Hi all,
I'm a department manager (and a mom), and I have a staffer coming back from maternity leave on Monday. It's my first time managing someone who's taken leave before (my team is fairly young/kid-less overall) and I'd love to make sure that I handle her return to work as best I can.

She's been sharing some challenges she's already facing, most of which we all experience when returning - getting used to a pumping schedule, worrying about her 4 month old not sleeping well, needing flexibility to work around the nanny share schedule, etc. I've been doing my best to be as flexible as I can within what my company allows - I got her a work-at-home day once a week, made sure a pumping room was set up for her, etc., but I'd love to know what your bosses have done for you that was really helpful when you returned to work, especially when you were a FTM.

Thanks so much!