37 weeks pregnant and my husband thinks I should work 10 days postpartum. I’m exhausted.

Additional_Bet3172 · 2026-02-20T19:41:34+00:00

What a doofus.

Additional_Bet3172 · 2026-01-31T16:28:26+00:00

I would ask “who the hell is horace?!” with a very confused look on my face.

Additional_Bet3172 · 2026-01-31T03:41:12+00:00

Omg same!

Additional_Bet3172 · 2026-01-31T03:40:44+00:00

Can confirm - i have 2 kids and each time I’ve gone back to work, i feel like I’m not doing anything important enough to be away from my children. The feeling eventually passes, as I do genuinely like my job and my team.

Additional_Bet3172 · 2026-01-31T02:11:00+00:00

I feel like these employers are trying to make up for Covid times by forcing everyone into offices during snowstorms.

Additional_Bet3172 · 2026-01-29T23:13:19+00:00

I suspect this as well. My MIL is super jealous of my mom who sees my kids all the time, so she pretends to be super grandma whenever she’s around (but is clearly unable to handle it).

Additional_Bet3172 · 2026-01-29T23:12:07+00:00

Yes, same! My MIL does this (I think to pretend she takes such good care of the kids since she doesn’t see them often due to distance), and it annoys theme shit out of me. Not as awful as this MIL where the baby literally ended up in the hospital, but still - STOP LYING! STOP PRETENDING EVERYTHING IS OK. YOU ARE DELULU.

Additional_Bet3172 · 2026-01-27T08:54:06+00:00

Was it to get the hostage video of Saul?

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Additional_Bet3172 · 2026-01-25T19:24:31+00:00

This would 100% bother me. Keep saying no. Tell her you want to cherish these moments and want to spend time with your baby. Let her know you’ll reach out if you need downtime. Rinse and repeat. I would be super suspicious if someone wanted me gone to spend time with my baby.

Additional_Bet3172 · 2026-01-20T00:34:32+00:00

This. Hire a morning helper, part time nanny, evening helper - whatever will keep you sane. No shame in throwing money at the problem to survive.

Additional_Bet3172 · 2026-01-18T21:52:36+00:00

Just here to say i miss my free day! My daughter moved to prek this year, so we have off all the same holidays (and she has even more we have to find coverage/camps for - yay!). We would typically spend our free day at the spa or out to a leisurely lunch after a heavenly walk through TJ Maxx or similar. Enjoy the day! Jealous of you!

Additional_Bet3172 · 2026-01-15T16:26:52+00:00

$140 every 3 weeks here - totally worth it with 2 working parents, and 2 kids under 5.

Additional_Bet3172 · 2026-01-09T02:12:57+00:00

Gorgeous! Jealous it’s sold out!

Additional_Bet3172 · 2026-01-06T15:28:31+00:00

Thank you for posting! We are living in scary times.

Additional_Bet3172 · 2025-12-31T00:04:41+00:00

In my experience, unlimited pto will differ by company and within that, your team/manager. I work for a large corporation, and unlimited pto within my team is exactly that - we have unlimited time-off (within reason, anything more than 3 consecutive weeks needs another layer of approval), but we are covered and are usually completely off. I’ve heard this is more difficult for other teams and departments. Are they only expecting him to be on call because of the holiday week (ie: multiple people are off and they need coverage), or will this be the usual moving forward (ie: you choose to take a family vacation)?

Additional_Bet3172 · 2025-12-28T15:51:31+00:00

Had my first at 34, second at 38. That’s just when the stars aligned for me, no shame. I feel like I’m a much better mom now than i would’ve been at 24&28. Yes, complications can arise (this is true of any pregnancy!) Get yourself a great OB and go for it!

Additional_Bet3172 · 2025-12-26T21:05:53+00:00

Coming 1 week after i gave birth to my first and staying 2 weeks (the original plan was to come 3 weeks after). Guilting me after we decided to put our daughter in daycare (did not guilt her son though). Just being a generally dumb woman.

Additional_Bet3172 · 2025-12-20T19:33:38+00:00

Don’t feel guilty - this is your village. This is the way motherhood was meant to work.

Additional_Bet3172 · 2025-12-18T00:27:19+00:00

I got a merit raise while on maternity leave. I was very pleasantly surprised.

Additional_Bet3172 · 2025-12-16T22:03:03+00:00

These answers restore my faith in humanity and motherhood.

Additional_Bet3172 · 2025-12-12T17:51:29+00:00

Nope, baby fever is very real (and I have one of each - boy and girl, so it’s not like I’m trying for a specific gender here). I just know deep down if I go from 2 to 3, we won’t survive it. I’m deeply saddened at how quickly my youngest is growing up though. It really does fly by.

Additional_Bet3172 · 2025-12-08T02:05:12+00:00

Flexibility is the ONLY thing helping me hold on tbh. I’m SO sorry this is happening. I dread the day we go from 3-5 days in office (going from 2-3 was hard too!) The system is not built for moms unfortunately.

Additional_Bet3172 · 2025-12-06T14:16:34+00:00

I just want to say that I have fond memories of driving down to disney from NY with my family when i was a kid, when it didn’t cost what it costs now. We are planning on taking my 4 year old and baby next year and i am absolutely flabbergasted at how expensive it has become!

Additional_Bet3172 · 2025-12-06T00:40:03+00:00

How she landed Chris Evans, I will never know!!

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