The Best Friend's Guide to Maternity Leave: Making the Most of Your Precious Time at Home - Hardcover

Every working mother-to-be knows that her time on maternity leave will fly by, and that just when she gets the hang of the dramatically different pace and routine, it will be time to return to work. The refrain is all too common: "I wish someone had told me from the start how to make the most of my leave...I would have enjoyed it more!"The Best Friend's Guide to Maternity Leave provides much-needed sisterly advice on making the most of this precious and unique "vacation." From hard-won wisdom on getting a paid maternity leave to dealing with the emotional return to work; from tips on bonding with a newborn to unique activities that will memorialize the time together, The Best Friend's Guide is the book every expecting mother needs and that every wise friend will want to give her.

In the tradition of the best-selling Girlfriend's Guide to Pregnancy and Childbirth, the perfect gift for moms-to-be: a smart and friendly guide to enjoying maternity leave. Every working mother-to-be knows that her time on maternity leave will fly by, and that just when she gets the hang of the dramatically different pace and routine, it will be time to return to work. The refrain is all too common: "I wish someone had told me from the start how to make the most of my leaveI would have enjoyed it more!"The Best Friend's Guide to Maternity Leave provides much-needed sisterly advice on making the most of this precious and unique "vacation." From hard-won wisdom on getting a paid maternity leave to dealing with the emotional return to work; from tips on bonding with a newborn to unique activities that will memorialize the time together, The Best Friend's Guide is the book every expecting mother needs and that every wise friend will want to give her.