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Fifth Trimester: The Working Mom's Guide to Style, Sanity, and Big Success After Baby
Fifth Trimester: The Working Mom's Guide to Style, Sanity, and Big Success After Baby | Lauren Smith Brody
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The Fifth Trimester is your new best friend: a brilliant, tells-it-like-it-is guide that helps moms cope with the demands of the real world after the baby arrives The first three trimesters (and the fourth--those blurry newborn days) are for the baby, but the Fifth Trimester is when the working mom is born. No matter what the job or how you define work, you're going to have a lot of questions. When will I go back? How should I manage that initial "I want to quit" attack? Flex-time or full-time? How can I achieve 50/50 at home with my partner? What's the best option for childcare? Is it possible to look like I slept for eight hours instead of three? And . . . why is there never a convenient space to pump? Whether you're in the final stages of pregnancy or hitting the panic button on your last day of leave, The Fifth Trimester is your one-stop shop for the honest, funny, and comforting tips, to-do lists, and take-charge strategies you'll need to embrace your new identity as a working parent and set yourself up for success. Based on interviews with 700+ candidly speaking moms in wildly varied fields and incredible expert advice, The Fifth Trimester tackles every personal and professional detail with the wit, warmth, and inspiration you need to win when you head back to work. Like What to Expect When You're Expecting and The Happiest Baby on the Block, this is an indispensable guide every new mom needs on her shelf.
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aschermetz
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LOVED. L-O-V-E-D. Great for ALL working moms, whether you are just coming back from leave, have been back for years, work in an office, freelance, work at home, or otherwise. Lots of great tips and practical advice for handling maternity leave, obviously, but also TONS of great stuff on parental leave on the whole, spousal/partner relationships, and most impactful to me—paving the way for those who will come after us. Highly recommend.

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aschermetz
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I seriously love the 4th of July! I think it might be my second favorite holiday (after Christmas, of course). So relaxing and fun and all about good food and drink and family time (at least at our house). Wishing you and yours a very Happy Independence Day! 🇺🇸🍉🌭🍦🍻🙌❤️🇺🇸

ofclumsywords Fourth of July is my favorite too! Enjoy your day! 6y
robinb Happy Fourth of July!!! 🎉🎉🎉 6y
InBooksILive The Fourth is my favorite too! I love fireworks and my birthday is the 5th 😁 6y
Mollyanna Happy Fourth of July! 6y
Zelma Great view/reading spot! 6y
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aschermetz
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Current reads: fiction, audiobook, non-fiction.

If you are a working mom, I highly recommend the tagged book! Practical and uplifting, even if you aren‘t coming back from maternity leave.

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BeckyandBooks
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Looking for return-to-work motivation after baby...look no further!

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Chelsea.Poole
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This is my second time around for the "fifth trimester", returning to work after maternity leave, and other new baby stuff, so I was already pretty much prepared. But for (working) new moms the first time around, this book is excellent. ????‍?

Equinm What wonderful encouragement ❤️💙 7y
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JackOBotts
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Wrapped this read tonight...filled with advice from working moms about the return to the office ("the 5th trimester"). Marked pages with potentially helpful advice; easily skipped the sections that didn't apply. Author includes a "Going Back to Work Tomorrow" quick reference at the start for even faster review. Smart momma!

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ElectricKatyLand
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Highly recommend for all pregnant and new moms. This is a great mix of honest and motivational anecdotes from women who have successfully gone back to work after having a baby and somehow made it all work. In sum: parenting and working are each hard and both rewarding.

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Chelsea.Poole
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Some new nonfiction things I'm doing while feeding the baby. 😊

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