http://www.strocel.com/making-the-most-of-maternity-leave-tracey-and-missy/ Keeping it real in the suburbs Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:18:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.strocel.com/making-the-most-of-maternity-leave-tracey-and-missy/#comment-41543 Lady M Sat, 15 Aug 2009 16:22:43 +0000 http://www.strocel.com/?p=5558#comment-41543 "always ask them to bring lunch with them" is a great tip for new parents. I will remember to do that myself, and tell my pregnant friends to ask the same! “always ask them to bring lunch with them” is a great tip for new parents. I will remember to do that myself, and tell my pregnant friends to ask the same!

]]> http://www.strocel.com/making-the-most-of-maternity-leave-tracey-and-missy/#comment-41534 Don Mills Diva Sat, 15 Aug 2009 02:55:26 +0000 http://www.strocel.com/?p=5558#comment-41534 I took 11 months of maternity leave and it was the first time I was off work for more than 4 weeks since I was 13 years old: I savored every last minute of it. I took 11 months of maternity leave and it was the first time I was off work for more than 4 weeks since I was 13 years old: I savored every last minute of it.

]]> http://www.strocel.com/making-the-most-of-maternity-leave-tracey-and-missy/#comment-41531 Allison Fri, 14 Aug 2009 23:30:27 +0000 http://www.strocel.com/?p=5558#comment-41531 My hat's completely off to somebody who only got 12 weeks of maternity leave and spent it doing anything other than nursing, crying and eating. I was a big ball of post-partum depression and anxiety and c-section-totalled back muscles when Angus was a newborn, and it is nice to be reminded to look back on the perfect little moments that were in there between all the self-pity and mainlining of chocolate chip cookies. My hat’s completely off to somebody who only got 12 weeks of maternity leave and spent it doing anything other than nursing, crying and eating. I was a big ball of post-partum depression and anxiety and c-section-totalled back muscles when Angus was a newborn, and it is nice to be reminded to look back on the perfect little moments that were in there between all the self-pity and mainlining of chocolate chip cookies.

]]> http://www.strocel.com/making-the-most-of-maternity-leave-tracey-and-missy/#comment-41527 Francesca Fri, 14 Aug 2009 18:17:56 +0000 http://www.strocel.com/?p=5558#comment-41527 Your comment made me laugh, and, yes, flying with little ones is a nightmare. We've done five times intecontinentally with the little guys, and it was traumatic every single time (not only beacause of the age of my kids, but also beacause of family unfriendly airline policies, from seats scattered all over the aircraft, to unsuitable movies (x-files on a big screen), to child meals gone missing etc). Sorry, nothing to do with mat leave, which I find so interesting to read. Thank you. Your comment made me laugh, and, yes, flying with little ones is a nightmare. We’ve done five times intecontinentally with the little guys, and it was traumatic every single time (not only beacause of the age of my kids, but also beacause of family unfriendly airline policies, from seats scattered all over the aircraft, to unsuitable movies (x-files on a big screen), to child meals gone missing etc). Sorry, nothing to do with mat leave, which I find so interesting to read. Thank you.

]]> http://www.strocel.com/making-the-most-of-maternity-leave-tracey-and-missy/#comment-56217 Donna Fri, 14 Aug 2009 07:19:00 +0000 http://www.strocel.com/?p=5558#comment-56217 so true! so true!

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