by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Sep 23, 2015 | Uncategorized
Note: This post was first published on September 23, 2015, on a fabulous blog called Working Moms Against Guilt, as Part Two of a three-part series. (Part One, about what to do before you go on maternity leave, is here. Part Three, about what to do once you are...
by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Sep 16, 2015 | Uncategorized
What to do while you’re pregnant, if you’re a career-driven new mama? If you’re anything like me, you love your job (or at least your career), AND your baby. You want to do this whole maternity-leave-and-return thing in a way that is thoughtful, doesn’t...
by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Sep 5, 2015 | Uncategorized
I’ve done the maternity-leave-and-return thing 2x, and I’ve been a working mama for almost 5 years (2023 update: 12+ years!). I’ve heard the experiences of 100+ working parents (2023 update: 2,500+ working parents!) through the Mindful Return...
by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Aug 4, 2015 | Breastfeeding
I’ve pumped milk approximately 1,000 times. Here’s the math. 2 babies, 40 weeks per baby, 5 days a week, 2-3 pumping sessions per day. My two little redheads are now 2 ½ and 4 ½, and I’ve since retired my pump. But I remember quite vividly the 20 months we spent...
by Lori Mihalich-Levin | Apr 3, 2015 | Uncategorized
One of the essential chapters in the guilt book that so many new working mamas carry around with them seems to be the one entitled “I’m sad and guilty that because I’m working, I’m going to miss my baby’s milestones.” You know, those first claps, rolls over, crawls,...