No matter how soon women decide to go back to work after having a baby — this could be after two weeks or an extended maternity leave of over 52 weeks — mothers may feel they are faced with a difficult dilemma should they want to continue breastfeeding.
For some women, continuing to breastfeed once back at work can be a good way of coping with being separated from the baby for the first time. Women shouldn’t worry about continuing to breastfeed when returning to work as there are certain rights that are laid down by law.
There are several options in which mothers can breastfeed when back at work. Depending on where the baby is being cared for, women may be able to visit the baby at their childcare during the working day.
Channel 4 is making a new documentary series which aims to show how important men are in children’s upbringing. It will explore why so few men choose to work in nurseries and look at men who want to be better fathers themselves, but have no idea about what it takes.
Currently, only 2% of people working in childcare are men. Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, made a keynote speech in June 2010, in which he highlighted this issue.
The idea of the show is to select four men who live in or close to LONDON to work in a rea-life nursery for three weeks, under the careful supervision of the nursery staff. The men will be carefully selected and undergo extensive checks.
Mumpreneur Nicky Grant has launched www.afterschoolcare.co.uk, a web-based venture that seeks to match working mothers with enthusiastic and experienced child carer providers.
As well as nannies, nursery nurses and teachers, the site also attracts students, part-time workers and grandmothers with a wealth of experience raising children – and a bit of time to spare.
After School Care was set up by Nicky in Buckinghamshire in response to her own experience, and research, indicating that working women with school-aged children don’t want to employ a full-time nanny and are increasingly looking for part-time care before and after school.
“The credit crunch has meant that everyone has had to look again at cutting costs and a lot of mothers who work and have school aged children no longer want to pay for fulltime childcare,” says Nicky.
It’s that time of year again when the office Christmas party start taking over the workplace calendar. If you’re stuck for what to wear – or can’t find something that suits your body type, here are some tips to help you choose a dress that will help you let your hair down a little and actually enjoy your Christmas party (and there’s a video at the end, too, to help you choose the perfect little black dress!):
1. Bingo wing syndrome
Select outfits with half or three-quarter sleeves or wear a shrug, so that unflattering underarms remain unnoticed. For hiding really bad bingo wings, use a little pinched on shoulder with some ruffly fabric, avoid big puffball sleeves.
2. Thick neck syndrome
A v-neck black dress helps to divert attention away from the neck and elongates the body.
The internet is all abuzz with Facebook and these days everyone is making a beeline for creating their own fan pages to let the world know about their business.
If you aren’t using Facebook to showcase your brand, or to increase your website’s traffic or sales then you really are missing out”¦and it’s FREE!
This ebook will show you how to get started, and if you’ve already made a start, but haven’t seen any success for your effort, you’ll learn some great tips on making money on Facebook.
We get several requests form manuafacturers to review their products, and a lot of them are not always of any great benefit to working mums in particular.
However, evey so often we get products that can make a working mum’s life a whole lot easier. Here are the latest findings.
Yoomi – the Feeding Bottle and Warmer in One
Every mother knows the military precision involved when planning to travel with a young baby. Nappies, check…wipes, check…nappy cream, check…clean bottles, check…flask with warm water, check, bottle warmer, check…my bag is busting just thinking about it.
Of course, most of us do not fail at job interviews by choice””it is simply the employer’s choice to take on someone else. However, there are things that you can do at job interviews that can jeopardise your chances — with or without you even knowing it:
Although there may be some circumstances (like snow, major road accidents etc) that are beyond your control, for the most part if you plan your time properly, there should be no excuse for arriving late for your job interview.
Things such as traffic delay or being unable to find the employer’s place of business are acceptable. If you have allow enough time and plan to get there early, you will not be late.
With just 21 working days left until Christmas, British offices could be facing a mass exodus as exhausted staff line up to take their remaining 2010 holiday allocation. A poll announced today from Monster.co.uk has shown that many workers could in fact be on holiday for over half the remaining time before Christmas — with an unbelievable 1 in 4 workers saying they have ten or more days of holiday left to take.
The poll, which surveyed over 3,200 UK workers, further demonstrated that many felt dissatisfied with their holiday process. 55 per cent of respondents felt that it was difficult to spend time with their friends and family because of work and felt that they were dissatisfied with the amount of holiday they’d been able to take this year.
What work did you do before you set up your company?
I renovated a few properties before having my first child, Lucie, and have been a full-time mother since.
How did you fund the business?
We raised the money for the business through a combination of personal loans, savings and great financial support from my family.
What was the motivating factor for starting your own business?
When Lucie was born I wanted to buy a pretty, sturdy and practical change bag I could take out with us, but the models on offer were quite dull. I thought to myself, ”˜Yes these products need to be functional but there’s no reason at all why they can’t also be fun, bright and fashionable too’ and so decided to take the plunge and design my own range.
Having two young children meant that a flexible working arrangement was key and by setting up from home I could run my own business, whilst at the same time being able to spend lots of time with my children.
