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Sahm looking for a job

Looking for recommendations for jobs to work from home while I take care of my lo. Please let me know if anyone is hiring for a easy remote job thank you in advance

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WFH/SAHM

Stay at home moms that are also working from home, what’s your way of making income? Any recommendations? I’m working 5hours a days and also take care of my baby but I want more income because groceries right now are crazy 🥲

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Pregnancy Medicaid?

Does anyone here have pregnancy Medicaid? I got approved for it before getting legally married and they told me once married it wouldn’t matter. Now I’m legally married and about to change my last name they’re telling me I have to reapply all over again? I’m super worried so if anyone has done this before after gett...

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Sick leave before Mat leave

Has anyone gone on sick leave before their maternity leave starts and claimed SSP? I’ve only eligible for Statutory Maternity Pay at work and seen from the online calculator the average earnings for first 6 weeks is worked out during the middle of your pregnancy, so this shouldn’t affect my SMP - just looking for ad...

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Career

So my baby is 5 months old and I’m a first time single mom with a dead beat baby father. I’m thinking about joining the military so that my baby can get a better life with benefits by the time I retire my baby will be 20 years old. I don’t want to leave my baby alone with anyone for the first year of her life but I ...

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Jobs

What jobs do you guys have? I’ve been on mat leave for about 2 years now and thinking about going back to work but have no idea what I want to do🤣 I’ve worked in nurseries for some time but moved over to office/recruitment side the last year or so before having my baby. Is anyone in the IT business?( I’ve been…

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SDI

OB only gave me 2 more weeks for disability leave, regardless of all my issues going on. Has anyone been denied longer time? If so, what was your next move?

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Working from home.

I have an almost 2 year old and one in the way. I'm sick of not working but my toddler has a disability and I don't want daycare raising the new one when she's born. Basically I'm just asking, does anyone work from home? What do you do? How do I go about finding work from home? Every time I try googling it, I just g...

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Going back to work :(

Anyone have to go back to work at the 6 week mark?? I’m struggling a lot I only have one week left with my baby and then I will be gone 4 days for 10 hrs a day. I almost want to look for a different job because this is really hard on me and I want as much time as I can with him. How is everyone preparing to deal wit...

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Returning to work

Who’s returned to work already or when are you? How many days and hours will you be doing per week and is little one going into nursery or have you got family help 🩷

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ACS playing in my face

Tell me how after all the work I went through to fill out this paperwork for a daycare voucher. Despite the fact that income wise I am under the max. Being 72K, and I make a little over 50K. I finally get my voucher and they approved all of $6. $6 yall!! 6 whole dollars. Out of the 950 monthly bill that I have. ...

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FMLA Denied. Anyone else ?”

So I’ve been recently told by my employer that I do not qualify for fmla or a leave of absence for maternity leave. Long story short I have exhausted all sick time when I was out earlier this year due to a different medical reason where I was on state disability leave. They basically said when I go on my leave, the...

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WFH JOB

Does anyone have a recommendation for a work from home job ? Part time/ open schedule

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Work from home moms

Anyone have advice on how to handle toddlers when working from home. My son just turned 2 and he is full on terrible 2s which is hard when I work from home 2 days a week. Any advice?

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Any other small business owner mamas out there? The struggle is real😂

I make handmade baby and children’s clothing and honestly don’t know how to keep up with instagram algorithms it’s insane!! Feeling like I’m not reaching anyone… how do people juggle being a mum, running and small business and on top of that all the digital marketing and constant content that needs to be done?? Feel...

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Is digital marketing a legit and lucrative job/side hustle?

I've been seeing ao many IG posts about digital marketing and it's feeling very scammy. Most of them are trying to sell you a coarse on digital marketing. Is it a legit thing?

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What would you do?

I’m due to start maternity on Friday. I only work 3 days so just have Wednesday and Friday left. I have a uti that got diagnosed today. I’m on meds do I just push through those two days? I’m only 36 +1 weeks 🙃

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Remote jobs

Anyone know of good work from home jobs that pay decently? I don't want to go back to work away from my baby girl

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Work from home?

Hello, does anyone know of any available remote jobs in Illinois? I live in Rockford, and I am having trouble finding one. Thanks ☺️ 😊 🫂 Also, those that are working from home, do you also take care of your baby simultaneously?

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Work?

Hey mamas, Do any of you work from home or know any WFH jobs, in the process of looking for some because I would rather be at home with my baby then having to count on a baby sister daily. Thank you in advance 🩵

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