Posted inFamily life Money - how to keep it and how to make it

Pregnant? How do you plan to keep the money coming in when the baby arrives?

Finding out that you are expecting your first child can be a mix of feelings – joy, excitement, fear and confusion.

You may have already started thinking about how you’ll cope with an extra mouth to feed and how you’ll do that. Will you leave your job and become a full-time mum, will you cut back your hours so you can spend more time with your baby, or will you work full-time because you need the money?

The working mum’s guide to managing sleep deprivation, work and a new baby
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The working mum’s guide to managing sleep deprivation, work and a new baby

The joy of a new baby is certainly special and something that all new parents experience. However, sleep deprivation is also part of having a new baby and new parents notoriously get very little sleep, if any at all. It can be hard enough when you’re on maternity leave and staying home with your baby, but if you still have a sleep battle on your hands when you return to work,MIT can be quite gruelling.

Fortunately, there are some strategies and tips to help working mums get some sleep when to keep your sanity.

Kate Middleton’s pregnancy news spreads like wildfire. But do working mums have to tell their employer they are expecting?
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Kate Middleton’s pregnancy news spreads like wildfire. But do working mums have to tell their employer they are expecting?

When royal wives like The Duchess of Cambridge and celebrities are pregnant they are so closely monitored by the press and paparazzi that they don’t always get to break the news themselves.

Kate Middleton, wife of Prince William is a case in point, and the news that she is pregnant hit the news headlines before even the Queen knew, apparently!

Ooops… you’re pregnant! Five ways to manage a surprise pregnancy
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Ooops… you’re pregnant! Five ways to manage a surprise pregnancy

Pregnancy is often a pleasant surprise. Of course, there are times when finding out that you’re pregnant can come as a shock. Although most unplanned pregnancies are still pleasant surprises, it doesn’t make the situation any easier… There are steps you can take to make an unplanned pregnancy a pleasant experience.

Pregnant at between 28-38 weeks pregnant? Get the whooping cough jab now
Posted inHealth news and tips for the family Pregnancy at work

Pregnant at between 28-38 weeks pregnant? Get the whooping cough jab now

Pregnant women between 28-38 weeks pregnant are being asked to get vaccinated against whooping cough (pertussis). This is due to a sharp rise in the number of whooping cough cases in the UK, and eight babies dying from whooping cough recently.

Four ways to make working during pregnancy stress-free
Posted inA mix Health news and tips for the family Work and career tips and advice

Four ways to make working during pregnancy stress-free

Congrats! You’re going to be a mums, and what exciting times you have ahead. Unfortunately, while your family, friends and colleagues may be excited for you, strangers on your commute probably won’t share the joy…

So, how can you make your commute to work as stress free and comfortable as possible?