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AthenaPlusOne · Nov 18th, 2012, 12:39 PM

Y'all with maternity pay make me jealous! Here the are required to give a minimum of 6 weeks for maternity leave but aren't required to pay you for it. And they don't. I'm taking 9 weeks but they are all unpaid, and since I'm a teacher that brings me right up to summer break so I won't work again until the baby is 5 months old, if I even go back!

rose. · Nov 18th, 2012, 14:21 PM

That's so unfair Athena!! I do moan about the amount ill be getting for maternity, but I do feel grateful, as without it there is no way I'd be able to have 9 months off unpaid. We should be able to just about get by, and are trying hard to budget now so we are used to spending the amount we will have when LO is born.

skeet9924 · Nov 18th, 2012, 14:40 PM

That's really unfair Athena!! In Canada we get a year mat leave paid at 60 % of your pay.. Some work tops up to 100% .. Mine just does it for 6 weeks.. But I still get paid for a year

iprettii · Nov 18th, 2012, 14:48 PM

Athena I don't get paid maternity leave as well.. But I do have short term disability so I will get paid weekly.

Lou1234 · Nov 19th, 2012, 03:44 AM

Morning all.

I had my flu jab this morning before work and the nurse spoke to me about the whooping cough jab as well.

I didn't realise that I have to book an appointment with the nurse for my jab and not the midwife! I'm going to hopefully book it for the week before Christmas when I'll be 29 weeks (give my arm a break as the week before that I'll be having blood tests done at my 28 week appointment!).

Amy_T · Nov 19th, 2012, 06:48 AM

Hi all... Hope everyone's ok.

I'm having a panic as think my daughter has slapped cheek syndrome, have a consultant appointment on Thursday so hoping he'll help. X

baby_maybe · Nov 19th, 2012, 07:02 AM

From what I've read about it most adults seem to already have immunity to it even if you don't remember ever having it. I'm sure your consultant can put your mind at rest about it

Amy_T · Nov 19th, 2012, 07:08 AM

Yes hopefully, my youngest daughter had hydrops (slapped cheek can cause this potentially fatal condition) and we went through hell so I am petrified of it happening again.

baby_maybe · Nov 19th, 2012, 07:11 AM

Sorry hun that must have been really scary for you. Fingers crossed you'll get the all clear on Thursday

Amy_T · Nov 19th, 2012, 07:20 AM

It was horrible, just dont want to go through anything like that again! I'm going to speak to midwife before I think as just spoken to my sister in law and my niece has it too so even if my daughter hasn't, I have been exposed to it. She's got to have a blood test so I would rather get the ball rolling sooner rather than later.

Nov 18th, 2012, 12:39 PM	#1291
AthenaPlusOne Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: USA Posts: 476	Y'all with maternity pay make me jealous! Here the are required to give a minimum of 6 weeks for maternity leave but aren't required to pay you for it. And they don't. I'm taking 9 weeks but they are all unpaid, and since I'm a teacher that brings me right up to summer break so I won't work again until the baby is 5 months old, if I even go back!

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Nov 18th, 2012, 14:21 PM	#1292
rose. Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Berkshire Posts: 1,978	That's so unfair Athena!! I do moan about the amount ill be getting for maternity, but I do feel grateful, as without it there is no way I'd be able to have 9 months off unpaid. We should be able to just about get by, and are trying hard to budget now so we are used to spending the amount we will have when LO is born.

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Nov 18th, 2012, 14:40 PM	#1293
skeet9924 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Canada Posts: 4,562	That's really unfair Athena!! In Canada we get a year mat leave paid at 60 % of your pay.. Some work tops up to 100% .. Mine just does it for 6 weeks.. But I still get paid for a year

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Nov 18th, 2012, 14:48 PM	#1294
iprettii Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: NY/Atlanta Posts: 1,272	Athena I don't get paid maternity leave as well.. But I do have short term disability so I will get paid weekly.

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Nov 19th, 2012, 03:44 AM	#1295
Lou1234 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: London Posts: 1,092	Morning all. I had my flu jab this morning before work and the nurse spoke to me about the whooping cough jab as well. I didn't realise that I have to book an appointment with the nurse for my jab and not the midwife! I'm going to hopefully book it for the week before Christmas when I'll be 29 weeks (give my arm a break as the week before that I'll be having blood tests done at my 28 week appointment!).

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Nov 19th, 2012, 06:48 AM	#1296
Amy_T Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Grimsby Posts: 885	Hi all... Hope everyone's ok. I'm having a panic as think my daughter has slapped cheek syndrome, have a consultant appointment on Thursday so hoping he'll help. X

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Nov 19th, 2012, 07:02 AM	#1297
baby_maybe Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: May 2011 Location: UK Posts: 3,681	From what I've read about it most adults seem to already have immunity to it even if you don't remember ever having it. I'm sure your consultant can put your mind at rest about it

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Nov 19th, 2012, 07:08 AM	#1298
Amy_T Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Grimsby Posts: 885	Yes hopefully, my youngest daughter had hydrops (slapped cheek can cause this potentially fatal condition) and we went through hell so I am petrified of it happening again.

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Nov 19th, 2012, 07:11 AM	#1299
baby_maybe Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: May 2011 Location: UK Posts: 3,681	Sorry hun that must have been really scary for you. Fingers crossed you'll get the all clear on Thursday

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Nov 19th, 2012, 07:20 AM	#1300
Amy_T Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Grimsby Posts: 885	It was horrible, just dont want to go through anything like that again! I'm going to speak to midwife before I think as just spoken to my sister in law and my niece has it too so even if my daughter hasn't, I have been exposed to it. She's got to have a blood test so I would rather get the ball rolling sooner rather than later.

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