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[quote=Anonymous]Hi OP - I was in your shoes two years ago. My husband has been laid off when his company closed and I was expecting my first. I was also a new fed with little leave saved up. Any leave I took would have been unpaid. I think one thing that many of the posters forget when they say “get any job” is that employers are hesitant to hire people who have had corporate careers and just need to fill a gap. My husband applied for retail and Amazon and even as a census worker and never got a call back from one. He would have taken anything. So I understand the stress you are under. I also assume he will be home with the baby so he would need to quit or scale back any gig he found which can also be hard.

My office highly discouraged pregnant moms asking for leave donations, but I did and got about a week covered. I worked up until the day I gave birth and then took 2.5 weeks paid 2 unpaid and went back 5 weeks after birth. I had a long labor (42 hours in the hospital/ 3 pushing) so I was sore for about a week, but by 3 weeks, I was able to take walks and loosen up. There was no choice for me not to go back, so I did. My DH watched our DD and did all the housework. I worked and then came home, cuddled and slept. It was tiring but I pushed through bc we have no family money to fall back on.

I say l this to emphasize with you and know the stress you are under. It’s possible and I’m rooting for you and your family. [/quote]

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