You need a new doctor. My doctor also told me about the new 3 year recommendation at my last annual. But he also said that since I’ve had an abnormal pap smear (actually I had them for seven straight years with several colposcopies and cervical biopsies) that he would just fight my insurance company to make sure I get…

where is maternity leave paid? Not in the United States, not even in California for the majority of educators. They don’t pay into state disability like other workers so they can’t get pregnancy disability leave.

I bet Mississippi has (or had) a similar law to Louisiana. My mom legally changed her name when she was pregnant so I would be born with my bio dad’s last name even though he ran out on her when she got pregnant. It also helped her keep her job as a school teacher because she told them she’d gotten married. No unwed…

morning diaper change songs are “Alouette” (but I only know two verses) and “Frere Jacque”. It’s awesome to hear a two year old bludgeon my awful french. Sometimes that morphs into “ABCs” and finally “Doe a Dear”. The baby loves it and instantly calms when I start Frere Jacque. At night, it’s “Island in the Sun” and “…

Nursing tells your body to make more milk. If you don’t nurse, then your body thinks it doesn’t need milk then. Also skipping a feed leads to engorgement and clogged ducts. And sometimes you get mastitis. I pump mite than baby usually eats while I’m at work, so on weekends I had to be careful if baby isn’t fully…

Merlin was the best for my daughter. But my second is a thumb and we stopped swaddling early with no problem.  

Best response I read tonight. With my first, she slept so well that had to wake her to nurse. Until she was nine months old and she decided to wake twice a night. That went on till we stopped nursing to sleep at 14 months. Now my six month old is up once or twice but it isn’t so bad. I only have to nurse for 10 to 15…

Every time the baby eats, mom needs to pump. So if dad feeds with a bottle, then mom is still up pumping. Not worth it.  

I wish I had more stars to give you! These commenters are making me crazy.

Swing Left told me that Issa’s district is the closest one to me that has a chance. My huddle and I will help your district in whatever efforts you need to make that happen.

Probably not, Asiz Ansari had an episode about it in his “Master of None” series in 2015.(Episode 4 - Indians on TV)

I wondered what that button was. I think I’m too sleep deprived to recognize the symbol even though I’m a Spotify user. Maybe that’s why Spotify stopped showing up in my notification bar. Gotta check it out on the way home.

I never quite know what to say to my babbling baby/now toddler. The 2 year old is mostly coherent but the 5 month old is just a string of coos. Mostly I say “un-huh, interesting, anything else?” or “You seem to have a lot to say baby, want to sing a song?” and then I go into Twinkle Twinkle or something. With the…

No reason to be jealous; many, many shoes start in a size 6 so I never even have a chance. And I can’t even where kids shoes because I have really narrow feet and most kid shoes are wide. I crossed my fingers that I’d grow a half to whole size with pregnancy like my mom did, but no such luck. My poor toddler seems to…

No reason to be jealous; many, many shoes start in a size 6 so I never even have a chance. And I can’t even where…

I am so tempted by those Oxblood booties but I already bought three pairs earlier this week and I don’t want to spend another $50 just to get free shipping. Luckily, two of the pairs were for my kids so that makes me feel a little better. These sales usually work well for me because not a lot of people are size 5.

I am so tempted by those Oxblood booties but I already bought three pairs earlier this week and I don’t want to…

My spending weakness is almost always baby items: clothes, shoes, diapers. I try to buy things in advance when they are at their cheapest and before you know it I’m buying a pair of Toms (during their secret sale clearance) for my 5-month old that he might not wear till he’s 2. Luckily, we’re not shopping at Amazon…

One of the former owners of my company was like that. He’d come over to your desk and rub shoulders, kiss cheeks, basically get all up in my personal space. Luckily, he worked primarily out of his home which was 2 hours away and I only saw him a few times a year. And the current owner bought him out so I haven’t had…

I just cancelled Hulu after putting it on hold a couple times. We don’t really use it but I just couldn’t bring myself to cancel and then I’d get hit with a month or two of charges that I didn’t notice at first when the hold ended.

Just tried to fill out my W-4 and used the two-earners/multiple jobs worksheet. I think they purposefully try to be complex. It’s extra confusing because not only do my husband and I both work but I also have a side job. Add in two kids, multiple itemized deductions, and pre-tax FSA withholdings, I just hope we don’t…

Looks useful, we do baby sign but I’m always looking to pick up a few more words. I probably only know a couple dozen but it certainly helped when she could sign milk but couldn’t say it.