Return to Work or Take a Mom Pause After Having a Baby?

Leaving my baby to go back to work felt impossible. I'm not the only parent feeling this way, writes Kristin Gallant.

There are a lot of factors to consider when deciding whether to return to work or take a mom pause after you have your baby.

I'm in the US too. I'm only taking 6 weeks off after birth. I got laid off at 32 weeks pregnant and just started a new job at 37 weeks. My ...

'Working Moms' on Netflix. Luckily this was NOT me. I was recently asked What advice do you have for Moms returning to work? The question ...

Taking this time to find her way back to work is certainly not the norm in the US. As the American Mothers on Pause study from Mother Untitled ...

The time needed after birth for the restitution of the mother. It depends both on how the pregnancy and the childbirth went as well as on the ...

“Join a mom and dad network,” she says. Look for an online support community. “Build connections with people in your neighborhood who also have ...

Unless the new mom is planning to take an elongated break from work, I would highly recommend that moms should not delay by a few weeks ...

Returning to work after embracing the whirlwind that is life with a new baby is a voyage full of contrasting feelings.

Talk to your partner · More About Working During Pregnancy · Crunch the numbers · Try to estimate the impact on your career · Consider your child ...

Dr. Cassidy pointed out that it's important to have conversations before the baby comes and before returning to work after maternity leave—to ...

For some moms, the time before returning to work may have been extended for a variety of reasons. Some couples learn it's more cost effective to ...

Some moms return to work just a few weeks after having a baby, while others take up to a year (or longer) of maternity leave.

You're worried about leaving your baby with someone else · You want more time to bond · You have questions as to whether your baby is ready to be ...

It's also important to find activities that make you feel balanced in your new life as a mom and a professional, whether that means having ...

Having a baby is a major life event for every new mom. If you're feeling super nervous (or even just having mixed feelings) about maternity ...

It was a rare moment. It was a privilege. It was also really hard. The transition from work life to mom life can be drastic ...

This means that the majority of birthing parents return to work very soon after giving birth. The first thing employers can do to help parents ...

Family psychoanalyst Jenny Stuart says, "You have to leave as many options open as possible through pregnancy and the first year of a first ...

Do cut yourself some slack. This is all new, even if work feels the same as it always has. New mom brain fog may have you feeling more forgetful ...