Helping moms navigate returning to work, building a career, and managing the chaos of mom life
Laura reflects on her experience transitioning her children to daycare, highlighting five challenges she faced. These include difficulties with settling babies, maintaining breastfeeding, self-imposed work pressure, relentless logistics, and unexpected joys. She emphasizes the importance of preparation, setting boundaries at work, and the need for self-compassion during this emotional journey.
It didn’t hit me all at once. It crept in slowly, between meetings, nap schedules, daycare pickups, and dinner prep. I was ticking every box, staying on top of work, squeezing in workouts, and keeping the house in some kind of order. From the outside, I probably looked like I had it all together. But… Continue reading Why I Gave Up Having It All and Found Something Better
Returning to work after maternity/ parental leave can be both an exciting and challenging experience. I dreaded the fast approaching day as my time with Ollie was coming to a close, and that all too familiar feeling is back with only a couple months of maternity leave left with Elianna. For me, as with many… Continue reading Do You Know Your Rights? – Returning to Work After Maternity/ Parental Leave
Trigger Warning - Please be aware that this story contains discussion about miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, issues with fertility, and medical mistreatment. Pregnancy is often a time of joy and anticipation. For many, it marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter. But for me, it became a heartbreaking experience—one that tested my strength in ways… Continue reading My Ectopic Pregnancy: Loss, Mismanagement, and Fertility
Early Pregnancy In 2021, after Tony and I were married for a year, we decided that we were ready to grow our family, and started trying to get pregnant. Luckily for us, it happened pretty quickly. I had grand plans to do some elaborate pregnancy reveal for Tony to tell him we were going to… Continue reading Oliver’s Pregnancy and Birth Story – Frank Breech, Attempted Natural Birth and Emergency C Section
Laura the Working Mom 