7/12, 20 retrieved, 16 mature, 13 fertilized!
ET - 7/17 - 1 blast transferred. Beta - 7/26 273, Beta 2 7/30 - 1143. Beta 3 8/6 - 11,597
12/25 - Santa tells us "IT'S A GIRL!" EDD - April 4th
Our Little Easter Bunny has arrived!
Molly Mildred born 03/31/13
TTC A Sibling....... FET #1 11/14/14, Transferred one beautiful blast
Remaining four frosties arrested due to "embryologist error"
Plllllleasssee stick little icicle.....Beta 11/23...BFN
Starting ALL over with a fresh IVF cycle
Stims start 11/28/14, ER December 10th, 13 eggs retrieved, 11 mature, only 4 fertilized
1 Blast Transferred on December 15th..... Beta Christmas Eve... Please Santa, bring me a baby!
Beta #1 345.....Beta #2....750/ First U/S 1/13/15/HB 131....EDD 9/2/2015