Breastfeeding When You Have Returned to Work
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The night before your first day at work, put the baby’s car seat in the car, lay out your clothes, pack your lunch and your breast pump.
Breastfeed the baby as soon as you get up in the morning, so baby will be content while you are getting ready.
Some mothers […]
Breastfeeding: Before Returning to Work
If you plan to have the caregiver give formula or cow’s milk (for babies over 10 months) to your baby while you are at work, you can start substituting formula or cow’s milk feeds for breastfeeds that will not be given, starting about 2 weeks before you return to work.
It’s a […]
Health Tip - Breastfeeding and Employment
Many mothers have successfully combined breastfeeding and employment. How you do this will depend on your baby’s age, your work schedule, support for breastfeeding in your workplace and your child care arrangements.
Get in touch with other women who have continued to breastfeed after returning to work. They are a good […]
Meal Planning Tips
A weekly meal plan can help you get organized, cut down on trips to the store, and reduce reliance on take-out or delivered foods. Get other family members involved in the planning, shopping, preparation and clean-up.
Variety is the spice of life! Be adventurous and experiment with some new taste sensations by trying new […]
Health Tips - How to Add Life to Your Years
To get the best out of life, start by making your health a priority. Not just your physical health, but all the factors that make your life satisfying and fulfilling. Try to find the balance that works for you and take action when that balance tips […]
Managing conflict at work
Conflicts at work can be stressful and counterproductive for everyone involved.
Common causes of workplace conflict:
Increased responsibility, often with little authority - as the number of supervisors and administrators shrink, employees are increasingly asked to ‘pick up the slack’. Yet, they often face ‘turf’ issues, because they don’t have the authority to recruit […]
Techniques for Taming Tension
Relax on the run? Sounds like an oxymoron, doesn’t it? But when tension makes muscles cramp, moods swing and blood pressure soar, just five minutes of quality down time can make all the difference in the world!
Next time your day goes haywire, these simple suggestions may bring a little inner calm into […]
Sleep - are you getting enough?
Do you drag yourself out of bed each morning, longing for just one more hour of sleep? Well, your instincts are probably right - one more hour of sleep could make a world of difference in how you think and feel.
The reality of our overscheduled lives means that most of […]
Balance at Work
Workplace stress
43% of Americans feel that their job or work is the greatest source of stress in their lives. Recent research links workplace stress to four key factors:
High demand - having too much to do in too short a time
Low control - having too little influence on the way that work is carried […]
Decluttering your life
Living and working in a cluttered environment is expensive. Clutter costs us:
Time - which is priceless and can never be replaced
Energy - because it makes our jobs harder
Financially - because we pay for the initial purchase, pay to maintain the clutter and pay for wasted time spent looking for misplaced items
Peace of mind […]