Packed with honest, funny, and comforting advice--"a book you MUST read if you are returning to work after the birth of a child.... I loved it and you will too." --New York Times bestselling author Lois P. Frankel, Ph.D. The first three trimesters (and the fourth--those blurry newborn days) are for the baby, but the Fifth Trimester is when the working mom is born. A funny, tells-it-like-it-is guide for new mothers coping with the demands of returning to the real world after giving birth, The Fifth Trimester contains advice from 800 moms, including: -The boss-approved way to ask for flextime (and more money!) -How to know if it's more than "just the baby blues" -How to pump breastmilk on an airplane (or, if you must, in a bathroom) -What military science knows about working through sleep deprivation -Your new sixty-second get-out-of-the-house beauty routine -How to turn your commute into a mini-therapy session -Your daycare tour or nanny interview, totally decoded