(1) 1.45 lb container of Similac Advance Infant Formula. (1) 2-ct package of Phillips Avent Soothie Pacifiers. (1) Baby Brezza Formula Pro. As I stood in the checkout line at Babies “R” Us and surveyed the contents of my cart I felt like a Breastfeeding Class drop-out. I had every intention of breastfeeding my son…
I recently wrote about the decision of leaving the workforce versus remaining in the work force after having a baby. The two choices of stay-at-home parent and work-out-of-the-home parent seem to have such definitive boundaries around what they are. But what about when employment means something different than putting on a blazer every morning, making a commute, and…
The National Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that in 2014 “the labor force participation rate of mothers with infants under a year old was 57.1 percent” and that “there was little difference in the participation rates of married mothers and those with other marital statuses.” This means that in 2014 slightly more than half of…
