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What kind of work do you do?

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Tucky
I initially posted this topic under a different section, but I think it didn't get much attention so here it is again.

Hi everyone,

What kind of work do you do, and how do you balance it with your child(ren)? Currently, I own a restaurant where I work as the head chef. I have a daughter who is now 1.5 years old, and I'd like to have a second child. This requires a lot of time and attention. I worked until the end of my pregnancy last time. It was exhausting. I want to do things differently this time. I've been wanting to sell the business for a while now and make a career change. Not just any job, but I really want to get into funeral care, and I'm particularly interested in post-mortem care . Does anyone have experience with this? How does it all work?

I'd love to hear from you!

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  1. Falca #2

    I work in home care. I'm a nurse, so I work irregular hours, but this is easy to combine with caring for our little one. My husband has a regular job with normal hours from 7 to 4.
    The little one goes to daycare 2 days a week and spends one afternoon with my mother-in-law. I worked there until 4 weeks before my maternity leave, which was fine for me since I didn't have a difficult pregnancy. In my team, they do take into account that you shouldn't be assigned to heavy cases in the last few weeks, and you get adjusted work or routes when you let them know it's getting too much. Personally, I'd switch careers first and finish any necessary training before getting pregnant again, depending on how long it takes. Because combining training and pregnancy can be tough. If it's a short training of a few months, though, it wouldn't matter much. But I don't know how it works in funeral care.
  2. Kat #3

    I'm not working right now, but I'm doing a distance study. I don't know if you need to do a study for a career switch, but as Falca says, it's pretty tough with two kids. I had signed up for the study and a week later I tested positive for our second daughter. She was born in December. Currently, our girls spend one day a week with my in-laws so I can study. Later, I'll have to do an internship four days a week, and here's how we'll handle it: two days with my in-laws, one day dad stays home, and one day they go to daycare. It's tough and demanding, but definitely doable!

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