Posts by Skippy918

Since this was my first child and I had no idea how pumping at work would turn out (work is very demanding), I built up a huge stash which is currently 1200oz. I also had oversupply problems as well. DS is now 9 months old and I just...

Crazybean-I found what helped me was to skew my work hours. I used to get in around 7:30 and leave at 5 and that left me with very little time with DS. I had less than an hour with him most nights since he went to bed at 7. Working...

My day is long also and my commute's a bit lengthy. 5:30-6:15: wake up and get ready for work. 7-8: DS wakes up and then DH plays with him a little and then takes him to daycare. 7am - 4pm: I'm at work 8am-5pm: DH 'goes' to work. ...

Have you looked into sick child care? I used it once so far. DH was out of town and DS was sick and I *had* to be at work that day to give a presentation which was already delayed because DS had been sick the previous week. We have no...

I sympathize too! Plus my DH travels frequently and then I feel like I can never keep up with the chores. I agree with the outsourcing of the chores. We haven't done that yet, but now that DS is crawling, I know I'm not going to...

I had my ears pierced as a baby because of the cultural aspect and the pediatrician did them.

Do you have health insurance through your company? If you do end up working on your leave and you are not meeting the required hours for benefits, they can take them away. At my company, the way they explained it was either you're...

I had gone to the Lonestar Ped open house and crossed them off the list pretty quickly because they seemed inflexible with respect to selective vaxing. We've been seeing Dr. Eady for awhile now (I go there too) and we really like her.

I'm so glad I'm not alone. Things started to get better for us while I was still on maternity leave, but after going back to work, DH travelling, both me and the baby getting sick, and me being tired, I just have no desire. DH misses...

Quote: IMO paid maternity leave and protections for pumping at work should take priority over NIP legislation. Sure the latter is important, but I would guess much fewer of us are asked to leave a public place for NIP...