February Lovebugs of 2016!! 16 pink, 15 blue, 7 yellow

[Jaxvipe]

I think the majority of people/parents in the US agree that there needs to be a change ASAP. It's so ridiculous. And where I livethe daycare costs are astronomical! Infant care is atleast $275/week.

 

[BrandiCanucks]

It's crazy expensive here too. If you go for a daycare centre, you're looking at $1200 a month per kid. I'm lucky that I have a good friend that my kids have been going to for 7 years. She runs a home daycare and charges only $125 a week per kid for full time care, so technically, $2000 for July and August is cheap compared to anywhere else.

 

[ajarvis]

You have to work 600 consecutive hours, I believe. Like it can't be broken up...200, then a month off, then another 200, etc. Not 100% sure on that though, and each company has their own amounts that they'll pay you on mat leave, but legally, it has to be at least 55-60% of your paycheque, and you have to work full time hours.

I'll have to work for 4 months to be eligible.

You can actually get the hours in any way you'd like. Different jobs. Different times etc What's key is they take the last 6 weeks that you work and that is how they calculate the maximum you are allowed to get on leave - you can only get up to 55% of your income to whatever the max is for the year you go. Right now the maximum is $524 a week. I'm also going to have a very hard time getting past probation without my new job noticing. I start July 6th. Oy. Will just have to be a rockstar

 

[pinkpassion]

Hi everyone, just wanted to update...
I started bleeding today and went to the er. They did an ultrasound and the baby is fine, heartbeat 155 bpm, but I have an sch ... I'll write more tomorrow , it's been a long stressful day! !!!

 

[thexfadingpat]

You have to work 600 consecutive hours, I believe. Like it can't be broken up...200, then a month off, then another 200, etc. Not 100% sure on that though, and each company has their own amounts that they'll pay you on mat leave, but legally, it has to be at least 55-60% of your paycheque, and you have to work full time hours.

I'll have to work for 4 months to be eligible.

You can actually get the hours in any way you'd like. Different jobs. Different times etc What's key is they take the last 6 weeks that you work and that is how they calculate the maximum you are allowed to get on leave - you can only get up to 55% of your income to whatever the max is for the year you go. Right now the maximum is $524 a week. I'm also going to have a very hard time getting past probation without my new job noticing. I start July 6th. Oy. Will just have to be a rockstar

How does that last 6 weeks thing work? If that'd what they use to calculate your maximum, is it more beneficial to you to work more or less hours during those weeks?
I've been at my job for over 2 years with decent hours, so I'll for sure be getting mat leave. I'm just completely new to this so a bit confused.

 

[Linzalora]

Hi everyone, just wanted to update...
I started bleeding today and went to the er. They did an ultrasound and the baby is fine, heartbeat 155 bpm, but I have an sch ... I'll write more tomorrow , it's been a long stressful day! !!!

I'm so happy to hear your little bean is happy and healthy! You rest easy now, and I look forward to hearing how it all went. I've been bleeding too and I go to the doctor in a couple of hours. Trying to stay optimistic and calm.

 

[kayleigh_jane]

Hi lovely mamas! Can I join too? I'm 8+5 with my second bub and due on February 4

 

[oox_tasha_xoo]

Jealous of all you ladies eating yummy things.... All iv had this morning is a glass of milk and it came straight back up so hard doing school runs when my sickness is getting worse

 

[BrandiCanucks]

Glad baby is okay, passion!

Welcome kayleigh!!

You have to work 600 consecutive hours, I believe. Like it can't be broken up...200, then a month off, then another 200, etc. Not 100% sure on that though, and each company has their own amounts that they'll pay you on mat leave, but legally, it has to be at least 55-60% of your paycheque, and you have to work full time hours.

I'll have to work for 4 months to be eligible.

You can actually get the hours in any way you'd like. Different jobs. Different times etc What's key is they take the last 6 weeks that you work and that is how they calculate the maximum you are allowed to get on leave - you can only get up to 55% of your income to whatever the max is for the year you go. Right now the maximum is $524 a week. I'm also going to have a very hard time getting past probation without my new job noticing. I start July 6th. Oy. Will just have to be a rockstar

They've changed it. I've just come off maternity leave and you can now choose to base your payments off a certain number of weeks and can choose which cheques you base it off. The higher the unemployment rate in your area, the more cheques you get to choose to base it off. Of course, EVERYONE chooses their higher cheques, lol. I can't remember how many I got to choose from, but it was between 19 and 23, and I got $570 every two weeks before they took taxes, and they only took about $11 in taxes off each cheque. My gross benefits were $1180 a month.

It should be the same all across Canada. My friend did it that way when she had her baby in 2013, and that's how I did it for my baby born July 2014.

 

[Harleyy]

Jealous of all you ladies eating yummy things.... All iv had this morning is a glass of milk and it came straight back up so hard doing school runs when my sickness is getting worse

Im with you on that. Roll on half term...

Holding a 4 year old by the hand and puking into a bush isnt a good look.

On that note, my lovely little boy overheard me and my OH talking about the baby in my tummy...

My friend just gave birth to a 11lb baby boy, and I didnt want to steal her limelight, But my little darling told everyone that I had a baby in my belly now.

So, yeah, its on facebook ect.

Booked a midwife app for the 13th.

Got a nursery trip coming up on the 9th... its to a farm, and huge indoor play area. Soooo definitely going to play it too safe and not go in any barns or touch any animals.

