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More Tips for New Moms Going Back to Work

I recently posted a video about tips for new moms heading back to work. It’s not surprising, several moms wrote in saying it was one of the toughest things they ever had to do. One mom (Susy) even shared her tips on returning to work afer the baby. By the way, Suzy is a mom of a 4-and-a-half year old son. She was working at a construction company when she went back to work – which wasn’t very “mom friendly” at the time. Suzy helped lead the way in making changes at her company and here are her tips.

• Expect to be hormonal and moody
• Ease back into work with a flex schedule (if you ask, some employers will let you ramp up your hours)
• Figure out where you’ll pump (Hard to believe but some employers don’t have a designated pumping location for new moms)
• Go online (there are plenty of mom support groups to help you manage the joy and frustration of being a new working mom)

I Love the 80’s!

I’m not embarrassed to say it, “I love the 80’s!” I’m sure I have a diary entry somewhere that reads “…when I grow up I want to be just like Coco (ya know, Irene Cara’s character from the film, Fame).” I think it was a combo of my young age,  the music and the fashion. Truth be known, I listen to 80’s music all the time. In fact, my I-pod is loaded with tunes from Culture Club, Madonna, Donna Summer and The Go-Go’s. And as much as I love me some 80’s fashion I did make a promise to my husband never to wear my acid-washed jeans, fingerless lace gloves and leg warmers out in public. So, imagine my excitement when I was walking thru Baby Gap recently and spotted the cutest little leg warmers ever! Of course I bought them – didn’t even think twice.

Well, I quickly came off my leg warmer high. My 4-year old said the new tubes I was holding were ugly and she’d never wear them. I was bummed. But then like all quick-thinking mothers do – I made something up. I remembered my daughter’s ballet teacher (Ms. T) wears leg warmers. And in my daughter’s eyes, Ms. T can do no wrong. So, I told her it would make Ms. T soooooo happy if she wore her new leg warmers to class. And guess what? It worked. That’s if you count the two minutes she wore them before complaining and whining that they itched her legs. Fortunately, I had my I-phone on me and snapped this photo. I love it! My little “Coco” – if even for just a moment.

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Welcome to Lizziebtv!

Well, here it is! My foray into online media.  I can’t believe this day has finally arrived – I’ve been talking about doing this for what seems like forever.  So, what can you expect to find at Lizziebtv?  I’d like to think you’ll find lots of cool video content that informs, entertains and makes all you moms out there laugh (or cry). My goal is to feature a new video every week so check back often.  In the meantime, please click around – check out the site and  share with all your mom friends.  Oh, and don’t forget to leave comments and tell me what you think.