Be prepared with your employment. If you're employed, try to find out during your first trimester exactly what your maternity leave benefits are. And if you qualify for them, some companies will extend maternity leave only to staff members that work a certain amount of hours or they may have other restrictions on who qualifies for them. So it's possible that employees who are considered part time seasonal or temporary may not be entitled to these benefits. But this can vary from one company to another. And note that some places do allow new dads to take a paternity leave.

So you can also find out about this as well if this is something your husband or get to be has the option of with where he works. So for yourself, you do want to know your maternity leave benefits. If you're already telling people you're pregnant, you can easily ask about this. But if you want to keep it quiet at your job, you can try to talk with HR about what benefits you're entitled to in general. Maybe inquire about maternity leave asking about some other general benefits without it being obvious or third An updated employment benefits manual you could review that. If you qualify for maternity leave, you will want to know specific details on such things as what exactly your income will be for maternity leave, how long you'll be able to receive maternity leave benefits or how much time you get off.

If maternity leave benefits will affect other time off you're entitled to such as your vacation time. If you can start maternity leave before you go into labor, like say the weaker day of your due date, etc. Consider if you want to keep your current job long term. You'll want to talk with your husband and dad or dad to be about your current work situation and how your occupation now will work out with you having a baby sometimes may be just fine for women without kids but really are not ideal for moms. So think about how your decision will affect your family and also who will be caring for your child and the cost if you continue working outside the home. If after a lot of thought and discussion You decide that your current position just isn't going to work with having a baby.

And you'll need to think of a solution. Granted, not all of these are going to apply or work out for you. But here are five options you could consider if it won't work for you to keep your current job long term. Option number one, see if you can switch positions within the same company if this will make things better, or reduce your hours as possible. If you like the company, and you feel it's a specific position or hours your work that would be the issue. You could talk to your supervisor about changing positions or the hours you work.

You may not be able to but if you know your current situation is going to be problematic. You may want to inquire if this is an option. Option number two, find a new job while you're pregnant. If you know for a fact that you cannot stay at the job you're at, you may want to start looking for another job right away. There are pros and cons of doing this in early pregnancy during your first trimester, especially if this is your first practice. See, it'll be unlikely that you're showing already which may improve your chances of getting another job.

Well, it's true that potential employers legally aren't supposed to discriminate against her pregnant woman. The reality is that most employers are not going to want to hire someone that's about to leave for a couple months after they just got hired and trained, unless you find a way to convince them that you are an asset they just can't live without. You'll want to find out though preferably before you start a new job, what benefits you're entitled to including maternity, and how long you need to be employed before you can use them. Some employers will require that you're employed for at least 90 days or maybe longer prior to qualifying for benefits. And this may also vary depending on local laws where you live and and company specific policies. On the other hand, some moms may not want to switch employers early on in pregnancy, and I don't want to worry your sound negative and this isn't something I like talking about, but some people and medical professionals feel their way Because miscarriage is highest and early pregnancy so for this reason some woman may want to hold off on big life changes like switching jobs until later in pregnancy.

And some woman may also have something about their personal medical history or pregnancy that would put them at higher risk. Unfortunately, though, there's always a small chance of miscarriage at any point in pregnancy, just like there's a possibility of other unfortunate things that could happen in life. But anyways, if you need to change your work situation, but you don't want to wish him poor employment early on in pregnancy, you can still at least try to figure out now what solution you plan on implementing later. So moving on to our next option, option number three, stop working completely and become a stay at home mom. Now not everyone will be able to do this, especially women that end up in the position of being single moms. And it can be an incredibly tight budget even when you have a husband working full time especially if the cost of living is high in your area.

However, if your husband or dad to be is able to To support you both, you should definitely look into this option. At least when your baby is young. daycare is pretty expensive and sometimes it's the most cost efficient way for a parent to stay home. Because of this. Take a look at your budget and see if you can rework it and reduce expenses so that one income will work for you. Or at the very least, you may be able to afford to cut back on your hours so much less.

Option number four, become a stay at home and work at home mom. There are many work from home opportunities these days. If you choose this option, you may want to try to find a good work at home job while you're pregnant. Some work at home jobs are super flexible and you can basically work whenever you want. other avenues of working from home require a stricter schedule, especially if you're working under someone else versus working completely for yourself. So just my experience with us.

I personally quit my job when I was about seven and a half months pregnant during my first pregnancy. First like any maternity leave, I would have had and my husband completely provided for us while I stayed at home. After my baby was around for months, I ended up getting into the word first work from home job I applied to. I know that definitely doesn't happen for everyone. I've been working part time ever since. The job I thought was a freelance writing ghostwriting job for other companies blogs, and I later started my own website and blog.

So for me personally, I picked writing as my application because this is something I enjoy doing and it comes somewhat natural to me. So I suggest that if you want to be self employed, you look for a type of work that you have a natural skill or passion for. And if you don't naturally have this skill, you can most likely learn it as long as you have this as our passion to do so. You may also need to be creative and look for a different way to use talents that you already have. Just make sure any work at home opportunities you pursue are legit and not a scam. If you're determined to work from home, give yourself a designation.

A period of time to conquer the learning curve with any new type of work and be committed to doing your best during that timeframe. Some self employment and jobs will pan out if you patiently persevere. So you don't want to give up on something before you've given yourself adequate time to see results. If it doesn't work out after you've tried for a reasonable time, and think about why learn from it and try to move on to something else that won't have the same pitfalls. A challenge of being a work at home mom of a newborn. I do just want to mention that it can be challenging trying to work at home for some moms because essentially you are multitasking, trying to care for your baby while you're working.

Newborns can be very time consuming. And when you work outside the home, it is easier to focus solely on work while you're there because someone else is caring for your baby. If you want to make the stay at home, work at home situation work for you. Here are a few tips. One try to get worked on while your baby's napping or after they go down for the night. Just think You aren't missing out on your own sleeping a process to depending on what your work at home occupation is, you may be able to get some work done during feedings too.

For me, I either use a Boppy pillow and work on my laptop or lay down a nurse and get some work done on my phone. Three, see if your husband or someone else maybe a grandma who can't get enough of her new grandbaby will watch the baby for some or all of your working hours. Or take advantage of baby items you can use to keep your baby occupied and content such as wearing them in a rubber carrier, or placing them in a swing or bronzer. For myself, personally, I feel like being a work at home mom is 110% worth it. But every mom is different and your situation is of course different than mine. So if you don't feel the same way, that's totally fine, but I just wanted to mention this as an employment option that you may or may not want to consider.

Option number five, resign from your job after maternity leave. I would be cautious about this option depending on What the maternity leave policies are where you work. Because it's possible there may be some clause in employee manual or contract that would make it where you wouldn't be entitled to certain pair benefits if you quit within a certain timeframe or don't provide sufficient notice. However, I do know that there have been moms who have successfully quit their jobs during maternity leave for not too long after they returned to work and were still able to receive their benefits. If you decide this would work in your situation, and you won't be disqualified from any maternity leave benefits, I suggest giving what is considered professional notice for your type of job. Note that some employers want more than two weeks notice just because of the nature of the position.

Of course, if you decide to go with this option, you'll still need a plan for your employment situation after leaving your current job. You could become a stay at home mom or work at home mom after your maternity leave or start looking for another job to start after you've resigned from your frontline to do next review And fill out page three of the first trimester workbook. And when you're writing you can move on to the next lesson in this section which is Part Seven make room for baby in your home. Remember though to pace yourself with this course so that you can benefit from an apply the tips that we discussed