u/TellItLikeItReallyIs

Laid off two weeks ago after returning from leave and basically not really having any major responsibilities returned, plus constant berating. I could go on. It actually started before maternity leave. No i was not on FMLA before anyone asks but my state still had some job protected leave.

Anyone else on here laid off and looking for work?

It sucks and what sucks even more is that my children are too young to understand.

Please tell me it will not take 6+ months to find something that pays even close to what I was making. Some sucess stories from the past few months would be nice to hear.

And no, I don't want to be a SAHM and frankly we need me to earn money to live without scripping.

Edit: surely there must be people who took under 4 months to find a new role. 5 months, 8 months, a year sounds pretty dismal.

I keep having discussions with my husband about various work situations.

He's been very lucky that he has worked for bosses that have been extremely understanding about needing to drop kids off or picking them up, doctor's appointments, etc. Overall his company is relatively family friendly.

I, on the other hand, have had a mix of bosses who are difficult to say the least. I work in a male-dominated industry where lots of folks have more traditional values. Either they are men with SAHM wives or my latest boss who expects me to be at her beck and call 24/7 (she herself is a mom but obviously can afford a nanny and her husband WFH, has the flexible job). She's also verbally abusive and has treated me extremely poorly since returning from maternity leave.

My husband literally thinks men and women, dads and moms get treated the same. He doesn't get it.

How to deal?​

And yes, I am looking for another job. With two kids now I need more flexibility as it is.

My almost five month old started out the the most mellow little guy. Only fussed when he was hungry. Super easygoing. Was happy in his gym, his swing, his activity center. Sleeping well through the night.

Since yesterday he has been full on crying most of the time while he is awake. Only stops crying when he is held and moving about. Hardly takes his bottle (he's been on his formula for a while so I don't think it's a food allergy or intolerance). Swipes his head at times. Woke up multiple times last night.

Doctor ruled out ear infection. She looked him all over, no rash, no bites, no red throat. It's been 24 hours at this point, so I feel like if he was coming down with something, it would be apparent now. Temp is 99.6 so high but not above 100.

Is this really just teething? My first was not like this. She would get a little fussy but natural orajel and teether toys helped her a lot. But he's full on crying to the point that we can't do anything else during the day. I highly doubt he's developing colic - he's days away from five months.

Tylenol is not working. Natural orajel is not working. Won't hold his teethers. Please tell me this will go away in days on its own - I'm already about to lose my job as it is and if I have to stay home with him, I might as well resign.

I get that a lot of people do end of school year gifts in elementary school and above when there is a clearly-defined end date and summer break. But what about for a pre-school where they technically follow the school calendar but then kinda turn into a daycare during the summer months? Basically my daughter is continuing there during the summer but she had an end of school year eval and the curriculum is less formal for the next few months.

I want to give a gift but I don't want to make it awkward.

Advice appreciated. TIA.

Hi all,

I am 11 wpp and currently weaning for mental and physical health reasons. Have some breastfeed milk stored but obviously eventually will run out and need to give my baby formula exclusively. He was already taking formula when he was born (didn't latch well) and when I had mastitis and needed bactrim. During those periods he had no major issues taking formula (Kendamil).

Never nursed. Only pumped milk, so I know this isn't a nipple problem.

After the mastitis was treated I gave him my milk exclusively as I had an oversupply and just didn't need to supplement while slowly weaning.

I'm trying to reintroduce formula and he's spitting up pretty much all of it and isn't spitting up my milk. I eat dairy and a whole bunch of other stuff so I doubt it is a dairy thing. I did not switch formula brands from when he last took formula either.

Any advice of what it could be and how to handle would be helpful.