u/casualluxury1471

We've had a wonderful nanny for the last year. She's become like part of the family, our children adore her, and she's been helpful in our home in ways I never even knew possible. She recently began experiencing severe OCD-induced panic attacks, to the point where she has been unable to reliably care for our two kids. She did already take some time off to try an intensive treatment, but she is still struggling. Our state provides paid medical leave, which she is going to take for 12 weeks to pursue different treatments and focus on her mental health. By law, her job is guaranteed upon her return from leave.

• Has anyone been in this position? If so, how did you handle it?
• How did you determine if the nanny was ready to return to work?
• How did you approach care while nanny was on leave?
• Are there any legal considerations we should be aware of?

It's such a difficult situation. I want the best for her, and our family needs reliability and stability in care. In a perfect world, she would take time and get better, then return to work for us and all would be well. I do worry, however, that we'll go through this disruption now only to land back in the same position when she returns. I welcome any advice from those who have been here.

7 months postpartum and haven't slept through an entire night since before baby was born. He's only waking up one or two times a night, but it's still fragmented sleep. When I was on mat leave, I would just nap during the day. Now that I'm back at work, I cannot stay healthy to save my life. In the past 6 weeks, I've been on antibiotics twice. I've had Flu B, an unknown virus, and a horrific ear infection that resulted in a ruptured ear drum. I just finished a round of antibiotics and prednisone two days ago and was finally feeling good - then I woke up this morning with full body aches, a sore throat, and a cough. What the f?

What are your tips and tricks for staying healthy when your body is so clearly run down? I'm thinking about trying supplements / Airborne, but what are your other tips and tricks?

Tomorrow is Friday, it's been a long week, and I just want something delicious and easy to eat for dinner tomorrow night. Only problem is that my little EBF guy is intolerant to dairy, soy, egg, legumes, coconut, sesame, and nuts.

What do you make when you want something that feels indulgent or special, but isn't super difficult to pull together? I just saw a recipe in NYT Cooking for a chicken milanese (would sub plant-based mayo instead of egg), but I'm struggling to think of what else might hit the spot. Suggestions welcome!

My husband and five-month-old baby tested positive for Flu B yesterday; they're on day 5. Neither had been vaccinated. At urgent care, the doctor encouraged my husband to have me book a telehealth appointment and get Tamiflu.

My symptoms started early this morning - sore throat (razor blade feeling), cough that kept me up, chills, horrific headache, body pain in my joints and muscles. Temp is slightly elevated. However, my rapid Flu A/B test was negative. I did receive the Flu vaccine in the fall.
Urgent care prescribed me Tamiflu and said I have 72 hours from symptom onset to take it.

Here's my question: If I'm testing negative, but feeling positive, would you take the Tamiflu??