Comments on: Maternity Leave: The New Career Launching Pad

By: Babylune - Setting Goals

Babylune - Setting Goals — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 13:29:32 +0000

[...] Be a Good Dad tagged me to set some goals according to Alex Shalman’s meme. I’ve always been ambitious and set goals for myself. The problem being that my ambition isn’t necessarily good for my goals and it has been very, very difficult for me to accept that being a mother of two small children does limit how productive I can be outside my family sphere. In the past, my goals have been totally unrealistic. [...]

By: Babylune - Adventures in post-partum recovery.

Babylune - Adventures in post-partum recovery. — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 12:35:18 +0000

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By: Babylune - So Much Wasted Time

Babylune - So Much Wasted Time — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 09:02:29 +0000

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By: kbaggott

kbaggott — Mon, 17 Apr 2006 18:51:57 +0000

But I forgot to say, be patient with yourself. Your passion is simmering, waiting and when it boils, you will know it

By: kbaggott

kbaggott — Mon, 17 Apr 2006 18:51:06 +0000

Yes, maternity leave in the states at 6 to 12 is unbelievable. In Canada it’s 25 weeks for the mother and 25 for the father. While the first 17 weeks must be taken by the mother to recuperate, the rest can be exchanged from parent to parent. In Germany, a woman gets 4 months salary when she goes on maternity leave and, theoretically, she can return to her job any time between 6 months and 3 years after the baby is born. The problem being, there is almost no childcare.

By: Twocatmommy

Twocatmommy — Mon, 17 Apr 2006 18:11:26 +0000

Unfortunately, maternity leave is so short in the U.S. – generally only 6 weeks, although some women save up vacation time to stretch it a little longer. Doesn’t leave much room for creativity though!

It has been nice for me to be a stay-at-home mom, but I’m still experimenting with finding my passion and still figuring out how to get enough time to myself.