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Maternity leave shouldn’t cost you your future: what every new mum needs to know about the parental pension gap

Phoebe Corcoran

Why It’s Never Too Early to Start Planning for Your Child’s Future

Phoebe Corcoran

How to Start Saving for Your Child’s Future (Without the Overwhelm)

Phoebe Corcoran

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

Tassia Agatowski

The Do’s, Don’ts, and Benefits of Teaching Kids About Money

Keshia Sophia Roelofs

Pensions and Divorce: How to Secure Your Retirement Plans

Keshia Sophia Roelofs

5 Things You Need to Know About Your Pension During Maternity Leave

Keshia Sophia Roelofs

20 Essential Things to Do on Maternity Leave

Keshia Sophia Roelofs

Preparing for Maternity Leave: 9 Steps for Success

Keshia Sophia Roelofs

Expectations of Working Mums Are Outdated: We Need A Change

Tassia Agatowski

50 Relatable Working Mum Quotes & Helpful Tips

Tassia Agatowski

Real Talk: Michelle Kennedy on Life as a Working Mum

Tassia Agatowski

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

Tassia Agatowski

11 Hacks & Tips for Working Mums

Tassia O'Callaghan

How To Be a Working Mum: 7 Hints & Tips

Tassia Agatowski

Investing for Your Child’s Future: Get Started Today with EarlyBird

The EarlyBird Team

How to Save for a Baby: 10 Money-Saving Tips & Tricks

Tassia Agatowski

What’s the Best Way to Save Money (for Kids)?

Keshia Sophia Roelofs

8 Maternity Leave Out-of-Office Messages (+ 2 Paternity Templates)

Deborah Vieyra

When to Tell Work You’re Pregnant (and How)

Tassia O'Callaghan

From the community

I need income my gosh

Why is it so hard to find reputable work from home as a sahm. We are struggling over here financially and I feel really hopeless. We have 0.42 cents in our bank account until Friday. Then most of it goes to bills. We are running low on groceries it’s making me really anxious. I want to be able to help my husband and contribute financially because this is ridiculous. I only became a sahm because we could not afford child care and now with two kids I don’t even know what to do anymore. Why is everything so damn expensive.

Help

If you only have a high school diploma, no associates or bachelors and you make good money, enough to survive on your own, what do you do. Willing to look at something that requires a certificate that will take me less than a year to get. I am planning on continuing my education, but I’m in a really tough spot facing separation and need to be able to stand on my own two feet with 2 kids. I’m an RBT right now, and I want to do something different. Don’t need to be rich or make anything crazy, but I need to make enough to afford to live.

BONUS: if you do have a 2 year degree and make good money, what do you do?

SAHM

I’m a stay at home mom, looking for online jobs. I want to make my own money, 💰 just like the rest of you. Could you put me on to an online jobs? Full remote jobs ??

Maternity leave

I have been working with my company since September 2025 and I’m worried I’m not going to be eligible for maternity pay. What do I do if I’m not. My partner works but it’s not enough to support us. I get UC and child benefit.

Returned to work?

Has anyone returned to work yet?

Hey does anyone Work From Home (call center) with a Toddler or Newborn?

How is it ? Asking for a friend 😅😩

Self employed UK

Just wondered if I will still be eligible for my child’s funded hours whilst I am on maternity leave. Aside from applying for maternity allowance and reconfirming my hours as usual do I need to declare this in any other way?!

did you have an easy time accessing prenatal care?

🗺️ = any other place besides the USA

Going back to work

My maternity pay is about to stop and I just can’t bring myself to go back to work! I am self employed so no rush back but we need the money.

I have postnatal anxiety and can’t leave my baby for more than an hour never mind with someone else other than my mum.

My mum works shifts which change every week so I can’t commit to anything. Does anyone know what type of job I could do without pushing my boundaries too much?

Work from home moms and care for toddlers

Hello mammas that work from home. I work from home, and my job demands a lot of time on phone and computer. I feel so guilty putting cartoons for a long time sometimes on my baby because I can give her the time due to work 🥲 how do you ladies do it to keep them busy or engaged in activities. Mine is 18 months old and she is extremely curious and won’t sit not one minute 🫠