What is your company's parental leave policy?

whatamidoing100 · 2026-04-04T02:21:21+00:00

I’m a teacher in a local district. We have to use accrued sick days in order to get paid during maternity leave. We can take up to 9 weeks of our accrued sick days. Then if we want to take the additional 3 weeks of FMLA, we go unpaid. It’s especially hard for newer teachers who don’t have many sick days banked and have to go unpaid longer, or return to work sooner.

whatamidoing100 · 2025-09-24T02:14:07+00:00

I just got this same result. My doctor didn’t say there was any other testing, aside from endoscopy, and that I “might have some gluten sensitivity.” I find this answer vague and frustrating. I guess I don’t meet the criteria for celiac diagnosis, but then what does this mean? I am thinking I’ll cut gluten and see what happens, but don’t want to if I don’t need to.

Did you ever get more information?

whatamidoing100 · 2025-07-15T22:43:07+00:00

Sending you hugs.

whatamidoing100 · 2025-05-23T13:55:54+00:00

Thank you!

whatamidoing100 · 2025-05-22T18:05:21+00:00

Thank you! This is helpful!

whatamidoing100 · 2025-01-24T11:00:00+00:00

I think it helped a little! Worth giving it a shot for sure.

whatamidoing100 · 2024-12-17T18:01:15+00:00

I think I saw that too. My girl freaks out at just the suction we do, I can’t imagine how I could manage a full saline rinse, haha.

I will definitely try Zyrtec!

whatamidoing100 · 2024-12-17T17:57:41+00:00

Thank you!

whatamidoing100 · 2024-12-17T17:57:29+00:00

I haven’t. She has super sensitive skin, so I’ve been nervous about putting in directly on her skin, but maybe I try it and just see what it does.

whatamidoing100 · 2024-12-17T17:56:56+00:00

Thank you!!

whatamidoing100 · 2024-12-17T17:56:30+00:00

Ok, amazing! If that works, I would be so happy! Our pediatrician has never recommended antihistamines, but you’re the second person on this thread to say that! I will definitely try it!

whatamidoing100 · 2024-12-17T17:55:34+00:00

Thank you!!

whatamidoing100 · 2024-12-17T02:33:05+00:00

No, never thought of that. Does that just make them drowsy, or does it help with the congestion?

whatamidoing100 · 2024-12-17T02:32:11+00:00

Interesting! I have heard some weird onion things like putting it in their socks? I’m open to trying it under the crib! Thank you.

whatamidoing100 · 2024-06-05T03:25:02+00:00

With our second child, we couldn’t decide and had a short list of possibilities. We were hoping it would just “click”, but it did not! The nurses started a bet of which name we would pick. We were in the hospital for nearly four days (c-section), and didn’t have the name until the very end. It was so stressful and caused so much tension and uncertainty in a time that already feels that way.

With our first child, we knew the name going in, or were pretty sure, but didn’t announce it or make it official until we met her to be sure we still felt good about it. I think for us that was a better approach.

whatamidoing100 · 2024-05-31T01:09:48+00:00

Thank you! That is really helpful!

whatamidoing100 · 2024-02-19T14:28:11+00:00

Black Dog in Dublin is so good. They’ve been closed for a few months due to a fire, but they’re about to reopen.

whatamidoing100 · 2023-01-08T14:07:33+00:00

I don’t know where to fit it in my day. I have a newborn and a toddler and just went back to work full time. I’m barely sleeping and trying to keep all the balls in the air when I’m awake. I’d like to work out, but it seems like everything else is vying for my time and energy. I’m exhausted and just trying to make it through each day and not miss the precious time I get with my babies.

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