Toronto

This is hard!! ABSOLUTELY FREAKING AMAZING but still hard ! I need a cool fellow Mama to have funny, real conversations with! And a side of gossip and jokes 🙃

Hey ladies, hoping someone here might have advice or a recommendation. I’m on mat leave from a big agency network and I’m dealing with what looks like pregnancy/parental‑leave discrimination around a promised promotion (promotion verbally approved before leave, walked back and never submitted once I was out). I’m in Toronto and feeling pretty out of my depth with next steps.

I’m looking for: • An employment / human rights lawyer in Ontario who has experience with maternity or parental‑leave cases • Ideally someone who offers a free consult and, if possible, works on a contingency / “no win, no fee” or low‑upfront‑cost basis • Advice on going through HRTO / HRLSC

If you’ve worked with anyone you’d recommend (or had a bad experience I should avoid), I’d really appreciate any referrals, DMs, or general advice on where to start.

Thank you so much in advance – this whole thing has been a lot to carry on top of new‑mom life.

Looking to meet and get to know other first time moms. Meet ups would be nice sinxe the weather is getting warmer and I have a son that is currently 7 months old.

I used to journal a lot for my personal growth years ago until 2 year ago because life got pretty busy🫠… so I remember how it helped me and I brought a notebook just to this pregnancy. Writing how I feel, what I’m learning, the good days, the hard days… everything, and of course I will add some photos too😅 My plan is to fill the whole notebook and maybe one day give it to my kid when they’re older, or just keep it so I can remember what my first pregnancy felt like. If you’re pregnant or planning to be one day… I really recommend journaling. It’s such a special way to keep these memories. 🤍

I’m working part time, but what feel like long days. My husband works fulltime. My mother is generous with watching my daughter on days that I work. I wanna start going to the gym with my husband but I don’t wanna ask my mom for too much. Idk what to do. How do you find the time.