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

[pinkpassion]

Becyboo, I'd say go ahead and get checked so it can officially be recorded and they have record of your pregnancy! !!

 

[dustergrl]

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

So sorry! Go get checked out! *hugs*

 

[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

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.

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.

Interesting. I haven't heard that! I looked on the website and it actually doesn't say anymore how they calculate it. So that would be nice cause it always sucked that it was the last 6 weeks when you want to work the least lol. For my last two I worked extra to top out my benefits.

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

Hope you can get some good news from the doctor.

 

[BrittRashel]

Omg! In the U.S. we get 12 weeks of UNPAID maternity leave if we've worked full time for a year prior to taking it. I'm having to save all of my vacation time but I have a maximum I can save that equals just over a month, so I have to save up money to cover the rest of that time. *sob*

This depends on where you work. I get 8 weeks of maternity leave at 70% of my standard pay. Then I'm allowed to take 4 more weeks of maternity leave if I want to on top of that but it is unpaid.

 

[BrittRashel]

Not meaning any offense by it but the US is SO far behind on the value of families and how babies need their parents for more than a few weeks. I feel blessed to live in a country that values it. There had been talk a few years ago of increasing paid mat leave to 2 years, but never heard anything come of it, at least not yet.

Yes, but where would all of this money come from....??? That would require taxes to be raised and since so many people in this country mooch off the government and refuse to actually work in general, taxes are already high enough as is. It’s ridiculous. It's to the point the elderly have difficulty getting their social security that they have paid into but people like my ex-husband, his fiancée and their 2 kids (7 and 3) are very easily getting food stamps and welfare yet neither of them have been employed in a year. Well, with the exception of the one job that she gets for a month about every 6 months so it looks like they are “trying.” He refuses to get a job because then he would have to pay me child support. Then on top of that they won’t get married solely for the purpose of being able to file their taxes separately. That way she can claim the kids and get the tax credit on her tax refund whereas if they were married, the only way to get the refund is to file together and then I would get their tax refund because he is behind $7,000 in child support. But as it stands now I can only go after him and not her, so they won’t get married. There are so many people in this country that do things like that and milk the system for everything so that those of us who work hard for what we have get screwed. If there were stricter welfare laws it might be possible but I don’t foresee those changing. At least not anytime soon.

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

I’m having the problem that I only feel queasy if I’m hungry so I’m constantly snacking. I’m not used to eating this much though so it’s making me feel really bogged down and really bloated. My clothes still all fit, thank goodness, but I just don’t feel good. Not like sick I just feel… not good. There’s no way to describe it. I’m ready for the second trimester.

 

[writingislove]

Omg! In the U.S. we get 12 weeks of UNPAID maternity leave if we've worked full time for a year prior to taking it. I'm having to save all of my vacation time but I have a maximum I can save that equals just over a month, so I have to save up money to cover the rest of that time. *sob*

This depends on where you work. I get 8 weeks of maternity leave at 70% of my standard pay. Then I'm allowed to take 4 more weeks of maternity leave if I want to on top of that but it is unpaid.

This is true, but the federal law only stipulates that an employer with more than 50 employees offer at least 12 weeks unpaid for employees who have been with the company for a year. While some companies choose to offer some paid leave, most don't. I've never worked anywhere that has.

 

[thexfadingpat]

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

I’m having the problem that I only feel queasy if I’m hungry so I’m constantly snacking. I’m not used to eating this much though so it’s making me feel really bogged down and really bloated. My clothes still all fit, thank goodness, but I just don’t feel good. Not like sick I just feel… not good. There’s no way to describe it. I’m ready for the second trimester.

I've been feeling like you.
When I'm hungry I feel queasy/nauseous, so I try my best to eat often. But then eating this much makes me feel not good as well. Just in a different way.
It hasn't been bad at all yet for me, but I'm already tired of it.

 

[lozzy21]

I'm really glad I don't live in the U.S. In the UK you get 9 months of paid leave if you have worked for 26 weeks before your qualifying week (24 weeks) and you get 90% pay for 6 weeks and then it's around £125 a week for the rest. You can then take another 3 months unpaid. Your also guaranteed to return to the same job etc

 

[BrittRashel]

I've been feeling like you.
When I'm hungry I feel queasy/nauseous, so I try my best to eat often. But then eating this much makes me feel not good as well. Just in a different way.
It hasn't been bad at all yet for me, but I'm already tired of it.

I know, I keep trying to remind myself how much worse it could be. I was so nauseous all the time with DS but it's hard to keep that in perspective. I just want to feel normal again.

 

[BrandiCanucks]

Not meaning any offense by it but the US is SO far behind on the value of families and how babies need their parents for more than a few weeks. I feel blessed to live in a country that values it. There had been talk a few years ago of increasing paid mat leave to 2 years, but never heard anything come of it, at least not yet.

Yes, but where would all of this money come from....??? That would require taxes to be raised and since so many people in this country mooch off the government and refuse to actually work in general, taxes are already high enough as is. It’s ridiculous. It's to the point the elderly have difficulty getting their social security that they have paid into but people like my ex-husband, his fiancée and their 2 kids (7 and 3) are very easily getting food stamps and welfare yet neither of them have been employed in a year. Well, with the exception of the one job that she gets for a month about every 6 months so it looks like they are “trying.” He refuses to get a job because then he would have to pay me child support. Then on top of that they won’t get married solely for the purpose of being able to file their taxes separately. That way she can claim the kids and get the tax credit on her tax refund whereas if they were married, the only way to get the refund is to file together and then I would get their tax refund because he is behind $7,000 in child support. But as it stands now I can only go after him and not her, so they won’t get married. There are so many people in this country that do things like that and milk the system for everything so that those of us who work hard for what we have get screwed. If there were stricter welfare laws it might be possible but I don’t foresee those changing. At least not anytime soon.

