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Your Step-by-Step Guide to Getting Help with Childcare Costs

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Real Talk: Michelle Kennedy on Life as a Working Mum

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Going Back to Work After Having a Baby: What To Know

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Birth plan?

I’m a first time mum and have no idea what to put on my birth plan. All I have so far is that my birth partners are my fiancé and mother. Any advice? I’m 33+4

Remote Job positions!

Hi! I’ve been looking for a remote position for a while now, would really appreciate if anyone has any suggestions on places to apply or any way to get some extra money ☺️

I will be 30 weeks at the time of flying with a single pregnancy
The flight is only an hour on the plane and only away for 2 nights
How can I get a fit to fly letter? My midwife has refused to sign it

EDD Paid Family Leave

I signed up for the full 8 weeks of baby bonding. However, I didn’t receive a payment after 4 weeks and there are no pending forms. Has this happened to anyone? Was it easy to resolve?

WIC

Any DFW area moms that don’t get WIC benefits message me serious inquiries only!

What’s a good side hustle for a single mom?

I am struggling like crazy to make ends meet but I’m not giving up. What’s a good side hustle I can do that I can do from home or won’t need to get child care for my little ones. I’m just tapped out on money. I have a full time job but it’s not covering everything. I need ideas. TIA

Returning to work

I was due to return back to work on 30th November but today I received a phone call asking if I would be happy to go back on the 9th November instead.
I dont know if I am ready or not yet even though its a few weeks early. It is a nursery setting so my LO will be coming to work with me.
How do you know when your ready?
Any advice on what to do in this situation will be great as I currently feel lost and dont really have much to say about it all because I just dont know

Please Give Advice

I need to make some income but have no childcare nor do I have funds for childcare. Please give me any and all advice, any ways you’ve been able to bring in extra money. Even an additional $500/month would be very helpful. I have experience working in childcare, but otherwise I only have a high school diploma.
What side hustles are legit and worth doing? I’m tired of searching for ideas on social media because everybody is selling some sort of course.
Are there any remote jobs with flexible hours and entry-level (no-experience required)?

Redundancy during maternity leave

Heyyy, I’m wondering if anyone can help. I’ve just been made redundant during maternity leave (fantastic lol) and it’s my whole team so from what I understand it’s not illegal. I was wondering if anyone has any solicitor recommendations? I’ve been told I need to consult one before agreeing to a settlement x

Hi moms

Hello, I hope everyone is doing well. I have a question and was hoping someone might be able to point me in the right direction.
I was laid off from my job with the Arizona Department of Child Safety about two months ago. Since then, I have applied for over 100 jobs and have had about three interviews, but unfortunately, I haven’t received any offers or callbacks.
I’m honestly in desperate need of finding stable employment. I just received an eviction notice yesterday, and although I’m hoping my apartment complex will work with me on a payment plan, I know I need to secure a job as soon as possible to get back on track with my housing.
I’m specifically looking for legitimate work-from-home/remote positions in areas such as customer service, administrative support, call center, benefits assistance, or similar roles. I have several years of customer service and office experience, including my recent experience with DCS.
If anyone here has access to job openings, knows of companies that are currently hiring for remote positions, or has any resources or referrals that could help, I would truly appreciate it. I’m willing to apply immediately and am open to full-time work.
Thank you so much to anyone who takes the time to help or share a lead. ❤️

Back to work

Any hr help?? I am currently on maternity leave and was working a 35 hour week prior to being off. I am hoping to go back part time doing 25 hours a week. Now the holiday i have accrued over maternity of 31 days plus bank holidays were on full time hours. So when I go back they owe me the full time hours for holiday instead of just those days. Am I right??

Daring myself

Alright
I'm nervous to do this but I promised myself to be more a social butterfly since moving here despite being being neurodivergent. I live in Holland and right now it looks like I'll be a SAHM when my fiancé is doing blue collar...So definitely will need a village in which needs to feel natural.

Yes, I love realness and I feel like us moms need to be with each other to help
Ps, I have a 4yo and pregnant due Dec 1

About to start remote data entry

I keep seeing on reddit and other places saying wfh with a baby is impossible. I need success stories to bolster my confidence! I just got hired for data entry and its super flexible. I'm hoping this is doable!

Not returning to work

Hi, I’m wondering if there are any other mums who are not returning/didn’t return to work after mat leave, and instead are stay at home mums. I’d love to hear your experiences, what you get up to with your Lo’s, when you plan to sign them up for anything like pre school etc. Thanks! :)

Looking for WFhm recommendations

I have a son who is 14 months and he's growing 💗 so fast 😭 I need extra Cash at least 200 to 400 extra dollars. Everywhere I search is low-key like scams. Anyone know any sites or jobs hiring that don't use phones by chance 😔

Maternity pay

Anyone else got really rubbish maternity pay?
I get 6 weeks at 90% then the rest is statutory which barely covers bills!
I want to take atleast 8/9 months just to be with baby but it’s daunting with the lack of income.
Anyone got any money making/saving ideas?

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