Hero Mom Uses Maternity Leave To Travel The World With Newborn

Hero Mom Uses Maternity Leave To Travel The World With Newborn Most working moms with young children arent thinking about traveling the worldespecially after just giving birth. But that is justwhat Karen Edwards is doingthanks to herbei countrysgenerous maternity leave policy.The 33-year-old mother of two from London is currently trekking the globe with her husband, Shaun, and their 3-year-old daughter Esm and newborn son Quinn. The family started the trip when Quinn welches just 9-weeks-old.In an interview withABC News, Karen explains that she took a similar trip when her daughter was born. She also says thattraveling with her kidsis surprisingly less demanding than juggling motherhood while managing a home.I try to explain to people its actually easier than being at home because at home youve got so much more things to do in just running a household, she said. Were really happy with what were doing.She has been documenting her travels on her Instagram account which has almost 100, 000 followers.Shaun also has his own accountwith even more photos of the family.In case you were wondering, Karen is a nurse manager and has partially paid leave for the first nine months and unpaid leave for the final three months. The family says they are affording the trip by renting out their house while they are away. It also appears that some of their Instagram posts are sponsored by advertisers.So far they have been to exotic locations including Spain, Central America and the Pacific Northwest.Here are some of our favorite shots of Karen and her family enjoying her time offShopping in Guatemala.(Source Instagram)Feeding iguanas in Belize.(Source Instagram)Posing for a family photo in San Francisco.(Source Instagram)Checking out a zebra in South Africa.(Source Instagram)Taking in the Canadian Rocky Mountains.(Source Instagram)Breastfeeding in Vietnam.(Source Instagram)Relaxing in Spain.(Source Instagram)Enjoying the view in Yosemite Park.(Source Instagram)Touring a winery in B ritish Columbia, Canada.(Source Instagram)Visiting LEGOLAND in Florida.(Source Instagram)--This article originally appeared on WorkingMother.com.