All Entries Tagged With: "Pregnancy"
Pregnancy, Maternity Leave Can Affect Home Loan Applications
Some women are alleging that pregnancy and/or maternity leave either postponed or halted home loan approvals. While federal fair lending regulators are taking action against certain lenders, the situation remains murky. Source: The Washington Post Follow Moms To Work on Twitter @MomsToWork.
Interview with a NICU Doctor
Last month I was lucky enough to sit down with my son’s NICU Doctor, Mark Polak, MD, Chief of Neonatology at West Virginia Children’s Hospital in Morgantown, WV. Since having a baby in the NICU, be it three or 30 days and beyond, can stressful, I wanted to ask him who parents will meet, what they can [...]
Ethan’s Story: My preemie’s fight
My second pregnancy started fine. Aside from a strange rash, and some bleeding at 13 weeks that put me on limited bed rest for a month, it was smooth sailing, until I hit 23 weeks. Rather than leaking urine like I thought I was, it was amniotic fluid. I went to the hospital, and was [...]
The cycle of infertility … don’t wait to get help
“Mom, did you hold your dead babies?” That’s what one of my sons asked recently when we were talking about why he and his twin brother don’t have other siblings. No, I didn’t hold them. But his question made me wonder whether I should have, especially when it came to a baby I lost at [...]
Banking good will, nearly as important as banking milk
In part two of her three part series on preparing for maternity leave, guest blogger Liz O’ Donnell talks about how to prepare yourself for the harsh realities of life with a baby. As professional as you are, there will be times when new mothers will have to leave the office early or miss a [...]
Bed rest blues…week four
I’m still pregnant, hooray! Amniotic fluid levels according to this week’s ultrasound is in the high-normal range. No signs of infection. I’m IV free, I have “outside privileges” (a.k.a. I can go into the “yard.”) Baby is approximately 2.2 lbs and I am 27 weeks. On Friday, I was told I could go home on [...]
Bed rest blues, week one
As many of you know, my husband and I are expecting a bouncing baby boy in early January. Or, at least that was the plan. On September 13th at 23 weeks pregnant, my water broke. Not a full break. It is more accurate to say that I’m leaking amniotic fluid. The diagnostic term is Preterm [...]
The second time around, part 2 The weird and the scary
“The second time around” is a journal of a second pregnancy. Mom2 has a beautiful, energetic toddler. Since only family and close friends currently know she’s pregnant, she’s keeping her identity under wraps until she’s ready to shout the great news from the roof tops at work, or until her belly gives it away for [...]
The second time around- Part 1
“The second time around” is a journal of a second pregnancy. Mom2 has a beautiful, energetic toddler. Since only family and close friends currently know she’s pregnant, she’s keeping her identity under wraps until she’s ready to shout the great news from the roof tops at work, or until her belly gives it away for [...]
She’s Pregnant And Doesn’t Want To Return To Work…
Got a vexing job related issue? Not sure what to put in a resume? Take advantage of the regular online forums that many newspapers hold with experts. For example, I was just reading the transcript of a great Q and A today on all sorts of job hunting and work related issues affecting working women [...]
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