You have people like that no matter what country you live in though, but a few lazy a-holes shouldn't be the deciding factor in how long your child has at home to bond and be nurtured by you. (I live in the city with the highest mooching rate in all of Ontario). I lived in Ohio 11 years ago and there, at least, taxes are WAY WAY lower than in Canada. I honestly don't mind paying the extra taxes, because it means not having tens of thousands of dollars of debt from medical bills, and I get to stay home and raise my kids rather than having someone else "raise" them from a few weeks old. I had to go back to work when my 3rd child was 8 weeks old and it was the WORST. She's 4 now and out of all my kids, she's the one I am least bonded with, and I firmly believe it was because I was not around to be the one at home teaching her all her firsts. I'll take a couple percent higher taxes if it means spending extra time with my kids and getting to watch them grow up!

 

[Jaxvipe]

Oh man ladies, today has been by far the worst day for me this pregnancy. I'm soooooooo nauseous and noticing that as the day progresses It gets worse which is the complete opposite of what I had with DD. I really only threw up right away in the morning and then once I ate something I felt fine. But now, no matter if I eat or not I still feel horrible. Luckily I haven't thrown up yet but we will see what tonight and tomorrow brings lol. So crazy how different each pregnancy can be!

 

[PriandRafa]

Anyone happens to be in South Florida???
I have my first ultrasound tomorrow, which is scheduled to be done in a hospital, since my obgyn office does not have ultrasound machines in the office.
Because it is considered Outpatient, insurance only covers it after I meet my deductible, so for tomorrow, I would need to pay out of pocket.
Anyone in South Florida that knows a obgyn with an ultrasound machine? That way it will be 100% covered.......

Thanks!

 

[xforuiholdonx]

Hey ladies! I had a scan done today!!! I need my Edd changed on the first page to Valentine's Day! 7w1d with a heart rate of 134bpm!

 

[mrswichman]

Not meaning any offense by it but the US is SO far behind on the value of families and how babies need their parents for more than a few weeks. I feel blessed to live in a country that values it. There had been talk a few years ago of increasing paid mat leave to 2 years, but never heard anything come of it, at least not yet.

Yes, but where would all of this money come from....??? That would require taxes to be raised and since so many people in this country mooch off the government and refuse to actually work in general, taxes are already high enough as is. It’s ridiculous. It's to the point the elderly have difficulty getting their social security that they have paid into but people like my ex-husband, his fiancée and their 2 kids (7 and 3) are very easily getting food stamps and welfare yet neither of them have been employed in a year. Well, with the exception of the one job that she gets for a month about every 6 months so it looks like they are “trying.” He refuses to get a job because then he would have to pay me child support. Then on top of that they won’t get married solely for the purpose of being able to file their taxes separately. That way she can claim the kids and get the tax credit on her tax refund whereas if they were married, the only way to get the refund is to file together and then I would get their tax refund because he is behind $7,000 in child support. But as it stands now I can only go after him and not her, so they won’t get married. There are so many people in this country that do things like that and milk the system for everything so that those of us who work hard for what we have get screwed. If there were stricter welfare laws it might be possible but I don’t foresee those changing. At least not anytime soon.

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

I’m having the problem that I only feel queasy if I’m hungry so I’m constantly snacking. I’m not used to eating this much though so it’s making me feel really bogged down and really bloated. My clothes still all fit, thank goodness, but I just don’t feel good. Not like sick I just feel… not good. There’s no way to describe it. I’m ready for the second trimester.

I feel this way too...queazy till I eat then full on nausea hits. And apparently my emotions are running crazy.

Beccyboo I hope that you are okay..when I read your post I wanted to cry, I have been through that many times.

 

[AmaryllisRed]

Hi, everyone!
Late to the game, but we are expecting surprise baby number 4 somewhere around the 26th!

 

[dustergrl]

Hi, everyone!
Late to the game, but we are expecting surprise baby number 4 somewhere around the 26th!

Welcome!

 

[kayleigh_jane]

Hi, everyone!
Late to the game, but we are expecting surprise baby number 4 somewhere around the 26th!

Congratulations!

Oh nausea... I can't win. I've been feeling awful for the past couple of weeks and woke up today feeling GREAT. Instead of enjoying it, I've been worrying the whole time that something is wrong.

https://global.thebump.com/tickers/tt1c632e.aspx

 

[writingislove]

Hi, everyone!
Late to the game, but we are expecting surprise baby number 4 somewhere around the 26th!

Congratulations!

Oh nausea... I can't win. I've been feeling awful for the past couple of weeks and woke up today feeling GREAT. Instead of enjoying it, I've been worrying the whole time that something is wrong.

https://global.thebump.com/tickers/tt1c632e.aspx

Happened to me on Saturday. Felt phenomenal all day. It was back a little yesterday and today it was awful. Try not to let one day worry you!

 

[CAx3]

DH and I went to my first appointment today!

Got an ultrasound and saw baby's heart beating. I am really glad DH tag along for the appointment.

Baby is measured exactly 8 week, which is same as LMP date.

 

[whittnie117]

Hi ladies, I was wondering if I could join you here? I am pregnant with my second and I am due February 28. I just "knew" I was pregnant and had to wait to test. I got my bfp June 19. My first scan is July 10 or 17th. I am so excited to be pregnant, but am trying to be cautious. I know it is still early. Anyway, I hope I am able to join you all!