Going Back to Work: Mary Ellen’s Story
My Position: Kindergarten teacher Length of Time Off: Nine months Position Status: Full-time When I first found out I was going to have a December baby, I was very excited because I knew that I would be taking the remainder of the year off and returning to work the following September. As a teacher, I have [...]
Going Back to Work: Christy’s Story
My Position: 911 Dispatcher Length of Time Off: 7 weeks Position Status: Full Time I didn’t know what to expect with having a newborn. I wasn’t sure if Alexis would be an easygoing baby or a difficult baby— all I knew going into my time off was that I could take up to 12 weeks off with FMLA (Family [...]
Real Mama: Sam A.
Tell us a little about yourself… I’m 26 years old with a wonderful, supportive husband and two beautiful children. I married my best friend in August 2008. Our daughter, Emma, was born in January, 2011, and our son, Matthew, was born in November, 2012. I work full-time as a loan officer at a local credit [...]
Going Back to Work: Corey’s Story
My Position: Developmental specialist at Children’s Hospital in CO Length of Time Off: Six weeks Position Status: Full-time (although I returned part-time for the first four weeks) For as long as I can remember, I have been as career-focused as they come. My little man was a surprise, and at first I was actually a [...]
Real Mama: Denise B.
Tell us a little about yourself… I am 31 years old. I married my high school sweetheart and we have a sweet, almost-2-year-old baby girl named Ava and two dogs named Lola and Guido. I grew up in an Italian family where family values are top priority. I would go to bat for my family [...]
Real Mama: Amanda P.
Tell us a little about yourself… I’m a 33 year-old mama of a toddler boy and two Boxers. My son Parker is two, and my dogs, a boy named Stewart and a girl named Tivi, are both four. My husband, Curt and I have been married for three years and we dated for seven years before [...]
Real Mama: Corey P.
Tell us a little about yourself… I am a 26-year-old mama to two amazing little men. Landon was born in April of 2011 and Ryan was born in September of 2012. I grew up in a small town in Colorado and I went to college at Colorado State, where I studied psychology and biomedical sciences. [...]
Real Mama: Rebecca S.
Tell us a little about yourself… I’m a full time working mom with a 2.5 year old boy and another little boy on the way who will be here in a few weeks. I’ve been married for 4.5 years. I breastfed my son for two years, we cosleep (wasn’t my intention, but oh well) and [...]
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