Those 12 weeks will be no walk in the park. You rightfully state you'll be taking care of everyone, and it's 24/7 juggling new dynamics and a whole new human being's needs.
Yes, people survive with less time or no time off at all. I'm convinced some brag about it like some badge of honor to make themselves feel better.
Thank you for being considerate of your family's needs. Good luck!
The clothing styles I wore in middle school are cool now, except those damn low rise flares will not work on me at 40 because my mid-section would flab out everywhere. Damn kids.
My shoulder still hurts from last week when I slept funny.
The idea of staying out past 10pm sounds terrible.
I almost set up a breakfast date with a friend for 7am.
I'm really excited for a larger capacity water heater.
I'm starting to do that thing where I look down to focus on small text right in front of me.
I didn't want kids for the longest time. Then I met my husband and wanted to make a family. We were fortunate to have two lovely girls (after three unfortunate miscarriages). Actually, I think it was after the first miscarriage that my desire for a baby was truly solidified.
Life is chaotic and busy and expensive but I wouldn't trade it for life before kids.
Maybe it's time for a food journal. I used to keep one, but instead of logging everything, I'd log when I had symptoms and what I'd eaten most recently. I don't know if that method would work super well for reflux but it's an idea if logging absolutely everything becomes a chore.
She basically died because she told the doctors she had taken miso. At this point she absolutely needed a D&C but because Georgia law said that's bAd, doctors risked losing their licenses to help her. And by the time they were going to, it was too late.
But hey, it was a woman who died, and she was black, so definitely not the kind of person they care about.
FMLA is job protection and is not about pay. Not every job offers sick time. I don't know what percentage of salary STD covers. IIRC FMLA is only applicable to larger companies.
People shouldn't have to dig into sick time or take Short Term Disability after having a baby just to maybe get paid for a few days or weeks, maybe at 100% if they're lucky.
It's scary and I hate it. It's giving me stress shits.