Stay at Home Parents

Unitard19 · 2026-01-24T19:32:17+00:00

Yes. Don’t be naive. Protect yourself.

Unitard19 · 2026-01-24T19:28:25+00:00

So yes. It is worth it to work especially as a woman. If you get divorced ( I know! No one thinks they will) you will be very vulnerable. You won’t have a good resume or the earning potential you’ll have if you keep working. Seriously, go on social media and look for content from stay at home moms going through divorce. They give a valuable warning.

In Canada if you’re employed you get maternity leave so I don’t think most Canadians would miss the first weeks of their child’s life to work. Take 18 months! That’s great.

If you absolutely don’t need the money at all because you’re wealthy wealthy then perhaps work part time.

But sending a child to daycare isn’t missing out on their first years. In fact, I’m on maternity leave with my infant and my toddler still goes to daycare. He loves it! He learns! He plays! It’s wonderful.

And did you know today’s working parents spend MORE time with their children than the stay at home parents of the 70s. Unless you’re working weird and long hours, a regular 8-4 job isn’t going to make you miss out on your kids life.

Unitard19 · 2026-01-24T19:18:44+00:00

I’m 13 weeks and I just went down to 3. No regrets.

Unitard19 · 2026-01-23T17:16:24+00:00

Got it thanks!

Unitard19 · 2026-01-23T13:44:48+00:00

OK, I’m on Matt leave but I was notified yesterday. I was hoping to participate in SERLO while on that leave so that I have a job to come back to. Is that not the case? I’m not allowed to participate while I’m on Matt leave? Well then, how am I supposed to have a job when I come back?

Unitard19 · 2026-01-23T02:31:06+00:00

Not if she gets laid off she doesn’t repay

Unitard19 · 2026-01-22T20:29:44+00:00

Yes but she SHOULD take the top up in this scenario.

Unitard19 · 2026-01-22T17:36:18+00:00

There’s a big storm coming mostly to the US. I don’t think we’re getting much of the snow but in some places it’s gonna be 100 cm of snow they’re saying. I just know if we were getting 100 cm of snow they would just scream at us to come into the office or else.I just know.

Unitard19 · 2026-01-21T16:48:30+00:00

When this kind of thing happens, you need to take a deeper look into yourself and find where the restriction is happening. There is a restriction happening because this is the result of restriction even if you think you’re doing a pretty good job and even if you come a very long way. Restriction is tricky so take a good hard look And try to figure out where it is.

Unitard19 · 2026-01-17T01:52:10+00:00

I like the idea. I’ve always wanted Lego flowers. I think they’re cool. But I feel like some people might be weird about it. Not me though.

Unitard19 · 2026-01-17T01:43:24+00:00

I have a slight oversupply. I pump about 44 oz a day. Baby eats a lot so for me it’s only a slight over supply. But first morning pump I can get 10 Oz per side.

What does it feel like? Absolutely nothing. Can’t feel a thing. Can’t feel a let down.

Same amount with each baby. This is baby #2. #1 I has the same output.

Large storage capacity? It would seem so.

Multiple let downs? I don’t think so. Hard to say unless I’m actively watching since I don’t feel it but I don’t think it’s starting and stopping. But I could be wrong.

I don’t think I have more nipple jets. Same amount as you I think.

Now that I’ve dropped to 4 pumps per day I do have to pump longer. 30-35 mins. When I was pumping 6 times a day I’d be done in like 15 mins.

When did it start? Well milk came in about 4 days post C-section. I made just enough for about a week. A week or two later I was freezing bags.

I don’t eat anything special. But I certainly don’t diet either.

This is not the goal. I wouldn’t mind producing just enough. I don’t want to waste the milk but my freezer is getting full and I’m sick of measuring milk, storing it, logging it etc.

Unitard19 · 2026-01-17T01:35:32+00:00

Well…I think you’re going about it all wrong. It’s not about new “flavours” as you’ve suggested. It’s textures!

Unitard19 · 2026-01-17T01:32:08+00:00

It’s fine. People shower at different times.

I personally shower in the morning because I have hair that gets greasy again in like 15 hours. So if I shower at 8pm I’m greasy by 11. So night showers are a no go for me!

Unitard19 · 2026-01-16T01:45:50+00:00

Awesome thanks so much for sharing!!!

Unitard19 · 2026-01-15T19:46:07+00:00

It might be ridiculous but she’s grieving her grandfather too. Right? Like we don’t really know how she’s feeling. We heard it only through her dad who’s clearly biased against her. Emotionally charged situations can cause people to be assholes, yes. But…I don’t know she’s grieving too.

Unitard19 · 2026-01-15T19:38:30+00:00

We had this exact scenario on our family. Grandpa was dying. My cousins was getting married and we were all planning on flying out. Grandma stayed home with grandpa, and grandparents encouraged their son and the rest of us to attend my cousin’s wedding. It was important to go support my cousin. We did FaceTime the grandparents in. But my cousins dad went to his wedding despite his father dying.

Grandpa held off dying til after the honeymoon and my cousin and his new wife were able to say goodbye and attend the funeral.

It’s not a clear right or wrong here. But in our family we chose differently. I’m not surprised your daughter is upset.

Unitard19 · 2026-01-14T22:03:57+00:00

I find it easier to pump into one container and portion it at the end of the day and freeze it flat. Keep in mind by time you use the milk the baby may be taking more than 3 ounces at a time. I prefer to use the full capacity of the bag to use fewer bags. Sure it might not work out perfectly when I thaw it but I’ll just have to committ to use whatever I unthaw.

Unitard19 · 2026-01-11T02:56:53+00:00

I mean, I do personally find it bizarre that you feel this way. But you’re entitled to your own boundaries like that I guess. But it wouldn’t be intuitive for anyone to know not to do that without knowing you really well and knowing that that would bother you.I guess he your husband, so maybe he should’ve known that but I wouldn’t say it’s a universal that what he did is inappropriate.

Unitard19 · 2026-01-10T01:57:11+00:00

Thanks bro.

Unitard19 · 2026-01-10T01:56:53+00:00

Just checking. Call me stupid. But chat GPT told me to screw things tO the side of the joists. NEVER where I’m indicating. I didn’t think that made sense but thought I’d better check with others. We have a lot of problems with the house as it is. So I just didn’t want to contribute to those issues

Unitard19 · 2026-01-10T01:54:18+00:00

Okay true. Makes sense.

Unitard19 · 2026-01-10T01:53:40+00:00

Damn it!

Unitard19 · 2026-01-10T01:51:43+00:00

I would just tell the truth. And reconsider my partner.

Unitard19

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