4 Great Presents for New Mums

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Motherhood is one of the greatest stages in a woman's life. Being a new mother is not the easiest thing in the whole world but it’s a real miracle. It needs a proper amount of time to learn how to be the best version of yourself, in this new adventure. Have no fear of making some mistakes because it’s more than normal to not be perfect at the beginning of being a new mom. 

Picking up a present for someone is always a very tricky situation and it becomes trickier when it comes to a new mum. Most of the time, we tend to pick a gift that is useful for the newborn, but the best choice is to pick a present that is valuable for the mother herself.

If you are looking for the best presents to buy for a new mother, here you will find the 4 most unique and beautiful ideas.

Maternity leave and being pregnant in the workplace… do you know your rights?

When I was pregnant with Bug my job came to an end and with a number of months to go until my maternity leave started I hoped to find a new job for the meantime.  During that time I applied for a host of jobs and with it nearing Christmas I thought it would be perfect if I could find a seasonal vacancy as the job would naturally come to an end just before my maternity leave started and I would not feel like I was letting an employer down by starting a job to only have to go on maternity leave a matter of months later.

A dilemma I had when attending interviews was whether I should mention the fact that I was pregnant or not, especially as I was concerned that my growing baby bump would highlight the fact that I was pregnant whether I mentioned it or not.  In the end I decided that honesty was the best policy and informed potential employers of my pregnancy during interviews as I knew it would have to discussed in a matter of weeks when I approached my 25th week of pregnancy if I got a job.  I was pleasantly surprised by the response I got during interviewers and did not feel that I was being discriminated against and not considered for the job because of my pregnancy.

Even though I had a positive experience with potential employers when I informed them of my pregnancy during interviews I was very worried about raising the matter and thought that it would negatively affect my chances of getting a job.