 

[SpudsMama]

Jealous of all you ladies eating yummy things.... All iv had this morning is a glass of milk and it came straight back up so hard doing school runs when my sickness is getting worse

Same! I barely got through the door after dropping LO off with the childminder this morning before throwing up Other than childcare runs I've been practically house bound for the last week because if I'm not feeling sick I'm far too dizzy to stand up.

I had my booking appt with my midwife today... had bloods taken (and as predicted I hit the deck a couple of minutes later ) and my 12 week scan is set for 29th July!

 

[dustergrl]

Hi everyone, just wanted to update...
I started bleeding today and went to the er. They did an ultrasound and the baby is fine, heartbeat 155 bpm, but I have an sch ... I'll write more tomorrow , it's been a long stressful day! !!!

Glad baby is okay! Rest up and get rid of that thing!

Hi lovely mamas! Can I join too? I'm 8+5 with my second bub and due on February 4

Welcome!


Ladies with nausea- have you tried sea bands/acupressure bands? My nausea is starting to take over and I bought a pair last night. Though they don't work miracles, they definitely do cycle me through my nausea faster and make it less intense.

 

[Quantea]

Lots of hugs, pinkpassion, get some rest and hang in there! If you feel like sharing, we'll be waiting for your news as soon as you feel better.

About the nausea, it's getting pretty bad for me too. I can hardly eat anything, everything is completely disgusting and I'm feeling weak and dizzy all the time so I spend most of my day in bed.... It has become so bad, that it won't even let me sleep (I feel so bad that I can't fall asleep, or I wake up at 5am with my stomach roiling). I'm not complaining, because this is our little miracle, but I am worried about showing up for my new job next week. I tried going out for a quick ATM run the day before yesterday and I almost passed out in front of the machine. I asked another gentleman to let me sit down at the nearby bench, and this annoying lady overheard and started announcing in a loud voice that I didn't look pregnant, that she would usually think I was doing it for attention and asking random strangers to give me their food. I was so embarrassed that I couldn't get out of there fast enough. Sooooo, if I almost pass out in a single ATM run, imagine what fun 8 hours of running around in a hospital ward will be....


I'm also getting jealous of the Canada girls too, lol. I have been working with very few stops for more than 7-8 years now, but because of the way maternity laws are written, I lose all my benefits every time I change a job post "type". I'm doing this at the moment, so bye-bye maternity benefits simply for changing posts (which was not my choice and I have no control over) . I would need to work for more than 8 months in my new job to get anything. Which is not humanly possible at this point, lol. I can still take some leave, but I won't be getting paid anything and I will have to pay my own social security and healthcare costs instead of my employer on top of not receiving any benefits, because I will be technically considered as semi-unemployed instead of on maternity leave. *sniff*

 

[Becyboo__x]

Think I've had a chemical or something ..

Tested a few weeks ago with digi got 1-2 .. tested today with a digi again because I noticed my tests not being very good lines .. and it says not pregnant distraught

 

[FLArmyWife]

I'm worried about this too....nothing spotted on my scan last week but nagging doubts in my mind especially cos of my age....no real history of twins in my family

When I talked to my Dr about 'family history' he told me that it only matters if you or your mom is a twin... but I think there is more to it.
My FIL is a twin, My maternal grandmother miscarried twins. Both DH and I have 2 sets of natural twins and 1 set of natural triplets on (all on my mom's side for me and all on his dad's side) so we've always joked that we were 'cursed' to have multiples. Maybe that's why I have a hunch but we'll know soon enough.

Here in Canada, you get 52 weeks of paid maternity leave, but have to bank 600 hours in the year prior to taking maternity leave.

The government here also gives families money when they have children. They call it the Child Tax Benefit and Universal Child Care Benefit. I also get $800 a month in child support, so for the next two months, I'll be forking out my entire paycheque and some child support, and living strictly off the Child Tax Benefit. I have to start building up my hours now to qualify for maternity leave, so sucks that I'm working to pay daycare for the next two months, but to get maternity benefits for a year makes it worth it. Once my older three go back to school in September, daycare costs will cut down to $800 a month, which will be full-time care for my 11 month old, and before school care and gas to get them there.

Wow.. if I didn't mind cold weather we'd be moving lol. but I need my sunshine/heat

Think I've had a chemical or something ..

Tested a few weeks ago with digi got 1-2 .. tested today with a digi again because I noticed my tests not being very good lines .. and it says not pregnant distraught

I'd call the DR and see if they can do a blood draw

 

[oox_tasha_xoo]

Well I got prescribed phenergan for the sickness and it just knocked me out sound asleep for an hour and a half lol

 

[FLArmyWife]

tasha- I got the same script. It definitely makes you sleep but can be a life saver. you could try taking a half of one if you feel it might make you less sleepy

 

[pinkpassion]

I only take 1/4 of my phenergan tablets and even then I want to sleep for yhe next 12 hours

 

[Quantea]

Think I've had a chemical or something ..

Tested a few weeks ago with digi got 1-2 .. tested today with a digi again because I noticed my tests not being very good lines .. and it says not pregnant distraught

I'd call the DR and see if they can do a blood draw

FLArmyWife is right Becyboo, would it be possible to get a hold of your doctor and see if they can do a blood test? Hugs!!!!!

 

[Becyboo__x]

I'm due to go in next Monday I know it's a week away but I don't know if to wait til then or not because nothing can be done if it's happened or not I guess I know I need to know I'm just unsure what to do